Not sure if there is a word for it. But it always strikes me that newer models "look better" in some intangible way, as if it's some sort of continuous improvem

Not sure if there is a word for it. But it always strikes me that newer models "look better" in some intangible way, as if it's some sort of continuous improvement process. And they don't do it all at once, but drag it along so that they can do it over multiple models. That, and maintenance. The car purchasing field is so dodgy and rife with weirdness that people are a bit distrustful of the reliability of older cars. Whether that is just a perception thing from false advertising or actual fact, I don't know. But for me, at the end of the day, I want security and reliability, and the easiest method to that (from what I can tell) is to generally stay at the "newer" side of the market.