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Old 10-23-2003, 02:16 AM   #16
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any car.....
that when your working at night and you drop a tool or bolt and it never reaches the ground. That sucks and it always happens, even during daytime it takes forever to find one stupid socket that was eaten by your engine compartment? Just a few days ago i had to go by a new 10mm 1forth drive socket cause my grandpas 99 Camry ate it....Lol
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:33 AM   #17
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vans. dont work on vans. especially if its a ford echonovan. dont do it
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:38 AM   #18
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worst job would be cylinder head work or transmission swap. especially if its done in an econovan.
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Old 10-23-2003, 07:30 PM   #19
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Fwd v6 Caravan: changing the rear spark plugs took like 3 hours. we took off the intake manifold. was not fun. but we did end up have ing the intake cleaned while it was out. cause it was filthy.
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Old 10-23-2003, 11:17 PM   #20
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Just about anything new that's domestic. My friend has a 35 anniv Camaro and said that you actually had to drop the engine to get to the rear 2 spark plugs because they were under the dash. All that just to change the plugs and/or wires! Think that they might just be trying to make work for the dealerships......??? Another guy I knew had a new Ford Taurus SHO. He went hunting for the plugs and couldn't even find the things...told him you probably had to remove the engine cover thing to get to them....I was right.

However...changing the alternator in my 86 300ZX was fun...not too horrible, though.
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Old 10-24-2003, 07:31 PM   #21
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Hey nice 300zx looks like it can haul ass.
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Old 10-25-2003, 12:12 AM   #22
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Re: What is the hardest car to work on

Thank you very much. I'm sure it does....I just wish it was mine...
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Re: What is the hardest car to work on

I couldn't imagine working on one of those things....or a Toyota Previa...Seems like a nightmare.
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Re: What is the hardest car to work on

Simply Put...fiat !
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Old 11-06-2003, 06:10 PM   #26
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Re: Re: What is the hardest car to work on

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Simply Put...fiat !
Which models? The older ones, like the 128 were very easy to work on. The sparkplugs, distributor, oil filter, were all at the front of the engine and easy to get at.
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Old 11-12-2003, 06:02 AM   #27
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Any turbocharged Porsche, specifically the 930, 964 Turbo and 931.
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Re: What is the hardest car to work on

The MGF/TF is pretty hard for the DIY'er as even a spark plug change means dumping the engine on the floor I beleive as it's mid engine configureation doesn't give you any access.
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Re: Re: What is the hardest car to work on

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Simply Put...fiat !
My Dad, who used to be a mechnaic, always the Fiat 127 was the hardest car he ever worked on due to the compact rear engine, and I'm sure our Toyota Estima Lucida minivan wouldn't be too easy to work on either, with the engine under the front seats ...

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Lotus Elise - hard to get close to the engine bay and no space around the engine, you have to put it on a ramp to do anything!
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