r/Thrifty • u/chickenladydee • Jul 12 '26
🧠Thrifty Mindset 🧠How old is your car?
I saw a news headline that said something to the effect that the average person was driving a 13 year old car or older and that it was making the auto industry rethink after market parts, maintenance and used vehicle sales. I wondered where my thrifty community stands.
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u/pike-n00b Jul 12 '26
Currently have 13yr old Toyota GT86 and 9yr old BMW 320i F31. I have started looking for my next car but not liking what's out there. Virtually all cars with tiny turbo engines and wet belts and all controlled by a massive screen. Can we go back to 2005 please and hondas marvelous vtech engines. Looking like mazda is only option now for normally aspirated petrol engines with timing chain, sad times