Against my better judgment, we got our new driver* something German, and not new.
*(previously: [1], [2], [3])
“They’re really not that bad to work on, you can find it all on YouTube!” “Pretty soon there won’t be any stick shifts left, so now’s my chance!” etc., etc.
But, dang if he didn’t figure out for himself why the engine was misfiring – and fixed it himself, too, without much trouble (other than dropping an O-ring where we couldn’t retrieve it from beneath the engine).
The ignition switch’s tumblers are so worn that any flat-bladed screwdriver or pair of scissors will do.
My brother-in-law used to have a couple of RX-7s. The ignition on one of them got so worn down that he could start it using any key on the keyring.
(EDIT: add quote from the article, for context – forgot earlier)
