I'm pretty sure this isn't as true as it once was. All of the used cars I've purchased that were manufactured in the last 15 years have been nearly impossible

I'm pretty sure this isn't as true as it once was. All of the used cars I've purchased that were manufactured in the last 15 years have been nearly impossible to destroy (without outright crashing them) even with extreme negligence. Not only that, but they were always in pretty good shape. That's just my experience, though. I've still not even come close to the cost of buying new versions of any of the cars I've owned.