Aug 11, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 14 segments
We asked the non car people in our lives to give us questions that they're curious about concerning the whole automotive service industry. A lot of it has to do with costs and how things are run. And…
Uh, so while I was desperately trying to force myself-
Oh, oh.
[laughs]
Oh.
While I was trying to force myself to wake up this morning, um, I just put on a podcast to just fucking do something to start my brain up.
Which one?
Um-
Hell yeah
Liberal radio.
Liberal radio, but all about the economy.
L-I-B-E-R-O-L-E.
Yeah.
I could be lying to y'all, but, um-
Makes sense to me
... yeah.
Anyways, uh, they had a section that immediately grabbed my attention, uh, 'cause they started talking about car loans and-
Oh, boy
... defaults on car loans and what have you.
Um, so, like, they were pointing out that at this point the average age of a car on the road in the United States is now up to 13 years.
So to give you an idea, I looked it up, and 10 years ago, 2016, it was just over 11 years.
Hmm.
So people are hanging onto their cars longer.
Uh, so while I was desperately trying to force myself-
Oh, oh.
[laughs]
Oh.
While I was trying to force myself to wake up this morning, um, I just put on a podcast to just fucking do something to start my brain up.
Which one?
Um-
Hell yeah
Liberal radio.
Liberal radio, but all about the economy.
L-I-B-E-R-O-L-E.
Yeah.
I could be lying to y'all, but, um-
Makes sense to me
... yeah.
Anyways, uh, they had a section that immediately grabbed my attention, uh, 'cause they started talking about car loans and-
Oh, boy
... defaults on car loans and what have you.
Um, so, like, they were pointing out that at this point the average age of a car on the road in the United States is now up to 13 years.
So to give you an idea, I looked it up, and 10 years ago, 2016, it was just over 11 years.
Hmm.
So people are hanging onto their cars longer.
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