hi. as above. what do you plan keeping for medium to long term, and why?

seems to be for longevity, jap and petrol was the standard answer.

No idea, kept first car for 13 months, 2nd for 4.5yrs, current one will be changed next yr

The 172 will be my next car and it's such a good package I'll keep it going as long as possible.

In theory the Mk1 Octavia TDi (90bhp) I have now. It's basic, it's cheap, it's sub 45K miles, no DPF, it's eco and better build quality over my last 2011 Octy vRS. But I can't help but keeping my eye out for car No. 26........ Ideal car which I had and regret selling would be one of the late Mk1 Fabia vRS's, because they are the business! 

Current 330d. All the car I could ask for (maybe a little less tyre noise and a bit more power, but that's just being picky), owes me nothing, reliable and makes sense to run it until it dies. Money replacing it could go on a car, or towards a house deposit instead - seems like a no brainer!

Octavia will be kept until it dies then I'll try and find another one, if they haven't all died by then, or maybe see if MK2 Octavias are cheap then.

Rover will live forever as it's indestructible, not even fire could kill it.

I swap the Citigo for a Seat Toledo next week, hopefully I keep this one for a quite a while. I always say that though when changing cars, longest I have kept them is 2- 4 years.

This time it's got to be for a good number of years as I've retired so can't afford to throw anymore money into cars, just the upkeep.

Edited 22 November, 201411 yr by MickA

Vauxhall for the foreseeable future, then when I do chop it in, if they have proved the be reliable, biturbo VW Passat or if affordable a Golf R estate

My current car is my longest (320d)

Still running stock power too which is unusual for me.

Feeling a bit more oomph required which should keep me happy for a while longer

Keeping my Fabia Monte Tech estate until the finance is paid off, then hopefully a Golf R Estate if I can afford it, which will then be my long termer!

Edited 22 November, 201411 yr by dan4291

My mk1 furby as potential to be a long term car for me due to it being cheap to run,reliable,fairly nippy as standard and I even like the way it looks. So we shall see if I can beat my record of 4 years with the same car that was held be a 1.0 micra lol

I have had a Suzuki Jimny 1.3 JLX Automatic (1328cc) from new in 2003,

(53 plate) 45,000 miles and it is a Keeper.

I would not be without a Jimny. 

If i could only run one car, that is what i would have.

 

(I also have owned from new a Citroen Saxo Desire 1.4 16v Automatic, Feb 2001 / X Reg, done 54,000 miles and it is at end of life next January,

it is going Field Racing as a last hoorah.)

My daily drive and it is now a keeper,

is a 03 Plate Volvo automatic with only 75,000 miles, new engine and gearbox.

(& I will always own a Skoda Fabia MK2 vRS hatch or estate if possible.)

Edited 23 November, 201411 yr by goneoffSKi

Cars are complex beasties and require a manufacturer to continue supporting them with spare parts.  Difficult to imagine any car that is worth keeping as a regular usage.  Loved original Ford Escorts, Mini, Spitfires etc but they are absolute death traps like many cars of only 10 years ago and therefore not one I would choose to stake my life in.

 

Modern cars, if they are out of warranty and something major goes wrong you can be looking at almost a £5K bill and writing them off. 

 

So I would propose there is no car worth keeping more than ten years as a regular use car as it will be very deficient in some area ie relative safety, emmissions, reliablility. 

 

Times move on,http://bravenewworldxan.weebly.com/consumerism.html

 

 In Huxley's Brave New World, consumerism is considered second nature in society. Economic stability is key to the efficiency of the World State. The people within the World State constantly consume because of the conditioning they received while they were young. They are taught that when a good is in need of repair, they must do away with it, "Ending is better than mending. The more stitches, the less riches..." (52).  Similarly in America, most people view material possessions as easily dispensable and replaceable. People identify themselves by what they own, rather than by something less superficial. What you own ends up owning you in a sense. Consumerism is due to the perpetuated idea that you cannot be happy unless you surround yourself with things, This is evident in both Huxley's World State and in America. At first glance, the society within Brave New World bares a striking resemblance to the world of America today but what differentiates the two is access to knowledge. The people within Brave New World have no choice in what they do. They are taught to never question and constantly consume. That is not the same in America today. People simply refuse to educate themselves on topics like consumerism and why this current economic state exists. Autonomy of the people is essentially the difference between Huxley's World State and America. The government in Brave New World does not allow any books or any other access to knowledge that would cause someone to question the world they live in because "You can't consume much if you sit still and read books" (60). But in today's world, it's a choice to become aware and it's also a choice to remain in the dark.
 

Edited 23 November, 201411 yr by lol-lol

My current car. Its, as the OP suggests, a Japanese petrol. I have to keep it a long time as I spent as much on it as my last three cars put together. However, it is as enjoyable to drive and as practical as the last three cars put together too

My Audi Gt5 (currently mid resto)isn't going to leave me at any point in the forseeable - Because it's cool.

My dailies are work cars, I buy them, rack miles up on them until they're not worth fixing, then chuck them and buy another.

I think it would be interesting to see what the manufacturers call long term. Kia give a 7 year warranty here, and in the states hyundai do (or did) offer 10 years.

Edited 23 November, 201411 yr by john96

Our Ignis is a keeper as both of us love it.  Okay, it's not the fastest, coolest or biggest car in the world but it fits all five of us in and has so far been a happy little work horse.

 

The Vectra will be with us 'till it needs to be.  I know that cars like this are on a limited life span, not in terms of reliability but more to do with road tax and petrol prices.  As a family car it's great though.  It's big enough, powerful enough and discreet enough to whisk us to wherever without any effort and has the ability to satisfy my non-dad tendencies whenever I'm on my own in it. 

 

If we fell on hard times, I've said that we'd sell the Vectra and keep the Ignis and get a set of bars for the roof box.  This surprised the Mrs as she was convinced that I'd sell a limb to keep the VXR rather than the Suzuki.  The difference between the two is that the Vauxhall is a bit of a laugh and I enjoy the experience but the Suzuki is the one that is the most fun to drive and the one that I have bonded with more.

I don't have one. Intension now is to make sure whatever car I have can be paid off in 3 years at the most so I can change that often at least. Don't want to ever feel trapped with a car.

Whatever I have will always be worth more than I owe so in the worst case it can be sold to clear the debt.

Edited 23 November, 201411 yr by Aspman

The current 1.2 HTP fabia.

Its somewhat simpler than alot of the new petrols about today, so im hoping itll do me well.

Mums polo has 90k on now with the same engine in and i still going strong.

Im hoping for 130k

Current yellow beast. Fast (relatively), economical (relatively), comfortable, not keen on the Mk3 and current job situation means I can't afford it. MOT in December which will be a novelty....

The current 1.2 HTP fabia.

Its somewhat simpler than alot of the new petrols about today, so im hoping itll do me well.

Mums polo has 90k on now with the same engine in and i still going strong.

Im hoping for 130k

Mine had 101k

Mine had 101k

 

Agreed there is a wonderful peace of mind owning a natural aspirate engine like the 1.2 HTP.   Would like to try the 70 and 75 hp versions and I so much wish they would put a six speed box on it and get the CO2 under 120 gm/km cheap road tax.

 

Also people often forget that these engine heat up super quickly and therefore you can move off quicker on cold winter mornings.

 

But knowing that it is only a thousand or so to get the engine rebiult rather than several thousands for a turbo engine is.

 

But then life is so short and why spend a hundred years as a sheep when you could spend a few years as a Lion.  "The light that burns twice as bright shines haf as long" Philip K D*ck character Tyrell says.

 

Edited 23 November, 201411 yr by lol-lol

I've rebuilt my engine as its been sat in the shed and may weld it into a table along with the Fabia seats

Agreed there is a wonderful peace of mind owning a natural aspirate engine like the 1.2 HTP. Would like to try the 70 and 75 hp versions and I so much wish they would put a six speed box on it and get the CO2 under 120 gm/km cheap road tax.

Also people often forget that these engine heat up super quickly and therefore you can move off quicker on cold winter mornings.

But knowing that it is only a thousand or so to get the engine rebiult rather than several thousands for a turbo engine is.

But then life is so short and why spend a hundred years as a sheep when you could spend a few years as a Lion. "The light that burns twice as bright shines haf as long" Philip K D*ck character Tyrell says.

+1

Just hope my 70hp goes on for years n years.

Not bothered about it being abit sluggish, i dont own it for the speed lol.

Probably this one unless Skoda repeat a similar offer on the mk3, which is unlikely considering how f'in popular the mk3 vRS is proving to be. Nothing to see here you owners of other marques, go and buy a golf.......