What’s the longest and shortest period of time you have owned a car? - eviltoast
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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/HP_594 on 2024-01-08 18:43:43.


I’ll start:

Shortest: An ‘08 Volvo XC90 (1 day)

My dad dabbled in the used car market as a side-hustle with his main job, and came across this pristine XC90, which the dude was selling because he “hated” it (atleast that’s what my dad said)

My dad bought it and sold the car for a profit the very next day.

Longest: Geely Emgrand 8 (5 years)

This was the car my dad’s company gave in 2015. It was a rip off of the Camry, but it served us well, until 2020, when Geely left the Bahraini market (it did return under a different dealer) and my dad got his current car, a JAC S3.

For context, we live in Bahrain, and Chinese cars are very popular here due to the low cost and stylish looks, which make up for their poor quality and fit and finish (although that is also changing, as in the case of Geely)