So out of every car you guys have worked on which has been the easiest/hardest explain why, and what you did if you would. Just wondering what you guys think i've only worked on 1st and 2nd gens as im new/young to working on cars. Im interested in bmws some people tell me there hell to work on yet some people say there cake. but i'd like to hear about all cars from geos to the pagani ha All comments will be appreciated!

I actually love working on my truck. I don't have to jack it up unless in taking a tire off, and there is stupid amounts if room under the hood.

We've worked on a BMW. It wasn't horrible, but it was kind of a pain in the ass. I'm not real sure what the hardest vehicle would be. My moms Audi was also kind if a wench. -shrugs- I dunno

V8 Jeep Grand Cherokees are some of the worst I've run across. No room in the engine bay and Torx bit galore.

DSMs aren't too bad for the most part.
Hondas/Acuras can be tight in spots.

Full Size Trucks are great, lots of room.

d series civic is stupid retardedly easy with buttloads of room.. even then you never have to work on them anyway!

worst, timing belt on a 3000gt vr4

My Suzuki Samurai
My friend Geo Metro

1st gen dodge neon.

Easiest... 70's ford trucks.... not much there to go wrong, and room to stand in the engine bay.

Worst... Ferrari 355 Timing belt.... you have to drop the engine cradle with the trans and rear all in one.

Worst head to build? 1.8T 20v VW/Audi... small springs and smaller valve locks

^^I had a similar experience with a 66 Scout I had. I could step on the bumper, into the bay, and sit on the fender. Now, about that damned distributor...

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d series civic is stupid retardedly easy with buttloads of room.. even then you never have to work on them anyway!

worst, timing belt on a 3000gt vr4

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I so agree! My last car was a d series ej1. I did everything on there myself. Easy layout, easy to find parts, parts are easier to reach more room then a dsm.

In the picture. I believe there are no wire tucks. The only thing missing is the a/c fan.

Also, the 69-72 Chevy and GMC trucks. 5 times as much engine bay as engine. Nothing to go wrong there either being all mechanical.

x2 on the Suzuki Samurai. You could jump in the engine bay and give the motor a hug if you wanted to.

I personally prefer to work on my 1g over just about anything else. Mainly because I have taken it apart eleventy billion times, but I know just about everything about it. Hell I can drop a 1g awd trans in about 35 minutes.

Now, working on my 96 Mustang GT. I HATE working on that car. Everything is in the damn way.

None of them are"easier" to work on than another. The more familiar you are with a certain vehicle, the easier it is to repair/modify because you know what to look for. Someone who works on DSM's all day will say they are easy while someone who works on Ferrari all day will say they are easy. Mechanically they're all pretty similar. Pistons, crankshafts, valves, blocks, heads, cams, starters.... ect...ect The only real differences are the various designs, electronics, and the placement of the components that, with time become common knowledge and make it easier to work on. BMW's aren't that bad at all but parts are harder to come by and usually more expensive than they would be for say a Cobalt or Civic. I for one hate working on Volkswagen. Everything about the design of these cars infuriates me beyond reason. I was glad when the Gulf I owned burned to the ground after a fuse box spontaneously shorted out while parked in the driveway.

As far as being easier I guess that only thing that makes things hard are are how much space there is to do what you have to do.

EX. my 2002 saturn sc-1 is the easiest car i've worked on(plenty of room to work in) similar to the picture of the honda above.

Me working at a chevy dealer and working on plenty of 5.3 engines (tahoes, yukons, silverados, etc.) there is tons of room to work around which make the job "easy"

Ill pick a 4g63 over anything to work on, but thats why we are here right?

As of right now everything i've done to my gst nothing has been too bad, only things that gave me some trouble were the starter and fuel filter, but like I said only reason it gave me a few problems was due to room to work with. Going to replace my ac compressor this weekend, things don't look too easy, but no job is impossible