<p>No, I don’t live on the Big Island. Heat, salt that is in the air & LOTS of stop & go traffic take their toll, as does regular age. On the Big Island, there is also the volcanic fog, sulphuric and hydrochloric acid as well as very tortuous roads that make cars deteriorate sooner than later. </p>
<p>We keep our cars MUCH longer than many other people just because we feel it is wasteful to dispose of cars that still have a lot of life left in them. We have a 1992 that we gave to S in 2009, a 1998, a 2000 and a 2005 car. We may be acquiring a 1992 or 1993 car that we may give to D. H & I do NOT like debt & hate paying interest.</p>
<p>Not sure how this all relates to high student loans, Longprime.</p>