Can Your Car Last 1 Million Miles?
by Lauren DeAngelis | USNews.RankingsAndReviews.com
Posted: May, 01 2009
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Americans are keeping their cars on the road longer than ever before. According to a March 2009 study released by R.L. Polk & Co., the median age of passenger cars in operation was 9.4 years in 2008 - a record high. That means that, assuming a car is bought new and driven 12,000 miles per year (which is about average), many Americans are logging 112,800 miles before selling or trading in their car.