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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Jalopy Nation? The Average Car on the Road Has Never Been Older

Even after a year when sales of new cars increased by nearly 11% compared to 2010, thereby lowering the average age of cars on the road, the typical automobile today is ancient compared to its counterpart in the mid-’90s. In 1995, the average passenger car in operation in the U.S. was 8.4 years old, compared to 11+ years old nowadays.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What happened to Obama's cash for clunkers. It was just another failure, and cost us taxpayers 2.5 billion bucks. We did get rid of a bunch of Obama bumper stickers though.

Anonymous said...

If you take good care of your auto , it will last you for many years. Of course we are a spoiled nation , most don't know how to do this simple task.

Anonymous said...

For those in the market to buy a new car,beware.Some of the fantastic deals involving huge trade-in allowances are actually lease agreements.Unless you specifically want to lease a car, avoid such offers.

Anonymous said...

As Maxwell Smart would say "and loving it"