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Correct. They've become significantly cheaper to run, and their lifetime costs are vastly more affordable. In the 1960's, getting a car to 100,000 miles was an
by tw_wankette 1y ago
Correct. They've become significantly cheaper to run, and their lifetime costs are vastly more affordable.
In the 1960's, getting a car to 100,000 miles was an achievement; now, the car is just getting broken in.
- LunaSea 1y agoCar repairs have increased as well. So I'd like a bit more sources regarding your assertions. > In the 1960's, getting a car to 100,000 miles was an achievement; now, the car is just getting broken in. The average car reaches 160K miles before end of life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_longevity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_longevity. So by 100K miles, 50% of cars have already lived two thirds of their life.