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To ask what year your car is?

294 replies

Hairy09 · 28/07/2026 09:39

Mine is a 2012 hatchback, I wanted something cheap, reliable, easy to run and cheap repair costs and I'm happy with what I've got. I seem to be in a friend circle with nothing older than 2020 which is tough where they all fawn over each other's car but I've made the correct choice for me. Which is yours?

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330ml · 29/07/2026 06:09

Flamingojune · 28/07/2026 22:46

So no point in anyone driving less then?

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You can drive fewer miles overall in several different cars just as easily as you can drive them in one.

TruJay · 28/07/2026 23:08

2013, it’s done us brilliantly but getting more expensive to repair in the past year or so. We will need to replace it soon I reckon and could really do with something a bit bigger.
I do not care how old it is and that it’s not ‘desirable’ but bloody hell, we’ve had many people tell us they ‘wouldn’t be seen dead in such a shit car!’ so rude! I have friends paying huge amounts monthly for their cars, and yes, they’re beautiful but £500+ payments, I just couldn’t!

BurntBroccoli · 28/07/2026 23:04

2009 - had it from new. It’s been a great car.

TheWytch · 28/07/2026 23:01

2011

AmbeeBambee · 28/07/2026 23:01

Seawolves · 28/07/2026 10:00

Mine is a 26 plate, my little boy's is a 25 plate.

Little boy?? is it a Cosy Coupe?

EvilNextDoor · 28/07/2026 22:59

1st is 2016
2nd car is 2017
3rd is 2018

AmbeeBambee · 28/07/2026 22:58

Hairy09 · 28/07/2026 09:39

Mine is a 2012 hatchback, I wanted something cheap, reliable, easy to run and cheap repair costs and I'm happy with what I've got. I seem to be in a friend circle with nothing older than 2020 which is tough where they all fawn over each other's car but I've made the correct choice for me. Which is yours?

2016 and 2006. I don't like taking things on finance. My ex's dad used to make fun of my dad's "old car," but my dad took the route of buying something economical and of older quality, whereas my ex's dad would buy the latest car and be snobby but pay it up out of his average wage every month...I understand what you mean, everyone I know has new cars too and seems so impressed by them but for us we have different priorities and its not for me.

Flamingojune · 28/07/2026 22:46

gemma76wh · 28/07/2026 21:20

How much difference does that make really though? You’ll likely be doing a similar number of journeys, they need to go where they need to go, the same car will just be on the road more than if there were 2+ cars.

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So no point in anyone driving less then?

YellowLollipop · 28/07/2026 22:40

1990

DieSchottin93 · 28/07/2026 22:28

2014 Hyundai. Low mileage, around 52k. Had it 3.5 years, previous (and first) car was a 2009 Mazda.

TreacherousPissFlap · 28/07/2026 21:57

2010

I was discussing this with DS earlier funnily enough and was saying that I would have to have serious amounts of money before I weighed out for a new car (a colleague is paying £450 a month for a nice enough, not brand spanking new Audi that she's terrified of damaging and will have to hand back after 3 years)

Admittedly my MOT's are a bit hairier now but I've never paid out anything annually like she does. I have recently committed to proper regular servicing and I always have top notch recovery so I feel reasonably happy that I'm covered.

Someone lightly scraped my car in a NT car park last week and I was irritated but shrugged my shoulders and moved on. When it's not so hot and dusty I may splash out on some T-Cut, but I may possibly not as well 😆

rainbowsparkle28 · 28/07/2026 21:43
TheClocksFast · 28/07/2026 21:43

2022 and it’s the newest car I’ve ever had!

DrCoconut · 28/07/2026 21:42

2006 and still going after a few repairs

Shufflebumnessie · 28/07/2026 21:37

Mine is 2018 (bought in 2022), it's by far the newest car I've even owned. My previous car was 22 years old when it was scrapped, I had it for about 15 years of those 22 (& my mum had it for the previous 6, I bought it from her).
DH is 2024, it was brand new (something that neither of us has ever had before) but that's because it's a company car.

JackGrealishsCalves · 28/07/2026 21:23

2019 diesel.
Got it last year to replace a 2009 car

gemma76wh · 28/07/2026 21:20

Flamingojune · 28/07/2026 21:00

Or multiple family members driving multiple cars?

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How much difference does that make really though? You’ll likely be doing a similar number of journeys, they need to go where they need to go, the same car will just be on the road more than if there were 2+ cars.

Wishihadanalgorithm · 28/07/2026 21:10

2011 hatchback. Had from brand new.

Runnermumof2 · 28/07/2026 21:07

We lease so it's 2025, I suspect many of your friends with new cars probably do the same.

MightyS · 28/07/2026 21:05

My cars only 2 months old.
My previous new car I bought in 2010.
One before that 1999.

Throwmoneyatit · 28/07/2026 21:03

Mine is 18 plate
Dh is 03 plate. He loves cars and keeping this on the road is his hobby.
The lorry for my horses is 14 plate.

We absolutely cannot afford to get another car so these need to live forever 😁

PurpleCoo · 28/07/2026 21:01

2016, had it since 2019. It's a good car, no need to replace it. When it does need replacing I will get a 3 year old car again most likely. I always tend to do this and keep them going until they need replacing.

Camper is 2015, bought it in 2022. No idea what I will do with that. I might have felt like I have 'done' what I wanted to do and sell it in a few years and go back to holiday cottages. But not bored of it yet, so may end up upgrading in a couple of years.

Flamingojune · 28/07/2026 21:00

gemma76wh · 28/07/2026 20:59

It always makes me laugh when people cry about the environment when people have multiple cars, you do realise they can only drive one car at a time. Their emissions will be the same if someone owns one car, or 4.

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Or multiple family members driving multiple cars?

gemma76wh · 28/07/2026 20:59

Flamingojune · 28/07/2026 20:57

Interesting thread as france and spain burn

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It always makes me laugh when people cry about the environment when people have multiple cars, you do realise they can only drive one car at a time. Their emissions will be the same if someone owns one car, or 4.

Flamingojune · 28/07/2026 20:57

HostaCentral · 28/07/2026 17:27

We've got four cars. Mine is 2015, DH has a 2015 and a 2016. DD has a 2011.

They are all in excellent condition, low mileage, no issues. We never buy new, and always with cash.

I love that the majority on here have older cars, so much better for the environment.

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Interesting thread as france and spain burn

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