They get nominated too.
I didn't change my cat until about 140k. And then I only changed it due to the E22 recall.I shouldn't need to change it out for a good long while now. And actually, safety is the fastest way to drive up a car's price. Dual airbags mandatory, crash test standards, pedestrian collision ratings, soon to be side airbags mandatory I bet. That stuff adds up a hell of a lot faster than emissions.
True, it all works but all sucks. Oh well.