Jon Anderson writes:

Ed Huntress wrote:

So it's a tradeoff. Which would you prefer? A car that you had to
work on every two weeks, but which was easy to work on, or one
that's a b**ch but almost never has to be touched until it gets old?
If I can keep affording new cars every once in a while, maybe I'll
stick with the latter. Otherwise, I'm going to find something old
and cheap to fix, and call it my "hobby."

For the daily driver, reliability hands down. Got enough other 'stuff'
that needs doing. For a fun vehicle, being it a hot rod or 4x4,
working on it is just part of the game. Yeah, calling that a hobby
works for me.

In the case of our Intrepid and Dakota, we get the best of both worlds.
They're easy to work on (aside from a few gaffes like that damned
press-fit pulley), and almost never need anything beyond routine
maintenance.
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