Ignoring an older garage door for one more season usually doesn't cost you money right away — it costs you a finger, a windshield, or a 2am call because the door won't close during an ice storm. Springs that are original to a 1990s door have likely cycled tens of thousands of times already. When they let go, they let go without warning, and a door with no safety sensors can keep closing on a car, a pet, or a kid who darted underneath. That's the real argument here, not whether the door looks dated.