Never had a brand new car, but did get wife several new Jeeps, mainly so I didn't worry about her being stuck on the highway. Did get a new pickup in 86. Needed one for a job I had, Mazda B2000, drove it 195,000. Right now got our last new Jeep, an 08 Liberty, which has the unlimited lifetime powertrain warranty, they only offered that a year or two. Coming up on ten years old, still running the original battery. Just not done a lot to it other than brakes. Today the speedo rolled over 196K. My 96 Chevy 1500 has 204K and still runs good, so not seeing a need to upgrade. Got a few more sitting in the yard as backup, and a few more as long term projects, which I predict will keep be broke til I expire.