Re: Survival rates of pre-war cars

Posted by Ray17015 On 2011/1/11 18:55:28

Of course the cars themselves last longer today. But the American average is still just 30 months in the original owners hands. We also commute and travel way more than in days gone by. So a ten year old car in 1937 would be no more likely at the end of its useable life than a ten year old car today. In other words if we drive 15,000 miles / year now = 150,000 after ten years. 4,000(?) miles in 1930, = 40,000. Obviously much more likely to be in a catastrophic accident over 150,000 miles @ 75 mph than 40,000 @ 45.