It amazes me that guys in their 50's and 60's have only owned a couple of cars in their lifetime, unless I'm reading their posts wrong. Kudos to you guys for not buying into the new car financial pit. I can't say the same as it is my only financial weakness. I'm 53 and I think I've owned 18 to 20 cars in my adult life plus 2 that my parents bought me in my youth. Add to that 10 motorcycles of both street and off road varieties. I can picture every bicycle I have owned in my adult life, and that number is 16. 10 mountain bikes and 6 road bikes. I always go through more mountain bikes because I'm so hard on them. Road bikes last me a bit longer, but I still ride those until there's little life left in them.