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@acsawdey @MLE_online @madrush Exactly.

We need vehicles that won't be totaled or generate hundreds of pounds of plastic garbage when somebody bumps a shopping cart into you at the grocery store.

With a bit more time and initial investment you could probably make vehicles consistently last - and be maintainable for - 20+ years. Just look at the US post office and their "long life vehicle" delivery trucks. Last units produced in 1994, still the mainstay of the fleet today although a replacement is under development.

But there's no money in making a family car that lasts 30 years.