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[user not found] wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:27 pm 16 month average over 10 cars since 2006.

2006 xA - 6 years
2012 Focus - 1 year
2013 GTI - 18 months
2013 GP - 18 months
2003 Ranger - 6 months
2006 R53 - 2 years 4 months
2010 BF1 - 1 month
2016 BF2 - 2 years 4 months
2009 Miata - 8 months
2018 Colorado - 5 months

The is #11.

I didn't realize you had bf2 for that long

4 cars in my first 16 years of driving, now on my 5th. 4 year average so far, but that'll come down with the newest GTI, no doubt.

Usually two years, the Explorer and Brubmonster are exceptions to this rule. Hopefully truly will be as well.

Interesting thread idea. Me gusta

1985 Porsche 944 - 12
2010 Corolla - 30
2012 VW GTI - 45
2012 Audi S4 - 11
2009 Porsche C4S - 9
2016 Audi S3 - 21
2016 Audi A3 - 10
2018 Audi RS3 - 1
2017 Chevy Silverado - 18

Avg 17.44

Started driving October 2008

Now that I’m out of the dillershit I think the pace will slow down again, no new toys to be tempted by at work on a daily basis.


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Tarspin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:01 pm

4zilch wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:57 pm

I average 2.6 years if I count cars and motorcycles that I no longer own.

There must be a name for this type of spending addiction!? "Enthusiast" may not be entirely accurate .

I think they call them addicts.

Honestly though, I look at motorcycles as experiences, and I sure some some look at cars in the same way. It’s not about having the latest new thing or because one is better than the other, it’s all about experiencing and learning a new thing.

without doing the math i get the itch at about 2-3 years for changing up something in my fleet.

[user not found] wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:14 am

dtraill27 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 9:50 pm

I didn't realize you had bf2 for that long

I started to lose track of time because I had the R53 and BF2 for longer than average timespans.

Unacceptable.

4zilch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:51 am

Tarspin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:01 pm

There must be a name for this type of spending addiction!? "Enthusiast" may not be entirely accurate .

I think they call them addicts.

Honestly though, I look at motorcycles as experiences, and I sure some some look at cars in the same way. It’s not about having the latest new thing or because one is better than the other, it’s all about experiencing and learning a new thing.

Motorcycles are cheap though.

golfsedan16 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 1:16 am Interesting thread idea. Me gusta

1985 Porsche 944 - 12
2010 Corolla - 30
2012 VW GTI - 45
2012 Audi S4 - 11
2009 Porsche C4S - 9
2016 Audi S3 - 21
2016 Audi A3 - 10
2018 Audi RS3 - 1
2017 Chevy Silverado - 18

Avg 17.44

Started driving October 2008

Now that I’m out of the dillershit I think the pace will slow down again, no new toys to be tempted by at work on a daily basis.


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Oh wow

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:36 am

4zilch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:51 am

I think they call them addicts.

Honestly though, I look at motorcycles as experiences, and I sure some some look at cars in the same way. It’s not about having the latest new thing or because one is better than the other, it’s all about experiencing and learning a new thing.

Motorcycles are cheap(er) though.

FTFY

Still with epic depreciation and higher interest rates (if financing), higher maintenance cost and consumables. Not to mention they’re parked in the garage for 4 months a year (with tags and insurance) and on rainy days and any day that needs a car to complete a task.

Definitely cheaper, but not nearly the value proposition most cars are. I’ve only made money on a bike (Hypermotard), but only becaus it was a deal. I’m hopeful to at least break even on the 400 and 650.

My list:

2002 Honda Accord 3 years 5 months
2008 Honda civic si 11 months
2010 VW gti 1 year 2 months
2011 Subaru wrx 2 years
2015 Mustang Ecoboost 1 year 1 month
1998 Mercury Mountaineer 2 years
2016 Focus ST 10 months
2017 Tacoma 1 year 5 months
2017 Mazda6 7 months (present)

dtraill27 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:10 am My list:

2002 Honda Accord 3 years 5 months
2008 Honda civic si 11 months
2010 VW gti 1 year 2 months
2011 Subaru wrx 2 years
2015 Mustang Ecoboost 1 year 1 month
1998 Mercury Mountaineer 2 years
2016 Focus ST 10 months
2017 Tacoma 1 year 5 months
2017 Mazda6 7 months (present)

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:38 am

dtraill27 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:10 am My list:

2002 Honda Accord 3 years 5 months
2008 Honda civic si 11 months
2010 VW gti 1 year 2 months
2011 Subaru wrx 2 years
2015 Mustang Ecoboost 1 year 1 month
1998 Mercury Mountaineer 2 years
2016 Focus ST 10 months
2017 Tacoma 1 year 5 months
2017 Mazda6 7 months (present)

Plac bug hit me hard but I'm on the mend. I'd still be tacoing if I didn't go back to a long commute. I plan on having the mazda for about 3 years

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:36 am

4zilch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 5:51 am

I think they call them addicts.

Honestly though, I look at motorcycles as experiences, and I sure some some look at cars in the same way. It’s not about having the latest new thing or because one is better than the other, it’s all about experiencing and learning a new thing.

Motorcycles are cheap though.

And they doing depreciate. Excluding taxes my loss on either bike was close to $1k

Too many cars and variables. Can not answer powl.

dubshow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:26 am Too many cars and variables. Can not answer powl.

Do you count the cars that don't run?

General pondering:

I really have no desire to the , sure I'd like the new fca stuff but it's so good at everything, decent on gas, suits my taste in car styling and lets me easily pack two kids or a dishwasher or an entire drum kit and it's fast enough to not get beaten by a 6cyl Camry. If roads were worse I'd think differently about my needs and probably jeep or rebel.

To be real I'd still have the TDI if it weren't for the buy back program, that car legit put cash in my pocket at the end of the day. For my driving style it was THE best economical choice. With gas diesel currently sitting 25 points higher I'm thinking Civic might be the modern day TDI.

4zilch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:27 am

dubshow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:26 am Too many cars and variables. Can not answer powl.

Do you count the cars that don't run?

Skip the lawn ornaments

Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:29 am General pondering:

I really have no desire to the , sure I'd like the new fca stuff but it's so good at everything, decent on gas, suits my taste in car styling and lets me easily pack two kids or a dishwasher or an entire drum kit and it's fast enough to not get beaten by a 6cyl Camry. If roads were worse I'd think differently about my needs and probably jeep or rebel.

To be real I'd still have the TDI if it weren't for the buy back program, that car legit put cash in my pocket at the end of the day. For my driving style it was THE best economical choice. With gas diesel currently sitting 25 points higher I'm thinking Civic might be the modern day TDI.

I'm in the same boat with the FiST. I don't know what I'd get instead.

Let’s see...

86 Volvo, that was about two years before I wrecked it.
93 grand am, I think about two years, maybe a little less, before someone else wrecked it.
86 300zx, failed experiment only lasted 4/5 months
89 T-Bird, 2-3 years before it died.
98 GTP, 2-3 years before I thought it was in trouble. In retrospect it probably wasn’t.
04 RSX-S, 6-7 years and it was time to upgrade.
12 WRX, less than 2 years when wife and I got tired of it spending so much time at the diller.
14 TDI, less than two years before I realized a German car with a complicated diesel setup was not the most cost effective car to own out of warranty.
15 Si, marching towards three years and counting.


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4zilch wrote:

Tarspin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:29 am General pondering:

I really have no desire to the , sure I'd like the new fca stuff but it's so good at everything, decent on gas, suits my taste in car styling and lets me easily pack two kids or a dishwasher or an entire drum kit and it's fast enough to not get beaten by a 6cyl Camry. If roads were worse I'd think differently about my needs and probably jeep or rebel.

To be real I'd still have the TDI if it weren't for the buy back program, that car legit put cash in my pocket at the end of the day. For my driving style it was THE best economical choice. With gas diesel currently sitting 25 points higher I'm thinking Civic might be the modern day TDI.

I'm in the same boat with the FiST. I don't know what I'd get instead.

Civic Si and Sport hatch can apparently take a hitch if you mod the exhaust tips. I learned that recently which is

4 wheels insured :

91 maxima - 1 year
mk4 jetta 1 - 4 years
mk4 jetta 2 - 3 years
mk2 golf1 ~ 2 years driving
mk2 golf 2 - never plated still have
mk1 ~ 1 year driving 6 years sitting
mk6 tdi - 3 years
miata 1 - 1 year 1 month
chebby z71 1.5 years
miata 2 - 8 months
doge 2500 - 2.5 years
bmw e30 4 years
moostang 1.4 years
abarth 6 months
JKU 8 months
racekar 8 months - current
7 months - current DD


2 wheels:

sv650 1.5 year
ruckus 1.5 years
grom 4 years - current
ktm 8 months

avg ownershit of vehicles sold is 2.2 years.

troyguitar wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:39 am

4zilch wrote:
I'm in the same boat with the FiST. I don't know what I'd get instead.

Civic Si and Sport hatch can apparently take a hitch if you mod the exhaust tips. I learned that recently which is

I still wish that the Civic wasn't quite so big. Veloster R would be another option for me. Or the boring choice would be another Fiesta. I have no desire to GTI and a FoRS is more than I'd realistically want to spend.

4zilch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:00 am

troyguitar wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:39 am Civic Si and Sport hatch can apparently take a hitch if you mod the exhaust tips. I learned that recently which is

I still wish that the Civic wasn't quite so big. Veloster R would be another option for me. Or the boring choice would be another Fiesta. I have no desire to GTI and a FoRS is more than I'd realistically want to spend.

you wouldnt be the first here to get the same car again.

dubshow wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:25 am

4zilch wrote: ↑Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:00 am



I still wish that the Civic wasn't quite so big. Veloster R would be another option for me. Or the boring choice would be another Fiesta. I have no desire to GTI and a FoRS is more than I'd realistically want to spend.

you wouldnt be the first here to get the same car again.

It's just something that I generally wouldn't do.