Their `new' car.
By DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6732)
United Kingdom
March 17, 2021 6:29am CST
Some friends of ours had the same car for about ten years after they had brought it second hand. The total age of the car was about fifteen years old. When we saw them last year they said that the car kept breaking down and they were going to buy a newer one.
The next time we saw them they did have another car. This `new' car was only a year younger than their original one.
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@msdivkar (23356)
• India
17 Mar 21
Now a days fashion is to change the car every 5 years. More than fashion it is convenience. After five years an average car starts developing faults. That causes lot of inconvenience and a big hole in the pocket. It is therefore advisable to get a new one.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar 21
Many people think the same because cars are expensive to repair. To get something repaired in a local garage costs a fortune because labour and parts are expensive these days.
I can remember when people could repair their own cars, but nowadays a car has to be repaired by a professional. This is all to do with health and safety.
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
18 Mar 21
@lazydaizee Oh I see. I know a lot of times older vehicles can be worth more as some other older vehicle because of less miles on it and the condition.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar 21
I am not sure about the mileage, I forgot to ask them.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
20 Mar 21
@stephcjh I know people who have brought much older cars that have hardly been used with very low mileage. These are the best cars to look for if you want to buy an old car. Less mileage means less wear and tear with less things to go wrong.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
17 Mar 21
I have never bought a new car. I have lost count of the pains (and joys) of all the cars I've had and disposed of when they no longer worked. My current car is a '59' registered one (which, for those unfamiliar with the odd British registration system, means that it was first registered in the second half of 2009). That makes it 11 and a half years old. It's a Citroen C3 Picasso, which is slightly higher off the ground than the normal saloon which I like better for getting in and out of and for the slightly higher vision one has. It's just as comfortable as any equivalent modern car and I wouldn't want to part with it for quite a few years yet!
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar 21
I would never buy a brand new car, for one thing they are too expensive, and they also lose value if they are re-sold. Sometimes I think that brand new cars are just a status symbol.
Your car is not even as old as their `new' car , theirs was made in 2003.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar 21
I have heard since that they have had trouble with the `new' car and it cost them a lot of money to put right.
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar 21
They are a young couple and this car would only be about ten years younger than they are. It is unusual because most youngsters these days like to have top of the range cars.
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@JudyEv (382126)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Mar 21
@lazydaizee There are some sensible youngsters around. 
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@lazydaizee (6732)
• United Kingdom
17 Mar 21
Not really, luckily we are not that friendly that we go out in their car with them. I don`t think I would feel safe in a car that old.
