66 Plymouth valiant

My first new car. We drove this car (our only car) until 1996 when we were gently hit from behind. We drove away but within a few weeks the car stopped:we discovered a cracked block. We walked into the Ford dealership which was close by.
We were asked what we had to trade in. A 30-year-old car?
We bought my 2nd new car, a Taurus, the 1st year of the Taurus. It's been a good car, now 20 years old. The dealer had said it wouldn't last 30 years like the Plymouth. What do you think?