I’m a hobbyist mechanic and own way too many cars and I agree with your assessment all around. Newer cars are easier and cheaper all-around to fix in terms of p

I’m a hobbyist mechanic and own way too many cars and I agree with your assessment all around. Newer cars are easier and cheaper all-around to fix in terms of parts (maybe labor is higher but it’s doubtful). So if a newer car is cheaper to maintain, why the rising insurance/registration costs for newer vehicles. I own a mix of old sports cars to new SUVs and even a Tesla Model 3. The old cars are cheaper to register so taxed the least yet pollute the most and are the most expensive to maintain in terms of parts. Insurance premiums skew cheaper for older cars too unless it’s an agreed value policy.