Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age Hits 12 Years

Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by csours on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:26PM (#27572110)

The new car doesn't evaporate when your family member is done with it! The dealer likely makes a pretty penny on selling those, or re-leasing them as is becoming more common.

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Re:Americans Are Keeping Their Cars Longer, as Vehicle Age H... by Scoundreller on Sunday June 20, 2021 @02:07PM (#27572459)

And eventually exporting them or sending them to a boneyard where they end up as bits and pieces of other cars.

The usual boneyard model these days immediately cut off the high-value parts for themselves (cat converters, rims, batteries or tires if they're newer, maybe body parts), drop it on cinder blocks for 3 months for U-pullers to take off other parts, and then crush them.

(This is why I buy mass-model Toyotas, easy to fix, always spare parts, always a buyer)

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