> The fact that the average US vehicle age continues to climb is an indicator that the durability of vehicles continues to climb. That's it. Aside from collisi

> The fact that the average US vehicle age continues to climb is an indicator that the durability of vehicles continues to climb. That's it. Aside from collision damage I can keep any old car on the road -- newer cars, not so much. Find an old car and figure out why they quit driving it plus whatever happened from it sitting around (seals going bad and whatnot) then drive it over to the DMV to get registration... the story of pretty much every car I drove in the '90s.