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Accidentally posted this in the wrong forum - will retry here... I'm very curious just how easy this car will likely be to work on? Has anybody jacked up their car and crawled around underneath it and checked things out from a perspective of maintenance or modifications?

For example how easy/hard will it be to drop the tranny and replace the clutch. That's one wear item I can see myself going thru in short order. Are there any significant obstacles like cross members or exhaust taht will be difficult to remove or is this a straightforward job?

Is it a hydraulic actuated clutch?

How about the UJoints? Are they staked in or can they be replaced?

How about the rear end carrier? Does it carry sideloads or does the rear suspension componentry take care of that. Are the axle shafts CV or UJoints or what?

Are any of the suspension pieces greasable or are they all sealed as it typical these days?

How hard is it to gain access to the underside of the engine say to replace a lower hose or change the belt?

Is the fuse panel easily accessed?

How about the fuel injectors? (they used to be burried on the old 13Bs - had to remove at least the upper intake)

How about simple stuff like the oil filter - is it still designed to dump oil all over the engine (though accessible) like it was on the 12As and 13Bs?

Or changing fluids in the tranny or differential?

How about reaching the plugs for changing? Plugs always needed regular changing on the old rotaries. Are these easy to get to? And are they expensive? Who makes them?

Is the thermostat accessible on top like it was? Do the radiator and engine block have water drain valves on them?

Any potential gotcha in doing a brake job? - the old ones embedded the races in the front rotors if I recall and that made a rotor swap a little messier.

Anything else?