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Do you work on your own cars?
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I try to keep my Camaro out anyone's hands but my own, but if I must I take it to a specific GM tech at a specific dealership, since he treats the car well and I get genuine GM parts rather than aftermarket crap - there's always that paranoia factor when letting other people work on your car, that they will scratch it or mess it up or whatever.
For my Jetta, since it's new, I let the dealer handle it all, with the same paranoia about it getting messed up. Car guy I am, though I take no interest in laying on my back covered in oil or grease making a boring old repair anymore. I like to spend my time driving the vehicles, not working on them. I also prefer not to have a garage full of tools, I'm a minimalist and would (when I get a house) like to have the garage completely drywalled/painted with a finished ceiling, recessed lighting, and an epoxy floor...and nothing in it whatsoever, except the vehicles themselves.
For my Jetta, since it's new, I let the dealer handle it all, with the same paranoia about it getting messed up. Car guy I am, though I take no interest in laying on my back covered in oil or grease making a boring old repair anymore. I like to spend my time driving the vehicles, not working on them. I also prefer not to have a garage full of tools, I'm a minimalist and would (when I get a house) like to have the garage completely drywalled/painted with a finished ceiling, recessed lighting, and an epoxy floor...and nothing in it whatsoever, except the vehicles themselves.
Of course! I frequently put gas in the tank. Sometimes if the light on my dash comes on, I put air in the tires. And ummm...
Oh wait...you mean like fixing engines and changing oil? Naahhh...I like to stimulate the economy.
Same
Don't really care for doing things like that. Plus I like my car stock, so I don't really do anything to it. Washing it is already a major PITA for me.
Also, why'd you remove your catalytic converter? I'm not an environmentalist nor am i telling you to buy a prius... but is it really worth different exhaust sound?
I used to as a kid. Mind you back then I used to have cars that always needed working on!
My first 2 cars were both Mk 3 Ford Escorts. I had to replace the clutch on both (can't think how I got through 2 clutches at 17).
Also had to do quite a bit of body work due to rust and accident damage!
Mind you back then I lived with my dad and had a big garage.
The last time I really worked on a car was when I lived on my own and had no garage at all. I bought a new filter and oil and was going to change them. Oil filter got stuck on (as they do) and I didn't have the special pull tool my dad did. He told me over the phone I could just stick a big screwdriver right through it to get it off (which it did) Trouble was, when I went to fit the new one it wouldn't. Someone had put the wrong filter in the box. I then had a 2 bus ride journey to get back to the garage to change it, as I was car less.
Since then it's been either skip working on my car at all (my Mondeo never saw a garage except MOT's). Or pay someone else to do it.
My first 2 cars were both Mk 3 Ford Escorts. I had to replace the clutch on both (can't think how I got through 2 clutches at 17
).Also had to do quite a bit of body work due to rust and accident damage!
Mind you back then I lived with my dad and had a big garage.
The last time I really worked on a car was when I lived on my own and had no garage at all. I bought a new filter and oil and was going to change them. Oil filter got stuck on (as they do) and I didn't have the special pull tool my dad did. He told me over the phone I could just stick a big screwdriver right through it to get it off (which it did) Trouble was, when I went to fit the new one it wouldn't. Someone had put the wrong filter in the box. I then had a 2 bus ride journey to get back to the garage to change it, as I was car less.
Since then it's been either skip working on my car at all (my Mondeo never saw a garage except MOT's). Or pay someone else to do it.
na, i just work on other people cars. they pay me to fix stuff, i like doing it, they like getting stuff fixed, everyone wins.
mine i drop off at the shop with a discount coupon and smile. daily driver that i drive daily and stuff.
i might build another of my own to tinker with at some point though, it's always fun to tune and poke and prod on fast shiny things!
Well I clean it weekly, check oil, water and tyre pressure. Other then that there isn't much I can do. Audi make it awkward as hell to just change a light bulb, and my company will cover to cost of mechanical work anyway.
I'd love to be able to work on an engine though. Might have to find a project, maybe take a few classes or something.
I'd love to be able to work on an engine though. Might have to find a project, maybe take a few classes or something.