20-06-2018, 08:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 20-06-2018, 08:30 AM by Colin Wilks.)
Problem with a modern car? No need even to open the bonnet, just plug in the laptop under the dash and the thing tells you what’s wrong.
The charm of an Austin Seven for me is that given access to a bit of mechanical nous, normal tools, a local machine shop and the wealth of experienced advice available here and elsewhere, one can diagnose and fix it oneself. I want stuff I can adjust with a screwdriver or spanner. Once you start swapping ‘modules’ of which the insides are a mystery the magic evaporates. That’s my tuppence worth!
The charm of an Austin Seven for me is that given access to a bit of mechanical nous, normal tools, a local machine shop and the wealth of experienced advice available here and elsewhere, one can diagnose and fix it oneself. I want stuff I can adjust with a screwdriver or spanner. Once you start swapping ‘modules’ of which the insides are a mystery the magic evaporates. That’s my tuppence worth!