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A car is a depreciable machine and needs to be used to its potential regularly. If a car is run for 15 years regularly, then it will be high time to change, due to changing technologies. A pre BS era vehicle is more polluting than a BS VI vehicle. So get a vehicle only if you will be using it regularly. If you keep the vehicle idle or as garage queen, then you may very well keep the vehicle for 49 years. Older vehicles are easier to repair and keep running. However new ones might not be so. Hence i took a call to scrap after 15 years.

Voted for "I will keep my car fit and running and with me, come what may."

I own a 7 year / 105k kms run Grand i10, 2 Year / 8k kms run Burgman, and looking for pre owned Crossover as well. I would think about scrapping the cars if it is not easy maintenance and ok with paying more tax to run them after 15 years.

I will sooner or later sell my older car (in this case the 10 years'+ old Beat) and buy something new. In fact I am waiting for EVs to become more mainstream and cheaper, which they should in the next couple of years, and once I get a VFM EV that is not a compromise and can be used as a beater car, I will dispose of the Beat.

The main reason for selling the Beat will be the hassle related to maintaining it. While it is used as the beater car and does limited duty, in recent times it has spent more time at the FNG than at home. With every two weeks of usage, some issue or the other will come up and it will spend the next 2-3 weeks at the FNG. Even now it is at the FNG due to an overheating issue that happened on the 25th of July.

Hence a nice EV which does not break the bank and hence can be used as a beater car would be a worthwhile investment - had the Nano been in production and come in an EV avatar with a cost of 5-6 Lakhs and a real world range of 200 km, would have gone for it in a flash.

One point I would like to mention though is that while I am looking to replace the Beat in the near future, I have no plans of replacing or scrapping my 24 years old Hero Honda Splendor which even today starts with one kick. I have kept renewing the registration and will continue to do so till the laws of the state force me to stop or the bike falls apart (the latter being extremely unlikely).

I have my humble Honda Stunner CBF125 with me, stepping into his 10th year. He is here to stay, whatsoever happens. Just a year ago I gave him a complete rebuild, from the scratch. :)




I am just pre-booking it if in case you decide so, let him move from Cochin to Calicut. :Cheering:

I have a 11 year old beat 1.2, that has only done 40K. She has had a clutch change last year and is driving better than new. My dad wants to sell her off, but I feel I will not get the same amount of kit for less than 8L today.
Totally echo the point made that the resale of a 11 year old discontinued model will not yield enough for buying a two wheeler today.

I basically can't afford to keep an old car running! It's a huge drain for the pleasure it gives over weekends and that dose of nostalgia. I'll rather scrap of sell it. Whether I'll get a new one in it's place depends if old one that was the only set of wheels or not.

This is how my 1998 Maruti Suzuki Esteem Carb looks. He's my daily driver as well as my partner in long drives. Truly a Fill it, Shut it, Forget it kind of car. No plans of selling him.

Well, the usual commuters definitely get sold before 15 year Mark.
Since there is no NGT crap, where I live, I will certainly retain few of the vehicles for 15+ Years. My W124 E220 is at 25 year mark, and yet drives a lot better than cars being sold currently. Next vehicles that I may retain are my Thar (May Be) and recently acquired E90 320D Msport.
A small video of my W124 I made two days ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ptD8kAGpg

Here are some pictures of Hondu, my companion of 12+ years. It can still turn heads even after all these years, such is the classic timelessness of this generation of Hondas :






I hate to think of the fact that I will soon have to send it off to a new home. This is not just because of the NCT 15 year rule but also because I will be moving to Canada soon.

I have lovingly maintained it since the time I came back from my Cruise contracts and documented the whole journey on this thread :
https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techn...onda-city.html

It pains my heart to think of saying goodbye to my dear Hondu, and I'm trying to hold it off for as long as possible. But I also know that it is something that has to be done eventually.:crying

Hopefully, it can find a loving home within the forum and I can have the happiness in knowing that it will be taken care of in the hands of a fellow BHPian :sadface

I find this rule of scrapping vehicles a little myopic.

If the rules were updated to make the check more stringent to renew the registration, that would be understandable. Outright scrapping is forcing me to buy a different vehicle.

As usual, this is a political decision. Not based on any facts or research.

For private vehiles the proposal is only after 20 years and not at 15 years. For commercial vehicles, its mandatory scrap after 15 years. The later part is anyway obviously happening.

Though I missed to vote, I will keep the car as long as possible , until it turns out to be a pain to maintain.
My 23 year old M800 is still the reliable gem of a car it was 10 years ago. Gives 15kmpl and is an excellent city car.
In fact, it has turned out to be a fantastic backup car because the Hyundai is cooling it's heels due to a nagging electrical problem.
My dad absolutely loves the car and the dog can die for it. So, I'll keep the fitness done and use it until it says 'no more'.

Voted for the first.

My Candy Blazing Red Karizma turns 17 this year! And the day I got her home, had decided this would be passed onto my next gen. Truly my first love. Superb 223cc engine, THAT pickup till date, pliant ride. Legendary tourer and done umpteen long rides. Been there, done that! Too many memories attached with her. The huge tank is a boon. I vividly remember doing Mumbai-Ahmedabad on a full tank on my first long ride in 05. Was huge fun. She is need of restoration. Actively looking for some good workshops in Mumbai. Currently she is lazing away in my garage like an old Autobot. :D

No matter how much I find our Liva boring, she's a true blue Toyota at heart. Just keeps going and going and going. Is a great beater car, fab rear bench comfort, seats 5 with ease(BEAT THAT!), superb AC, flat ride, good mileage, we get 14-15kpl in the city and 20-22 on the highway...couldn't ask for more. Will definitely work towards restoring her and will live in our garage for as long as possible. If I had to pick just one reason to keep our gaddi, it would have to be Toyota reliability. Rest is all secondary. That peace of mind is unbeatable.

Cheers yall!

Unable to vote - but option 1 for sure.

Already own 2 teenagers (~17 yr old Santro Xing and ~15 yr old Cedia) and my Std 350 just turned 23! Plan on retaining the XUV500 and Jazz also well into their teens as being automatics they are sort of future proof.

The way in which new car prices are increasing, upgrading segments or even staying in the same segment would mean a significant spend. Hence, Option 1 makes most sense. the effort in maintaining the cedia and bullet is high, but worth it!

Gen 3 Honda City bought in 2009, 90,000km going strong. Retest in 2024. I do not see a real reason for a swap (very rarely I touch 100+kmph or cross rpm mid-way). I got so much into a comfortable zone due do decent reliability and the peaceful ownership experience. Will try my best to keep the car as daily driver even if I have to pay bit extra on tax for 15+ year old cars. Need to think of plan B if they decide not to allow them on the road. Using the car in Kerala.