I have a newer car but also a 23 year old beater that I try to keep mechanically functional but I haven't washed it in two years and it needs a paint job and the only thing I clean is the windows and scoop the trash out of it once in a while and I love it. People don't park close to it and I never suffer any dents from peoples doors. I could leave it in a parking lot with the windows down and the key in it for a week and nobody would steal it. I love that car!!!