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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by ghaff on Sunday December 25, 2016 @05:16PM (#13255672)
I guess I'd question "regularly."

In any case, something makes cars depreciate over time. Lots of people don't dump their cars just because they're tired of them. And, if you're just driving somewhere like the US Southwest, age probably isn't the issue.

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by Retric on Sunday December 25, 2016 @08:23PM (#13256385)
NYC cabs average 100,000 miles per year and use 1976 cars. http://www.caranddriver.com/features/taxi-tough-a-look-insid...

Prios cab hit 620,000 miles on it's first battery. http://www.hybridcars.com/toyota-prius-taxi-running-strong-w...

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by DashRattlesnake on Monday December 26, 2016 @02:06AM (#13257316)
> NYC cabs average 100,000 miles per year and use 1976 cars.

I don't think that's true anymore.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/taxicab_vehicles_i...

http://nypost.com/2013/10/28/citys-final-fleet-of-crown-vict...

Anyway, If the cabs were getting 100k miles per year, how often were they getting replaced?

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Re:Automakers Prepare for an America That’s Over the Whole C... by Retric on Monday December 26, 2016 @05:17PM (#13260075)
Some of these cabs are lasting 30+ years, though they often use old cop cars which also have high mileage. The limitation is offen accidents not direct mileage.
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