How old is the car you usually drive?

[oldcynic]

3 years / 30000 miles or so. I was expecting newer from PH.

I would still be driving my 170000 mile 11YO V70 (owned from 6 months old) but the wife wouldn't give it back, so I bought myself an XC90 instead. Now she's decided she needs something smaller! Grrrrr....

[Jader1973]

M3DGE said:

Me too - another PH with access to a manufacturer scheme methinks! Vauxhall here - you, sir?

Vauxhall's Australian cousin

[E24man]

Winter daily driver is a 13 year old Alpina, summer daily drivers are 17 and 19 year old Alpina's.

Summer Sunday's are a 29 and 32 year old BMW's.

[gaz453]

daily driver : 12years old, 122k
weekend toy (it will be when the gearbox is fixed) : 13years old, 106k

[Stu T]

15 years old, 105000 miles (sl500)

[AntiguaBill]

20 year old daily just failed mot on rust issues. Now using the 9 year old toy as a daily. Which will most likely end up with rust issues from using it over winter...

[Bill]

Blaster72 said:

Polls are usually skewed as only those wanting to "show off" will usually respond. In this case there seems to be a clamour to show who has the oldest daily driver.

The thread replies bear that out, but not the poll results. In the current economic climate I wonder how many people are keeping their cars that little bit longer than they might normally have done.

[fausTVR]

XK8 is nearly 13 years old with 52k miles, Chimaera is 17 years old with 29k miles.

There isn't a new car I remotely desire which I could afford (or even if money were no object I think).

[B'stard Child]

Daily - 13 yr old Merc with 100K plus miles
Weekend - 15 yr old BMW with 100K plus miles
Toy - 23 yr old "B'stard Child" with 38K miles on the clock

[Bill]

B'stard Child said:

Toy - 23 yr old "B'stard Child" with 38K miles on the clock

I feel a new thread coming on as I'm fascinated by all these old toys people have.

[Bill]

See here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[B'stard Child]

Bill said:

B'stard Child said:

Toy - 23 yr old "B'stard Child" with 38K miles on the clock

I feel a new thread coming on as I'm fascinated by all these old toys people have.

Yeah seen it - debated contribution came back to this thread and seeing as you quoted me I've kicked it off with a picture

[DJP]

Car's just turned 5 years old with 12,000 miles on it (yes, really!). Bought earlier this year with just 4,000 miles on it...

Bike is 9 months old with 4,000 miles.

[va1o]

3.5 years/ 95k miles

[Markgenesis]

19 year old Land Rover Discovery.

[Bill]

B'stard Child said:

Yeah seen it - debated contribution came back to this thread and seeing as you quoted me I've kicked it off with a picture

Cheers, good to start with an icon.

[wiliferus]

12 year old Saab 9-5 with 193k on it

[Patch888]

Daily 14 years old 105k

Toy 9 years 45k

[Dammit]

18 year old Volvo at ~180k

[RedBull]

Regular use cars are all around 1998/99, 2 with about 43K miles and 1 with 23K miles.
I'm lucky to have a van for work that covers around 25K miles p/a. so I can have fun cars for private daily use.