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- From: dean@fringe.rain.com (Dean Woodward)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: SURVEY: Home mechanic's favorites
- Message-ID: <76JTPB2w165w@fringe.rain.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 12:04:29 PDT
- References: <9208141223.AA04287@sarse.CFSMO.Honeywell.COM>
- Organization: A sure sign of a sick mind.
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- mrein3@CFSMO.Honeywell.COM (Matt Rein #3) writes:
-
- > > >>>>I'm starting a new survey.
- > > >>>>What makes and models of cars are - in your opinion - best designed
- > > >>>>in the sense of:
- > > >>>> a). Easy routine maintenance...
- > > >>>> b). Easy repair...
- > > >>>>...at home (i.e. without a hoist and fancy tools)?
- > > A '57 Chevy with a small block V8. There is so much room in the
- > I would say any pre-'74, rear wheel drive GM with a V8. Easy to fix and
- > if you can't find a part for one, you must not be in the U.S.
- Well, it's in a totally different league, but... I just rebuilt the engine
- in my '86 Suzuki Samurai. The block stayed in the frame. The hood goes
- all the way back against the windshield. Compared to most cars from the
- "modern" era, there doesn't seem to be a lot of crap in the way when unbolting
- the intake. To make a long story short, it was quicker to rebuild my Suzuki
- from top to bottom than it was to do the head on an '85 Nissan Sentra, for
- the simple fact that I could get to things...
-
- --
- Dean Woodward | OK. Last time. This is my machine. This is my
- dean@fringe.rain.com | Opinion. This is my opinion on my machine.
- Any Questions? -me
-