Comment Re: Yes (Score 2) 202
By far, the people most certain to the answer to that question are those convinced that it used to be so much better, the belief being particularly strong among those who weren't alive yet.
"Past performance is no guarantee of future returns" applies to any recorded dataset.
Not to recorded datasets, particularly. For example, that's the reason to think the sun will rise tomorrow morning - it always has.
One way to make your old car run better is to look up the price of a new model.