W0LFB3AT5 said:
@Sharp_Coyote: with high end vehicles, it’s a whole different story and someone starts batting an eye that costs an arm and a leg.

Yep, and high-end vehicles are high-end vehicles, no matter the age. Like the 2001 Lexus LS430 I mention in my ramblings below, it probably started life as a $90K car. Just because someone bought it 3rd-hand for $15K does not mean it suddenly stops having $90,000 car repair and maintenance costs; it just has luxury-car repair costs with limited to no parts availability :(

People don't sell cars just on a whim (unless they be wealthy and eccentric), it is often because they are tired of fixing them, or can no longer afford necessary fixes (and then get trapped in leases because it seems cheaper on the surface).