> He bought the car in 2015 so he’s lucky to get 8 years

Well now I understand why manufacturers say transmission has lifetime oil in there... because some people think that 8 years old car is... an old car that could as well be done?

I could afford buying new car and paying xxx/€ per month, but I choose to buy ~10 year old car and if I'm lucky it has <200k km on odometer. But then I'm debt free.

If I'd be paying xxx/€ per month and having a broken vehicle after 8 years, I'd be very disappointed to say the least.