verb
DUBIOUS : Old cars are easier to mend.
GOOD : Old cars are easier to repair.
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mend (or repair ) a roof, fence, watch, radio, camera, puncture etc: 'Once you've mended the kettle, we can have a cup of tea.'
repair a vehicle or something that is wrong with a vehicle: 'How will you get to work while your car is being repaired?'