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| reddevillhs17 | Aug 16 2014, 12:19 PM Post #16 |
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my 91 mitsu mighty max with 2.4l is just as easy to work on as my metro is, im sure the newer ones are more a pita
i hate working on these but i do have to say changing oil is a piece of cake on them
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| Boogie Rat | Aug 16 2014, 01:18 PM Post #17 |
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So far, the ones I hate the most are Mini Coopers. Hate them. Even an oil change is a pain in the arse. It takes 5 minutes of menu scrolling just to reset the service indicator. |
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| 68custom | Aug 16 2014, 01:48 PM Post #18 |
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96 and later Taurus and Sable with the dohc V6 is a real pain to work on. |
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| Cobrajet25 | Aug 17 2014, 06:35 AM Post #19 |
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BMW 3.0 and 4.4 V8s in the E34 body were a pain in the ass. |
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| Turbo Dan-O | Aug 17 2014, 12:24 PM Post #20 |
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You guys have come up with some good ones. One of my all time favorites to haul to the scrap yard and feel better about myself is those horrid V6 Contours/Mystiques. HATE those cars!!!
Edited by Turbo Dan-O, Aug 17 2014, 12:33 PM.
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| Justahoby | Aug 17 2014, 06:04 PM Post #21 |
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Unqualified informant
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When I was single! it was hard to work on a hot woman's car, especially when she just wanted it fixed so she could look for someone else with more money..
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| charliekuney | Aug 18 2014, 01:14 AM Post #22 |
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Before my Metro I had a 6.0L V12 Mercedes-Benz. |
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| Cubey | Aug 18 2014, 01:16 AM Post #23 |
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From 12cyl to 3cyl?
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| Potter | Aug 18 2014, 01:51 AM Post #24 |
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Col. Potter
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what the hell happened? |
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| Cubey | Aug 18 2014, 02:29 AM Post #25 |
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He came to his senses, it sounds like.
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| thresher shark | Aug 18 2014, 03:25 AM Post #26 |
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Fresh Fish...mmmm....tasty!
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Oh, please, you can't stop there. Inquiring minds (and a few busybodies) want to know!!!! In my case, I went from a built-to-the-nuts rat motor in a '73 Chevy short-bed 4x4 (with a full race th400 and 4.56 gears) to progressively less cop-noticing vehicles. I had a little too much fun in the old Chevy and the cops were looking for any excuse to put me away, so I had to sell it. |
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| Freeman | Aug 18 2014, 06:05 AM Post #27 |
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Anything that isn't inline with a front wheel drive transmission. I.E V6 FWD Luminas, V8 FWD Cadillacs, etc. I cannot stand transverse mounted V-motors. Just makes so much of the motor impossible to work on due to the firewall! |
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| Woodie | Aug 18 2014, 06:32 AM Post #28 |
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Try a Sunbeam Tiger. It's a little English car like an MG with a Ford V8 stuffed in it. You had to pull back the carpet and remove floor panels to change the spark plugs. |
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| rbell2915 | Aug 18 2014, 07:51 PM Post #29 |
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Lots of people remove the decklid on Fieros to get to the spark plugs. It has a traversely mounted, rear-engine, V6 or I4. |
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| Freeman | Aug 19 2014, 05:42 AM Post #30 |
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But that's rear engine and a Fiero! I don't know many people who bought Fieros to be reliable commuter cars (see Lumina). It's a pain in the butt when the shop says they can only change half the spark plugs or it's going to be $200 to get to the other side, your choice. Of course, this whole story is made up based on what a 7 year old boy remembered. |
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