A lot of new cars need a lot of parts too. Quality has been going downhill with many manufacturers. The desire to get rich by selling crap is far too tempting to business people.
“A lot of new cars need a lot of parts too. Quality has been going downhill with many manufacturers.”
I had to repair a 15 year old clothes dryer. Used parts for a 3 year old one to do so. The three year old one had multiple issues when I bought it broken. Better to keep the 15 year old one running, than the 3.
A car company will produce parts for X amount of years after a car is built. As you move further and further away from that year, it gets harder and harder to find parts.