Subj : oldest (non-antique) vehicle ever owned
To   : Al
From : Ogg
Date : Mon Jun 21 2021 21:56:00


Hello Al!

** On Monday 21.06.21 - 16:50, Al wrote to Ogg:

 A> My first car was a 1970 something Vega. A real POS, but I loved that car!

 A> After a few years I upgraded to a 240ZX, that was a real beauty!

How old were those cars before you replaced them?


 A> Now I have a Chevy Sonic. It's a great little car.


 >> My 2007 Rav4 is 14yrs this year. [...] it only has
 >> 111,164km on it.

 A> That's not many miles. I am all for getting all the miles
 A> out I can after I have paid for a car. After a while an
 A> older car can cost more money and down time that it's worth
 A> though, so it's a judgement call when it should be
 A> replaced.

I just finished paying a $3500 (after tax) bill for suspension  
work.  But I never had any large bills for the 10 years prior.   
I just did oil changes, and winter/summer tire swaps.

But my steel wheels also look like crap with heavy corrosion.  
That would be roughly +$800 with new all-season tires. I don't  
think my rav4 needs the luxury of summer/winter tire swaps  
anymore.   I hope that after I get undercoat done going  
forward, that I could still get 3 more years out of my vehicle  
- or long enough to pay off the $3500 +$800 with credit card,  
quickly, and enjoy a few years debt-free driving for a while.

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 * Origin: Ogg's WestCoast Point (21:4/106.21)

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