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Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] runjun 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All of this and repairability. Given enough time, I could repair everything on my car. Newer cars throw up as many barriers to that as possible.

[–] WaxiestSteam69 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Hopefully you won't run into the problem I had with my older car- parts availability. It's only going to get worse as cars get older. Especially with the electronics.

[–] runjun 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s definitely a concern but Toyota Camry’s should fare pretty well on that front.

[–] WaxiestSteam69 2 points 3 months ago

That's an advantage of a high volume car like a Camry.

[–] Thrashy 3 points 3 months ago

The oldest car I've dailied was a Honda CRX that was just shy of 20 years old when I sold it. Supply was getting sparse on the ground, but I could get even some rare, single-model-year, variant-specific parts from the dealership parts counter until right around the end of my ownership.

Currently I'm driving a 17-year-old Fit and honestly, I'm not too worried. Even if I can't get something new, it's right about in the sweet spot for junkyard availability.