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Definitely need more than anecdote. Exhaust system though is a wear item, I'd expect to replace that every decade or so. Sub-frame, not so much! A quick goog
by phil21 2y ago
Definitely need more than anecdote. Exhaust system though is a wear item, I'd expect to replace that every decade or so.
Sub-frame, not so much!
A quick google shows graphs for "Average age of the US used car fleet" to be around 6 years in 1975, and increasing to 12 years today. Not enough time today before family arrives to really dig further though.
- bumby 2y agoVery true, and car longevity has been steadily increasing. Although, I don’t think the bulk of them failures are attributable to “rotting body panels”. I remember when a car with 100k miles was considered essentially dead, whereas more drive trains routinely last twice that long.