When your newest vehicle is 9 years old - and it’s a motorcycle

[ThinkFast]

My 2012 BMW R1200GS is the newest vehicle we own. Our main driver is a Lexus SUV, 2011. Two other cars are more for fun/play, and both are old: a 1988 and a 2003. And I am just now realizing that my bike is already almost 9 years old - I bought it almost new in 2012 with 800 miles on it. Now over 50k. Dang. Time flies.

 

[Abacinator]

My car is a 1998 528i with nearly 230k miles. My wife's car is a 2001 E320 4matic with 120k. My bike is a 1997 Tiger with around 40k. I guess we like old shit :laughing

 

[GAJ]

My 2012 BMW R1200GS is the newest vehicle we own. Our main driver is a Lexus SUV, 2011. Two other cars are more for fun/play, and both are old: a 1988 and a 2003. And I am just now realizing that my bike is already almost 9 years old - I bought it almost new in 2012 with 800 miles on it. Now over 50k. Dang. Time flies.

:laughing

You are smart is what that tells me! :thumbup

Down to one bike, 2008 model, and still loving my last new car.

Bought it in 1994.

Retired at age 51 for some odd reason. :laughing

 

[ThinkFast]

My car is a 1998 528i with nearly 230k miles. My wife's car is a 2001 E320 4matic with 120k. My bike is a 1997 Tiger with around 40k. I guess we like old shit :laughing

Yep. Old good shit!

:laughing

You are smart is what that tells me! :thumbup

Down to one bike, 2008 model, and still loving my last new car.

Bought it in 1994.

Retired at age 51 for some odd reason. :laughing

Indeed. Imagine that:cool

 

[Bay Arean]

2009 Triumph and 2006 4Runner. Love em both so I don’t consider myself deprived or anything.

At 64, I kind of wonder if I can make the car the last one I own. I have no desire to have anything new, from the loan to the tech. The 4Runner has enough processors as it is.

 

[Maddevill]

Newest vehicle 2006 ZX14
2004 KTM 450
2003 Dodge Ram
2001 Yamaha Big Bear
1992 GMC Yukon
1983 Suzuki GS 750E

I've owned very very few new vehicles. Not sure if it's because they don't tickle my fancy or its because I'm a cheap bastard

Mad

 

[buellistic]

Newest is a 2007 KTM..

 

[Kurosaki]

1988 Supercharged Toyota MR-2
2009 Honda 600RR

:dunno

I don't like new cars.

 

[gixxerjeff]

1988 Supercharged Toyota MR-2

I'd love to see a picture of your Mister Two.:thumbup
I turned wrenches for Toyota for a buncha years.

 

[Kurosaki]

I'd love to see a picture of your Mister Two.:thumbup
I turned wrenches for Toyota for a buncha years.

It's still currently dead at the moment. Working from home hasn't helped motivation to do much about it.


I've been a Toyota man my whole life.

89' Supra
92' Supra (Twin turbo engine swaps on both)
06' Corolla
89' MR-2
88' SC MR-2

My 92 Supra was a very special car for me but the 88 MR-2 is a close 2nd.

Edit: Added a picture of the 92 Supra since I figured you'd appreciate it.

 

[GAJ]

2009 Triumph and 2006 4Runner. Love em both so I don’t consider myself deprived or anything.

At 64, I kind of wonder if I can make the car the last one I own. I have no desire to have anything new, from the loan to the tech. The 4Runner has enough processors as it is.

Yeah, at 64 I just dropped $4k on an excellent new suspension on my '94 r model Miata with 189k miles onit and have zero desire to replace it.

Runs as good as new.

I'm trying to get State Farm to change my policy to "declared value" as very few were made and you can't find a good one for less than 7 grand.

Right now I think State Farm thinks it is worth 2 grand. :laughing

 

[mikev]

My car is a 1998 528i with nearly 230k miles. My wife's car is a 2001 E320 4matic with 120k. My bike is a 1997 Tiger with around 40k. I guess we like old shit :laughing

20 year old german cars? Do you hate yourself?

 

[gixxerjeff]

I've been a Toyota man my whole life.

Edit: Added a picture of the 92 Supra since I figured you'd appreciate it.

Cool stuff, all of it.
No shame in the lack of noise coming out of the Mister Two. It will happen in it's own time. I'm looking forward to the "complete restoration with ridiculous mods" build thread whenever you get around to it.
And the Supra is another Toy-Cult car. Sweet. :cool

 

[Butch]

Cool thread. I have Haggerty Insurance which convers “declared value”... ‘73 Porsche 914 with a 993 motor.
My newest vehicle is the 06 Rangey.... i guess I like old stuff.

 

[Abacinator]

20 year old german cars? Do you hate yourself?

:laughing

If I wasn't in the biz there's no chance I'd own one, let alone 2! Those Mercedes are reliable af tho.

 

[Eldritch]

If you have A German Car from the 80's they are still tanks that work great and aren't usually hard to fix. I just am not willing to dump $20k into one of those $2k cars to restore it up to cherry.

 

[wazzuFreddo]

I drive a 2004 F150 with 296k on the odometer

 

[Pushrod]

I'm almost seventy years old. Never had money so I bought cheap, fixed it and kept it.

Origami plastics and over the top electronics seemed always to be a money pit waiting to pounce so I just kept what worked and I could work on.

My VTR 1000 F seems to suit. The R 100 RS is an art project if you think in simplist terms.

My cage is a 2012 Civic SI with Hondata tuning.

I think I'm set for my seventh decade. (I'm a vehicle marketer's tough nut to crack.)

 

[GAJ]

Cool thread. I have Haggerty Insurance which convers “declared value”... ‘73 Porsche 914 with a 993 motor.
My newest vehicle is the 06 Rangey.... i guess I like old stuff.

Oh man, can we have a photo of the Porsche? :thumbup

 

[Charles R]

I'm down to three in my stable:
2008 Concours 14, bought new so all it's 120k miles are mine.
2007 Grand Cherokee Diesel
1968 VW Karmann Ghia