Up until I bought my 2017 Highlander I was driving a 2001 Golf which was purchased in 2008. It was still running well in the end. I just couldn’t see myself replacing the clutch when I was already sick how poorly it fit my lifestyle. If I didn’t have kids I’d have kept it on the road for sure.

It had 300k km on it and ran just fine. Newer cars run forever with basic maintenance. I sold it for $1k and the buyer planned to give it to their teen as a commuter, so I assume it’ll be on the road a while yet.