How long do you keep your car?

SCARLET · 15th April 2005, 15:50

ICE on a lighter note
if u still have your zen engine lying around i would want to pick it up right away

will buy my zen without the engine

iceman91 · 15th April 2005, 16:11

haha..you cannot buy a car without the engine from the market. also i had a carb engine. will gladly help you with your car and its engine

SCARLET · 15th April 2005, 16:15

you are the one i am counting heavily on to get my ZEN to rock and roll ok

xstream_nos · 15th April 2005, 16:19

well my dad still has his 1987 Gypsy.... still runs like new.... those suzuki engines were real gud...
cheers

simran · 15th April 2005, 16:32

My dad had a 1969 Fiat (Premier Padmini) which he sold off for 17 grand in 2000!!!

SLK · 15th April 2005, 16:45

I keep them till they fall appart. I think 1.5 lac kms is the minimum. These small marutis don't really ask for a lot of money.

Rtech · 15th April 2005, 16:57

about 8 years on an average for me and my vehicles.

Rudra Sen · 15th April 2005, 17:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by simran

My dad had a 1969 Fiat (Premier Padmini) which he sold off for 17 grand in 2000!!!

A pretty new car to sell off. Well, that's my view.

SCARLET · 15th April 2005, 17:05

I agree with R Tech anything between 5-8 years for a vehicle
that is if its worth it

Rudra sir.......good one .....you also no sometimes come up with good one liners

F50 · 15th April 2005, 17:07

Fiat, we sold it off after 12 yrs and Santro is already 5 and a half yrs so.... average should work out to 10 yrs.

tabrez02 · 15th April 2005, 17:15

Well 4 cars in 5years, what much can i say ? looking for a change for the current already.

simran · 15th April 2005, 17:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

A pretty new car to sell off. Well, that's my view.

They say fauj is mauj, when dad moved out of fauj, and actually started using the car, he soon realised he needed something better. The car was sold to free the garage space, and the time to go to the garages for its upkeep.

Simran

speedsatya · 15th April 2005, 18:05

dunno abt any car that i may buy later.
sold my splendor after 60+k kms and 6 years.not because i wanted a new bike,but because of my back problem.
but abt my zen ,lets hope i am able to keep it the way it is .

,lets see who lasts longer ?????me or my gaddi

shravan316 · 15th April 2005, 21:00

The cars at our place last for around 4-6 years..... after that, we do start looking for a new machine.... and as for my "machine"(read as bicycle)...... i dont bother selling it at all....

lamborghini · 15th April 2005, 23:30

Cool guys.
My bike has served me very faithfully.
My sister who is 11 years elser then me also learnt to ride on the same bike.
The longest we have kept a car is the Red Audi 100 (bought before i was born) and sold in 2002.

15th April 2005, 15:50	#16
SCARLET Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 219 Thanked: 3 Times	ICE on a lighter note if u still have your zen engine lying around i would want to pick it up right away will buy my zen without the engine
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15th April 2005, 16:11	#17
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 36 Times View My Garage	haha..you cannot buy a car without the engine from the market. also i had a carb engine. will gladly help you with your car and its engine
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15th April 2005, 16:15	#18
SCARLET Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 219 Thanked: 3 Times	you are the one i am counting heavily on to get my ZEN to rock and roll ok
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15th April 2005, 16:19	#19
xstream_nos BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 78 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	well my dad still has his 1987 Gypsy.... still runs like new.... those suzuki engines were real gud... cheers
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15th April 2005, 16:32	#20
simran BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 170 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	My dad had a 1969 Fiat (Premier Padmini) which he sold off for 17 grand in 2000!!!
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15th April 2005, 16:45	#21
SLK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 1,802 Thanked: 1,421 Times	I keep them till they fall appart. I think 1.5 lac kms is the minimum. These small marutis don't really ask for a lot of money.
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15th April 2005, 16:57	#22
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,765 Thanked: 371 Times View My Garage	about 8 years on an average for me and my vehicles.
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15th April 2005, 17:05	#24
SCARLET Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 219 Thanked: 3 Times	I agree with R Tech anything between 5-8 years for a vehicle that is if its worth it Rudra sir.......good one .....you also no sometimes come up with good one liners
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15th April 2005, 17:07	#25
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,704 Thanked: 103 Times	Fiat, we sold it off after 12 yrs and Santro is already 5 and a half yrs so.... average should work out to 10 yrs.
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15th April 2005, 17:15	#26
tabrez02 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Well 4 cars in 5years, what much can i say ? looking for a change for the current already.
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15th April 2005, 18:05	#28
speedsatya Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore/manga Posts: 3,167 Thanked: 742 Times View My Garage	dunno abt any car that i may buy later. sold my splendor after 60+k kms and 6 years.not because i wanted a new bike,but because of my back problem. but abt my zen ,lets hope i am able to keep it the way it is . ,lets see who lasts longer ?????me or my gaddi Last edited by speedsatya : 15th April 2005 at 18:09.
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15th April 2005, 21:00	#29
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 10 Times	The cars at our place last for around 4-6 years..... after that, we do start looking for a new machine.... and as for my "machine"(read as bicycle)...... i dont bother selling it at all....
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15th April 2005, 23:30	#30
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,164 Thanked: 5,937 Times View My Garage	Cool guys. My bike has served me very faithfully. My sister who is 11 years elser then me also learnt to ride on the same bike. The longest we have kept a car is the Red Audi 100 (bought before i was born) and sold in 2002.
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