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by illys 1751 days ago
From my experience (and similar to your conclusion), the "death" is an economic factor: when the fix has a higher monetary cost than a replacement.

My nearly 300.000 km vehicle costed thousands per year in maintenance, and a moderate crash sealed its "death".

Obviously a car in the same condition in a poor country could be fixed by a low-wage worker with used parts for another 100.000 km.