I needed a repair for an old Ford truck and my mechanic said that his shop does not now accept any car not a 2000 year model or newer. Can’t find quality parts. Most OEM secondary manufacturers went out of business because of the covid shutdown. Most pre-2000 models only have cheap Chinese knockoffs that will probably fail within 6 months. Most of the original oem parts stock has now been used up. YMMV. It’s going to get tough to keep the pre 2000’s going.
Interesting. Sounds like planned obsolescence for gas vehicles via the parts market.