The strategy of buying 5-15 year old cars and expecting reliability didn't used to work. Cars from the 1960s to the early 1990s were generally trashed after 5

The strategy of buying 5-15 year old cars and expecting reliability didn't used to work. Cars from the 1960s to the early 1990s were generally trashed after 5 or 10 years. Modern engines and drivetrains are a miracle and the kind of crippling electrical problems you used to get in a chrysler or a BMW are basically solved. Even tyres seem indestructible compared to 30 years ago. I drive 10-15 year old cars but the older ones before that were nowhere as durable as the two we have now.