My Ford Aspire 1.5L Sports diesel: Why I don't feel the urge to change

The car will complete 8 years in couple of months and has run 53500 kms. Unlike my previous car which I exchanged in less than 7 years, with this, I don't feel the urge to change.

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I haven't been updating the thread although the car has seen some good running in the last few months.

There were two drives to Hyderabad in the month of December and one last week to Calicut. Apart from these, I try and use it a bit during the weekends since the motorcycle is preferred due to the traffic.

No issues to report either and the I must mention, the engine is getting smoother as it is runs more. I did add Ceratec during the last service, but the effect of that was not as much as I expected and tappers off as the engine oil gets old. It has been 7k kms since. I have been using the System D diesel additive on almost every tankful and that has been a good alternative to all the various other additives I used to try out.
The Sensairy TPMS was replaced over few months on all tyres as the battery died one by one. It lasted around 5 years.

I need to check the manual to confirm if the timing belt needs to be replaced in the next service. The car will complete 8 years in couple of months and has run 53500 kms.
Fuel efficiency on highways have been superb. On two of my trips, on one way, it was 23 kmpl and other it is between 19-21 kmpl. These were with consistent speeds of around 90-100 kmh with some short bursts of full throttle.

Unlike my previous car which I exchanged in less than 7 years, with this, I don't feel the urge to change. The only constraint is space and that is only when travelling with 4 people and luggage , which is rare.

Some pictures from the last few trips.

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