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Automobile Enthusiasts

Rhiannon12866

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4. The thing is, are people really buying that many new cars?

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 05:34 AM

Apr 2019

The prices are exorbitant for new cars - and I read awhile back that the average car on the road these days is over 11 years old! I was forced to give up driving my 2001 Pontiac only a year and a half ago.

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WOW Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #1

I know! It seems like there's another recall every few days! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #2

I know that they are not making them nearby to me Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #3

The thing is, are people really buying that many new cars? Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 #4

Yup Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #5