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Old 01-05-2019, 02:17 AM   #13
Terri Kennedy
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Originally Posted by FC View Post
I know I live in a wealthy part of the country, but since I moved to the US, I've always been fascinated by how quickly the population of cars turns over.

Of course, some cars get totalled in accidents and floods. Others become prohibitively expensive to keep running - but can't can happen to a car that is only a handful of years old except for the relatively small percentage of people who rack up 25k+ miles a year. Is that it? Is it as simple as they get crashed and old?
It is too bad there isn't something like the UK's How many left? for the US. But of course, given the "51 kingdoms" nature of the DMV here, it isn't practical.
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