Perhaps, but I’m talking about what’s socially acceptable these days. And at least in Sweden where I live, people are not keeping their cars longer than we used to. My grandfather, who was an executive for almost his entire working career, bought a car, paid in cash, kept it for 10-15 years - wash, rinse, repeat. I remember him doing undercoating himself in his garage to prepare it for winter every year.
We have a 2017 Toyota, my wife (she is the COO at her company ) is constantly being asked when she’s going to swap out her “old” car. She is the only person not having a new-ish car - and the only one having a “cheap” Toyota. It’s all pretty silly, like she’s being judged because we use our money wisely instead of just getting new stuff all the time. We finally caved and ordered a new one, partly because of the crazy times we live in, I will be able to sell the Toyota for the same amount we paid for it four years ago, meaning no depreciation, which is amazing value really.
My co-workers at my previous job looked strangely at me when I turned down a company car. I don’t need it, I don’t want it, even if it’s subsidised and pretty cheap to have. I much prefer my motorcycle, or our Toyota if I need to sit in a tin box for whatever reason.
