Do you wait a set amount of years before changing, chop and change frequently, buy one car and drive it into the ground, or do you just change whenever the new model of your current car appears? Discuss...

I used to buy bangers and run em into the ground, mainly because I was poor though!

However, noe I have a company car, its a 4 year lease. I'll probably buy it and keep it until atleast my 25th birthday...

Longest I've owned a car is 3 years and the shortest is 6 months. I'm currently changing my Fabia as it's just too small with a baby on the way, but my intention had been to run it for a few years. Other factors for changing include crippling running costs, the car becoming a "chav" icon, getting used to the power and not being able to sort it without significant modding, the car is just unreliable, or simply there's a better car out there for the money

So many factors!!!

Chris

I had my Panda for three years , the AX for 5 , a Ka for 18 months and the octy for 2 years so far.

The octy might be going in the next month , or if not it'll stay for another year.

I have had the octy for 4 years, I used to change every 18 months or so. The shortest period I owned a car was 6 months, I p/xed it cause it was always breaking down.

The longest is about 20 months, that was my Clio. Though it only saw the road about 6 of those months.

But the shortest is 3 months, my Smarty from new and then it got smashed up.

ive had 3 cars since i was 19. longest was my mk2 golf of nearly 5 years, then my octy was 2 years which overlapped my golf. now my audi and hope to keep that a long time. got it as i turn 26 so hopefully keep it a while

No set period.Kept the golf gti for a good few years.Shortest was a tigra (long time ago!) which I kept for just a few months.

Must say,the vRS is the first car I have driven where the feelgood factor actually hasn't worn off.Even after 18 months it gives me a big smile everytime I look at it and drive it .New octavia keeps tempting me to consider it.Would like to see how they price the new vRS first.

That new car excitement feeling normally wears off in a month after I have had a new car.Even when I bought my dream Audi 1.8t quattro sport.It just became 'transport' like all the others

Usual change cars 1 1/2 - 2 years. My last car the peuegot I tried to get shot off after just 3 months of ownership, it took me a further 9 months to get rid of it in the end.

The fabia I see me keeping for about 5 years unless things change and I need a bigger car. The only thing I might change it for is a 4x4

I change when I get bored or my needs change e.g whan the little darlings came along and we needed a bigger car.

Longest is 4 years (Punto GT and Audi A4)

Shortest is 2 weeks (Golf GTI)

I usually change when there's a good reason.

Shortest is 18 months - Vauxhall Nova 1.0 (first car - stolen)

Longest is 4.5 years - VW Bora (impending MOT bills)

Also had a Mk2 Jetta - 2.5 years (head gasket kept going), and Pug 306 for 2 years (started falling apart).

I'm planning on keeping the Furby for 4 years minimum.

Usually change cause I fancy something different or change of circumstances such as this time.

SWMBO however has her Golf which she has owned for the past 7 years and has no intention of ever changing it :eek:

Darren

I tend to ditch cars when they're out of warranty. It's a silly way to do things financially, but I like the peace of mind a warranty gives me.

I tend to ditch cars when they're out of warranty. It's a silly way to do things financially, but I like the peace of mind a warranty gives me.

Would it be cheaper to buy an extended warranty?

Chris

Longest I've owned a car is 3 years and the shortest is 6 months. I'm currently changing my Fabia as it's just too small with a baby on the way...

Chris

If I were in your place, I would change in 3 years time. Congrats on the baby

It's not like once the baby is out it'll spurt into a large teenager My opinion would be to keep the car until you feel you SHOULD REALLY change it for the RIGHT reason.

Peace out y'all.

If I were in your place, I would change in 3 years time. Congrats on the baby

It's not the size of the baby that's the problem. It's all the gumf that you need to carry around with one and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get the weekly shop and the baby in a Fabia

Chris

It's not the size of the baby that's the problem. It's all the gumf that you need to carry around with one and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get the weekly shop and the baby in a Fabia

Chris

Congrats Chris, we are in the same position as you but luckily the pushchair we are going for folds up quite small so plenty of room for all the other bits you require. Thing is now instead of jumping in the car and going somewhere like before once the baby has arrived it's like mobilising a small army

Was looking at an Octy and trading in the Fabia but financially we would be worse off but luckily the pushchair was not to big. Believe me when I say on basic bits alone you will spend at least

Usually around the 100k miles mark for me (18 months to 3 years).

Was looking at an Octy and trading in the Fabia but financially we would be worse off but luckily the pushchair was not to big. Believe me when I say on basic bits alone you will spend at least