How long has your car been in your family?

[kirk]

I'm not talking about your Marauder, just any car.

I ask this question because I work with a guy who owns a 1915 Model T. His great great grandfather bought this car new!

I've been looking for other longevity stories like this but haven't found anything yet. I've told him this has to be a record and he could easily get some good press. However, he's not very interested in the attention.

[JBeezy]

7 years. The longest I've ever kept any car. 😔

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[Bluerauder]

The Marauder takes the prize for me at 14 years. I kept my 1974 Dodge Charger SE for 12 years.

My father and his 3 brothers picked up a 1929 Buick with the intent of restoring it. It ended up that my father was doing all the work on the car and he asked each of his brothers to do specific things on it. They didn't cooperate and it led to a family squabble over the car. It sat in my Grandfather's garage for nearly 50 years until it was sold to a doctor who had it professionally restored. Think I only saw it once or twice as I was growing up.

[jsignorelli]

I bought my 1970 Mustang Boss 302 on April 19, 1970. I still have it
I bought my 1989 Mustang LX Coupe in January of '89, and I still have it. It is now a supercharged, 347 stroker.
I bought my 1993 Mustang GT Hatch in March of '93. It is now a supercharged, 331 stroker.
I built my FFV Cobra kit car from 2004 - 2010. Still have it.
After attending the NYC Auto show in April of 2004, I was at the dealer the next day ordering my Silver Birch. Several performance mods later, I still have it.

[RubberCtyRauder]

My 95 F350 I bought new, 38k miles now. As slow as a DTR in racking up miles

[justbob]

10/04 I never owned a car more than a couple of years before the MM


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[Sully008]

The longest owned vehicle in my family is the 1982 Glendale motorhome my parents own. Rides on a GMC Vandura chassis. They bought it new. The second longest is the 1986 Merkur XR4Ti that we bought in 1991. I still have that one in my garage. Third longest is the Marauder, which I bought in 2005.

[Mr. Man]

For us the '04 MM is our longest held car. Bought new in Oct 2003. I had my GMC for 17 yrs before it rusted away.

[gdmjoe]

62 years - 1952 F-1. Father purchased -used- in 1954.

Since neither of my sons were interested in it, I sold it last year.
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[Mr. Man]

62 years - 1952 F-1. Father purchased -used- in 1954.

Since neither of my sons were interested in it, I sold it last year.
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That truck looks like it was well cared for. Hope it went to a good new owner and you got a good price for it.:)

[2,4shofast]

I have a 1974 F350 that my grandfather bough new, Im the second owner.:beer:

[Cobra25]

I have a 1969 Jeep Wagoneer 4X4 which My father gave me a few years back. It has 59,000 Orginial miles on it & was garaged kept since new & still is in my garage.

[johnnyrauder]

picked up my 03 mm on june 02 15 years ago

[Turbov6Bryan]

I have my dads high school car he bought in 1970

1967 firebird 400 4 speed red on red hardtop with power steering

4 wheel drum and manual brakes.

Rings and valve seats in 1971, all original car except belts and hoses and 1 repaint in 78

[Motorhead350]

I got the Marauder new Sept 2002 and have been the only owner.

My dad bought a 1990 K5 Blazer NEW in 1991, no one in Chicago wanted it. I still have it to this day.

I have a hard time getting rid of cars unless they are total piles of crap. I only ditched two cars in my entire life. A 65 Chevy C-10 and 92 Crown Victoria.

[gdmjoe]

31 years - 1986 Mustang GT. Purchased *new*. Still have. 34,000miles.

*Ya ... I put some SVO parts on it.
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[rkk]

The Marauder will celebrate its 15th birthday on June 26, 2017.

As far others, my Dad's 1991 Nissan Stanza holds the record which will turn 26 years old in August of this year. Good car.

[Shornaday]

While I was in the service (USAF) I would go to a local parts yard and buy a car for $500 to 600 Fix what was needed and run it until the wheels would fall off (not really), but when I was done with them the were really ready for the junkyard.

1976 Ranchero purchased in the early 1980s. Pulled a 429 (4V) out of a Thunderbird, rebuilt that one with a mild cam and had it bored out .030. Had the heads reworked, new lifters, Crank was trued. Just about everything was new in that engine. Put another 100,000 miles on it, rust was really eating away at the body so I parked it. Still have it, engine still runs good just needs a new carburetor.

1980 Ford LTD, did the same with this one as I did on the Ranchero. Put around 150,000 miles on it. It still sits in the back yard.

Bought a 1987 Ford Crown Victoria with 100,000 miles on it and drove it another 150,000 miles with only minor maintenance. However, when I quit driving it you could hear the bearings going. Last time I shut it down it just about locked up. (wrecked it 2 times). Still sitting in the back by the garage.

Then I bought a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis with 16,000 miles thru a friend that would go to auctions. That was in 2003. Still have this one and it has about 90,000 miles on it. I have had portions of it repainted several times due to paint peeling. Then had it completely painted and about a year ago the paint started pealing on the roof again. The shop owner let it slip that he didn't think it would start peeling so soon. Its going into the paint shop (AGAIN) next week to do the job correctly. Don't know if I am pissed at Ford or the Shops that did the painting.

Bought a 2002 Ford Crew Cab Pickup in 2005. It is still running strong with 136,000 miles. Just need a new paint job on the roof. South Carolina sun does a number on paint. More cars than I have covered parking space.

Then bought a 2004 Marauder in may of 2014 with 36,000 miles, absolutely love it. Now has around 49,000 miles.

Not long after I bought the 2004 I purchased a 2003 Marauder that has a little over 100,000 miles on it. Don't drive it much due to the mileage, but it is right up there with the 2004 Marauder. Just tickles me every time I get behind the wheel.

Bought a 1997 Ford 4x4 and 1979 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser off of my mother to keep her from having to deal with selling after my dad died. Both need work as they came out of Iowa where the salt rules during the winter. The brake booster came apart on the truck while rolling up on a stop sign. Seems one of the places that was pressed in to hold the two halves together rusted out. Luckily when I lost the brakes there was no traffic.

Like I say drive them till the wheels fall off or I total them. Now it stands that I can drive a different vehicle each day of the work week. But now that I am retired I just can't make up my mind which one I want to drive.

OK, Ill get of my high horse or Rant what ever you want to call it. :D

[Mike D Mechanic]

I have 96 F250 I bought new still my DD. my 04 MM bought new and still have. I have only owned 6 vehicles total. all new except 85 mustang that is a project toy. except F250 & MM all new ones went to crusher 1 owner. I buy what I like and keep it

[gdmjoe]

50 years - 1965 Mustang 2+2, 302CI Windsor 4BBL, 4SPD.

Purchased -used- in 1967, the original owner had blown-up the 289CI D-code engine and replaced it with a *new* factory 302.

In 1969-1972 the car was drag raced in D/ModifiedProduction - heavily modified TransAm/Boss 302 (Cleveland) with a T-Bolt 4.56 9" differential. Retired from drag racing in 1973 and the original 302CI Windsor was re-installed.

Given to my youngest son, the current owner, in 1995.

Sorry, couldn't find a pic'. :(
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[MGDriver]

For me it would be my 2003 Audi A6 Avant that I just sold last month, been in the family since new and it was definitely the best car I ever owned before the Marauder but I had to sell it because car ownership becomes progressively more and more expensive over here. Now are even introducing a toll system on the Autobahn which is based on displacement and emissions of the vehicle so it'll be super expensive for the Marauder again, as if taxes and insurance wasn't already expensive enough.
Gets to a point where I can't afford having 2 cars anymore so I'll probably have to sell my project car too if the government keeps stealing my money like that but they'll never bring me to sell the Marauder even if that means I'd have to live in a garden shack to be able to afford it soon. :depress:

[str8pipe]

The Marauder will celebrate its 15th birthday on June 26, 2017.

As far others, my Dad's 1991 Nissan Stanza holds the record which will turn 26 years old in August of this year. Good car.
Still got my 1990 camry v6. Get ready for it: 76000 original miles. Did i mention v6, its quite fast. Ok I meant peppy. Lol[emoji1]

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[Joe Walsh]

32+ years : 1985 Mustang GT 5.0 ; bought new in April of '85
23+ years : 1984 Mustang GT Turbo ; bought used from original owner in June of '94
14+ years : 2003 Mercury Marauder ; bought new in December of '02
14+ years : 1965 427 Cobra Replicar ; bought the kit in '02, along with my brother we built it and had it on the road in June '03

[kirk]

Some very impressive stats here, but not surprising for a group of car people.

My stats are;
2003 Marauder - 15 years - bought new in 2002
1963 Marauder S-55 - 36 years - bought used in 1981


Still, none of these come close to 102 years and owned since new. WOW

[StylinP]

My Dad bought my Marauder new in 2002. Now I have it. It has 205K miles and going strong. My dad is very impressed with the continued care I'm giving it. He was meticulous with keeping the service records up to date in the owner's manual. I've carried on the tradition.

[mrjones]

This is a good thread, and there are some awesome stories here. Glad I'm not the only one. I've always wanted to get into buying and selling cars, but my wife says that I would go broke because I would never sell any.

First, because it is a Marauder forum,

03 Mercury Marauder Bought NEW in Jan 2004
89 Mustang LX 5.0 convertible Bought it in September 1994
46 Ford PU traded a Cimatti motorcycle to my uncle for it in 1974 when I was 12, later my uncle died and my aunt gave the bike back to me.

[jerrym3]

48 years, 1964 Galaxie convert. Purchased in 1969 as a daily driver for my wife.

[Marauderjack]

My Marauder takes the PRIZE.....picked it up 11-25-03 and she's still with me!!:beer:

Best car I've ever owned and she has 269K miles on her now!!:bows:

[88CuttyClassic]

69 road runner - 1979
70 Buick GS stage 1- 1985
85 monte SS - 2001
83 hurst olds - 2002
03 Marauder - 2014

[2,4shofast]

My Marauder takes the PRIZE.....picked it up 11-25-03 and she's still with me!!:beer:

Best car I've ever owned and she has 269K miles on her now!!:bows:

That is quite impressive!:burnout:

[str8pipe]

So sad da camry gotta go. If anyone intersted in northeast let me know. Remember 76000 og miles and V6. Eat off dat motor

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[dohc324ci]

I have owned my Marauder for 10 years and my Suburban for 14 years, Mustang for 7 years. looking for something new next year. probably keep everything just adding since my 2010 GTI will go to my son.

[sspmustang]

I have a '69 Corvette which I've owned for 30 years last month.

Other than that, an '86 5.0 SSP which I've owned for 16 years, and my '04 Marauder and '04 Mach1 which I've had for 13 years.

[hotford]

Marauder since 2008.......

82 GT Mustang, Since May 1986.........

[stevengerard]

I bought my 1970 Mustang Boss 302 on April 19, 1970. I still have it
I bought my 1989 Mustang LX Coupe in January of '89, and I still have it. It is now a supercharged, 347 stroker.
I bought my 1993 Mustang GT Hatch in March of '93. It is now a supercharged, 331 stroker.
I built my FFV Cobra kit car from 2004 - 2010. Still have it.
After attending the NYC Auto show in April of 2004, I was at the dealer the next day ordering my Silver Birch. Several performance mods later, I still have it.

wow, nice list. Just like Joe walsh too. I feel for gdmjoe as my son would have no intrest in my cars either. In the end its just a car but boy I'd hate to give it up. My daughters say they will take my cars though.

70 442 W30 25 year
the MM and Suburban since new in 04 but none even close to 50 to a 100 years in the same family.

[8UWITH6]

Dad bought his 1970 Triumph GT6+ used with 12K miles in 1972. 2017 it has 49K miles. :) I have had my Buick Grand National for 17 years which is unthinkable. I usually get bored with vehicles after a few years............... funny I have had my DBP Marauder for 5 years.