Another Obama Record!… The Average Age of US Car on the Road Is 10.8 Years

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Even after the failed Cash for Clunkers program the average age of a US vehicle today is 10.8 years.




More hope and change…
The average age of the US car on the road is 10.8 years.
WFSB reported:
Americans are holding onto cars and trucks longer, pushing the average age of a vehicle to a record 10.8 years.
The Polk research firm said Tuesday that the average age of a car last July was 11.1 years, while the truck average was 10.4.
Unemployment and the sour economy have caused people to put off buying cars and trucks.
Polk says the average vehicle age has been rising since 2008.
But the firm says a sales rebound last year is likely to slow the aging rate.
Car companies sold 12.8 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, up from 11.6 million in 2010.
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And with 4 more years of Obama the average age would be 14.8 years.
 
Not to worry, Government Motors Chevy Volt is coming to save us all from carbon!

They put about 4500 on the road last year and only 4300 caught fire. Which means all those evil gas guzzlers will be off the road by 2532.
 
THat is a good thing, we are keeping our cars longer and being more frugal. Better for the enviroment, the economy and our pocketbooks.
 
Yes but the Volt is the Prius on steroids in the Smug mobile world.
The volt gets more smugness per gallon than even the prius.
 
Im likely to get a volt once my gas guzzler is off the road. Love that car.
 
What morons. The average age of the US Fleet in 2008 was 8 years old. Thanks to the Bush recession people have been buying less new cars. Now if you were really paying attention maybe you would have noticed that the US auto makers sold, domestically, over 16 million units last year. Guess what? That's a pretty strong indicator that the economcy is recovering from the Bush recession. Hey, and guess which two companies sold the most cars in the US last year? GM and Ford. What morons.
 
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Jarod said:
THat is a good thing, we are keeping our cars longer and being more frugal. Better for the enviroment, the economy and our pocketbooks.
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There's some truth to that. There's also the issue of improved quality of automobiles. I have two cars. Both are Fords and both are paid for. One is 12 years old with 178,000 on it. Runs fine, looks fine. The other is 6 years old and has 53,000 miles on it. Looks fine runs fine. I could certainly afford to trade either in and buy a new car but why the hell should I? Both cars work just fine and are paid for. Why should I throw my money away?
 
The Dude said:
Yes but the Volt is the Prius on steroids in the Smug mobile world.
The volt gets more smugness per gallon than even the prius.
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And despite the luke warm reception of the Volt by the buying public GM still managed to sell more cars domestically last year then any other auto manufacturer. Why is that?
 
webbway said:
Even after the failed Cash for Clunkers program the average age of a US vehicle today is 10.8 years.
More hope and change…
The average age of the US car on the road is 10.8 years.
WFSB reported:
Americans are holding onto cars and trucks longer, pushing the average age of a vehicle to a record 10.8 years.
The Polk research firm said Tuesday that the average age of a car last July was 11.1 years, while the truck average was 10.4.
Unemployment and the sour economy have caused people to put off buying cars and trucks.
Polk says the average vehicle age has been rising since 2008.
But the firm says a sales rebound last year is likely to slow the aging rate.
Car companies sold 12.8 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, up from 11.6 million in 2010.
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And with 4 more years of Obama the average age would be 14.8 years.
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I fail to see your point. Nothing wrong with driving a car until you can't get another mile out of it.
 
Jarod said:
Im likely to get a volt once my gas guzzler is off the road. Love that car.
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I'd like to test drive one. I like the peformance advantage of an electric drive train but I'm not convinced yet of the Volts utility, reliability, practibility and affordability. Still, it is a forward looking venture by GM that could pay off big dividind if gas goes up to $4-$5/gallon. Time and the market will tell.
 
Jarod said:
THat is a good thing, we are keeping our cars longer and being more frugal. Better for the enviroment, the economy and our pocketbooks.
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ROFLMAO....

1) Older cars tend to be LESS fuel efficient, thus WORSE for the environment
2) People not buying cars means the people making them get laid off. How is that 'good' for the economy?
 
Mott the Hoople said:
I'd like to test drive one. I like the peformance advantage of an electric drive train but I'm not convinced yet of the Volts utility, reliability, practibility and affordability. Still, it is a forward looking venture by GM that could pay off big dividind if gas goes up to $4-$5/gallon. Time and the market will tell.
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even with the Volts massive government subsidy, it is still not affordable. Not even close. Especially when you look at bang for buck.
 
Superfreak said:
ROFLMAO....

1) Older cars tend to be LESS fuel efficient, thus WORSE for the environment
2) People not buying cars means the people making them get laid off. How is that 'good' for the economy?
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Are you not paying attention to what's happening out there? 13 million cars were sold in the US last year. That's up 5 million units for 2008. Looks like they're buying new cars to me! LOL LOL LOL
 
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