In the October issue of US magazine 'Consumer Reports' , an interesting research is published which spells good news for the Automotive Aftermarket. In a survey of 6769 readers with more than 200.000 miles on the clock it was found that it pays off to keep and maintain the cars for a long time rather than change it in after 3 - 4 years.
The report gives the folllowing example: 'Consumer Reports estimated the popular Honda Civic EX, with an automatic transmission, could potentially save its owner as much as $20,500 if properly maintained over 15 years — $1,500 more than its purchase price.'
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