How many of you do your own work?

[Dr.Crash]

Dammit...I meant to put 'adaptor' after the second 'steering wheel'.

lol i was gunna say, is it one of those driver ed cars

[cammed goat]

do you work at a dealer man? How far from Morris County? THey hirin? lol

Nope. Not a dealer. Independently owned GoodYear/Gemini. We pretty much do anything with the exception of pulling motors or head work. Since I have worked there I have assisted with alignments, clutch installs, strut replacements.

With the last car, I did my own work when I worked for Sears years ago.

I work in Mahwah. Unfortunately my boss isn't hiring.

[Y2KPewterSS]

i realized that 4 years ago when i paid someone to do my H/C. what a complete waste. i paid 2k for the install, ya i know i got screwed.

Did he at least give you a courtesy reach around?

[Dr.Crash]

Did he at least give you a courtesy reach around?

nope, and he didnt use lube.

[Hi-Po]

Did he at least give you a courtesy reach around?

nope, and he didnt use lube.

Not even a slow left hander?

[Dr.Crash]

Not even a slow left hander?

he was gunna use the invoice, but i didnt want paper cuts

[67CamaroRSSS]

So, I'm the only one who doesn't want to work on his car anymore?

While I can do just about anything and have the tools (had my own shop from 86-92) I really don't care to work on anything anymore except my 67.

[c5z28]

I did the ssra-manifold headers I wrote a check
money was good at the time

[pajeff02]

No one touches my car but me. There are some things I haven't learned how to do yet, but my best friend is a certified mechanic so I always got assistance if its something I am unable to do. I refuse to pay someone else to do my work or let my car be with someone else.

Ditto. I do everything I can myself and if I get in over my head I have a best friend to call on. I also firmly believe that you can never own too many tools. The collection grows every year and it all gets used. Wrenching on cars is my own personal therapy -- keeps me from flipping out on all the idiots I have to deal with on a daily basis.

[310stanger]

Nope. Not a dealer. Independently owned GoodYear/Gemini. We pretty much do anything with the exception of pulling motors or head work. Since I have worked there I have assisted with alignments, clutch installs, strut replacements.

With the last car, I did my own work when I worked for Sears years ago.

I work in Mahwah. Unfortunately my boss isn't hiring.

wow thats all pretty easy stuff too. maybe I will give a tire place a try. Would you say that mostly the old timers get all the good work or is there money to be made for the young guy that can do all of what you mentioned on his own? I became a pro at alignments from my last job, strut replacements are cake, I can pull trannies SLOWLY lol

[SiggyZ]

I only let Y2K wrench around on my car.

[Z28Thunder]

I only let Y2K wrench around on my car.

And that is because?? He is a good bytche???

[Y2KPewterSS]

So, I'm the only one who doesn't want to work on his car anymore?

While I can do just about anything and have the tools (had my own shop from 86-92) I really don't care to work on anything anymore except my 67.

Thats not uncommon. I know a few mechanics that spend so much time working on other cars during the day, the last thing they want to do is come home and turn wrenches on their own car. Thankfully, its a hobby to me and something I ENJOY, so it doesn't have that dreadful syndrome to me. I imagine if I spent years working on cars for a living, I would have had my fair share of it as well.

[310stanger]

Thats not uncommon. I know a few mechanics that spend so much time working on other cars during the day, the last thing they want to do is come home and turn wrenches on their own car. Thankfully, its a hobby to me and something I ENJOY, so it doesn't have that dreadful syndrome to me. I imagine if I spent years working on cars for a living, I would have had my fair share of it as well.

A running joke i've had with fellow tech/coworkers is how our own cars are broken down pieces of shit lol

[Daniel P.]

I try to do what I can, My uncle is a mechanic and lets me use his shop and will guide me through most things, all I've ever done on my car was 2 sets of tires and the oil about 5 times, but I was taking my 62 willys jeep in to get the brakes looked at and the tranny locked up as I was rolling onto his lot so we tore into that and I got to see how a simple little tranny rebuild is done.

[Spikito]

so as long as you know what your doing, the machine does the work for you. doesnt sound to hard.

pretty much...but it does take a certain amount of finesse for mounting..balancing is all about knowing how to use the machine

[99formulals1]

I do all my own engine work, brakes, shocks, struts, springs, gottta pull the tranny now and that is going to a pro to rebuild

[86 IROC-Z]

If I never work on another car in my life, I will be happy.

[Y2KPewterSS]

If I never work on another car in my life, I will be happy.

That eliminates 3rd gens from your potential buy list.

[Y2KPewterSS]

A running joke i've had with fellow tech/coworkers is how are own cars are broken down pieces of shit lol

I can only imagine coming home from a 9 hour day of working on cars to spend 4 hours in the garage working on your own car. No thanks