WE have 2 Mazda's and if I could have gotten one when I was younger, I probably would still have it and be driving it still. Ours are easy to repair and hold up amazingly.
My old rusty 05 Yukon with 5.3 that the previous owner used 10-40 oil in while he had it over the years and it was plain tractor oil. The motor still runs great and now has 228k miles on it. It was before the cylinder deactivation stuff. It's the XL model and is averaging 16.5 in town and 18...
I qualify as a fuddy duddy on my cars cause simple was better. My favorite cars are in the 50's and 60's and 70's. I had a 56 Mercury with the 312 v8 I bought from an estate. It rode very comfortably and was so quiet and the under the dash add on AC would freeze you out in Arizona. My 66...
My camping was in a VW bus or a tent. Traveled all over the west. My sons remember doing that but only my youngest really enjoyed it. He has a camp stove on his deck that he makes his daily coffee on. He works from home.
On My GMC Yukon couldn't get fill plug out before I drained it so used my small size impact air driven impact from Harbor Freight that I bought just for low clearance areas. It hammered just a little and then came right out. Asked the guy at the lube place to check it and he used a breaker...
I have installed on my vehicles two rebuilt Four Seasons compressors from O Reilly. Neither one has had issues. My 1990 Ford Ranger has one and it is still cold after 5 years now. It did need to be double O-ringed on the condenser coil.
At least it doesn't leak water in the car wash or rain. I had an 1989 Taurus where I worked and a new 1993 Taurus. Both leaked badly and my test equipment was always getting wet. Took the 93 back to Ford and they replaced the seal and it still leaked.