I agree with keeping your…
I agree with keeping your car as long as possible. Sadly, three months ago, someone ran a red light and totaled my car. The insurance gave me less than I believe it was worth. I had kept up with the maintenance and took good care of that car and it only had 80,000 miles on it. It was 10 years old, but the interior looked practically new. All it needed was a new paint job as it had faded a bit in some areas. It was a Mazda 6 grand touring so it had a lot of features I can’t even afford to buy now. Also, the Mazda 6 isn’t even available in North America now. It’s unfortunate that someone’s reckless driving caused me to lose what I had planned on driving many more years. I will probably never own a car that nice again as the car prices now just make it prohibitive, especially at my age. But beware, if someone does hit you, likely the insurance will want to total it out, claiming it’s not worth much because it’s 10 years old so if you keep putting money into the car to maintain it, you’ve basically lost your money.