No one on the OG can fix or PMI their own vehicles...
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I said you could eat a dick...But i was only playin boots...I'm pretty shit with car repairs....No can do.
Yep if this guy can do it, I can do it. I stay in my lane mostly but I'll fix most things.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLvOuU-lMNM
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLvOuU-lMNM
About half of the people who claim to be able to work on cars, actually can.
My dad taught me to work on his f150 and 250 when I was 12,only kid on the block with a ratchet wrench set,I was also driving at that age. Did my own oil changes for 10 bucks in high school while my friends paid 30-40 at jiffy lube if I was smart I should of made money changing peoples oil and filter. Fast and the furious also put my car IQ into lightspeed we were all racing and upgrading our cars by abandoned lots in carson ,I had a buick with a 442 and an older rx-7.
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Can.
With time, I've slowly started to pay others.
Oil changes and valve adjustments? Timing belt change? That used to be an opportunity. Now it's just in the way once I proved to myself I could do it.
Now if a friend has a project, I'm still down. Replaced the engine and tranny in a friends old w 3 series in a weekend with hand tools and a lot of whiskey. Got a new suspension? Let's upgrade.
My own strut goes out? Fuck off. I'm out unless I'm upgrading. Just some cognitive dissonance on repairing instead of hobbying.
With time, I've slowly started to pay others.
Oil changes and valve adjustments? Timing belt change? That used to be an opportunity. Now it's just in the way once I proved to myself I could do it.
Now if a friend has a project, I'm still down. Replaced the engine and tranny in a friends old w 3 series in a weekend with hand tools and a lot of whiskey. Got a new suspension? Let's upgrade.
My own strut goes out? Fuck off. I'm out unless I'm upgrading. Just some cognitive dissonance on repairing instead of hobbying.
<snigger> replacement tranny, yeah?</snigger>
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I think I still look at it all as a hobby. If I'm due for an oil change, I see if there's anything else needing done to either of my vehicles and make a day out of it. My son usually hangs out with his play tools and pretends to fix things. I also make a killing on the side doing small repairs for a bunch of young people that work with my gf that don't even know how to check their tire pressures.
I can do most stuff fairly easily. I'm not dropping the motor or anything, well on a toy car yes, but not on my daily.
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Oil change, plugs, timing belt, washer water, wheels, brakes etc
"What's that noise? " fuck knows
"What's that noise? " fuck knows
At least you guys explain. The OG milloniares are bragging about making millions and having other people do it and I'm a dirt poor redneck, apparently. I make a modest salary a year and have a lot saved from the oil field, plus the extra from working on other people's shit, and I still can't bring myself to take my car to someone else.
Not for little shit or maintenence shit, you get raped.
My biggest concern is that amount of people who think they can do things themselves that end up putting unsafe vehicles back on the road, or putting themselves in legit danger trying to save 30 bucks. There's also honestly no value in doing something like an oil change yourself anymore. Especially when you consider that you're liable for any potential outcomes that come from it.
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Like yuki said, I can but don't. It's normally not worth saving $20 by changing the oil myself, but if it's something that is an expensive fix and can easily be done from home, I'll fix it meself
The problem is if I go get a wheel bearing changed, they want 150, 120 of which is "labour" for a job that takes me, with hand tools and little experience 20 minutes. I honestly think most garages play on peoples ignorance, to jack prices.
I had to go to college, do a 5 year apprenticeship, I have 10's of thousands of dollars invested in tools, and regularly receive up to date training. Comparing what my time is worth when it comes to repairing a vehicle to the minimal investment of time and financial investment in tools someone would need to make a specific repair isn't a fair comparison.
You're also forgetting that a professional who's less likely to fuck up a car to begin with, has insurance in the event something catastrophic happens. Conversely if someone takes it upon themselves to fix their car and someone ends up hurt as a result, they're on the hook both financially and legally. In alot places it's actually technically illegal to work on your on car, and the parts you're buying you're supposed to be taking to a professional to install.
where?
I absolutely could. But I dont.
There are youtube videos that show you how to do pretty much everything these days.
I'm just too lazy I guess
There are youtube videos that show you how to do pretty much everything these days.
I'm just too lazy I guess