It goes to show automobile prices are increasing and US income distribution is f’n piss poor.
In Germany there are cars on the road for 20 sometimes 25 years.
Well yeah. 12.6 years is the average in the states, not the upper limit. See plenty of pre-2000 accords and the like daily.
Apparently Germany is also at an all time high for the last 5 years, currently it’s at 10.1 years.
You guys have pretty strict regulations regarding emissions on older cars over there right? Could swear I saw a Tom Scott video on the subject or something.
I’m surprised it’s that much lower though, given at least the general perception around the reliability of American vs German cars. Wonder how much brands like Honda and Toyota are offsetting that.
This year my car turns 14 (Kia) and my husband’s turns 22 (Acura). We consider ourselves to be “car people” and we probably would have replaced them sooner but the type of vehicles that we like are not very popular (sporty coupes and small lightweight trucks). We’ve been lucky and had to do very minimal maintenance so far.
“[Prices are] prohibitively high for a lot of households now,” said Todd Campau, aftermarket leader for S&P Global Mobility. “So I think consumers are being painted into the corner of having to keep the vehicle on the road longer.”
Plus have to seen the new models??? It’s all touchscreens everywhere.
You can’t even drive at night in those things because you get blinded by all the light from the screens covering you entire dashboard.
You wanna use the car infotainment system? Bitch you gotta download the app on your phone so we can collect your data.
Wanna listen to some music? Haha bitch you gotta navigate the touchscreen interface to the radio app and then find the part of the surface of the glass to adjust the volume.
Wanna turn in the hradlights at night? You gotta pay for the monthly subscription of 50$/month for that feature, you bitch!