re: #216 thedopefishlives

I got my Dad a code scanner for our OBDII vehicles last year. We haven’t had to use it yet, but I certainly intend on maintaining as much of the computer-controlled stuff as I can to try to keep the costs down even more. Parts are definitely more expensive for the newer beasts, though, which puts a bit of a dent in things.

Unless it’s a kid crisis, I just wont work on anything after 1980. The problem isn’t just the computers, it’s the hellish design. Couldn’t change that fuel pump without dropping the fuel tank and breaking the seal to get at the (expensive) pump. The windshield fairing on wife’s van has to be removed to get at the #6 spark plug. If auto designers in Japan wake up screaming, it’s because of what I’m calling them while I’m under their creations.