damned low water with me. To have no money; be in debt. Also referred to as cucumberish, cleaned out, find oneself on the rocks, find self at a stand, hatches, haven't a sixpence to scratch with, never a feather to fly with, pockets to let, Punting on River Tick, rolled-up, and run quite off one's legs.
The average Volvo vehicle has a lifespan of 19 years, and LCA means paying attention to environmentally safe recycling and disposal techniques 20 years into the future.
In general, however, people don't really keep their cars forever. Research by R.L. Polk says that the average age of a modern vehicle is 11.4 years, while the average length of time drivers keep a new vehicle is 71.4 months -- around 6 years. So even if you plan to own a car forever, the statistics are against you.