You've asked it to the right people at the right place. Here, on SN noone is gonna say that you buy a new one.

No car is the best. But not everyone can do it for many valid reasons.

If your car doesn't have any major problems and fits your needs, you should keep it.

To be "better for the earth", you should only use it when necessary. If you can walk or bike to a nearby destination, leave the car at home.

New cars are like spyware machines Old cars without internet and spyware and without subscriptions features could become very rare and expensive demanded things ;)

Old, 100%. What @TNStacker said ;) Also, who gives a crap what your coworkers say lol

The older the better. Cars with no electronic components are the best for those truly privacy-minded.

Some day I'd like to get an old truck and replace everything on it with custom made stainless steel parts that will last for ages. Still trying to escape rent slavery, for now, though.

Dream car:

I thought you should keep this old car because if it has no problems, why would you want to replace it at someone's request. Or if you find happiness in yourself, then you can replace it

Yeah, keep it. Why upgrade? Maybe if your situation allows for a full EV it would make a difference. But on the other hand you have a easy and cheap car to maintain and no surveillance tech built in. Don't give a shit what your coworkers think ;) stay humble and stack sats!

New cars are expensive maintenance contracts. Don't fall for it!

Keep your car as long as it is running well and safe. If it becomes a money pit needing persistent repairs as many old cars do then buy yourself a used car you can afford.

It's nice to have a nice car and for maybe a week it makes you feel good about yourself then it's just a car. When I thought I was important I had mercedes and BMWs but now that I know I am a pleb like everyone else our family has one car. A 2019 Nissan Rogue.

I love old cars. They are so simple and reliable

This was my 1973 beetle. Just sold it :(

Now I'm driving a 2008 Ford Fiesta. Reliable but not that simple... but it's cheap

My friend had 70th Soviet car. Your car isn't old compare to it

Currently drive 2006 Honda Accord. Not the most economical actually, but I like it. It has 2.4 litre petrol engine, so eats fuel a lot, also for old cars there are some repairs needed from time to time, for example, recently changed clutch, it cost almost 500 EUR in total (because it's Honda, could be 2x for a lot of other cars). But decent new car would cost itself a lot and then you would have problems in 3-5 years, so basically then you need to change your main car every few years.

I prefer high mileage Toyotas. After 200,000 miles, most people don't value them. So they are cheap. And if they are cared for, they can last another 200,000 miles. I like cars that are easy for me to work on. The newest I buy are early 2000's. Newer cars are too complicated and there is much more that can go wrong. Older japanese, well cared for cars, are the best value in my opinion.

I’m in the same boat. I have a 2015 Kia Sportage that runs well. But I am looking at a new Chevy Colorado, MotorTrend Truck of the Year, under 30k. Or maybe used 2017 bmw 2 series convertible for under 20k. A Jeep would be fun, but I heard the Wranglers can require quite a bit of maintenance.

I've been driving a Mazda for as long I can remember, to me they're very reliable and such smooth rides.

The manual transmission thing is so true. My European buddy said exactly what you stated. He said, "If you don't want your car to be stolen in America, just buy a manual, because no one there knows how to drive stick!"

If your car is still getting you where you need to be safe and reliably, no need to upgrade, IMO.

It depends how much it cost to maintain to old car vs getting a new one !

Hello, I assume that it is better to have an older car, over time the engines are made to be "ecological" (and producers save money) and these cars are more likely to fail due to the fact that I am from Poland, which is quite a poor country where my first car is an Audi A3 2.0 tdi 2004 and I complain about its imperfections, such as a broken dual mass, rotting, fear of God, but for my routes, i.e. 2x a week, 40 km of continuous driving + 1 route a month of 250 km in one day, it is enough for me. My dad tells me that there is no point in repairing it and all that, but I feel that my grandfather gave me this car and bought it in 2009 and when his car broke down, I remember my mother taking me to the orthodontist in it and as long as I have a modest budget at the moment PLN 20k in savings, or about $5k , and in a year I would like to start studying where the cost of living is extremely expensive. PLN 5.5k was saved per month, but if I had the opportunity, I would repair the car at every step.

Old cars don't have spyware. I'd genuinely be interested in a new car that doesn't have "features" that probably spy on users.

Would pick an older model any day. I love the designs far better than the crap these days! they were built better & so much easier to work on as well!

I have a 94 Toyota, manual with more than a quarter million miles. At this point I've repaired/replaced nearly all the major parts... Most recently I spent 3k on a transmission rebuild.

The normies seem to get off on harshing my truck, but it's never let me down. Insurance is low, there's no loan on it, and if I wanted to sell it today I know that I could get a fair price.

I get around 15mpg and drive about 9,000/year. If I got another vehicle, it wouldn't be for "efficiency" it would be for luxury and comfort and maybe a Bluetooth stereo connection. I also wouldn't get rid of this truck if I had another vehicle. It sparks joy.

How long would it take me to make up for the joules of energy input to a new car?

Would I retain a greater amount of money over that time if I had a new car price + insurance + maintenance? Almost certainly not.

If something on my vehicle breaks, there are junk yards all over the country to source parts from. It's simple machine that I can fix if I need to, and most mechanic shops are happy to see it.

If my cash flow increased dramatically, I might lease a fast German luxury car.

I plan to never pay to own something that can be shut off remotely.

I’m happy with a 2010 Toyota. Somethings need to be replaced every now and then, but Toyota parts seem to be easy to come by.

Am visiting China at the moment and our friends electric car (aion) was about 18k USD bought a few years ago. It costs her about $10 to charge a month!

It felt pretty cheap so I’m not sure how long it will last. But those costs over a 10 year period makes me start to rethink electric cars. Where I live in Australia it might not be worth while as it’s long distances between towns so that would be something I’d need to look into more.

Don't enter into the competition of who has the better car....

If your old car, still works fine. I'll keept it.

There's no right or wrong answers, really depends on how often and how much you drive.

Toyota hybrid is easy to maintain, with huge fuel saving and a fairly good second hand market value.

One of the ways the rich get richer, isn't that they spend less, but they spend more on things that help them cut down on cost over the years.

I got one of the most energy efficient fridge in the consumer market, the savings over a year already pays for the premium.

Obviously not. You don’t want to land yourself in a situation where you feel compelled to withdraw your SN sats to make your car instalment payments 😝

I’ve got a 2001 VW caravelle which I love . And I’ve heard too many horror stories about new cars particularly electric that are an expensive nightmare to service and maintain and keep going wrong. I’d only upgrade to something similar like a T5 caravelle.