Comment by sandworm101

Car quality is suffering because people treat their cars like junk. Too many people lease. Too many people are driving cars they don't actually own. Too many people see cars as temporary. A growing number see them as "necessary evils" and treat them like a bad habit that we all should kick asap. That attitude means people don't care about their vehicles. Cars are no longer partners that you trust year after year. People once grew attached to their cars. People remembered important life events based on which car they were using at the time. When you don't care about something you aren't going to take pride in it. You aren't going to maintain it yourself. You aren't going to demand proper engineering or design. Cars are now just a commodity, something to be used and tossed aside. Current design reflects that attitude.