[Kobura]

Although I agree that knowing where to get a good mechanic is essential, I think that we all got these cars because we love to work on them to the extent that our knowledge, ability, resourcefulness and patience allow. The comparative lack of complexity in a car with no computer-controlled engine, no a/c or heater, no p/s, no et.al., facilitates trying your hand at fixing and improving things between those great drives we enjoy so much.