Whats the longest you've kept a car for?
10-09-2008, 10:59 AM
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Whats the longest you've kept a car for?
I can manage 1 year and 10 months!
What about you 'orrible lot then?
10-09-2008, 11:02 AM
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still got my first car a `79 mini,had it 21yrs-christ better tax it!
got it when i was 17
10-09-2008, 11:02 AM
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My S2 Escort which I've owned for the past 14 years
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Late spec 1966 Morris Minor 1000. Had it three years before rot and lack of size eventually killed it.
10-09-2008, 11:04 AM
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Had my frst for 4 and half years now. Aint driven it for 2.
10-09-2008, 11:05 AM
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longest ive had car is a year and still going .
10-09-2008, 11:06 AM
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Escort GTi, 2 and abit years
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longest ive had car is a year and still going .
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Will ahve to keep my eyes open for your car mate
10-09-2008, 11:08 AM
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had the escos just over 3 years, i normally have 1 car that i keep for a while & a few more in that time.
10-09-2008, 11:10 AM
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cossie 5 years and GTiR was 5 years..................mind you had both at the same time for a couple of years of that
10-09-2008, 11:12 AM
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had the trusty old punto now for 4 years
10-09-2008, 11:14 AM
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I keep my cars longer than I keep my wives roflol
10-09-2008, 11:14 AM
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My E36 325i , I have now about 2 years 7 months
10-09-2008, 11:15 AM
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I keep my cars longer than I keep my wives roflol
and yet both of them screw you out of money
10-09-2008, 11:16 AM
24 months...keeping the ST until it breaks though
10-09-2008, 11:17 AM
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when a car goes wrong money will fix it, same does not apply to women when they go wrong
10-09-2008, 11:17 AM
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Had the Cossie 3 years, had my little Zetec 6 years.
10-09-2008, 11:17 AM
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My current one, Had it 2 years now
My other cars I've had for maximum a year.
10-09-2008, 11:18 AM
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the longest car ive kept is my cabriolet nearly 4 years now
10-09-2008, 11:20 AM
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My Cossie 10 years
bloody hell how time fly's
10-09-2008, 11:21 AM
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Will ahve to keep my eyes open for your car mate
i was really bad when i first passed my test i had 24 cars in a year.
my insurence company loved me lol
10-09-2008, 11:21 AM
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About 6months.
10-09-2008, 11:26 AM
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A good hard slap normally recalibrates them ok
10-09-2008, 11:28 AM
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19 months :S 17 cars in 6 years
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longest car i ever kept was my Gen6 Celica just over 12 months
10-09-2008, 11:32 AM
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Ive been driving 2 and half years and my celica is car no. 20
10-09-2008, 11:34 AM
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I have had my MK2 Fiesta for about 8 years and still got it
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10-09-2008, 11:46 AM
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My Escort, had it over 4 years now
10-09-2008, 11:49 AM
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I had my fiesta turbo for 7 years
10-09-2008, 12:29 PM
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I've had my cabbie for around 11 years now
10-09-2008, 01:29 PM
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My dad has had is MK2 cortina estate from new in 1968 ! still in daily use
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10-09-2008, 01:54 PM
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Blue Mini nearly 3 years, Red mini 8 months, Pulsar a year this month!
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about 5mins the way i drive them
10-09-2008, 02:01 PM
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had 8 cars in 4 years.
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my cossie just over 3 years
10-09-2008, 02:22 PM
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my 1st ever car i had 8months until it broke, Since then never owned anything over a year
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