5 months to be exact. she broke it in nevada back in october. but we onoy drove it 5 or 6 times. we have our beater cars we commute in. she has an 05 outback so the awd lets her drive in the snow. i got my crappy 01 civic but being a former drifter and rally driver, i dont mind sledding the car in the snow.So, ya just drove around like a BMW owner for a couple months?