Not really in my experience. Modern car electrics, as complex as they are, have been way more reliable than the nightmares in older vehicles I have dealt with. Engines too are a lot more predictable nowadays, and won’t have the random weird quirks older engines do. They obviously develop faults too, but they are usually easier to deal with rather than strange faults on older vehicles. However, I do think serviceability has sometimes taken a step back, as there’s a concerning number of cars that need you to take out the engine for certain servicing tasks that you are expected to do over the life of the car.
To be fair, I’m not sure there is any era with a lot of reliable sports cars, except for maybe the Honda/Acura NSX. To this day, if I say “BMW S85 V10 rod bearing failure” I would probably bring back some bad memories for some people even though it’s been nearly 20 years at this point.
Not really in my experience. Modern car electrics, as complex as they are, have been way more reliable than the nightmares in older vehicles I have dealt with. Engines too are a lot more predictable nowadays, and won’t have the random weird quirks older engines do. They obviously develop faults too, but they are usually easier to deal with rather than strange faults on older vehicles. However, I do think serviceability has sometimes taken a step back, as there’s a concerning number of cars that need you to take out the engine for certain servicing tasks that you are expected to do over the life of the car.
Yeah if you talk about normal cars but there are expensive luxury sports car brands that aren’t know for their reliability, like McLaren.
To be fair, I’m not sure there is any era with a lot of reliable sports cars, except for maybe the Honda/Acura NSX. To this day, if I say “BMW S85 V10 rod bearing failure” I would probably bring back some bad memories for some people even though it’s been nearly 20 years at this point.