r/Thrifty • u/chickenladydee • Jul 12 '26

🧠 Thrifty Mindset 🧠 How old is your car?

I saw a news headline that said something to the effect that the average person was driving a 13 year old car or older and that it was making the auto industry rethink after market parts, maintenance and used vehicle sales. I wondered where my thrifty community stands.

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u/Upbeat-Risk9217 Jul 12 '26

Mine is also a 2017 but with 83,000 miles. Plan to keep it until I quit driving.

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u/itsmejustmeonlyme Jul 12 '26

2010 Corolla with 187,000 miles. Needs some work done but still going strong.

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u/SnooWords4839 Jul 14 '26

2016, 84K miles.