How long do people keep their cars

[Nats Whiskas]

Hey,

Im scared tbh, I keep buying a car thinking ill have it for yonks then two months later im selling it on and buying another mg!!:chair:

How long on average are people keeping then selling their cars?

[Ritchy]

dunno lol, id guess 2-3 years on average for most people, but depends if you like the car or not, hope to keep mine as long as i can

[Stevedx]

had mine about 3 yrs now

[Craig]

Well, after getting rid of my 180 I had 4 cars and the longest I had any of them for was 2 months. Thats why I got another ZS. Im keeping this one for a long while!

[daytona365]

keeping my ZS for ages. Even if I win the lottery, will still keep him. With love and tender care, the ZS will turn into a classic. Something to be proud to keep. The longset I had a car was 5 years, it got scrapped.
My grandad has his minivan for 29years, until he died.......

[Maxfly]

First two cars I had for betweeen 2-3 years each, then i got my first MG and had that wee ZR for 5 years. Had my ZS for nearly 3 and reckon it will be with me for many years to come yet:D

[andys1981]

tbh a was vauxhall daft lol,swapped ma 2.2 vectra for a 180,loved it,am sure the guys on the forum will prove my dedication at one point,but had to downgrade as the school runs etc short runs,were proving too costly,hence a wee zr,dinnae worry al be back lol

[stamford]

I have had approx 50-60 cars so far, the longest being the ZS at 5 1/2 years. Before that it varied between 1 and 2 years on average depending upon the car in question and whether I liked it or it still met the needs of the family etc.

[Zippy Saloon]

Had an MG Maestro for 10 years but it was stored in garage for about 5 of those.
ZS is the one that I have had & used for the longest at just over 8 years.

[Dan1971]

Well ........ I'm a sad case and change them far too often. A guy at work commented the other day too. considering i've only been there for 5 months, I'm on my 3rd car.

Since being on this forum I've had - 2 ZS180 Mk2s - 1ZS180 Mk1 - a ZT-T180 - a Scenic - a Ford Focus and am now in an ST220. That's just me. My other half has had an A2 Audi - Corsa and a BMW 5 series. She's now got a KA.

Fingers crossed though - we'll be holding onto these two for a while. I've paid the DVLA a fortune transferring private plates around !!!!

[stamford]

Dan, be careful otherwise they'll think you are on the take! :laugh:

[Dan1971]

Dan, be careful otherwise they'll think you are on the take! :laugh:

Not on the take but I think they do suspect me of being a trader.....:detective:

Not 'til I retire though

[lawrence-zs180]

I had about 15 cars so far.. the longest was my first which was a fiat panda 1000s had it for 5 years.. ok so it stayed on the drive till my other car broke or was sold but it kept going, and still does It lives about 10 miles from me now as some kids first car. Other than that its been ever 5/6 months apart from the alfa (1 year) and the cav (2 years) that lived with me in france.. best 400 I ever spent lol.. v6 auto that just kept going even in the snow and ice of the mountains where I lived.

[acemodder]

1st car - Pugueot 106 L reg Paid ?150 - died on the first day driving to work (40miles), head gasket blew. Lasted 1 day (this was May 08)

2nd car - Corsa 1.4 automatic S reg (?350) - bought it as it was the only local car i could find on auto trader sub ?400 which was tax'd and MOT'd had to get to work the next day. Had that for about 8 weeks (terrible car to drive)

3rd car - Y reg 1.8 Vectra - Paid ?750. (September 08) Did well and lasted me 10 months. Gave to my uncle as I bought the MG ZS

4th car (still own but not been used) - MG ZS 120+ 2002 plate - Paid ?1650. (May 09) Still own it, but its been on my drive and not moved in 5 weeks. Have no insurance on it at the mo.

5th car (current car I own and use) - Impreza WRX 2.0 turbo 51 plate (?4200) Enjoying this at the mo.

Next car......... Most likely a Impreza WRX STI or a Z4

[Maxxed_Ross]

Had my first ZR just over 2 years

Traded in for a ZS 180 and kept that just over a year

Sold that and bought the RB320, nearly 2 years on still got that with no plans to sell

Just sold the Defender after 2 and a bit years

ASBO lasted 2 track nights then blew up

Had the Touring Car bang on 1 year and so far it's never been started!

[Tommy]

Ive been driving 10 years this month, and had 13 cars, my mk2 ZS being the 13th! had it since March, and love it! but...I'm always thinking ahead to my next car, and want something faster, not saying that the zed is slow, but always on the look out. Not quite sure what to go for, but really I should keep my ZS for another couple of years as its only just hit 49k on the clock and had a brand new inlet manifold a couple of months ago which should have cost me over a grand...but my warranty covered that!...jammy ****** eh!?
First car was a D reg pug 307, also had a couple of 205 gti's which I loved, and would have another if I ever found a nice one.