eli5: Why do cars have limited miles?

Question

If you have a car and you continue to fix it every time a problem occurs, why can’t you keep the car and drive it forever as-long as you have to money to fix it if something goes wrong?

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Answer 1

You can, it just becomes less economically feasible as it ages due to increased costs to repair, more difficulty to locate parts, lack of modern safety and convenience features.