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> But on modern inline engines they're generally really easy to replace. The last two pickups I've owned, 2006 and 2010 F150s, it entails disassembling half th
by douche 9y ago
> But on modern inline engines they're generally really easy to replace.
The last two pickups I've owned, 2006 and 2010 F150s, it entails disassembling half the engine head to get at the spark plugs - and I have some experience, the 2006 had the garbage 5.4 V8, that has coil problems and blows plugs regularly after 100k miles... Other modern vehicles I've looked under the hood of don't look to be designed for any more ease of access or repair, either.
- Arizhel 9y agoI guess you're looking at crappy vehicles then. Go look at some 4-cylinder Japanese cars. They're all super easy to work on and last forever. Well, the Hondas, Toyotas, and Mazdas anyway. I always steer clear of American cars; those give you all kinds of wacky crap like putting the battery inside the wheelwell so you have to remove the wheel to remove it, aside from horrible reliability and interiors that fall apart quickly.
- bitexploder 9y agoYeah, the Tempo referenced way on up was falling apart. Interior was garbage, but it kept rolling.
- Arizhel 9y agoYeah, from what I hear, that's pretty normal with American cars (particularly GM and Ford): the drivetrains are usually very reliable, but the interiors are terrible and fall apart quickly, and the rest of the car looks like crap before long too. But the thing never quits running so it keeps getting used even though it looks awful. I honestly have no idea why anyone buys American cars, unless they don't know this. Probably they're a little cheaper than imports.