To ask what year your car is?

[Hairy09]

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?

One- 2021
One- 2026

Me too. I usually look for whatever car my great local garage recommends as most reliable and cheapest to fix/run (it's usually a Ford).

2022. The one or replaced was 2011 which we had for a LONG TIME...

3 car household
1 x 19 plate
2 x 69 plates

2 x 2018. One of them is however a porsche SUV and will keep going forever. It's engine is still perfect. The other (mine) is a fiat 500 so battered it looks like it's been used as a football by the porsche and other local SUVs. I could care less.

1x 2019 19-reg (owned since Dec 2021)
1x 2020 20-reg (owned since Sep 2023)

Both will be driven until uneconomic to keep going. Plus we like them.

2006 😂

2016 currently looking to get a newer one as it’s starting to have some issues now it’s a decade in .
It’s been fab and reliable goes like a wee bomb
I’m well off and could buy a brand new car anytime but not car minded . An old but great car is like classic clothing it’s a cool thing !

My car is really old but it's in good nick and I love it!
Who cares how old your friends cars are?
If you like your own car it really doesn't matter.
If you aspire to have a newer car there are lots of finance options and you could probably make it happen if you really want to.
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ive had to replace my previous car last year and went a second hand car with low mileage. I’ll keep it for about 10 years based on previous cars (ie until I reach about 200.000 miles and repair costs go up).

I feel the same than you @Hairy09
I don’t understand why you’d be that keen on the newest car etc..

.I don't really have enough interest in cars I guess, a built in sat nav would be nice but the main thing is reliability but I've chosen a car which is supposed to be, I see 02-09 plates of this car every day on the roads so hoping I'll get a few years at least.

You should ask who owns their car outright and then consider if you want to be in x amount of debt to fit in.

I’ve always gone for older cars as they are a fraction of the cost and if well maintained will be plenty reliable enough. I also keep them going until they really aren’t worth fixing.

2026, had it just over a month. It’s a company car, so gets replaced every 3 years.

2010 and I have always considered it my "nice"/ "fairly new" car since I inherited it haha.

Mine is 2013. Tiny, very basic runaround. Bought new as it cost under 7k (equivalent is nearly triple that now!) It's the second car and just used to nip around locally as i commute to London on the train. Touch wood its never really had anything wrong with it - the only time it failed an MOT was when the driver seat belt was a bit frayed. But then again it only has 18k miles on the clock after 13 years.

I'm a solicitor so have a good salary and could get a flash car on finance. People seem astonished that I don't but I have nearly zero interest in cars and this one costs hardly anything to run and insure, easy to park and zip around in, ulez exempt so handy for Heathrow drop offs. My son learnt to drive in it and I wasn't too worried about it getting a bit dinged up (he didn't though). I just think what's not to like? Why would I spend hundreds a month when this one does what I need. I'll keep it until it starts getting unreliable, then will get something newer but similar, probably a Yaris.

Husband car/ main family car is an S Max. I think it's 2015 but not sure. Has been very useful for uni runs and tip runs but it's done a lot more miles than mine (i also use it for longer journeys) and starting to need regular repairs. He's just inherited a bit of money so will probably replace it this year with something 1-2 years old and slightly smaller.

2014

2012 and 145,000 miles, I will keep it until 200,000 and then buy a 3-5 year old second hand.

Mine will be 20 this year! It's a solid Peugeot hatchback. I get it serviced at a Peugeot garage and they're happy with it.

DH has a fancy company car (2026) with loads of fancy features that we don't know how to turn off/on and that we don't need. It pulls the safety belt tight when a blade of grass touches it from the hedge. That's horrible.

Built in sat navs were the biggest wastes of money going and I think this has been recognised and now replaced by Android Auto/Apple equivalent. They used to cost loads and were out of date really quickly unless you paid for an update.

In the absence of a phone link, I'd just get a good vent mounted bracket for your phone and save your money until your car does need replacing.

My car is very basic but it does have a dash mount that I can sit my phone in, which does the job. If you don't have bluetooth, you can get adapters that fit in the 12V socket.

2022 changed last year because I needed an automatic. Previous one was 17 plate and would have kept longer if I could have.

thanks to DS wheelchair I can’t get one as small as I would like!

One 2017 owned
One 2024 leased via company salary sacrifice scheme. As its electric and includes all road and maintenance costs (including insurance) it works out pretty cost effective once the tax relief and benefit in kind is considered, and I need the reliability.

We each have a 2 seater sports car which are our summer toys.
The others are SUVs. One I use in the winter and the other is used as a workhorse and tows our caravan. We live rurally. All are owned and not financed.

Mine is 2022 ford focus, just bought it a couple of months ago outright. Before that I had a 2016 Peugeot 5008 and I would have kept it longer but it unfortunately died 😢

2014, it was 7 years old when I bought it.
I never change my car unless it stops working and is not worth repairing. This car has never needed any work except the obvious like a new battery and tyres, and has never failed the mot.

My car is a 2022 plate. Bought it about a year ago. I get a personal loan, buy in “cash”, pay it off and keep it until it develops problems or I fancy a change. I then part exchange for something else.
I have had a brand new car twice before. Wouldn’t do it again. You lose so much money on it. I always get a car that’s a few years old, with low mileage and a full service history.