exactly.....agreed...100%......and its still just an ignition coil. all im sayin is that fancy four wire meter that nobody can afford is overkill for checkin a coil. all you need is a good quality multimeter of 50,000 ohm per volt or better. if its good its good. if its bad its bad.
Or you can just get a "Dr. Frankenstein" type coil tester and see if it breaks down. Mine will test the coil only or with the condenser. Has a heat-up mode too.