LazerBlueP5
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- 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe // 6spd
I kept it for exactly 12 months in which time I put roughly 8k on it. I may get another one in the future when the Hummer H3 lease is up. Depends on what the 2011 STi is like. 
How long are you planning on keeping your Speed3?
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For many more years. I bought my 08.5 on June 16, 2008 with 2 miles on the odo and I plan on keeping for at least 8 years. When I was shopping for a new car I knew it was going to need to be something practical that I could live with for quite a while. Selling it in less than 8 years would be just be financial suicide.
MikeHTally
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- 2008.5 Speed3, 2006 Chrysler 300C, 2003 Ram 1500
An' we thought the C-5 Galaxy is huge. That looser may dwarf the Andropov!
Well, we (my wife and I) ran our CRX till it rusted nearly in half, and my Eclipse has been in the family for nearly 10 years now and is still going strong.... so I figure we'll have this MS3 till it's too rusty to fix anymore... maybe 20 years from now (or longer if I can help it). The only car we ever sold that had any life left in it was our MX6, sold it for something more civil (it was half gutted and ran an open race exhaust that exited behind the front tire, no AC...etc... my wife drove it to college for 2 years, never got pulled over, but nearly went deaf) and we regret selling it everytime we mail another car payment check. We love our MS3... we just don't love the debt. Car payments suck.
tiagotiago
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- 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
If it gives me good, reliable service, like it has up to this point, I'll keep it around until it becomes too expensive to fix.
Unless of course there's some mindblowing unforseen car innovation that instantly renders an MS3 obsolete, then I may trade up a bit earlier...
Unless of course there's some mindblowing unforseen car innovation that instantly renders an MS3 obsolete, then I may trade up a bit earlier...
like a hover car that they have ben promising us for the last 20 years...
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I would hope not, I started driving a 62 VW when I was 12 and I was lucky it wouldn't go any faster than it did. I am going to get him into go karts this year and hopfully he will learn to handle the car when he gets it, he will also know how to maintain it before he drives it and have to pay for his own insurance.
iheartmyhatchie
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Until it dies... (rockon)
AllLostThings
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- 2007 Mazdaspeed 3
Have some faith in your ride!!
I plan to be buried in mine, freshly waxed, detailed and tuned for the afterlife. Except if I ever finish my 70 Challenger then then the 3 can be buried next to me.
79_Limited
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- 2006 Madza 3 Hatchback
Mine will be paid for in a few months so I will still keep it as my DD. As long as the maintenance is reasonable I will keep it for the daily. I must say for a commuter I have been very, very happy with the 30+mpg on the highway. This car is the perfect balance between power and economy.
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- 2001 Mazda MP3
how slow do you drive on the highway?
john blutarski
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- 2004 Subaru WRX STI
Well I'm coming up on one year of ownership and I've had zero issues. I still love the car just as much as when I bought it. Today reminded me how much I love it for more than just performance when I folded the seats down and loaded it up to the ceiling with more s*** than I thought I could fit in a truck.
BayAreaMS3
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- 2007 Speed3
Untill the end of time.
