Good learner car

[Ludi Mali]

Hey everyone, I'm new here and I'm looking for suggestions on a car to get that has cheaper parts and is easy to work on, something that i can learn to rebuild the engine on, my 87 accord lx is my only car, and i need to be able to drive it. I can do all the basics on the accord (radiator, alternator, brakes, sparks, etc.) but i don't wanna mess with the other stuff without first having some idea on how it should go together. And from my experiences the 3gee is a pain in the ass to do work on with clamps all twisted backwards and shit. :help: I wouldn't even mind buying the car dead and trying to get it running again just to better learn the inner workings.

[Elijah]

I think the accord is one of the easest cars to work on IMO.

[Vanilla Sky]

something older, preferably american built, and carburated

[mzabeefy]

An early 90s metro might work. I've never worked on one, but the engines(3 cylinder) are so small that it looks easy enough to work on.

[AccordEpicenter]

metros suck, id reccomend another accord or a civic, some 80s chrysler k cars are soo simple/easy to work on, like the horizons and dusters etc... Stay away from dodge neons etc, anything european, some older honda/acuras are excellent candidates but not if theyve been grossly neglected/abused, also stay away from ford

[hkplayer]

a festiva can be ideal, i found it was for me - the engine, as most ppl know, is mazda's 121

[Ludi Mali]

I was thinking an older ford or something along those lines, I know their parts are cheaper relative to other makes, and i'm not looking to spend a HUGE amount of money.

[88accordhb]

civics...older ones...their 1.5 and 1.6 are soo nicely fitted that you get soo much room to work on stuff and add stuff and poop on stuff...and ... you get the pic.

[johndej]

yeah, an older civic would prob be a good choice

[Ludi Mali]

how old is older?

[88accordhb]

i'd say round 88-91 the gen before that is ok...and if you can afford it then 92-95...i really like the ef hatches though.

[Vanilla Sky]

i say even those are too complicated and bitchy to be learning on... i say get an old ford, GM or mopar car (like before 1980) and work on that... that's when the "real" cars were made... lol... anyways, they are pretty simple cars, but you still can have the performance rewards of a V-8

[88accordhb]

i say by a bicycle and 2 cans of wd44 and start lubin up da joints n' shiz.

[88accordalltheway]

you could buy my minibike(look in my cardomain site 4th pg i think). It already runs.

[mzabeefy]

my sister's 89 civic sedan is an ass to work on. The engine is all cramped, especially the pulley side.

[HondaBoy]

hey, how about an old ass riding lawn mower. lol. make that thing into a racer. j/k. i started small, like weed eaters, lawn mowers, go carts. thats how i got to know stuff, but then i've been doing stuff like that since i was a kid. ok, i say get something like an old crown victoria, like one that your local police department is selling. maybe a caprice, those are really nice to fix up. i dunno, thats what i though about buying because theres always ones being sold to the public that are retired. newer ones have computer controlled engines, so always check if theres something in the computer messed up. i'm getting my dad's 89 shelby dakota. it needs little work like a paint job. engine is good, just needs new valve cover gaskets, those are simple as shit.

[deadlight]

Just go with anything GM, like 70's or earlier, preferably a 350, I'm not big on GM, but I'll admit, I don't know of anything cheaper or simpler to work on, excellent starter if you ask me.