Why is letting go so hard to do...

[mjohnson]

Wow thank god we live in the high SW USA desert. A similar fate though in my homeland of Michigan I'm sure...

I laugh that a very high manager here in Los Alamos is still driving the early 1990s 4-runner he showed up with as a post-doc in 1996. I think it needs ViseGrips to start. Even at today's inflated car prices he must make >100x that heap's worth a year and I keep asking him - does he love it, or is he a stubborn *********? (the answer is always a proud "yes!").

[jrj3rd]

Had a math teacher in school (9th grade) who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1948 and bought himself a new MG TC. He died in the early 1990's and it was the only car he ever drove. He bought his wife new cars through the years but drove his MG to work every day his entire life, with the top down year round unless it was raining (in Maryland). Car was well maintained and looked like it was a couple years old the last time I saw it a year or so before he died. Dedication and maintenance.

[rattlsnak]

I don't get it ???? It's a piece of metal - an inanimate object. Get rid of it and move on..! I've never had an 'attachment' to any car I've ever owned no matter how long I've owned it or what happened in it or where I went in it.

[GH85Carrera]

Wait, you folks sell your cars?

I have had my El Camino for 30 years and it is almost broken it after 375,000 miles.

I have had my 1985 Carrera for only 26 years. 182,000 miles so far. My wife shows me 911s for sale that are just a few years old. I just love my old 911, even when it has has little age related issues. Heck I have lots of age related issues as well.

I honestly see no reason to spend a lot of money getting a new or newer daily driver when the El Camino just runs perfect, and is cheap to repair. I saw a nice 997 the other day for sale, 80 grand just takes my breath away. I like owning a car that has tripled in value since I bought it. The only new 911s that go up in price are 911Rs or other unobtainable models that no one ever drives. I still am planning on driving my 911 to all contiguous 48 states, and Canada has already been done.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by mjohnson

Wow thank god we live in the high SW USA desert. A similar fate though in my homeland of Michigan I'm sure...

I laugh that a very high manager here in Los Alamos is still driving the early 1990s 4-runner he showed up with as a post-doc in 1996. I think it needs ViseGrips to start. Even at today's inflated car prices he must make >100x that heap's worth a year and I keep asking him - does he love it, or is he a stubborn *********? (the answer is always a proud "yes!").

I'm the same as this guy!

Driving my old truck is like putting on my comfiest shoes, also get a kick out of rolling up to work in it as it's so 'not F1'

Never been one to care about what people think if they're shallow enough to judge me by what I drive. Also never had the desire to spend large amounts of $ buying new every few years, have better stuff to do with my $

Had a UK based buyer all lined up who planed to export it to Zimbabwe so it could live on for another 20yrs, was happy with that but he's gone a bit quiet so I might end up keeping it now