> You're reading that wrong. The average age of a licensed car is 12 years. So that means the average age of disposal is 24 years.
I'm repeating verbatim claims from car forums made by people claiming to be automotive engineers who worked for major car manufacturers.
I am talking about claims like this:
> I spent 25 years as an engineer at Rover Group and now work for it's evolved equivalent. Overall, vehicles are designed for a lifetime of 12 years or 120,000 miles and engineering standards are intended to reflect this. this is pretty much standard across the industry.
You seem to be confused. I'm talking about planned service life, whereas you're talking about "misreading reports" that cite car age statistics. Please understand they are not the same thing.
I'm repeating verbatim claims from car forums made by people claiming to be automotive engineers who worked for major car manufacturers.
I am talking about claims like this:
> I spent 25 years as an engineer at Rover Group and now work for it's evolved equivalent. Overall, vehicles are designed for a lifetime of 12 years or 120,000 miles and engineering standards are intended to reflect this. this is pretty much standard across the industry.
Tell me how I am reading that wrong.