What's more important to you?

I've just spent (wasted) two weeks shopping around for a new car to replace my BMW. Net result - I'm keeping it. Two weeks to come to the realisation the perfect car for me is the car I have presently.

As for the OP question - I've no set buying rules.
 
I generally like to change every 3 years, gives me time to appreciate the car but also enough time to save towards the next one.
 
[TW]Fox;18432191 said:
That would drive me up the wall. I've got to own a car long term, get to know it, really enjoy the ownership period. I'm not a fan of 'old' cars so I need to buy at less than 5 years old, preferably 3 in order to get a good amount of years out of it.
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I'm in the same boat I think. The shortest period of time I've owned a car for was 3 years and I only sold that because I promised myself a performance car at 25 :o

I also HATE buying cars so when I've finally found one worth owning I like to put the whole process behind me for a few years :p
 
Morba said:
You make it sound like you have been driving and buying cars for many many years peerzy :p
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Many = more than 1 :p

Well it's my feelings so far, first car for 2/3 years just as I was getting bored and had enough money to change. Same situation this time :)
 
Age doesn't bother me. Given my available budget for cars or rather what I'm prepared to pay on a car there really is only 2 cars (Jeep and Subaru) that I'd be happy to own. Both of which are at least 10 years old.

I just buy a new one of each when I get bored of the one I've got.
 
I change when I get bored and fancy a change or come accross a bargain, been driving 6 years and so far I've had a Saxo VTR for 6 months, EvoII for 2 years, JDM STi v7 Scooby for a year, MK3 Supra for a month, various saxo's/ka's/fiesta's/clio's, Alfa 145 for a year and currently a Corsa VXR. Fancy an R32 GTR or something rear wheel drive next, probably after the summer.

So neither :)
 
If you want to change quickly after buying a car it means you probably havn't thought it through properly before buying it. The only time I want to change is if something more appealing comes up, and atm that means I won't be changing for a very long time as what I find appealing and what my bank manager finds appealing are very different things :(

Pattern:

First proper car: Mondeo 2l LX, kept for ~9 months and ran it into the ground,changed because lack of maintenance killed it

Second car: Mondeo 2.5 V6 Ghia X, Changed after about 18 months as i was fed up of it breaking and I'd spent an inordinate amount of money keeping it running. I just wanted something more reliable, better built and quicker.

Third car: BMW 330i sport, had it for 2.5 years, done 49k miles in it and i can't see it going anywhere any time soon unless my situation changes MASSIVELY and i can all of a sudden afford a modern equivelent of it, but I don't have 18k+ lying around.
 
Firestar_3x said:
Me too, why would i want to buy a car spend money sorting the inevitable niggles out then sell it onto someone for a loss?

Some people need to exercise more self control.
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As far as I'm concerned if you're bored of a car then you are bored of it. What's the point of spending money on taxing, insuring and running a vehicle that you don't like? It is something that I properly don't understand. If you've got the money to buy the car that you want why the hell not just buy it and get it over with?

As for the cost issue - I actually think it can sometimes work out cheaper. Take my first year of motoring, I burned through a car on average every 3 months or so. I never spent a penny on any of those cars apart from a service when I bought them. Then take my second year of motoring with the Soarer. I've had it 10 months and during that time I've sunk a fair chuck into it, far more than what I spent the year before when I changed my cars more often that my underpants. The reason I've spent so much is because I'm constantly chasing niggles that wouldn't have bothered me if I had only kept the car for a couple of months.
 
Why do you get bored so easily? Is fixing the issues at heart that lead to your tiresomely short attention span not perhaps a better idea than changing cars every 30 seconds?
 
I generally change with what I need, which includes what i fancy, I've bought new cars before and quickly realised why that was a bad idea! Currently drive a volvo, which even if I won the lottery I would keep on as a daily work horse, although I would certainly buy a fun toy (or two) for the weekend.

I've never understood that way of thinking, i used to work with a guy who would trade mediocre hatch after mediocre hatch on a regular basis, losing money on every trade, or sometimes breaking even, why?

That said, one of my neighbours is very handy with cars and has a nice sideline in buying ****ters, fixing them up and selling them on for a hundred quid or so profit, but he enjoys it and doesn't mind spending an entire weekend covered in grease and/or t-cutting and polishing.

I can't see the point of changing unless you are unhappy somehow or there is something wrong with the car.
 
[TW]Fox;18438060 said:
Why do you get bored so easily? Is fixing the issues at heart that lead to your tiresomely short attention span not perhaps a better idea than changing cars every 30 seconds?
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I've never really had the reason to seriously sit down and figure out why I'm constantly changing cars because I don't actually find the car buying process a chore. Actually I find it quite fun - The research, the bargain hunting at auctions, the test drives, the haggling, the drive home, the sorting of initial niggles, etc. That's all much more interesting to me than driving exactly the same car years on end.

I honestly do struggle to see (m)any of the disadvantages of changing your car often.
 
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