> The average age of a car in the US is 12 years old… Average age of a car in Britain is 8 years and it’s only recently got this high. I got given a 10 year o

> The average age of a car in the US is 12 years old… Average age of a car in Britain is 8 years and it’s only recently got this high. I got given a 10 year old car a few years back and I paid to have it taken away by the time it was 12 years old because it was costing too much in repairs and I realised I would be spending the same money on car payments on a new car.