Couldn't agree more with the above sentiments.
I've put roughly 20k on mine since I bought it 4 years ago and quite a lot of those have been either road tripping through Europe or heading off to the Alps. As much as my car would be worth a little bit more now had I not done those trips, the added/saved value wouldn't make any significant difference to my life and I'd have missed out on some amazing memories.
Personally, I think you'd be mad to deny yourself a great roadtrip for the sake of adding 3k miles and losing very little on the value. Besides, if the prices keep slowly rising then it's a free trip!
I've put roughly 20k on mine since I bought it 4 years ago and quite a lot of those have been either road tripping through Europe or heading off to the Alps. As much as my car would be worth a little bit more now had I not done those trips, the added/saved value wouldn't make any significant difference to my life and I'd have missed out on some amazing memories.
Personally, I think you'd be mad to deny yourself a great roadtrip for the sake of adding 3k miles and losing very little on the value. Besides, if the prices keep slowly rising then it's a free trip!

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