DFD

Given all of the going on recently, I thought it would be fun to see DFD's average length of ownershit on cars. I calculated by adding up the number of months I've owned each car and dividing by the number of cars.

Looks like I am averaging 22 months based on my last 9 vehicles

An average of 37.6 months for me if I don't include the BMW, it kind of skews the numbers as I've had it for one month, 31.5 months if I include it.

I've had:
1993 Ford Taurs - 15 months ('05-'06)
1997 Honda Shitvic - 66 months ('06-'12)
2012 GTI - 33 months ('11-'14)
1990 Miata - 23 months ('12-'14)
2003 Corvette - 51 months ('14 - present)
2014 BMW Kamry - 1 month ('18-...)

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:17 pm An average of 37.6 months for me if I don't include the BMW, it kind of skews the numbers as I've had it for one month, 31.5 months if I include it.

I've had:
1993 Ford Taurs - 15 months ('05-'06)
1997 Honda Shitvic - 66 months ('06-'12)
2012 GTI - 33 months ('11-'14)
1990 Miata - 23 months ('12-'14)
2003 Corvette - 51 months ('14 - present)
2014 BMW Kamry - 1 month ('18-...)

Having to commandeer a bangbus certainly doesn't require one to have a nice DD. As

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:19 pm

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:17 pm An average of 37.6 months for me if I don't include the BMW, it kind of skews the numbers as I've had it for one month, 31.5 months if I include it.

I've had:
1993 Ford Taurs - 15 months ('05-'06)
1997 Honda Shitvic - 66 months ('06-'12)
2012 GTI - 33 months ('11-'14)
1990 Miata - 23 months ('12-'14)
2003 Corvette - 51 months ('14 - present)
2014 BMW Kamry - 1 month ('18-...)

Having to commandeer a bangbus certainly doesn't require one to have a nice DD. As

Pretty proud of the C5 length , for DFD. I actually sold the GTI shortly after starting that gig for that exact reason, and bought a Corvette.

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:21 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:19 pm

Having to commandeer a bangbus certainly doesn't require one to have a nice DD. As

Pretty proud of the C5 length , for DFD. I actually sold the GTI shortly after starting that gig for that exact reason, and bought a Corvette.

I'd have to go to my records, but I believe I owned my C5 for right around 6 years... so you're gonna pass me at point... Purchased in 06 and sold in 2012... 2002 with 19k miles sold at 59k

2006 Cayenne: 1 year (November 2010- November 2011)
2012 Golf: 2.5 years (November 2011-May 2014)
2013 GTI: 4 years (May 2014-May 2018
2018 GTI: 7 months and counting (May 2018-Present)

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:22 pm

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:21 pm



Pretty proud of the C5 length , for DFD. I actually sold the GTI shortly after starting that gig for that exact reason, and bought a Corvette.

I'd have to go to my records, but I believe I owned my C5 for right around 6 years... so you're gonna pass me at point... Purchased in 06 and sold in 2012... 2002 with 19k miles sold at 59k

I've only driven mine 30k or so miles, sitting at 105K IIRC, so it's totaled, may as well keep at this point.

I'm ignoring high school and college, but this is my best guess:

reatta - jan 2006 - dec 2011 72 months
gti - dec 2011 - june 2013 18 months
s4 - may 2012 - nov 2013 19 months
c5z - june 2013 - june 2017 48 months
allroad - oct 2013 - feb 2014 4 months
vibe - feb 2014 - march 2018 49 months
mr2 - june 2017 - march 2018 9 months
rx8 - jan 2018 - ?? probably jan-feb 2019 ~13 months

8 cars, 232 months = 29 months per car.

[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.

What lasted longest? I'm guessing your iA, likely due to the fact that college - no money for I don't think my Shitvic would've been around for 5.5 years if any other options had been possible.

edit - I can't read

Interestingly, it seems like have some of the greatest staying power of any car.

Half of my cars have been coupes too. Ain't no linebackers riding in the back seat with

My actually had the rear bench removed so that the seat backs would fold flat, so I effectively had 5 of 8 cars as coupes - or 5/7 if you ignore the stupid allroad anomaly.

troyguitar wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:37 pm Half of my cars have been coupes too. Ain't no linebackers riding in the back seat with

My actually had the rear bench removed so that the seat backs would fold flat, so I effectively had 5 of 8 cars as coupes - or 5/7 if you ignore the stupid allroad anomaly.

I think I have a 50% coupe take also
M3 coupe
2 lincoln mark 8s
Honderp prelude
golf (2 door)?

Corolla ('08-'09 ~10 months)
TSX ('09-'12 ~ About 3 years and 4 months)
mk6 GTI ('12-'14 ~ 2 years and 5 months)
mk7 GTI ('14-Present ~ 4 years and 2 months at this point)

So 32 months for moi.

you did almost 7 years in the egg prison

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:53 pm you did almost 7 years in the egg prison

Will be in April, pretty much. But will move onto something else. Got my mk6 in April 2012, mk7 October 2014. Will jump the ship at next port, or keep it (dat paid off) who knows.

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:53 pm you did almost 7 years in the egg prison

I mean, we're all here because we bought eggs

They offer a lot for the money.

1990 GMC Sonoma - 2.5-ish years
200x Colobrado - 2-ish year’s
2003 Doge Dozer - 5.5 years
2006 WRX - 4 years
1990 Doge Dozer - 4 years
2014 FiST 3.5 years and counting

2003 Vrod - 1.5 years
2009 Speed Triple - 3-ish years
2008 Hypermotard - 1.5 months
2013 Multistrada - 2 years
2014 Grom - 2 years
2014 Superduke - 2.5 years
2000 XR650R - 1 year and counting
1996 RVF400 - 2 months and counting
2018 Tuono - 4 days and counting

Also, 60% of my cars that I actually bought (so all of them but the Taurus) were two doors. Civic coupe, C5 and Gayata, Kamry and were the only "practical" four door vehicles. My gf calls the Bimmer a "dad car" too.

I might be changing my vote, do I need to include beater mules that were solely purchased to keep :myprecious: away from the nasty weather and work related bs equipment/tool haulage? I've abused a few cars for that sole purpose, but if they are included my totally changes. For cars i bought because I liked them:

240sx=4yrs
JettaMK4=5yrs
TL=5yrs
TDI=5yrs
Poorvette=3yrs
Gorf=at least 5 yrs, targeting 8.

Beaters (overlapping nicer cars):

Protege=1yr
Ramcharger=2weeks ( pulled out in front of me in the worst possible way)
Caliber=1yr
Durango=1yr
Civic=1yr
Sentra=0.5yrs

I voted 5-6yrs but if I do a blend I'll be at like 2-3yrs.

I think you guys are doing all your cars and motorcycles, add a year for a vmax and two for the CBR600F4 and I'm changing my vote to 2-3yr avg.

Tarspin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:48 pm I think you guys are doing all your cars and motorcycles, add a year for a vmax and two for the CBR600F4 and I'm changing my vote to 2-3yr avg.

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

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

Tarspin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 7:48 pm I think you guys are doing all your cars and motorcycles, add a year for a vmax and two for the CBR600F4 and I'm changing my vote to 2-3yr avg.

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 .

Saturn L300 - 3 years
VW GTI - 7 years
Jeep Wrangler - 1 year

3.66 years average.. Forgot about the L300 and voted 4-5 years cause I was only counting the Jeep and GTI.

Focus: 6 years
GTI: 6 years
STI: