• axtualdave@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t have the source handy, but I read an article that said the average road life of a vehicle is 14 years.

    Though, that was pre-Covid, which did a real number on the used auto industry.

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      1 year ago

      yeah - the only people I know who have purchased a vehicle new in the last few decades are my parents - they’re older and wanted something with all the latest bells and whistles because it’ll be the last car they buy. saw them a few weeks ago, it feels like riding in a smartphone.

      for myself, prior to my car being stolen this last December, I had owned it for 18 years and it was used when I got it. the vehicle I’m turning into an RV is 36 years old (though everything “under the hood” is being replaced - engine/drivetrain/suspension/brakes/exhaust/fuel/electrical systems, etc).

      it may be that when new vehicles are readily available - whenever that happens - that a lot of folks will purchase ev’s/hybrids, but I honestly dont see it happening.