Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > I don't see how "repairs become much more problematic". The only > thing that becomes more difficult to repair about a front drive car > vs a typical front engine/rear drive car is the fact that the engine > and transmission are enclosed in a smaller space so it can be a > little more difficult to get to the parts. If you've ever worked on > any densely packed machinery (try a 1966 Jaguar XK-E, for instance) > you'd understand that this is a function of how much machinery you're > putting into how much space, not a matter of front drive vs rear drive. >
Hmm, have you ever dropped a transmission on a front wheel drive car vs a rear wheel drive? The labor is probably 5+ times. You basically have to remove a huge number of suspension components on FWD *and* take out the split axle before you even get to the transmission assembly. On a RWD, its a piece of cake. > Godfrey > -- Someone handed me a picture and said, "This is a picture of me when I was younger." Every picture of you is when you were younger. "...Here's a picture of me when I'm older." Where'd you get that camera man? - Mitch Hedberg -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
