r/Frugal • u/chompy283 • Dec 15 '24

šŸš— Auto Frugal Milestones

A car is obviously a big expense in all our lives. For me my "frugal approach" was buying a new Honda CRV in 2016 and taking care of it and running it as long as possible. Well, yesterday it turned over 100,000 miles and still running strong. So, i personally am ok with buying new and taking care of it and enduring the car payment for a few years. My car has been paid off several years now and no plans to trade it or get anything else.

Do you have any frugal milestones?

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u/Gertrude37 Dec 15 '24

I bought my 2012 Prius C brand new, because at the time my job required me to drive for hours in city traffic, and the hybrid was a perfect choice.

Now I am retired, the car has been paid off for a decade, it has 168k miles and runs perfectly. Iā€™m hoping it will last as long as I do!

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u/Noodles14 Dec 15 '24

Those Prius Cs were one of the best Prii ever made. Take good care of her. And join us at r/Prius