tmf2004

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I thought the number was 11.1 for the average... In any event americans are holding on to there cars longer and longer.. If were such in a economic crisis why not make the cars more affordable? Prices slowly go up year after year.

toy4two

1997 Honda Civic EX manual, cost me 4k w/80,000 miles, still gets 32 MPG, reliable as all hell. Currently has 134,000 miles, I expect it will go to 200k.

Want a new car but love paying $30/mo for insurance, $90/yr for registration, and $35 to fill up. Doesn't get much cheaper just banking the money I'm saving

caddyowner

^^^
A buddy has a 93 Honda Del Sol that he parked in his mom's barn after 17+ years and 225K miles. The car still runs fine, but the underside is badly rotted from 17 Michigan winters.

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So the average age is 10.8, which means a good number of cars on the road are way over 10 years old

84Cressida

The average going up must be all those Toyota and Lexus owners keeping their cars long times

My truck is 18 (built 8/93) and only has 49K so she'll be here a long time. My Cressida was 27 before being put out to pasture.

hypervish

My RX is 12 years old, and it's got another 12+ years left!

jimbosr1

86 mr2,hope to get 10+years more out of her

bthomas

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My 97 LS400 will have to last me 10 more years. I should have my 55 Chevy 3100 done by then.
MRS has a 99 Camry but prefers my 88 2X4 Toyota truck that I have had for 17 years, best vehicle I have ever owned. Nothing wrong with Camry, she too prefers shifting gears.
My 88 4X4 Toyota wood-hauler will probably go back on the road before I buy anything else.

Akachan LS

My 03 Tacoma Prerunner with 161K miles turned 9 last month. It is my daily driver, and it shows no signs of stopping. I plan to keep this truck for many more years to come.