Well motortrend can just kiss my........

Owned a 68 dodge Monaco
Currently Own a 2007 CRV and Drive a 2008 chevy uplander company vehicle, not "new" but that's a new car to me
My Monaco had 4 wheel power drum brakes, no problem stopping 2 tons of vehicle(really don't care for ABS brakes)
had a 383 2 bbl, and no problem getting that 2 tons moving
Had all the bells and whistles so i had A/C, power windows, power seats, tilt telescopic column, rear window defroster and cruise control
Monaco had way more head and leg room
I kinda liked the floaty feeling going down the road of the Monaco, CRV is a little stiff
Also liked the little finger lock to lock of the power steering
Always used to say" you don't drive the Monaco, you point it"
But I've always liked the 10 mile long land yachts
"I got me a car its as big as a whale, I got me a chrysler it seats about 20"
Advantages of the CRV and Uplander? Better gas mileage and better in snow, and I do like the heated seats in the CRV, but the Monaco wasn't prone to tipping over
My honest opinion, if you want to get from point a to point b, or want to travel cross country, do it in a new car( although I have done cross country trips in old cars and it was quite a memorable adventure)
but if you want to have fun, and enjoy the ride you can't beat an old car
As far as the landfill, those plugs and points will eventually return to mother earth, that Tesla battery will still be polluting the environment when archeologists dig it up thousands of years from now