What is a good project car?

[Mangrum]

yea i have wanted to get a a pre 96 car. But see my dad owns a goodyear and he is always around cars and shit so every car i want he has to look at. and he doesnt liek pre 96 because of how hard the computer systems are to work on and how expensive they are to fix. Also because he can do emmisions and pre 96 takes a special machine. what is yalls opinions on this. Is it true that pre 96 cars do have hard computer systems because of the technology or what. thanks.. michael..

[speedminded]

yea.. but idk i honestly dont like that hatchback look.. as far as being a light car what would you recomend as a light coupe? and i know the emmisions isnt really the big problem with pre 96 cars.. its the dam computer systems they are hard to diagnose cause they need special scanners and there expensive to work on.

huh? Using a 4 inch jumper wire to see how many times the check engine light blinks to then cross reference that number to the code in a manual is hard??? Older ones (ie 1st gen integra) had an LED on the computer itself. Goodyear you say... *sigh* If they can't diagnose an OBD-0 or OBD-1 car then just tell the shop to not bother showing up in the morning...

Advice, you find a car you're interested in then go buy the FACTORY manual or you can even settle for a Haynes. Read it before you even buy the car and you might even figure out a few things to look for when purchasing one