no left turn !

Yeah I have learned to ignore the check engine light after hooking it up a couple of times and finding no codes in memory .Thats the joy of buying $1000 beaters but it still beats paying 30-40k for a new one eh!

I absolutely agree.
We have three cars between the Wife and I and not one car payment. :D
As a matter of fact in the 28 years we have been married, we have never had a car payment.
We have a decent mechanic available. :D