# When is a modern car considered middle-aged?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-modern-car-considered-middle-aged/600042>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 18, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-modern-car-considered-middle-aged/600042 "2011-10-18T15:28:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-modern-car-considered-middle-aged/600042/21 "2011-10-20T23:43:00Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> Not all of us can afford to buy a brand new Nissan Sentra every year you know.

As a guy I used to sell cars with would say, I wouldn’t drive a Nissan Sentra to a booger pick. (And I’m proud to report that I was terrible at selling cars.)

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**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-modern-car-considered-middle-aged/600042/22 "2011-10-20T23:47:10Z")

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> [@Cheshire\_Human](#):
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> If I used your rule, then I’ve only ever bought 1 car that wasn’t already old. I like your rule. It means I have a steady supply of fairly cheap (but plenty of life left) vehicles. Stick with it!

I plan to. The last car I traded in was 4 years old and had about 20k miles on it. I typically buy a half-tank of gas a month. Different strokes for different folks, dontcha know.

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