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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We hold onto old cars for this reason Op..so much easier to fix and maintain. Dh can do brakes, oil, bulbs, filters, etc, but on the newer cars half of that stuff is linked to electronic sensors or impossible to get to.

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The thing that most frustrated me last night was dealing with rusty/stuck bolts! I kept thinking "arrrgh, if this was a newer car, all this stuff would be SO much easier to take off!"... yeah, that was the hardest part. It's a 2013 car, and it gets driven in the winter, so there's quite a few sticky bolts that needed yelling at to come loose. [/quote]

Poster above...ha, ha!
Dh "rates" the car work based on how many swear words he ends up muttering to himself. 
I just stand by with the cold beer in hand for him[/quote]

12:46.  I hate the "dirtiest" jobs the most, because you'll be covered in grease for a week, your clothes are trashed, and it takes forever to clean your tools and work area.  Plus my kids can easily track grease into the house.  I dislike working on fuel lines and getting hit in the face with gasoline (have that happen once and you'll learn to wear a face shield, even when properly draining the lines).

I'm always nervous doing really intricate engine work where I can easily ruin an aluminum block, or can easily drop a small bolt somewhere it will ruin the whole car.  You're also often operating in tight spaces.

Suspension work is generally the worst for stuck parts, as they get exposed to the element the most.  Here in the DC area, we get to deal with salt exposure, which is not as much of a problem inland.  The BMW I do most of my work on is 16 years old, so a lot of original parts are very corroded.  It still runs great, though.[/quote]

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