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View Poll Results: How long have you owned a car for?
less than 5 years 87 37.66%
5 to 10 years 60 25.97%
10 to 15 years 31 13.42%
15 to 20 years 21 9.09%
greater than 20 years 32 13.85%
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Old 06-06-2010, 11:00 PM   #61
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3 Years. I do a stack of kilometres though, So I get bored of them. Really should hold on to them longer, changing cars is an expensive excercise, and well you know the service history of your own car.

Cant see my selling my Kingswood anytime soon, though.
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Old 07-06-2010, 11:37 AM   #62
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Its a tie between my first car a Burgundy XE Sedan GL with Fairmont interior, and my current car a 04 Futura with a identity crisis @ 2 and a bit years
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Old 07-06-2010, 11:48 AM   #63
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Ive owned my '66 Mustang 23 years now. Plan on having it at least that long into the future.

First car I bought.
That is very cool, Im glad I still dont have my EA..LOL

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8 years with the EA
That is worth an award surely, lots of patience!

I seem to turn over every 2.5 years if I look back, first two because they died/I killed them but after that I think I was just getting bored.

Recently put a SVI system in the AU so the longer I can keep it going as a daily the more ill save; plan is to keep that for atleast 5 years.
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Old 07-06-2010, 07:33 PM   #64
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Not me - but my old man still has his Datsun Bluebird which he bought new in 1966 - 44 years! He has also had his XY wagon for 32 years!

I'm on my way - I've had my EF for 12 years.
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Old 07-06-2010, 08:31 PM   #65
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Still got my first Ford.. Cosmic Blue, white interior, fact roof XA GT 18 years and been off the road for 16 of them.. Its totally stuffed rust wise the long term resto gang.. lol..
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Old 21-06-2010, 06:46 PM   #66
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I purchased my XP 2dr futura in 1980, still got it. When I purchased it all my friends laughted at me because they said I had been ripped off. I paid $810 for it at a time when you could not give an XP 2dr away. Regards Peter
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Old 21-06-2010, 06:48 PM   #67
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I purchased my XP 2dr futura in 1980, still got it. When I purchased it all my friends laughted at me because they said I had been ripped off. I paid $810 for it at a time when you could not give an XP 2dr away. Regards Peter
And look who's laughing now? Nice work!
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Old 21-06-2010, 06:58 PM   #68
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The longest car I owned was a 1965 Galaxie..... often described by my mates as 20 foot of bad taste........
I'm too much of a car slut to keep them too long though I should've kept at least one of the 5 Falcon coupes I owned at various times.
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Old 21-06-2010, 07:18 PM   #69
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Six years. BA XR6 being my current daily. Would love to turn it over but can't afford to.

Five and a half years for the Coupe, it's a keeper!!

I've had these two longer than any others in nearly 30 years of driving.
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Old 21-06-2010, 08:10 PM   #70
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I've had my XY since I was 17 now 33, It will never go!!
Yep same here, 17 and now i'm 39, 22years I had the GT for, but then again some well most years I do ( ZERO ) miles in the year
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Old 22-06-2010, 10:59 AM   #71
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Longest I had a car was a toyota T18 I had it for 9 years. I think it was sentimental it was the first car i ever owned. The gearbox kept failing so i ended up getting rid of it.
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Old 22-06-2010, 11:33 AM   #72
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I had a HX sandman p van 4 sp manual 5.0L V8. for 21 years.
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Old 22-06-2010, 11:46 AM   #73
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1yr is my longest it was a ford meteor... was my first car on my Ls

i am 23 yrs old now and have had 11 cars ...
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Old 22-06-2010, 07:04 PM   #74
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Last car was an EL that i picked up for next to nothing.. drove it for a week then bye bye EL..hello awesome au
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Old 22-06-2010, 07:15 PM   #75
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KE Laser 14 years. Sold it in 2003 to buy the AU Futura wagon when we found we were in the family way.

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Old 22-06-2010, 07:22 PM   #76
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16 years for my EA Fairmont Ghia. Drove it out to the dealer brand new and to the wreckers 430,000km later for $100
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Old 22-06-2010, 07:30 PM   #77
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AU Falcon Forte 4 years and counting the second longest would be the old 89 camry i had 3 years
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Old 23-06-2010, 09:40 AM   #78
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Have had my xf for just over 15 years and my toyota lite ace van 16 years...
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Old 23-06-2010, 10:08 AM   #79
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Longest would be my XY which is my 2nd car... Only had it for 6 years, but i'm planning on taking it to the grave with me so i guess it will stay with me for the next 40 years at least ! (I hope)
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Old 23-06-2010, 10:38 AM   #80
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Longest I've owned a car and actually been legally able to drive it would be my current AU, roughly owned it for a year and a half.
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Old 23-06-2010, 08:23 PM   #81
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the ef wagon im driving now, i have had for 2 and a half years. that is the longest for a car in my name.my very 1st car was a 63 ej special wagon when i was 13 years old. im 38 this year and i have owned somewhere between 50 to 60 cars. as far as fords i have had 2 x 86 ford lasers, 75 xb sedan, 75 xb gs ute, 84 xe sedan, 87 xf sedan, 85 zl fairlaine, 92 xg ute, 94 ed sedan and the current ef wagon. a lot of my cars have been wagons mainly.
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Old 23-06-2010, 09:13 PM   #82
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my old 176 RWKW i6 NA EF FAIRMONT White.. known as "fordfreak ef" on fordmods

7 years in total.. started as a slusher 4 spd but converted to t5
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Old 24-06-2010, 12:26 AM   #83
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I have had my EF Falcon for 10 years and the XM for 6 weeks and counting.
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Old 27-06-2010, 09:50 AM   #84
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ive had my XBGT coupe for 15years now
i bought it from a gold coast GT club member for $9500 3/1995, i was 21 years old at the time and i had to sell my very first car i ever owned a XC falcon GXL 302/c4 to help pay for the XBGT.
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Old 27-06-2010, 10:01 AM   #85
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Longest car i have kept was my Ford Capri 2.8i Turbo 12 year ode , only sold it for me Ford falcon BA Boss Ute! so you can say i like FORD especially rear wheel drive!!!!
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Old 27-06-2010, 10:18 AM   #86
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Some marriage's don't last this long...
I wander if having long term car carries over to long term marriage ??
Especially when you consider the car kept for so long becomes a project to keep it
in top condition..
Aha as they say you have to work at these things ... Lol....
As per Overhaulin show the Mrs gets very much involved...
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Old 27-06-2010, 09:32 PM   #87
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2003 until now with my VL.
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Old 28-06-2010, 09:54 AM   #88
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XD ESP - owned that for just under 22 yrs and I've had my EF XR6 Wgn now for 10yrs.
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