BobMinMA

Economically, it's pretty much never a good idea to trade in a paid-off vehicle for a new one; the best course, strictly in economic terms, is generally to keep driving a car "into the ground" (i.e., until it's costing more to keep it on the road than you'd be paying for a new one - which is a point few ever really get to). So it's going to come down to - how happy are you with what you've got, and how important is a new/different car to you? IF a thorough going-over of your ES shows no big concerns, you've got fresh tires and other consumables, and you're OK with the car as it is - then it's really "why NOT keep this another 50k miles?" But some people really, really, really want that New Car Experience. And a six-year-newer car is certainly going to have some interesting new features, compared to your '08, if that sort of thing is important to you.