I plan to keep mine for the rest of my life but that is my choice. I bought mine with a little over 5000 miles on it in 2005. You need to ask yourself what you would replace it with that would make you happy. No matter what you own it will require maintenance and occasional repairs. Most any work you can do yourself with information available on this forum. I have owned many cars in my life I wish I would have held onto. Some are worth a small fortune today, especially my 1962 Corvette.