Should I buy a classic muscle car if I cant work on it?
Josh asked:
Classic Car Guy
Classic Car Guy
Tags: 69 Camaro Ss, Buy Car, Redone
muscle car
You learn by doing. I went from being a guy who liked cars to knowing them by fixing my own car and doing preventative maintenance.
I’d be more inclined to get a newer (but not new) car to learn with from say 1990-1995 and if possible 1994-1995. OBD-II was implemented in 96 and complicates everything. R134a air conditioners with standard in all vehicles as far as I know as of 1994 and are the only kind where you can just go to autozone, grab a $5 can and a $20 hose and fill up thanks to the previous R12 being banned for manufacturing in 1994 to protect the ozone.
I haven’t ever owned a 60s car so I can’t say much as far as how easy they are to learn on though I’ve always heard it’s easy because there is a lot less to them than modern cars (no PCV, no EGR, no cats, no o2 sensors, etc.) but a car of that age even restored may have some rust hidden under it’s body and there is no engine computer at all to log when something goes wrong which may make diagnosing it hard.
Classic Car Guy
I would go for it. You don’t have to know how to work on a car in order to enjoy it. And muscle cars are very strong and fast. If any maintenance needs to be done it may cost alittle more to have a mechanic or someone else to do it for you
nissan fan
sure go for it. i started out in high school with my 2 57 chevies. Join a local car club. they will be happy to assist you and if you ever need more info there are a ton of books and net sites to help you. if you wanna learn you gotta start somewhere.