Not trying to tell you how to live your life, I totally understand the mentality, but for me it was a revolutionary jump in technology.
From having to drive in stop and go traffic to just letting the car do it has been magical for me. I can now do a 6+ hour drive and no longer be absolutely wrecked at the end. Not that I do it often, but it’s usually for a family thing or a vacation, so both things that I kinda want to be cognisant for.
That plus all the safety stuff like a backup camera, the beeping when getting close to stuff, etc. has made my driving life so much better
There are few things that have changed my life overnight, but a (much, much) newer car with updated tech was totally one of them.
I guess for me it doesn’t matter. I work 100% from home and drive very, very little. I keep an SUV for hardware store trips and an occasional foray out for lunch (or family vacation). That’s still a 2015 Honda Pilot so not exactly new, lol. Wife drives a small Focus and my son has a Mazda3.
Maybe if I was driving hours a day on the regular it would matter. Though honestly I’m not sure it would. It’s a method of transportation, not the latest smartphone. I may be in the minority with that.
I will add, not sure it’s relevant, that I’m in the percentage that would have no problem purchasing a new car. Depending on the price-point I may even be able to pay cash. Again though, I don’t need brand-new vehicles.
My car is old enough to have kids my age, but at least I’ll never have to take it to a mechanic. No computers means I can do everything from valve timing to gearbox rebuilds myself, and parts are dirt cheap because they’re being thrown out all the time.
My Accord is old enough to vote and I’ll be driving it until it dies. Or until I do.
Hey, my Accord could start high school! Congrats to us 🤡
I’ve always driven cars until they die…or in the case of my 2007 Accord a my son totals it. 😑 I do as much of my own work as possible too.
I truly don’t get the point of getting a new car just to get a new car.
Not trying to tell you how to live your life, I totally understand the mentality, but for me it was a revolutionary jump in technology.
From having to drive in stop and go traffic to just letting the car do it has been magical for me. I can now do a 6+ hour drive and no longer be absolutely wrecked at the end. Not that I do it often, but it’s usually for a family thing or a vacation, so both things that I kinda want to be cognisant for.
That plus all the safety stuff like a backup camera, the beeping when getting close to stuff, etc. has made my driving life so much better
There are few things that have changed my life overnight, but a (much, much) newer car with updated tech was totally one of them.
I guess for me it doesn’t matter. I work 100% from home and drive very, very little. I keep an SUV for hardware store trips and an occasional foray out for lunch (or family vacation). That’s still a 2015 Honda Pilot so not exactly new, lol. Wife drives a small Focus and my son has a Mazda3.
Maybe if I was driving hours a day on the regular it would matter. Though honestly I’m not sure it would. It’s a method of transportation, not the latest smartphone. I may be in the minority with that.
I will add, not sure it’s relevant, that I’m in the percentage that would have no problem purchasing a new car. Depending on the price-point I may even be able to pay cash. Again though, I don’t need brand-new vehicles.
Totally fair, cars are more and more like smartphones these days…with all the good and bad that comes with it!
My car is old enough to have kids my age, but at least I’ll never have to take it to a mechanic. No computers means I can do everything from valve timing to gearbox rebuilds myself, and parts are dirt cheap because they’re being thrown out all the time.