Good for you Although I must say that some of the newer cars are really not that bad in terms of parts and the ability to work on them.
I know that this a against the grain but I have two hondas; 03 civic and and 06 crv (bought new) and they have given me no trouble what so ever except the damaged I have caused. I have done basic suspension and brake work and was pleasantly surprised how easy it was although honda cheaps out on the strangest components mostly anything that has threads and there is not enough plating on their bolts, disassembly can be a PIA. Now could I pull the engine and tranny in a few hours, probably not, but that's why I still have my 75 914 I've worked on everything on this car with the exception of rust work. I would drive it everyday but would be concerned about it... Especially where I live in metro NYC. Good luck would be great to hear about your progress... Dan On 10/28/10, No Quarter <[email protected]> wrote: > I've just spent the past month underneath the front end of a 1999 Ford > Contour I bought a couple of years ago and these cars are just pathetic. > It's sooooo hard to get anything done and it leaves me worn out and feeling > like such a pawn in the new-car do-what-the-man-say machine. Even though I > bought the car used and it's served me well, I've just decided that I'm > gonna sell it and work towards converting a small fleet of VWs that my wife > and I can drive year round. I'm just sick of not having any room to work > when this car needs repairs. All the young bucks at the auto parts store > call this an old car. I drive a 1974 Super Beetle and a 1967 bus and can > get lotsa parts off the shelf for the beetle. In just 11 years, there have > been enough Contours junked that I'm really beginning to wonder if it's safe > to even hang on to this car. It was made disposable. :( > > Now in this climate, we have snow and we have salt. We also have lotsa cold > so what I'm thinking of doing is by starting to resrore a couple of IRS pans > and get them undercoated. Then I can get the shells done too. Not looking > for trailer queens but but figured if I can go through what parts I have > here and get them all repaired and then undercoated, then I'll have a supply > of parts to keep my forever cars going. > > It's quite a decision to go 100% air-cooled which is what I'd like to do but > I think Enid and I can pull it off. > > Erin > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
