51% Americans say they think of their car as “part of the family.” (???)
The poll also found 53% of us would hang onto our current car FOREVER if that was an option. But the #1 reason isn’t emotional, it’s financial.
80% of us are trying to keep our current car going as long as possible, because we don’t want to spend the money on a new one. Here are five more reasons we don’t want to replace it . . .
1. It’s fairly reliable. 58% agreed.
2. It gets pretty good gas mileage, 45%.
3. There’s just no way I could afford a new car right now, 28%.
4. Fond memories, like a road trip or family vacations, 24%.
5. You just have an emotional attachment to your car, 22%.
That said, most of us WOULDN’T go with the same car if we had to buy right now. Only a third said they’d buy the same make and model in a newer year.
Source: SWNS
