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Hehe you forgot ABS :) It's up to me to pulse the brakes to keep steering, learned that in a defensive driving course.
I have a newer 2003 Verada as well but it's decided it no longer can find TDC (code 22, 23) so I'm saving up for the diagnostics and possible repair or replacement.
I agree a newer car is safer, and am hanging out for an EV when I can afford one. In the mean time the simple reliability of the Magna is a trade off I must make.
As for repairability, I'm aware that I will soon need to replace the capacitors in the ECU and TCU on the Magna since they die of old age. It's a failure mode for older cars that people might not anticipate - same as how all electionics die eventually.