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Old 05-17-2013, 09:11 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by shadrach74 View Post

Easiest cars to work on in my opinion are the pre-1992 Mercedes Benz products....
I would disagree - the VW Bug (the original) you could remove, rebuild and replace the engine in a day.

The 1990's era toyota camry's were very much the same - in addition to being reliable, they were designed for ease of service.

The E30's were very easy to work on...I think I did a waterpump and timing belt on mine in an hour one day.

I've removed and replaced a few dozen transmissions over the years...the Boxster's tiptronic is one of the most difficult transmissions to remove I've ever worked on. It required that I build a special engine support, and a good majority of the removal was done topside, on my knees, over the engine compartment. Very poorly designed from a repair point of view.

Even simple things, like the cam position sensor, is insanely hard to get to with the engine in the car.:ah:
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