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We are never going back to the days of carbs, mech fuel pumps run off the cam, and standing in the engine bay while working on the car's engine. But what can I buy new or slightly used that isn't a death trap, and can most likely be repaired at home with a decent set of hand tools and a jack if something goes wrong? No removing the front end bodywork to get to a windshield washer pump (Subaru), no jacking the engine off its mounts to get to an alternator (Mazda), no disassembling the engine bay to replace a sensor (VW). And for f**k's sake, no turbo or hybrid anything (Ford).

We are never going back to the days of carbs, mech fuel pumps run off the cam, and standing in the engine bay while working on the car's engine. But what can I buy new or slightly used that isn't a death trap, and can most likely be repaired at home with a decent set of hand tools and a jack if something goes wrong? No removing the front end bodywork to get to a windshield washer pump (Subaru), no jacking the engine off its mounts to get to an alternator (Mazda), no disassembling the engine bay to replace a sensor (VW). And for f**k's sake, no turbo or hybrid anything (Ford).

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I was just thinking about this the other day. This is a problem that pissess off a lot of people. Also, the manufacturers stop making parts after 7 or so years making it harder to find replacement parts.

What if a bunch of us started a company that only sold a few models (sedan, truck, SUV whatever). The frame would always be the same, the space allocated for parts would always be the same, the parts would always mount to the same spots, so even if there were improvements over time, because they were given a bit of extra space to begin with, the new parts could be swapped in easily. Essentially you could buy all of the parts yourself and put it together, or buy one pre assembled. This is the big one. NO computerized parts. Everything works on its own.