2000 era cars were the sweet spot of good enough power and efficiency vs complexity. Current cars get more power and fuel efficiency, but its at the cost of co

2000 era cars were the sweet spot of good enough power and efficiency vs complexity. Current cars get more power and fuel efficiency, but its at the cost of complexity like high pressure direct injection, stop/start, variable length intakes, cam phasers, etc. Its nothing to do with computer control making them brittle, more that there's just so many extra components to fail that just didn't exist on older cars and the techs need training on how they operate and troubleshoot.