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Dulcinea

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42. Yep.

Wed Jun 26, 2019, 08:06 AM

Jun 2019

I drive a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country minivan that I bought used in 2013. It has bells & whistles I wouldn't have paid extra for like leather seats & a DVD player, but I was glad to have the DVD player for road trips when the kids were little. It was & still is our family road trip vehicle. I paid it off 4 years ago & plan to drive it till it falls apart. Expensive cars are a waste of money if you ask me.

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The road to riches is this simple: Drive a crappy car [View all] Zorro Jun 2019 OP

I've owned exactly one new car in my 64 years. trev Jun 2019 #1

I've owned 0 in my 52, so you're one up on me :) mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #3

New cars never really impressed me. trev Jun 2019 #6

Doing much the same unc70 Jun 2019 #20

They're great cars man ... I've had 3 cars since 1994 ... all Acura's. And I drive A LOT mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #21

Fairly high end, loaded for their year, comfortable unc70 Jun 2019 #23

Next January I will pay off the only car I've ever financed. underpants Jun 2019 #2

That is so true customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #4

I have a 22year old Lexus MLAA Jun 2019 #5

My only new car trev Jun 2019 #11

I am a creature of habit....so use to the old Lexus nothing else works for me. MLAA Jun 2019 #16

Understood. trev Jun 2019 #26

But it sure is a good looking car. MLAA Jun 2019 #34

Yes, they look nice. trev Jun 2019 #37

Yep. Dulcinea Jun 2019 #42

You should see what his house looks like! SHRED Jun 2019 #7

Down to earth. Sensible. unblock Jun 2019 #8

Wow! MLAA Jun 2019 #18

Since it's in San Diego ... I guess I could deal with that pad ... you know, if I HAD to ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #22

I'd say the road to riches has more to do with the "making nearly a hundred million dollars" fishwax Jun 2019 #9

Yep. trev Jun 2019 #12

I did not buy my first car MADE in the 21st century until 2012... Moostache Jun 2019 #10

heh trev Jun 2019 #13

I found a better way than buying crappy cars....... at140 Jun 2019 #14

Nice to have the funds to do that. trev Jun 2019 #15

Anyone can have the funds if .... at140 Jun 2019 #17

Not my experience. trev Jun 2019 #27

U never had to pay for collision coverage? onetexan Jun 2019 #31

When you pay cash, collision insurance is TOTALLY optional! at140 Jun 2019 #40

Gotcha. We still have a college kid on our policy, and even when she's on her own i'm not sure onetexan Jun 2019 #41

I have an entire PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #19

The fact that I've never bought a new car SHRED Jun 2019 #24

I bought my first and only new car in 2006. Doreen Jun 2019 #25

I thought that of my last car, too. trev Jun 2019 #28

Me too. trev Jun 2019 #29

Only had the new-car smell once Freddie Jun 2019 #30

Here I must weigh in about old beater cars. raccoon Jun 2019 #32

We are relatively poor, lower middle class... Blue_playwright Jun 2019 #33

OP, they make a spray that smells like "new car smell" - thats a lot cheaper. BTW those Kashkakat v.2.0 Jun 2019 #35

or buy a new car, and keep it until it runs no more Skittles Jun 2019 #36

i do this: gay texan Jun 2019 #38

The key is to buy a good, reliable car, and keep it a long time. SunSeeker Jun 2019 #39

An old car is also, ironically, the most environmentally friendly MosheFeingold Jun 2019 #43

My car is 22 years old and 250,000 miles. lagomorph777 Jun 2019 #44

It's funny because Leonard can get a 100% FREE car with a phone call... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #45