The more “features” a car has, the shorter that car’s useful lifespan. I own a couple of old Lincolns. The seat controls, the dash electronics and numerous other functions no longer work. The cars perform flawlessly, so they get driven a lot. Fixing those features costs more than the cars are worth. I owned a 2010 Jetta TDI from new. Even though, compared to other models, it is fairly large, the seats and seating position are uncomfortable on long trips. The car was designed so that only the dealer can work on it. Changing the transmission fluid, a process that changes only about a third of the fluid, requires special equipment and costs (wait for it) $900. This has to be done every 30,000 miles. There is a plastic cover over the bottom of the car. It made no difference in noise or mileage. It requires torq bits to remove and you have to do that to change the oil. If you have a lift, changing the oil was only a bit more time consuming than on a regular car, but requires tools most people don’t have. The timing belt and the DSG clutch kluge require changing about every 100,000 miles. It costs around $3,000 for the whole thing. AT 110,000 miles the DSG clutch again started clicking, so I sold the car at a loss because of the diesel controversy.
Since then, I have decided to buy only older cars, starting with a 1956 Studebaker President. I will eventually own a 1939 but updated with better brakes and Vintage air.
I drove one of those in 1956. Not as whippie as a 327 chevy but respectable. One feature I really liked was a hold on hill brake because I was in San Francisco then, 1956, what a year it was.