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Old 11-18-2003, 12:35 PM   #1
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And the easiest car to work on is...

As per title.

I'm gonna say the Hillman Imp as I can, on my own, take the engine and gearbox out, and replace with another engine and gearbox in under an hour, using only a screwdriver, a 9/16th spanner, a 13mm spanner (or impreial equivilant) and a trolley jack.

I'd even say the Hillman Husky based on the imp is even easier to work on as there is even more access to the engine and you can work on it inside the car if it's raining.

But what do you guys/girls think is the easiest to work on?
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Old 11-18-2003, 02:28 PM   #2
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Re: And the easiest car to work on is...

jeez-you go back a bit-but what about the old v dubs?sooo simple.
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Old 11-18-2003, 04:05 PM   #3
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Re: And the easiest car to work on is...

hehe...but these days it's all ECU's and all that. You can't go too far wrong with a single carb.
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Old 11-19-2003, 08:35 AM   #4
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Re: Re: And the easiest car to work on is...

Probably those damn Civics. Man they get annoying.
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Old 11-22-2003, 02:50 PM   #5
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Jeep Wrangler's are about as easy to work on as it comes.
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Old 11-24-2003, 12:17 PM   #6
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There is no such thing as a car easier to work on than a Subaru 360. A tune up requires you to put in two new sparkplugs and gap the ingition points. There's no fuel pump, valves, camshaft, timing belt, timing gears etc. You don't even have to change oil. Nothing can beat that.
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