jimvonbaden
Kool Aid Dispenser!
Purely mechanical issues? Thats rare. What went other than maybe that rear drive.
I'd sooner drop the high tech because when it does quit, and everything "more complicated than it has to be" does, then you're left standing there with your cell phone calling a flat bed...provided you have cell phone coverage.
Also, the reason that "neither of them left me stranded" has more to do with preventative maintenance than with inherent reliability.
My trans seals started leaking, and my FD seal leaked. Both easily fixed, and neither was in danger of stranding me. Just mild seaps.
But hey, you have to do what you are comfortable with. I have a few older friends who wont drive anything made after 1970. If it makes them happy, that's cool for them.
For me, I like the new technology, and am not afraid of it.
Jim