- Over time, cars have become more expensive — but also more durable.
- The average age of a car on U.S. roads rose to a record 12.2 years in 2022.
- Here are the models with the greatest potential lifespan: The top two are Toyota SUVs, with the Sequoia and Land Cruiser both able to last nearly 300,000 miles.
New cars are getting increasingly expensive. But they’re also more durable than before, which means drivers have a better chance of getting their money’s worth.
As the average transaction price for new cars reached an estimated $45,872 in November — the highest on record, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive — the average age of cars on the road also hit an all-time high of 12.2 years in 2022, a separate report by IHS Markit found.
The average age had been just over 11 years a decade ago. In 2002, it was 9.6 years.
Advancements in everything from materials to technology have helped, according to Will Kaufman, news editor at Edmunds, “and it doesn’t hurt that today’s vehicles have better ways to alert owners when there are maintenance issues.”
10 cars with the greatest potential lifespanAmong the models with the greatest potential lifespan, Toyota Sequoia topped the list, with the ability to travel nearly 300,000 miles, followed by the Land Cruiser, according to a recent iSeeCars study, which analyzed more than 2 million cars over the past 20 years to see which vehicles could last the longest.
Overall, SUVs and trucks are the most common vehicle types to rank in the top 10, while more fuel-efficient passenger cars, including the Prius and Avalon, earned two spots on the list.
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https://i.ibb.co/mG3gNSQ/cars-greatest-lifespan.jpg“Shoppers really, really value reliability, and automakers are definitely sensitive to how big an impact a reputation for reliability — or unreliability — can have on their brand,” Kaufman said.
Six of the top 10 were Toyota SUVs, trucks or cars. Other contenders in the top five include the Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon, both three-row SUVs.
Every car and truck on the list can reach nearly a quarter-million miles or more, the report found.
As a general rule of thumb, most drivers consider the 200,000-mile mark the upper limit of a car’s lifespan, although some models clearly have the potential to travel much farther.
A limited supply of new cars and trucks due to the ongoing chip shortage has pushed consumers to use their existing vehicles for longer, according to IHS Markit, which tracks vehicle registrations in every state.
At the same time, millions of people who previously commuted to their jobs put fewer miles on their cars while they worked from home, further extending the life of their vehicles.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/04/these-10-cars-have-the-greatest-potential-lifespan.html....
Does anyone feel the growth and success of upstart automakers like tesla are finally forcing american automakers like GM, chrysler and ford to produce quality products for a change?
Japanese car manufacturers like toyota tried for many years to advise american carmakers on various methods they could use to improve the quality and reliability of their products. For many decades americans resisted the change and choose to not use methods devised by foreign automakers. American automakers essentially refused to use manufacturing methods and techniques that they did not invent themselves. They preferred to produce inferior products, rather than upgrade and update their manufacturing lines to more closely resemble their competitors.
With tesla on the prowl however, all of that has changed. Its no longer about pride, its about survival. Its a good time to buy a car. However, unfortunately the median price appears to be rising to all time highs thanks to inflation and shipping price hikes.
