View Full Version : how often do you change your car/s ?
as above really. I've had 4 cars in the last 15months and the vectra is starting to bore me now lol
i might start liking it again when ive swapped the ARB bushes and ball joints i suppose
craig green
04-05-10, 02:13 PM
when the last owners MOT runs out.
when the last owners MOT runs out.
Pretty much what i do, or when its about to run out of tax
i used to change them everytime id crashed them/blew them up to be fair
maybe getting a nova actually built will stop me checking the classifieds lol
You should be checking the classifieds - but not for cars for you - cars for charity......
You should be checking the classifieds - but not for cars for you - cars for charity......
good point, well put sir
I keep my cars for years, till they either die or I crash them.
Only sold a couple of my cars. I've owned loads.
every month or 2.
get bored easily and change it.
got a mondeo tddi at the moment, soo comfy to drive but only 35 mpg from a denzel :s
dj_wudgey
04-05-10, 02:55 PM
i dont change me lol
may 08 to sept 09 for the 1.2i that became a 1.6, then got an SR shell, a peugeot diesel in nov and a nova td just recently, parents love it really lol Least I got rid of the pugrot now
CammedRedtop
04-05-10, 02:59 PM
I passed in january and ive had a zetec s , polo and a saxo and have just purchased a redtop nova so boredem is really the time to change lol
I've sold 3 cars lol
the first nova I had that for 5 years, the omega for about 2 years and then the vx for nearly 4 years (had a 205 TD inbetween the omega and vx but that was 6 months and it got scrapped)
Oh and the astra in parallel to the vx for the same time.
i keep looking at saxos, maybe its just temp insanity/sobriety
usually its three/four a year as i get bored, but longest i had a car was two years twas a 07 fiesta zetec-s.......was a pile of crap so got them to come pick it up! did nothing but break down!
i lie actually lol! i had an orion for 4 years, and my escort for 3 years and that thing is going no where!
usually its three/four a year as i get bored, but longest i had a car was two years twas a 07 fiesta zetec-s.......was a pile of crap so got them to come pick it up! did nothing but break down!
i lie actually lol! i had an orion for 4 years, and my escort for 3 years and that thing is going no where!
broke down like most escrotes :p
Southie
04-05-10, 03:49 PM
I'm on my 7th car now and been driving 16 years so that's an average of every 2.3 years :d
between me & the missus, longest is 12 years, shortest is 18 minutes, but we average about 4 years on 'family' cars, cos thats how long it usually takes to pay it off
I had a vectra that I sold last September (owned it for 2 years), big mistake because I've never been happy with the cars I bought after it.
Since then I've had 6 cars.
When I was younger 18, 19 I was impatient and would be looking elsewhere the minute I picked something up (usually Mk2 Escorts)..
Now it's about once a year for my kickabout and every 2 or 3 years for the family job..
The Nova im looking for will be a keeper though!
dj_wudgey
04-05-10, 04:28 PM
ive only ever sold one car in my life lol and that was the gte this year so no i dont change often lol
General Baxter
04-05-10, 04:31 PM
I passed in january and ive had a zetec s , polo and a saxo and have just purchased a redtop nova so boredem is really the time to change lol
good luck insuring that unless your 25+ lol
Erm.. Had mine 6years now.. So not often.
I've always been pretty terrible to be honest...... The older I got and the more funds I had readily available just made me even worse! The red nova however did keep me entertained for a fair few years and Im hoping the yellow one does the same. :)
Nick.
pikey1986
04-05-10, 05:34 PM
ive had 7 cars in 4years
the nova ive had for over a year but its only spent 6 months on the road lol
Taxing mine for the 6 months usually means i've had it too long
markc20xe
04-05-10, 05:58 PM
normally keep a car bout a yr or more really
brainsnova
04-05-10, 06:12 PM
every 3 years for me but with my transit im selling soon before the monster eats it
paddy138
04-05-10, 06:29 PM
every few months usually i do usually have to cars maybe a runabout for work then a nice sunday cruiser or somthing, the woman does be going mad when i do be changing them i just tell her i either change my cars regularly or my woman regularly, but she just excepts it now, the car i have the longest is my nova was my first car and still have her
I buy cars I like/want, so stick with them for ages
I just get the 6 month itch. I look on ebay and pistonheads and then my savings daily
i used to change them all the time but ive had the light blue one for just over 3 years now and the estate errr since december 2007 :s
I last changed my car in 2000. I don't intend to change it yet either, I still enjoy driving the thing too much.
hmmmmmmmmmmm
nova gte bought in 1997 still have it
nova gsi bought in 1999 still have it
audi s3 bought in 2003 still in use everyday
i think i might be a clepto lol
I am doing it wrong..
1 and a quarter years driving
and 3 novas :d
mk3 astra, kept a year
mk3 cav hatch, kept a year
mk3 cav loon 4x4 kept almost 2 years
mk1 nova 1.2 kept 2 months
mk1 nova 1.3 still "own" lol after 18 months
I have had the Nova Gsi for 9 years now. Like to change my daily every year though as I get bored, had the Corsa 10 months now.
Gaz1300SR
05-05-10, 08:50 AM
I've been driving just over 11 years and have had 27 cars i can remember, sure i'm missing a couple though..... 8 Nova's in that lot.
Jon_nova1
05-05-10, 09:21 AM
I used to change about once a year, but since i got a 200BHP mazda familia as a runaround i haven't changed for about 2 years lol
Ive had my licence for 7 years and am on my 6th car... so I reckon im about due a change. :)
I think I just get bored easily
Would love to see Rexy and mandyracers list lmao
Usually change every 6months to a year, depends on the car.
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