Even the cheaper cars are faster and better made than they used to be.
5K in 1969 is 32K today.
But a car today is driven, I don’t know; 15 years before it is scrapped. How many Pintos, Vegas, Granadas and Mavericks were still on the road 15 years later? This has to be factored in.
I have not replaced a car in 7 years. My fleet is 8, 13, 13 years old and I have no urge to replace any of it.