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“ But that's not representative.” Except that it is.
by imwillofficial 5y ago
“ But that's not representative.”
Except that it is.
- ajross 5y agoIt's absolutely not. Twenty years isn't remotely near the median road lifespan[1] for any vehicle. You see a lot of 20 year old Corollas because c. 2002 the Corolla was the most popular car in the world. I'm sure it's more durable than many other vehicles, but it's not magic. [1] Let me specify "passenger vehicles" and "US roads" lest someone jump in to point out that box trucks last longer or that cars get shipped to foreign markets at end of life, etc...
- oblio 5y agoThe thing is, even in the US this is changing: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-getting-older.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/28/cars-on-american-roads-keep-... > The average age of a car on U.S. roads rose to 12.1 years in 2021, according to IHS Markit. The average age had been 11.9 years in 2020. In 2002, the average age was 9.6 years. And in most of the rest of the world, it's even longer, as the vast majority of the rest of the world is poorer.
- imwillofficial 5y agoBingo. The US is not the world.