r/Frugal • u/Brokecracker84 • Nov 01 '24

What old cars are you frugal people nursing through life? 🚗 Auto

I remember the older generations would buy a car and drive it for two or three decades. Today it is pretty popular to replace a vehicle regularly. What are some old vehicles you all are still driving. I’m stuck in the early 2000s, because they are new enough to have some features, yet, mostly simple to service.

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u/I-own-a-shovel Nov 02 '24

I drive a 2007 toyota. 400 000 km so far.

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u/SilphiumStan Nov 02 '24

For the Americans, that is 4374453.19 football fields

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u/EncryptedDarkness Nov 02 '24

How many elephants long?

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '24

You do mean the real football field not that futbol crap them skinny boys play?

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u/SilphiumStan Nov 02 '24

Brother I said football, not soccer

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '24

We need and lol button

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u/RockoHammer Nov 02 '24

And for every other American who doesn't watch football, it's around 787,402,000 AR-15s (standard size)

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u/lazeny Nov 02 '24

I drive a 2007 Toyota but with 120K Km

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u/I-own-a-shovel Nov 02 '24

What country are you from and how is the rust on it?

I treated it with oil every year, I’m from Canada QC, so with harsh winter, but the rust is going to kill it in the next 4-5 years. (It doesn’t look rusty at all, all the car look fine on the top, but the rust is all under it)

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u/lazeny Nov 03 '24

We had a mechanic on call who was friends with my late Dad, so he pretty much ensured our car was maintained. But yeah, it's pretty rusted. We live in a tropical county that's also prone to flooding.

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u/I-own-a-shovel Nov 03 '24

Yeah my dad neighbor too maintained mine, everything is top notch in the mechanics, except the under frame.

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u/Rightfullyfemale Nov 02 '24

Awesome!!! Mine just turned over 200,000+ in October!!!

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u/I-own-a-shovel Nov 02 '24

Nice!

What country are you from and how is the rust on it?

I treated it with oil every year, I’m from Canada QC, so with harsh winter, but the rust is going to kill it in the next 4-5 years. (It doesn’t look rusty at all, all the car look fine on the top, but the rust is all under it)

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u/pinkrobot420 Nov 02 '24

My 2007 made it to 367k before it died.

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u/I-own-a-shovel Nov 02 '24

Mine is going to get its under frame destroyed by rust before the motor die sadly. I did oil shoot every year, the car look nice, no rust showing, but under it its full of rust. Quebec winter are harsh to cars :(