[Mr Ramsbotham]

Cars last longer, particularly Japanese models. I've got a 2000 Mazda sedan and a 2002 Mazda truck that are in fantastic shape, and I expect to get another 80,000 miles out of the one and over 100,000 on the other.

When I was young and couldn't afford new vehicles, I bought them new. Now that I'm older and can afford new, I buy used, and keep them as long as I can.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Cars last longer, particularly Japanese models.

That's part of the reason, but it doesn't explain the spike in the age of the average car, from 9 years to 11, since 2007, the last year of Bush's term in office.

It's another symptom of the Obamalypse.

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I’ve grown rather fond of Mazdas myself; mine’s a ‘91 Miata with 293K on the clock AND its original engine.