| Yea, older Toyotas are really dependable. Late 80's, and early 90's are dead simple. Make sure it's a manual tranny. I'm in the process of buying a newer car/truck for a family member, and it's depressing. So many sensors, and computers that dealership mechanics barely comprehend. I understand it's for emissions, but so many of those sensors are for comfort systems, and selling gizmos. The problem being is when they malfunction. A dealership mechanic will not tell a customer we are basically learning on your new computer on wheels, but they put that in the price to fix. I went to automotive school in the ninties, and these new vechicles still scare me. My trusty Snap-on Mt2500 is practically useless on newer vechicles. And there will ge the guy whom claims, "I just plug a scan tool in, and that lovely system (CAN Bus system, and multiple computers), just spit out a PID, and the fix is found." It's just so much more complicated. On a positive note, my New Years resolution is trying to master these new electrical systems. There's a market for a simple vechicle, like older Toyotas. I don't see any company offering a simple vechicle? And yes, I understand emissions are a problem, but it doesn't seem like an impossible problem to get a manual four banger, with just the basics on the market. And I won't get started on automatic transmission problems. Sorry for the rant. |