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

[peggysue2]

49. I can add my name to the: Drive 'Em Till They Die List

My husband's car is 1999 Toyota 4-Runner with about 140,000 miles. This was the SUV we carted the kids and their stuff to college and back, used for vacation trips to the Jersey shore, and made multiple trips back and forth between Knoxville, TN and Philly.

My car, a 2011 Lincoln MKX was bought when the Toyota was beginning to show her age and was a questionable choice for long distance trips. I have about 60,000 miles on the vehicle. It was our first and only 'luxury' vehicle and I suspect will be our last car (unless we decide to switch to a hybrid or EV). Mags has been a great car--reliable, requiring only seasonal maintenance and super comfortable for long drives. I just bought her a new set of tires. The tire guy was amazed I was running on the original set. LOL.

So yes, buying 'new' every 3 years (the way my father-in-law did), trading one car payment for another would drive me nuts.

But then, to each his own.