> Actually, it's so mature that it breaks exactly when the manufacturers want it to - after warranty. Not sure, all of my cars are way out of warranty (in near

> Actually, it's so mature that it breaks exactly when the manufacturers want it to - after warranty. Not sure, all of my cars are way out of warranty (in nearly every case I've bought them way out of warranty already) and they keep going strong. But you say the latter half of the last decade, so perhaps. My newest car is a 2013 (oldest is 1988).