Routine servicing is easier for modern cars surely? Points, contacts, valve adjustment, de-coking, carb synchronisation (Not sure if applies to cars but does to my carbed motorbike), all a thing of the past.

OK sometimes spark plugs are a pain to get to and some have daft lamp replacement procedures but everything from my first car (96 1.3 Fiesta) to my current Berlingo are a doddle to DIY service.

The fuel injected versions had fewer tasks, no points/contacts as electronic ignition was standard by then, no de-coking as much cleaner running and meant plugs lasted longer and no carb adjustment.

Carb adjustment was for anoraks - my Cortina-Lotus needed rebalancing every week (or maybe I never got it right).

Routine servicing is easier for modern cars surely? Points, contacts, valve adjustment, de-coking, carb synchronisation (Not sure if applies to cars but does to my carbed motorbike), all a thing of the past.

I'd agree that routine servicing on modern cars is easier, but faults on modern cars can quickly become things you can't DIY.

I had a 1970s era 1.6 cortina may years ago. It was basic, but I think a competent mechanic could have kept it going essentially forever.

And although carbs were a pain, at least all the fuelling decisions were in one place and not scattered around like they are on modern cars.