SW>  Not only that but you need special tools for everything. That's if you 
SW> can find what you're looking for. You know it needs a new starter but 
SW> where the hell is it! ;-)

My friend's dad has a 90s model Corvette ZR1 and to change the spark plugs, you
have to jack the front of the car up, remove both front tires and use a special
socket on a loooooong 3/8 drive extension to change the plugs.  To contrast, I
had a '94 Honda Civic coupe that I just opened the hood and all four plugs were
right there in front, easy to get to.  I once changed the plugs in an Autozone
parking lot in Marietta, Georgia, with my then-wife sitting in the car.  I think
it took me about 10 minutes total from start to finish.

I recently read this: "40 years ago, a car's owner's manual showed how to adjust
the valves.  Today, a car's owner's manual has warnings about not to drink the
contents of the car's battery."

Another quip: "If we all used cursive and drove stickshifts, we'd lose an entire
generation [or two]". 

-- Sean

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