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I try to keep my keyring as light as possible, so I guess I've got the edge there. And it was just replaced within the last month.

I know at least one hose was replaced with the radiator, but I don't know that I can confirm ALL hoses were replaced. I haven't even lifted the hood on this thing yet.

Cheap to fix and easy to fix.... those are the top two things I want in a car at this point. I just spent the last month changing the clutch on a Focus (working on it 1-2 days per week) and I'm tempted to never own anything less than 50 years old again!

If I can easily change out a cheap water pump and feel good, that sounds great to me. I've done a radiator and t-stat on a Camry, so I should be okay for that level of repairs.

Electrical gremlins stress me out, but if it runs good I guess I can deal with things like speedo and windows being flaky.

What's their reputation with A/C? My Focus (which somehow became mine after my wife put the first 95,000 miles on it!) hasn't had A/C for years AND I MISS IT!!!