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    Quote Originally Posted by Theseus View Post
    With newer cars, I pretty much stick with fluid changes and brakes. When I owned older cars I did a bit more because they were easier to work on, IMO. I can still probably rebuild the carborator on an AMC Pacer with my eyes closed.
    I bet you had a lot of practice!
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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    I do it all,actually if you invest a small amt in a code reader, todays are cars are cake to work on,the mechanical stuff is the same as it was 40 yrs ago.
    I agree...except you have a lot less room in which to work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AdamN View Post
    Those Rhino ramps are great and they accommodate todays lower profile cars. No more jacks and jack stands, and they store easily if you have limited space.
    I'll check them out thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus View Post
    I bet you had a lot of practice!
    You ain't kidding. :

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theseus View Post
    You ain't kidding. :
    Why a Pacer?!? I mean, it was a piece of scrap when it was new! I understand if it was your 1st car as a kid and all, but...GEEZ!

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    I just rotated my Jeep Liberty's tires with a floor jack and the temporary use of the donut spare. What a total pain that was. Never again. It will be someone with a lift next time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mapleleafalumnus View Post
    Why a Pacer?!? I mean, it was a piece of scrap when it was new! I understand if it was your 1st car as a kid and all, but...GEEZ!
    It was my first car. It was actually one of the Pacer wagons with the Jeep 8 cylinder engine.

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    I recently parted ways with my old '87 Cherokee and I actually miss it quite a bit. Not only was it really easy to work on, it also needed work so frequently that it was kind of a hobby keeping it on the road. Alas my newer Liberty is way more reliable and therefore nowhere near as fun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
    I recently parted ways with my old '87 Cherokee and I actually miss it quite a bit. Not only was it really easy to work on, it also needed work so frequently that it was kind of a hobby keeping it on the road. Alas my newer Liberty is way more reliable and therefore nowhere near as fun.
    Based on your previous thread posts, I was hoping your response was going to be a poetic prose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Theseus View Post
    It was my first car. It was actually one of the Pacer wagons with the Jeep 8 cylinder engine.
    I thought all the Jellybeans had a straight-6 engine.

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