What's the longest you've owned a DD?

[Zeke]

Just sold my '89 Chevy truck that I bought new. 24 years of fairly trouble free ownership. Went to a lot of race tracks, 1000's of jobs and cross country 4 times. Plus hundreds of short trips 2 hours or less. Original motor and it didn't leak a drop of oil. Never took the valve covers off in 250,000 miles.

That was a good ride. I doubt I'll ever have a vehicle as good as that again, but sometimes it's time to move on.

Here I am in '94:

[Chocaholic]

8 years. 89 Mercedes 300e. Loved that car.

[Don Plumley]

I'm waiting for nostatic to answer this. :-D

[scottmandue]

I'm waiting for onewhipped

[fastfredracing]

I tend to get bored pretty quickly, and am always grabbing up some new project broken on the cheap, and flip out of the old one. That being said, I had my last Grand Cherokee for a little over 3 years. That is probably as long as I have ever gone.

[fintstone]

I usually keep a car 15-20 years. I tend to keep houses too. I have bought eight of the ones I have lived in and still own 7.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by Don Plumley

I'm waiting for nostatic to answer this. :-D

He wasn't asking shortest

My longest would be about 9 years - 1996 4-runner bought new and sold in 2005. Prior to that, 1967 Bug bought in 1977 and sold in 1985.

My quick flipping is a more recent phenomenon. With my luck I'll actually like the BMW I'm leasing and end up buying it when it comes off lease.

HA! I made a funny...

[sc_rufctr]

My current daily... 11 years and still going strong. (298,000km)

The VR6 engine IS reliable but the stuff they bolt to the outside isn't

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by fintstone

I usually keep a car 15-20 years. I tend to keep houses too. I have bought eight of the ones I have lived in and still own 7.

Go figure.


Good question, hell maybe 3 years. I've been fortunate to have a company vehicle for 28 years so haven't had to worry about a DD.

[porwolf]

Still my daily driver: 1982 Landcruiser FJ60. And I bought it new. That's 31 years. About 600,000 miles, first engine, first transmission!!

[BeyGon]

I had my 71 Buick Skylark 455 from 2001 to 2007, the other long one was the Ford Pick up I drove to Costa Rica, I drove it there in January 96 and sold it there in 2000. The only two I have had for any real time. But I have had over 50, at least 15 in the last ten years. Runners, not sitting in the yard cars.

[cruisin]

I bought my '84 Jeep Scrambler new in September of 1983. So this Sept. will make 30 years with the old beast. love it.

[Hugh R]

I owned my DB4 for 35 years, it was a daily driver for about the first 25.

[NeedSpace]

Dad Bought New - 1983 MB 300TD wagon, I acquired in 1990 with 80,000mi, my friend totaled it with 183,000mi in 1996
I Bought New-1998 Audi A4 Avant Quattro 6cyl for 6 years and 140,000mi
I Bought New-2004 Audi A4 Avant Quattro 4cyl and still own, just turned 160,000mi yesterday

That said, if my friend didn't total the MB I would probably still be driving it. I have seen a number of these with over 500,000mi.

[onewhippedpuppy]

2 years with my 240sx, but I was young and naive.....

My 911 and S8 are both going on one year, so I'll have to do something about that.

[VINMAN]

My 944 23 yrs.

[look 171]

My 93 landcruiser bought used in 96 and had it until early this year. Trouble free until I got a pin hole n the head gasket at 230,000 miles. Gave it to my workman as I was on my way to get it tune up a woman was on her cell phone nails me at 4o mph head on. Killed my poor truck. Not a scratch on me. Thanks goodness for big vehicles.

72 GM 1 ton truck bought from my neighbor for 500 bucks in 1987. It came with a rebuilt engine. Painted it and used it for the next 12 years

93 Dodge diesel truck bought in 2009. Still have it. it just rolled over 110,000 miles last months.

[wdfifteen]

Longest in years or miles? Does it have to have been in continuous use as a DD?
My '56 Porsche coupe was my DD for about 5 years - '74 to '79 or so. I still have it almost 40 years later. My longest in miles was an 84 Mazda GLC with 196,xxx in 8 years.

[Buckterrier]

Originally Posted by VINMAN

My 944 23 yrs.

Oh Man Vinny you've had your 944 for 23 years???!!!! That is awesome. SOOOO good on you. My hat is off to you.

[VINMAN]

Yep recently turned 300,000 on it.