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How old is your CAR Poll

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1997 Ford Taurus GL
130,000 miles

It was my parents car but we wanted a second 4 door so I swapped them my 2001 Ford ZX2 and they gave me their Taurus plus cash.
 
Heh, pretty interesting results actually.

I think you should have kept the poll going to 25 though.
 
35 years

my new bike is only 33 years old though, i need to get the taillights wired up and a helmet before it becomes a daily though.
 
Originally posted by: funboy42
In november of this year my 88 Lincoln Town car turns 20 years old, which means it becomes a classic 🙂
124K, 302 v-8, 25mpg highway, rust free (including under the car), original motor, no engine leaks, blow by, oil burning, or smoke out the tail pipe.
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That car will never be a classic. It's a moderately plush, boxy, boat.
 
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
how can so many people on this forum make 100+k a year before they are 18 years old, yet they all drive old ass cars??
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Fixed 😀

See the salary thread a couple months ago, I said very much the same thing.
 
IMO, they stopped making charismatic cars in the '80s (and it had been sloping off long before). While there is a sort of mini-revival going on with the more recent "power struggles", they still have a ways to go.
 
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
how can so many people on this forum make 100+k a year, yet they all drive old ass cars??
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That's how they all have $1,000,000++ bank accounts! 😉
 
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
how can so many people on this forum make 100+k a year, yet they all drive old ass cars??
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I've said it over and over again - some of the richest people I know personally, drive older cars. You don't get rich by buying a new Lexus/Mercedes every year, you don't save for retirement by buying things to flaunt your money with, the list goes on.

I have a friend that drives a mid 80's Subaru, knew him for ages and always kind of thought he wasn't as well off as the rest of us. Not a big deal, or even an issue at all, we're just friends hanging out. One day, I had to give him a ride home, and what do I see? A huge gated neighborhood that lead into a path of million dollar homes. Both of his parents are very successful in what they do. None of them drives an expensive car, unless Honda Accord's are considered expensive in comparison to their huge home. They had 1 Accord, 1 small Honda SUV (CRV?), his Subaru, and some older Toyota. In that neighborhood, I didn't see a single Hummer, Lambo/Ferrari/Porsche, etc.

I've also seen other neighorhoods like that where the huge driveway was filled with Jaguars and other expensive cars.

Ignoring the idiots posting, I don't think there are many people that show themselves as more than they really are. The fact is that a lot of people in the IT industry were at some point here, and still come on occasion. A lot of these people have done very well, and come here to just relax in the evenings. I'm not an industry leader or someone handling multi-million dollar projects, but I still like to come here in the evenings to relax. This is part of why categorizing things like car threads into a new forum bothered me - I liked the wide variety of topics with a technological focus, which I felt was lost when they started filing things in the cabinet.

Anyway, the basic points:
1. AT does happen to have a lot of successful people
2. People don't get rich by wasting money. You have to work hard for it.
3. The car a person drives or that you see him drive does not relate to his success. I know of neurosurgeons that have garages full of cars like special edition Vipers, Ford GT's, anything you probably saw on Top Gear, but also people that will have a similar amount of money and just drive an Accord.
 
Originally posted by: Engineer
2003 Dodge Intrepid with 52k miles. Purchased in May 2003 so it would be just over 4 years old.

Of everything that I'm pretty good at controlling as far as spending, cars have not been one of them. I get the urge too many times a year and have a difficult time not turning over more than I do. I think I'll buy myself a luxury (or semi-luxury) car for my 40th birthday because I want to! 😀
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Hell, after posting in this thread, I got the itch again. I might go look at a G35 Sedan tomorrow! :Q

(damnit)!
 
I'm surprised to see so many >15.... Maybe because here in Michigan, anything over 15 is rusted beyond identification... :laugh:

Mine is a 95 Pont. Transport 142K
 
i have 3 cars, 2 daily drivers, 1 hobby car.

Daily driver #1:
1998 Honda Civic LX 4dr
Bought new
Current miles: 100,347mi
runs like a champ, best car ive ever had as a daily driver, terrific gas mileage!

Daily driver #2:
2005 Mercury Mariner (compact suv)
Bought brand new
Current miles: 25,671mi
Love this car, good for transporting kids with, looks decent, gets decent gas mileage for an suv

 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Originally posted by: Cattlegod
how can so many people on this forum make 100+k a year, yet they all drive old ass cars??
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I've said it over and over again - some of the richest people I know personally, drive older cars. You don't get rich by buying a new Lexus/Mercedes every year, you don't save for retirement by buying things to flaunt your money with, the list goes on.

I have a friend that drives a mid 80's Subaru, knew him for ages and always kind of thought he wasn't as well off as the rest of us. Not a big deal, or even an issue at all, we're just friends hanging out. One day, I had to give him a ride home, and what do I see? A huge gated neighborhood that lead into a path of million dollar homes. Both of his parents are very successful in what they do. None of them drives an expensive car, unless Honda Accord's are considered expensive in comparison to their huge home. They had 1 Accord, 1 small Honda SUV (CRV?), his Subaru, and some older Toyota. In that neighborhood, I didn't see a single Hummer, Lambo/Ferrari/Porsche, etc.

I've also seen other neighorhoods like that where the huge driveway was filled with Jaguars and other expensive cars.

Ignoring the idiots posting, I don't think there are many people that show themselves as more than they really are. The fact is that a lot of people in the IT industry were at some point here, and still come on occasion. A lot of these people have done very well, and come here to just relax in the evenings. I'm not an industry leader or someone handling multi-million dollar projects, but I still like to come here in the evenings to relax. This is part of why categorizing things like car threads into a new forum bothered me - I liked the wide variety of topics with a technological focus, which I felt was lost when they started filing things in the cabinet.

Anyway, the basic points:
1. AT does happen to have a lot of successful people
2. People don't get rich by wasting money. You have to work hard for it.
3. The car a person drives or that you see him drive does not relate to his success. I know of neurosurgeons that have garages full of cars like special edition Vipers, Ford GT's, anything you probably saw on Top Gear, but also people that will have a similar amount of money and just drive an Accord.
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Because success isnt measured by how nice your cars are dammit, it's measured by the size of your house! 😛
 
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