What were they thinking?

I've seen a lot of "what were they thinking" stuff.
BUT, sometimes the engineers do think of us mechs.
My dad had a 1980 Datsun 310. Bottom of the line, econo-box. Front wheel drive, transverse mounted engine. A clutch change took an hour and a half, start to finish. Basic hand tools. The clutch could be replaced from the top side of the transmission. The most time consuming part was removing the RF wheel to remove an access panel and pull the throw out bearing.