42 years KZ900, 33 for the 930, 27 for the 356.

22 years for the Miata that I sold in 2012, and now 25 years for my '72 GMC pickup.

13 years for a 2001 F150. I'll keep the 2014 replacement F150 for just as long.

My 930 - 10 years.

25 years , current 911

I bought an AC Cobra and drove it for 20 years. Only put 20k on it but called the man I bought it from and he came up with a bag of cash and bought it back. Pretty cool.

I was going to put it up for sale but thought "why don't I call the guy I got it from?"

He came up with his wife with a trailer. Didn't even drive it. I drove it onto the trailer.

28 years for my 1966 Mustang

18 yrs with the 76 911S, what I paid for it and what I put into it on repairs, still made 1k profit.

22 yrs, chevy 1/2 t Silverado truck with 124k miles on a new motor and the third clutch.

I bought my Carrera in 2000 and still have it. The longest I've owned a daily driver was a little over 10 years. My wife and I both drove Toyota Camrys for a little over ten years. The one I drove was a black 2000 model year with the 4 cylinder engine that we bought new. It had never given us a hiccup and we sold it with 160,000 miles on it to a coworker who's son needed something to drive while he was in med school. It could have passed for a car with 60,000 miles on it. The new owner passed it down to his younger brother when he went to med school and last we heard he was still driving it and it still looked like a low mile car.

Funny, I thought of you when I saw this thread title and laughed.


My RX7 - I owned it from 2000 to 2014 when I sold it and regretted it, standing offer to buy it back. 14 years my record that will be broken with the FJ.

My FJ Cruiser, I purchased one brand new in 2007 cash - sold it in 2008 in panic over the housing crash and took over one of the crew trucks (2004 Taco) and bellyached over missing the FJ for a year, wife got sick of it and told me to buy another.

I purchased another 2007 from a FJ Cruiser forum member in 2009 and still have it now with no plans of ever getting rid of it. So 9 years and counting.

In 2015 I purchased a 1991 318is with mods from Rammstein. I have no plans of ever selling that car either. It is awesome. So only 3 years but she is a keeper and will be around a long time.

Pontiac, 15 years. time flies.

By far for me was this 71 455 Skylark that I kept for 8 years
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41 years for my '67 VW Westie Camper. 26 years and 285k miles for my '91 K5 Blazer

I've owned my 1980 911SC coupe for almost 20 years now. Before that, I had a 1966 Corvair Corsa Convertible for 7-8 years. I also had a 1983 Ford Ranger pickup that I bought new in 1983 and traded off in about 1993 or 1994. Those are the longest!

The longest would be my '94 Land Cruiser, original owner for the past 24 years.

Runner up is my '01 Legend (3.5RL over here in the States) that I've had for 13 years.

I bought my 1946 willys jeep cj2a when i was 15 that was 18 years ago and ill never sell it. The next oldest is my 911 i bought it in 06. I guess im not old enough to compete in this thread lol

Dad bought a 56' beetle new in Germany (tourist delivery). I came home in it from the hospital in 1957. He gave it to me for my 16 bday in 1973 (with new Goodyear G800 tires and new floor mats!). I've still got it.

my current cars....... love them all

2005 lexus is300 .... bought new in nov 04 only new car
2003 dodge 2500 .... bought used in 2010
1996 lexus lx450 .... bought used in 2018
1982 porsche 911 ....bought used in 2014

46 years. 1971 Ford Econoline E-300, now with 293,000 miles. Bought in 1972 to haul a Formula Ford and all my stuff everywhere. Still hauls one ton of my crap anywhere I want to go, including kids, grand-kids, bicycles & sofas to the dump. Original paint looking a little shabby now, still sits outside (albeit in so.Cal) every night & day. Prolly haul me to the boneyard someday.

We seem to have a wide variety of vehicles kept for a lot of years for a lot of reasons. I like it. I acquired and built my 24 year old truck last winter and I would like to be here posting about it 10 years from now. I actually think that is possible if I stay healthy and the internet is still there.

'78 911SC Targa - 24 years

'80 MB 240D - (in family) 39 years personally 29 years - Sold

'95 Neon - 7 years - sold

'00 VW TDI - 10 years - Sold after being totaled

'02 Subaru Outback - 14 years - Sold

'10 VW TDI - 7 years - Part of the buy back

'16 Subaru XV -3 years

'17 Subaru BRZ - 1.5 years

The 70T. 48 years. Original owner. Honeymoon car.
Got a little burned a while back, but is almost ready to hit the road again.

Iv'e had my 86 911 for 17 years now.
That's more than collectively for my 3 marriages!

I've had my Sentra SE-R for 25 years and four months, and my Fiat Spider ('81 Turbo) for, I think, 28 years and a few months. And I'm only 43.

Me: 951 I bought back in 2001 [trying to sell it]
My dad: '66 Corvette bought in '69 [still has it]

I had the same car in white with black/red decals. So much fun, kept it for ~ 7 years and sold with over 200K miles. My wife's car generally gets changed out around 100-120K miles so every 6 years or so. I rarely hold onto anything longer than 3-4 years, but I buy cars that are already heavily depreciated.

'89 GT since '91.

30 years and 350,000 miles on this old Volvo. When the fuel pump in the gas tank died, I decided to donate it to a charity and have it hauled away.
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I bought my first 911 in 1983 when I came home from my first time in the sandbox.. 1970 911 T

I bought my second 911 in '85? a '69 911T I still own it...

I balled the '70 up and sawzalled it into teeny pieces and distributed in dumpsters in the '90s lol

Ive owned the same 911 for 33 years... I also threw one out with the trash!

Daily driver usually last me 5-7 years

This thread could do with more pictures! ;-)

10 sorts of Awesome!!

2002 Boxster
 

I bought my 2002 Boxster new and took delivery in April. I still have it 16 and a half years later.

I hope to have it another 16 years :-)

I tend to rotate the 911s every 2-3 years and the DDs every 5 years but I bought my Z71 brand new in 1994 and still have it. Most useful and dependable car/truck i have ever owned!

'49 Plymouth, 39K original miles. No restoration on this old dude, just a true survivor.

Twenty-nine years owned.

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Very cool. I had a black 48 coupe back in the mid 70s. Great car.Hand choke and hand control for fast idle. One winter we had extreme cold and my neighbor was shocked when I jumped in, it started up and idled instantly. His new Caddy would not start at all.:D:D
Only had it about 3 years. My cousin pestered me into selling it to him.

My 04 GMC 2500 HD has been in my possession for almost 14 years! Wow, where does time go?
Still runs well too.

'86 E30, sold at 168,000 miles: 7 years of daily driving. Traded it for a new Dodge Intrepid ES -- could have been a great car, but it was MoPar, so therefore SubPar. Kept it less than a year.

'90 Volvo 940, sold at 260,000 miles: This car was still on the original turbo when I sold after 9 years. The magic mechanics at Munich Motorsport were responsible. Great car.

'06 Element, just reluctantly sold with 70,000 miles after 12 years: Bought as a catering vehicle for one of our businesses, and proved itself to be one of the best and most versatile vehicles I've ever owned.

'85 911 Carrera: 10 years. Will most likely never sell this one.

I recently met the owner of a 911 who has had the same car for 46 years. It amazed me he was planning on selling it, but age overtakes us all.

8 years this month on my 99 4runner. Longest I've owned a car or truck. Only had the 930 3.5 years hoping that is with me for life! Only time will tell.

about ten years ago I had this 56 Dodge Hemi and was looking for something clean like that, didn't find it and finally sold the Hemi

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