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The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that the typical car is driven 15,000 miles per year. The average age of vehicles on the road in the United States is about 11 years according to the research firm R. L. Polk, which tracks vehicle sales and registrations. That works out to 165,000 miles which is the number we used to estimate vehicle longevity for this calculator. Unless you are collector of antique or classic cars that will be displayed somewhere, when you buy a used car or truck, you are betting that your purchase will provide reliable longterm transportation. Therefore, this calculator considers the remaining amount of mileage you can expect from a used vehicle. According to the New York Times, in the 1960s and 1970s, the typical car reached its end of life around 100,000 miles, but due to manufacturing improvements such as tighter tolerances and better anti-corrosion coatings, in the 2000s the typical car lasts closer to 200,000 miles.
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