I have that same shirt! Try to hold the power button and see if it has a turbo mode like a Nebo flashlight.

I read the title and all I saw was flashlight review😂 maybe that said something about me, but it was funny

Either buy new on a full earranty lease...ir buy an old car. DO NOT buy a car of around 4 years old...you will be hit by repairs AND depreciation....esp as newer cars have so much more to go wrong.

I bought a low mileage Mitsubishi Outlander in 2016 for £3500. I've spent around £1500 on it, brakes, suspension, sensors plus £600 on new tyres. It flies through the bi annual safety checks. It still only has 85,000 on the clock. So £5600 in 8 years...£700/year to totally write off the vehicle. As i can sell it for £2000 privately my running costs are £450/year. I wont be buying new.

Great times at matg2024

Most maintenance for a vehicle is not covered under the manufacturers warranty, how does that help save money?Whether you own the car or make payments, you still have to pay the maintenance. And new cars aren't always built better. 2 people in my neighborhood have 2023 Tahoes, both have been to the dealer for numerous issues, while I wave and drive past in my 96 Tahoe😂

I'm 63 and have never bought a new car. I have two 12 and 13 year old Honda CRV's. Regular maintenance and upkeep and they'll go another 10 years.

I traded my 2016 paid off ford f150 for a Mazda 3. My payments are 200 bucks a month. Stupid decision but I really enjoy driving it and save a ton of money on gas. The ford was flawless. Am I an idiot for doing this? My wife thinks I am in a mid life crisis.

Like they say TAKE CARE OF THE CAR AND IT WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

My cars are old ,paid off for many years and well maintained ,no rust ,oil changes ,maintenance, on time etc,. Not beat on. If..IF ,,I pay several thousand a year on Maintainence that I do not do anymore I am so far ahead it’s stupid to look at 50 thousand $$ plus purchase just to impress my one best friend /neighbor. My largest complaints are insurance goes up every year(go figure) and Dealers ,well don’t go there for parts or service.

OOOO yeah I owned a 1994 Saturn LE from 2002 to 2012 and she lasted over 400K when she finally got put to rest at PICK N PULL.

Question: is it ok to use a 20K oil filter on 2008 Solara with 169K miles....and the maintenence light comes on every 5K not 3K....OR get a 10K filter and change it every other oil change?? Might jus look in the manual??

I bought my 2008 Solara SLE....black n tan convertible....with 158K miles....last year in September 2023 for 12K....not a bad price for almost looking brand new inside and out !!!!....more than likely she was garaged up there.....and it was a one owner that bought it brand new and it stayed in Madison WI for the whole 15 yrs....even has the OWNERS MANUAL and other booklets. She made her way to KCMO somehow and I'm now the proud owner of my dream car.

I own 4 paid off cars. Three Scions (2006 xB, 2013 FR-s and iA) and a 2004 Silverado z71. And I'm living off Social security. I can because I own my own home and completely debt free. All are either over 200,000 miles, or gettin' there. I'm doing a brake job today on the iS and had to replace a coil a couple of weeks ago. But my shop makes repairs easy. BTW, I bought the scions new.

Great advice. We are older and have 4 cars - the newest is 2015 and no payments!

Had to stop at 7:20. This fellow is way too chatty.

okay sorry but this video seems really strange I clicked out of curiosity and the first 5 mins is assuming everyone buys a new car every 3 years and making it seem like choosing not to is some super weird alternative concept to consider like going out and living in the woods or something? but the avg car on the road in the US is 12+ yrs old, it's the status quo and a normal thing and everyone knows they're out of warranty and you have like do maintenance?

I've got a 20 year old truck bought used 8 years ago. My wife has a 14 year old car bought 10 years ago. We paid cash for both. Tires, batteries and oil changes (done myself) are pretty much all we've spent on them. I would never recommend buying a new car.

Don't see any new cars that i like more than my 30 year old jeep.

Bought a high milage 06 ford ranger in 2010 as a back up car in 2010 for $4000 gave it to my grandkid in 2023 after adding 50,.000 miles on it. It had the same value and should be good for another 50,000 . Current car is a Corrola that had 35,000 miles as a rental car 2018 ,purchased in 2019 for ,13,500. Have added 55,000 on since then ,Saved $1,000's on not having to purchase full coverage insurance and put $400 a month away for my next purchase just like a payment. In October that will be 5 years and I will have 24,000 saved.

Hi I live in the uk, I bought my cat when it was 3 years old. I’ve now owned it 4 years it’s done 56,000 miles I have a major service once a year as I only do an average of 3 to4000 miles a year. The only thing they could find wrong on its service last month was a rear wiper blade.i pay for an extended warranty every year. Apart from tyres. I’ve never had to replace anything

Had a 2001 Toyota Solara SE during my college years. I regret selling it.

4 min. into vid & you haven't said anything. Like talking to my wife.

More cost effective to fix my old vehicle vs buying a new one.

I'm driving a 1993 Buick Century Special with a 3300V6/3T40 transmission. It's the best car I have ever owned. Bought it new back in 1993. I also drive a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan with the 3.6 Pentastar. It's a great van and I haven't had any issues with it at all. I bought that new as well. I paid cash for them when I bought them. I save my money. I don't finance things. I maintain my own cars and I never send them to the dealer for service. I am my own mechanic. I also have a Lexus RX350..............I don't like it but I maintain it and keep in good condition. I have my own diagnostic scanners and my own tools and do all of my own service. I am 66 years old and am debt free.

Instead of paying the bank you pay the mechanic. All that changes is the amount you pay.

Best car’s ever made came out in the 90s-2016 F what people think about you

My paid off car saves me at least $3600 a year. You have to do a lot of damage in order for that not to be worthwhile.

The reality of owning a 20 year old car is that it gets more difficult to buy parts for it every week because the government wants your car off the road

Spray foam and a drop ceiling? Like the improvements

To me buying a newer car never made much sense. You see I pay 5%-10% the price of a new car for a car with 75% of the lifespan remaining. It is older so the repairs are very simple and parts are cheap. The technology is not that high so it "only" gets 150hp which is plenty to get anywhere. The new cars increased horsepower and these crazy electronic features but to keep the price down, the quality had to go way down. So they do not last. And they do not get that much more mpg than the old cars in a lot of cases in real world conditons.

Historically speaking, interest rates right now are not high. Unless you are only about 22 years old and have never seen what it was like longer than that ago.

I love driving my old paid off cars, and keeping them going. 93 Cvic 88 jeep xj great cars

I'm 73 yrs old. I drive a 2002 Honda CR-V that I purchsed 10 yrs ago for $4,000. So it's 23 yrs old now. The car at that time of purchase had 95,000 miles and was in mint condition. And it now 10 yrs later only has 133,000 miles. And I've easily spent around $4,000 over the years in repairs. AC compressor, power steering pump, starter, new tires, several oil leaks needed fixed. It still looks as good as any other newer SUV and allows me great affordable local transportation since I average about 300 miles a month driving. What's interesting is that I see this SUV is actually worth more than I paid for it 10 yrs ago. Would I travel long distance in it? No.. it's way better to rent a new car for a week and not have to worry about a breakdown. So what's the consensus here? Should I keep this old SUV a few more years and chance something major happening that it loosing it's current resale value of about $5,000 and then become worthless because the motor or tranny blows up etc.? Or sell it while it's still in great condition and buy another newer used car? My savings only allow for about $12k for a newer used SUV. But all I've seen these days are newer but with higher mileage than mine and way more costly. Thanks for any opinions.

I have about 6 vehicles. 2000 Toyota 4 Runner, 2000 Yukon Xl, 2000 Mercury (last 302), two ‘93 d21 Nissans and a 1999 Ford F 350 7.3. There is nothing on the current market that I would rather have to replace any of these. If you keep cars and work on them themselves, in 20 years time you will have a great set of tools and skills instead of blowing all that in a car payment. I just replaced the ac system on my 7.3. The parts were $400 and I replaced everything which fixed all the issues I was having and now have a stronger ac than when I bought the truck. I have only had a car payment for 3 years on the Toyota, everything else was bought at around 80,000 miles. I bought the Yukon for $50. Best of all, my State does not believe these cars are worth crap, so annual tax on most is like $15. Buy a new car and you enter into one of the most risky financial decisions imaginable. You will buy insurance in case you total it……you pay taxes because you own it….just light a barrel full of cash on fire instead.

To me there's no such thing as a paid off get when you still have to pay insurance

I looked at the receipt of my 2015 Toyota Corolla I bought in 2019. It was a total of 9200 dollars. I thought of upgrading but can’t rationalize having a car payment again. Especially because I worked 3 jobs to pay the car off quickly.

I haven’t had a car payment since 2010. Love it. Newest car is a 2019 Honda Pilot. Just replaced the AC compressor and condenser in our 2006 Pilot. Cost me $500 for new Denso parts and refrigerant. Did it myself. My lack of car payments allowed me to pay my house off 9 years early. Now I have no car payments *and* no mortgage payment.

I get a new car every 3 years. I have paid upfront cash for my last 7 cars because my mother always told me... "if you have to borrow money to buy it, you can't afford it" meaning of you have to borrow money from a bank to buy it. So I keep a separate bank account that I call "car money," in which I deposit a specific amount, sometimes more if it's a good month, and at the end of 3 years, I've actually waited up to 5 years to get a more expensive car, which wasn't as nice as I was imagining it to be. So I stick to a goal of 15,000, per year, for my "car money" account, and then I try to put twice that amount into my savings account. I give myself a very limited amount for fun money. I really don't need anything and I traveled in my younger years, so I've been there, done that twice already. So my only real expenses are property taxes and insurance and utilities. Oh! And food! It's better to wait a little longer to get what you really want, and pay for it in full upfront.

Nailed it 100% I agree with everything said Also the beauty of older used cars is they are cheap and you can easily own more than one vehicle for different things. I wanted a truck to go fishing and outdoor activities so I bought a beater Tacoma with 200k miles for $3k cash. Dirt cheap insurance, easy to work on and maintain, don't care about dings and scratches, and I don't mind using it like a truck. Runs like a dream too! Plus you get the choice of what you feel like driving and if one of them has an issue you can drive the other!

If you have your own garage then that will make it easier to hold on to a car for a long time. But once your car reaches beyond 10 years you have to be ok with buying used parts or third party as manufacturers may not stock parts for it anymore.

Try to organize your thoughts before recording, and get to the point. Imagine that people are tuning in for this subject title and talk to them.

just bought the 47 and the constant power cable. first issue was the OBD plug would not fit inside the little door on my Ford. Didnt want to try to cut out the door so, went for the less desirable 12V "cigarette lighter" location. At this point the longer cable would not reach around the trip to do neat install. Curiously, i notice the cable i got is reverse direction (angle pointing down) from your install. this means the cable will have to loop back up- not as nice. now i;m looking for right angle (pointing up) mini USB to USB A that is 10 ft.

I have a vehicle that is paid off, It is an older model 2012 Hyunda Accent and I love the little car, but now the check engine light came on and it's the catalytic converter 😭 I've tried using catalytic converter cleaners but the light stays on, so it is obviously damaged inside. Dealership has the original for 1,700.00 dollars, plus 4hr labor taxes and fees, that's 2,600 or so. Hyundai dealer charges 170.00 per hour. 4 hours x 170.00 equals 680.00 plus tax. Could a muffler shop be cheaper. Is there any way around this problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏻

Well, it might just be that whatever you pay in the $400-$600 a month on a new car for "peace of mind" you can save for repairs of your paid off car, and probably less - you can put away $200 a month and cover annual repairs of your car.

You don’t have to have full coverage if you paid off your car so you can save some money . Another thing is that you have a title so you can sell the car easier .

I can thankfully say that I have never had a car payment in my life. I’ve owned one brand new car before but I ended up getting another thirty year old “beater” for my daily driver since there are so many terrible designs in new cars.

I ve owned a 2010 civic bought brand new and got rid of it in 2024.

2004 Avalon. 129,000 miles. Meticulous care. 3 other Avalons of the same model in the family, each lasted over 250,000 miles. Certainly has road rash and failing upholstery. However, it is clean.

it's refreshing to see a YT video telling me to save my money and not tempt me into buying things i dont need