Not very often............
I bought my Octavia estate ('11' plate, 1.6Tdi) in March 2012, when it was about 7months old @ 6,000 miles
Still got it, @ 136,000 miles
No plans to change it, except maybe for another Octavia (maybe a Scout 2.0 Tdi/6-speed)
It's had the usua
l 'wear & tear' items (
1)
Cheap to insure, & VED is £30/year
I can get 65MPG running about locally
Re-mapped a while ago (insurance declared)
Its usual colour
(rear tyres are clean, at moment, as new pair last month)
A useful increase, the torque is noticeable, for joining m-ways. etc.....
15 plus years ! We buy nearly new and keep them for as long as they are reliable, being Japanese mean's a long time !
My mother had a Vauxhall Corsa (1st shape), she essentially drove it off the showroom floor, in 1997 ('R plated) & only sold it in late 2017/early 2018 (can't remember which?)
1. Still on original clutch & exhaust (but a new clutch master cylinder)