Modern cars are increasingly been viewed as disposable commodities, with the maximum opportunities to recycle when finished with.
The days of the home restorer are becoming so much harder as increasingly specialist companies blossom to assist.
I guess it's just the snapshot in time thing again, as many view fuel injection and electronics as the work of the Devil, and yet the younger generations will be brought up alongside the new technologies.
Whether writing off cars as too costly to repair is seen as 'A Bad Thing' is subjective and financially viable insurance claims will reflect that. If cars are too complicated to repair, and unless the costs of replacement are kept low, then premiums rise, punters walk away and car sales suffer.
It'll be interesting to watch when hybrids and electric cars become more common..
