The effective result made for safer driving for the average buyer.

And the average buyer with an upside-down loan was $3,763 in the red.

Thus for the average buyer the homes should present no challenges different from those of the regular market.

But that is a problem for the car companies, not for the average buyer.

"The average buyer is older," she said, "and they don't want to lose control."

The average buyer doesn't know the difference between a file and a folder.

The average buyer is 39, and 38 percent of them are women.

The average buyer's age is now 65, Buick says, down from 67 three years ago.

Thus, it would take an average buyer two full years to acquire the complete set.

And whether an average buyer will notice all that overtime remains to be seen.