Untill you have to change the spark plugs.

Disagree.

The toyobaru brothers were designed with tuners in mind so they could be easily modified.

I’m not sure that counts as “newer” or counts as a “car”.

My OCD is kicking in. It is a major pet peeve of mine when people drive cars with missing center caps.

Find the engine:

yeah but i think this is the easiest car to Debug maybe....not wrench....i’m already scared thinking of all the voltage warning stickers

“Modern cars suck, you can’t work on them!” shade tree mechanics everywhere like to lament.

As long as you have a ladder to reach the engine...

Not surprising, given that you're the source of all those photos of wenches on cars in the COTD threads.... ;)

All the more reason to buy one.

Toyota Corolla, most of the engine and transmission were put in service around 1992, a few updates here and there, but very little of that pesky technology

Yeah. This. And really... now that you can get OBD scanners for just a few bucks that work with your phone and download code details from the web, somewhat basic modern engines like this one are far less intimidating. The more advanced ones still are, but this isn’t one of them.

Surprisingly, very few moving parts.

I first read the headline as this. I need more coffee.

Cue Morgan 3 wheeler answers

Jeep Wrangler. It’s a body-on-frame 4x4 with solid axles front and rear and a longitudinal-mount engine and transmission. The engine tech is most definitely 21st-century but the rest of it is as classic as they come.

Don't tell me, lemme guess.... A/C only needs a recharge, right?

My area is one of the worst to try and buy something off of Craigslist because most ads read like this: