From treasured cars to tried-and-true rides, very few people drive around in a brand-new car and trade it in after a handful of years. We asked earlier this week what are the oldest cars our readers are still driving. The collective fleet is an eclectic collection ranging from 1931 to 2007. While maintenance headaches can crop up when owning a car for over a decade, the driving experience can be worth the associated hassles.
1987 Shelby CSX / 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT
My daily is my 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4. Bought it new in late 2003, and now have 252K miles on it. Until about 5 years ago I was also driving on many days either my 1987 Shelby CSX or 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT (built on the turbo Shadow/Sundance platform). The CSXes have been in the garage pretty much since then. I need to pass them on to other keepers, as I’m getting to where I can’t comfortably work on them anymore. :-/
Submitted by: CSX321
1949 Plymouth SuperDeluxe
Daily driver is a 1996 Tacoma 4-banger. The small version. Bought it brand new off the lot and driven ever since. 315,000 miles so far. Oldest in the fleet is a 1949 Plymouth SuperDeluxe with a flat 6. Last one is a 1955 Mercury Monterey 4-door sedan.
Submitted by: ROBOT TURDS
2004 Mazda3
2004 Mazda3 wagon. Still in good condition, and under 130k mi on the odometer.
Submitted by: RileyE
2014 Ford Focus ST
2014 Focus ST with over 221k miles. Original clutch, original front brakes (rears were changed; yaw control ate ‘em). Original timing chain too, I admit. Also plenty of autocross runs under its belt.
Submitted by: WhatsUpDOHC
2001 BMW M5
I just picked up a 2001 BMW M5. This is the oldest car I have ever owned. Am I currently driving it? No. Will it be roadworthy soon? Yes!
Submitted by: Stephen
1980 Triumph TR-7
1980 Triumph TR-7 convertible. Haven’t driven it currently cause it’s winter and…yeah. Also working from home means I don’t have to daily drive anything, as almost everything I need is within walking distance. But it is a fun car to run to the store or whatever.
Submitted by: FiveLiters1
1990 Porsche 964
My summer daily driver is a 1990 964 with 275,000 on the clock. If you look closely, you can see stone chips and faded paint.
Submitted by: Yo…MTV Raps!
2004 GMC Yukon
While it’s not my daily (especially since I work from home), I still drive my 2004 GMC Yukon regularly. My 16-year-old learned to drive in “Cornelius” and it still runs well. It has a cigarette lighter and an aux power outlet, as well as a removable ash tray which actually holds change.
Submitted by: Ours Blanc
1931 Bentley
My Bentley was built in 1931. And, yes I went to the shops in it today.
Submitted by: nic
2001 Ford Mustang GT
An 01 Mustang GT…and I get nervous most time I drive it, mainly because I dread the thought of wondering what the next costly maintenance emergency might be and because it just up and died on me a while back. Though supposedly repaired and despite my mechanics reassurance, I gots a bit of driver PTSD from it, because it did so on a rainy day as I was turning a corner (right on red) and into heavy morning traffic. I just knew I was going to get rear ended while trying to push it up onto a concrete curb, which left a good Harry Potter like lighting bolt scar on my shoulder from trying to push that heavy ass engine car.
Submitted by: Barada_nikto_byotch
2007 Aprilia Tuono
The oldest 4-wheeled vehicle? Just about to hit 3 years old. As much as I’d like a project car (C5 vette -> track car) I just don’t have the space for one.
Oldest 2 wheeled vehicle that I regularly use – 2007 Aprilia Tuono.
Submitted by: Laststandard
1967 Dodge Dart
Depends how you want to classify age. My current daily duties are split between my 04 Viper (so 20 years old), and my 67 Dodge Dart (58 years old) depending on the weather (ironically the Viper is the weather car since the Dart leaks in the rain, though neither handle snow, so I have to borrow stuff for that). I did a modern drivetrain swap in the Dart though, so it’s currently running a 5.7 Hemi and Viper T56. Did the swap ~15 years ago though, so it’s long in the tooth in its own way as well.
I still have my first car, a 71 Vette. It just doesn’t make it out that much though due to needing some frame work at the rear trailing arm mounts and being in a trailer as I don’t have the garage space yet. Just a hassle to get it out with all the stuff I have to move, but if it was in a garage and I could just grab the keys I’d likely drive it more often.
Submitted by: MoparMap
1958 Volvo 444
1958 Volvo 444… mostly around town. costco/groceries/errands.
I bought it from the original owner, and it has about 365,000 miles on it.
Submitted by: redneckrob and his flock of Volvos
2001 VW Golf
My daily driver is a 2001 VW Mk4 Golf, manual that my wife brought to the marriage. I have the Bentley manual for it. So far I have replaced the suspension and an outer CV boot with my 9-year-old son’s help. Great teaching opportunity to share with the next generation. I recall seeing a sticker on a VW camper years ago. Something like – “VW turning driver into mechanics since 1956″. Well it is true in our case. I mean you can’t have this much fun with a new car.
Submitted by: GaborXC
2005 Acura TSX
2005 Acura TSX 6-speed manual, bought new, still being driven daily by my wife. That car is the best I’ve ever owned. New enough to have good comfort and safety features, but old enough to not be up in my business all the time. And no goddamn touchscreen. Like, it was a great car to start with (I mean, of course it was, why else would a genius like me have bought it?), but the extent to which it has been basically bulletproof just makes me glad every time I look at it. I hope I haven’t jinxed anything by writing this.
Submitted by: Muqaddimah (call me Muck)
