The New Math of Driving Your Car Till the Wheels Fall Off

[Happy Hoosier]

17. I usually keep my cars at least 10 years.

Gonna replace the minivan this year. It's now 15 and starting to have more frequent maintenenace requirements. Nothing serious, but it's our "long trip" vehicle and we need it to be as bullet-proof as possible. Maintenance problems on the road are ZERO fun.

I am looking forward to some newer features like an adaptive cruise control. My Accord has that, that's a very nice feature. Jeez, my "new" accord is already approaching 7 years old! It replaced a 15 year old Accord before that.

I take care of the cars and don't replace them until it makes sense. I don;t drive "until the wheels fall off" becasue reliability matters a lot me. Once they start having more frequent "pop-ups," it's time for a new one.