I bought a car on October 25, 2001 -- it was a 2002 model. Kept it until May 5, 2018 and it has 178,400 miles when I traded it in on a 2018 model. Am planning on keeping my current car until 2034 if I live that long. Am 81 years old. Never leased a car because you end up with paper at the end of the lease and not a car.