# Diyer or mechanic comment **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 8, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048 "2019-03-08T17:28:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spider-man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/spider-man/32/2451_2.png) [@spider-man](https://community.cartalk.com/u/spider-man)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/1 "2019-03-08T17:28:04Z")
name any vehical out there.that you would not buy because it to difficult to work on. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/2 "2019-03-08T17:30:28Z")
Apollo era rovers left on the moon… ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/3 "2019-03-08T17:32:30Z")
> [@dripper](#): > > name any vehical out there.that you would not buy because it to difficult to work on. ( Name all vehicles being made that you would avoid because of the difficulty of repair . ) There I fixed it for you. And the list will include almost any vehicle that has ever been made . ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/4 "2019-03-08T18:11:25Z")
Anything that says, “ **Mini** ” or “ **Yugo** ” on it or anything requiring the purchase of **Whitworth spanners**. 😧 _ **CSA** _ 🌴🕶🌴 ---
**Author:** ![anon86613489](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@anon86613489](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anon86613489)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/5 "2019-03-08T18:15:34Z")
> [@common\_sense\_answer](#): > > or “ **Yugo** ” on it or anything CSA A lot can be said about a Yugo, but compared to todays cars, it was very easy to work on. And that was a good thing, considering how often you had to work on it. And yes, I have worked on several Yugo’s - even prepped and painted one. Besides that, parts for them were dirt cheap here. > [@dripper](#): > > name any vehical out there.that you would not buy because it to difficult to work on. Easy answered: Anything from this century ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/6 "2019-03-08T18:37:52Z")
anything made by Lamborghini. It’d be too difficult to keep me from driving it to do any work on it… ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/7 "2019-03-08T18:40:01Z")
Anything where you need a scan tool to bleed the brakes. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/8 "2019-03-08T18:54:32Z")
I couldn’t care less how difficult they are to work on since I’m paying someone else to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/9 "2019-03-08T20:46:09Z")
Agree with old\_mopar\_guy, but if I’m going to work on it, 1972 or older. I limit myself to cabin air and intake air filters, wiper blades, and light bulbs. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/10 "2019-03-08T20:51:05Z")
Let’s do things a little differently . . . Tell us what vehicle you’re thinking of buying, and we’ll give our opinions ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/11 "2019-03-08T20:56:13Z")
I’ve always been convinced the GM actually has “difficulty enhancement engineers” on their staff, and it appears that Nissan has hired some of them away from GM. But all vehicles have things that could have been made a lot easier with just a little better engineering. ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/12 "2019-03-08T21:00:08Z")
Cars are engineered for the “typical” owner. This owner does little or none of his own maintenance and, as we’ve seen here all too often, may not even check his oil level. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/13 "2019-03-08T21:05:48Z")
True, but difficulty enhancement means the job takes longer, so labor is higher and the owners ends up paying more. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/14 "2019-03-08T21:08:50Z")
> [@dripper](#): > > name any vehical out there.that you would not buy because it to difficult to work on. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Fill in the blank with **any make/model/model-year** ) that has gone through several winters in any of the northern/eastern rust belt/road salt areas. _ **CSA** _ 🌴🕶🌴 ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/15 "2019-03-08T21:11:11Z")
The “typical” owner may not be one who squeezes a nickel till the Buffalo sh\*ts. (Are there still Buffalos on nickels?) ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/16 "2019-03-08T21:16:42Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > (Are there still Buffalos on nickels?) **Are there still nickels?** _ **CSA** _ 🌴🕶🌴 ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/17 "2019-03-08T21:21:55Z")
> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#): > > The “typical” owner may not be one who squeezes a nickel till the Buffalo sh\*ts. I’m typical. I do that. How’d you think I could afford that nice old Grand Prix and what’s that I’ve got all over my hands? _ **CSA** _ 🌴🕶🌴 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/18 "2019-03-08T21:33:39Z")
My wife squeezes cash so hard that all the dead presidents run screaming from the room when she walks in. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/19 "2019-03-08T21:49:18Z")
Whitworth is needed for my triumph motorcycle, had it since 79, 1/32, 1/64th Maybe I recall incorrectly I seem to remember some 1/72 sockets I can find something that fits, or else a crescent/monkey wrench or vice grips. Is 1/72 a figment of my imagination? ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048/20 "2019-03-08T21:58:44Z")
I had a plumber friend years ago who said " vice grips, the wrong tool for everything, the right tool for nothing". [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/diyer-or-mechanic-comment/136048.md?page=2)