Given modern engineering, design and manufacturing, most drivers probably assume that new cars are inherently safe. But, according to a study by the nonprofit group Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, that isn’t necessarily the case.
According to a new survey by Quaker State, the average American says a car isn't "old" until it hits 147,000 miles. And most people say your car should last for 200,000 miles before you retire it.
Not surprisingly, more than two-thirds of people say a car's mileage is a better way to measure how old it is than the year it was made...