I remember when motor cars were simple to fix.

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You could almost sleep in this engine compartment.
Anyway, there was plenty of room to hang a paraffin heater on cold winter nights.

 

[raleighnut]

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You could almost sleep in this engine compartment.
Anyway, there was plenty of room to hang a paraffin heater on cold winter nights.

Room for something a lot more powerful in there,

 

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Room for something a lot more powerful in there,

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Yeah, it cramps the sleeping space a bit.

 

[Illaveago]

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You could almost sleep in this engine compartment.
Anyway, there was plenty of room to hang a paraffin heater on cold winter nights.

Look at all of those parts you can easily get to. You'll be lucky to see the engine in a modern car.

 

[Levo-Lon]

Room for something a lot more powerful in there,

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Chevy v8 " maybe a 6 "in a moggy.. Love it

 

[midlife]

Can't remember. I'll have to ask, but I do remember it had the clips on the bonnet, like a Mexico

Was it the Mexico that had two tiny bits of front bumper at each corner?

 

[Illaveago]

Was it the Mexico that had two tiny bits of front bumper at each corner?

Quarter bumpers. I think they did, I know the RS 1600 had them.

 

[midlife]

Quarter bumpers. I think they did, I know the RS 1600 had them.

The first RS 2000 with fish net headrests I saw was embedded in the back of my car.....the driver was crying as the plastic front of his car came off much worse.

I should have claimed for whiplash but it was more than 30 years ago and it didn't exist lol

 

[Illaveago]

The first RS 2000 with fish net headrests I saw was embedded in the back of my car.....the driver was crying as the plastic front of his car came off much worse.

I should have claimed for whiplash but it was more than 30 years ago and it didn't exist lol

I'm sorry but I didn't get on with those tennis racket things.

 

[Threevok]

Was it the Mexico that had two tiny bits of front bumper at each corner?

Indeed they did

 

[Crackle]

Room for something a lot more powerful in there,

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Just the Minor problem of making it stop or go around corners to still solve.

 

[Illaveago]

Just the Minor problem of making it stop or go around corners to still solve.

It should drift pretty well?

 

[Piemaster]

I have a Toyota Hybrid with radar cruise, heated seats and auto everything. I also have an MGB with manual choke, a flap you open to cool down and a hammer for when you have to change a wheel... I know which one I would rather be driving on a day like today :-)

We have a Renault Zoe (electric) and an Alfa Spider - the choice is similar. The Zoe is so uninvolving I'd be quite happy if it was autonomous.

I remember drum brakes all around, heaters that did not work, smelly carpets, rubbish radio's if you had one, clutches that needed replacing often, poor fuel economy, easily nicked, over heated, unsafe and the list goes on.

Maybe my rose tinted rear view glasses need replacing.

Let us not go back to 1966.

1966.....Some pretty cars on the list.

Think I could live with the faults you listed.

 

[Stephenite]

I had the same issue with my Skoda ... youtube/car forums told me to take wing panels off!!! Thankfully there's a wee motor shop in my town. I bought the bulbs there, and the shop guy fitted them for me in 10 mins, with no extra charge (just the promise of repeated custom; easy, as he also sells some cycling items). And he didn't need to dismantle the car

I'm reasonably practical and have long fingers so i was able to replace one bulb in the socket, but it wasn't possible to put the socket back in it's housing. I could only bend the wires so it pointed in the general direction. But no amount of contorting my hand and fingers was enough to fix the near-side side bulb (off-side for UK drivers). I took the car to an old-fashioned well-to-do garage but they were'nt able to manage it either.

Your story reminds me: I used to work in building. Mostly joinery and the like. I would produce to a very high standard but some people have a god-given talent to do it right/perfect every time.

 

[DaveReading]

I'm reasonably practical and have long fingers so i was able to replace one bulb in the socket, but it wasn't possible to put the socket back in it's housing. I could only bend the wires so it pointed in the general direction. But no amount of contorting my hand and fingers was enough to fix the near-side side bulb (off-side for UK drivers). I took the car to an old-fashioned well-to-do garage but they were'nt able to manage it either.

Similar story with the early Ford Focus - the conventional wisdom (and the third-party workshop manuals) tell you that in order to change a nearside headlamp bulb you first have to remove random bits like the battery, air filter, etc, whereas if you know what you're doing the whole job can be done in less than 5 minutes with no tools.