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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I've been looking at older cars that are actually fixable, which of course has its own challenges. While an E34 M5 or W124 500E (both lust worthy) are certainly simple in comparison to modern cars, they are also all 20+ years old. So I'll be lucky that I can fix them, because there's plenty of fixing that will need to be done. I think my '88 Carrera hits the sweet spot for technology vs convenience vs simplicity, so maybe I need to look older yet to an E28 M5 or W201 190E 2.3-16. I don't have an answer to my problem statement, but I think it's an interesting question for the DIY-ers to ponder. Which is better - having an old car that you can fix (and will probably have to), or a new one that you can't?
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I enjoy DiY on the Porsches I've owned (all air-cooled). I really haven't done any DiY on my wife's car. I'd probably throw in the towel for anything that required factory diagnostic equipment.