Yesterday afternoon, I dropped my vehicle off for an oil change and a cooling system flush. It was ten years old last July. That means we've been in the country for more than ten years because it was one of the first purchases after arriving from overseas. It was time to change the radiator fluid as I do every two years. I also brought it in for a regular oil change. I always have it done every 3,000 miles. This was the 22nd time. I can state this with confidence as I keep very accurate maintenance records!If I've only put on 66,000 miles in over ten years that means I barely drive 6,500 miles per year. Even that figure is probably misleading. Were it not for long-distance trips, it wouldn't even have travelled that far. For example, a camping trip to St. John's and back racked up the ole' mileage. Even a round trip to mere San Francisco put on more than two thousand. And there's a lot of highway in British Columbia that those wheels have traversed. So, I'd say I don't average near the calculated 6,500 miles on an annual basis.
Is it driven by The Little Old Lady from Pasadena? No. I don't really think she would be happy behind the wheel of a stripped-down Ford Ranger. I don't put on a lot of highway miles simply because I don't work a great deal. It would probably be fair to assume the numbers on most people's odometer increase due to their daily commute.
Let me get this straight for you. So, if you didn't work as much, you wouldn't need to buy a new car every few years. Therefore, you wouldn't need to work as much because you wouldn't need a car every few ... in turn ...