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The old adage goes well here, Dont ever buy a car from a mechanic. Who wants to maintain their own crap when its what they do all day at work...

i liked 'don't ever buy the faded Kia out back... ever!'

Posted by cavemonkey The old adage goes well here, Dont ever buy a car from a mechanic. Who wants to maintain their own crap when its what they do all day at work...

That's the beat automotive advice ever. I'm a mechanic.

Yes as am I, I generally take care of my cars a lot better than most I know. Though most techs are pretty bad with car maintenance and I've seen a lot of "rigging" due to financial limitations lol

Posted by sleeperspirit Yes as am I, I generally take care of my cars a lot better than most I know. Though most techs are pretty bad with car maintenance and I've seen a lot of "rigging" due to financial limitations lol

QFT. I do audio & video and I have the shittiest home theater setup of anyone I know. Of course, being able to afford it is a big part.

Posted by sleeperspirit Yes as am I, I generally take care of my cars a lot better than most I know. Though most techs are pretty bad with car maintenance and I've seen a lot of "rigging" due to financial limitations lol

My car is well maintained, but shit that's not going to cause it to break down gets left till the last possible second. I had chunks of my last set of tires flying off at highway speeds, I generally wait till my brakes are metal on metal, my driver's side door latch has been bad since 2007 (no dome light or headlight on warning) and now it's started to not lock unless I unlock it first. Minor things. Simply because after working on cars for 9 hours a day, I just want to go home and have a beer, and not work on my car.

...But I still love my car and do oil/filter changes religiously as well as anything that may be detrimental to its health.

Posted by bandi My car is well maintained, but shit that's not going to cause it to break down gets left till the last possible second. I had chunks of my last set of tires flying off at highway speeds, I generally wait till my brakes are metal on metal, my driver's side door latch has been bad since 2007 (no dome light or headlight on warning) and now it's started to not lock unless I unlock it first. Minor things. Simply because after working on cars for 9 hours a day, I just want to go home and have a beer, and not work on my car. ...But I still love my car and do oil/filter changes religiously as well as anything that may be detrimental to its health.

Since I quit wrenching working on my own shit is fun again. And its nice having the tools in the garage to do damn near anything. Now to catch up on all the crap on the pickup I ignored for years.....

I should make it clear too, that I absolutely love my job and love what I do, but it's definitely hard, tiring work.

And also, I still think my favorite pastime after work is doing restoration stuff on aircooled VWs. That calms me down and relaxes me.

Ironically, I replaced that bad door latch in my car tonight...

Posted by Samurai i liked 'don't ever buy the faded Kia out back... ever!'

The local Toyota dealer used to sell me all the faded Tercels out back for sub $300. I never had to tow one home.

They called me the Tercel wholesaler.

Posted by bandi I should make it clear too, that I absolutely love my job and love what I do, but it's definitely hard, tiring work. And also, I still think my favorite pastime after work is doing restoration stuff on aircooled VWs. That calms me down and relaxes me. Ironically, I replaced that bad door latch in my car tonight...

after 16 years as a mechanic, 9 as a GM mechanic, my brother called it quits and works at the same mill i do. I went to school to be a mechanic and it was fun pooping around, but to do it as a job, here in the northeast... no fucking way.


my brother's truck is exactly what you're talking about. he's a hell of a mechanic (seriously) and his 96 Chevy 1500 is just falling apart. He's just too wiped out when he got home to screw with it. He was either helping me with my shit, or my dad with his stuff, or overtime at the garage just helping out.

Posted by Samurai He was either helping me with my shit, or my dad with his stuff, or overtime at the garage just helping out.

I've finally stopped doing this... the tranny in a very annoying and cheap friend's Toyota was the final straw. No more side jobs, for anyone. Except for my former boss at the race shop, because I have full access to his shop 24/7, and he owns some really cool shit that I really enjoy working on.

Posted by bandi I've finally stopped doing this... the tranny in a very annoying and cheap friend's Toyota was the final straw. No more side jobs, for anyone. Except for my former boss at the race shop, because I have full access to his shop 24/7, and he owns some really cool shit that I really enjoy working on.

with my brother, i help him with shit he doesn't know how to do (resume, computers, paperwork) so it's tit for tat.

Posted by Samurai with my brother, i help him with shit he doesn't know how to do (resume, computers, paperwork) so it's tit for tat.

Resume you say? Any tips?

Sounds like I was right when I bailed on my decision to become a mechanic right out of high school. I was a detailer for about two years and part time for a year after... and I still hate the thought of cleaning vehicles...

I still work in the automotive industry and want to set fire to people daily, and that's before we look at the fact that I'm female. You wouldn't believe the things your boobs prevent you from knowing...including how to install rain guards. I had someone wait 30 minutes for a man to tell him how to remove the plastic backing to apply his rain guards because the girl that did it for 2 years couldn't know.

Almost every Volkswagen question is sent my way and followed by questions and hesitant glares.

Bandi can attest to my general knowledge of vehicles, but I regularly get shat upon because I have tits. The majority of guys at my work ask me for help and ask my opinion.

I can't wait for the day where I buy a vehicle from someone I don't know. I was a 16 year old art student when I bought my first car and knew how to throw down and question then... Here I am eight years later...

Posted by shadowedsmile Sounds like I was right when I bailed on my decision to become a mechanic right out of high school. I was a detailer for about two years and part time for a year after... and I still hate the thought of cleaning vehicles... I still work in the automotive industry and want to set fire to people daily, and that's before we look at the fact that I'm female. You wouldn't believe the things your boobs prevent you from knowing...including how to install rain guards. I had someone wait 30 minutes for a man to tell him how to remove the plastic backing to apply his rain guards because the girl that did it for 2 years couldn't know. Almost every Volkswagen question is sent my way and followed by questions and hesitant glares. Bandi can attest to my general knowledge of vehicles, but I regularly get shat upon because I have tits. The majority of guys at my work ask me for help and ask my opinion. I can't wait for the day where I buy a vehicle from someone I don't know. I was a 16 year old art student when I bought my first car and knew how to throw down and question then... Here I am eight years later...

i am almost 40 years old. I was raised around cars. My dad worked in a paper mill (ironically the same one work at and my brother works at... there's a Springsteen song in there somewhere), but was always into cars. As a result, to make extra money on the side, he was always rebuilding an engine for so and so, repainting a car for such and such... so my brother and I were just car people. I got my first car when I was 15 and dinked around with a bit, not realizing how much upkeep there was until I started driving.

After dropping out of college to "find myself" (i'm still looking by the way), I went to tech school to be an auto mechanic and found that I hated it. I hated the thought of doing that for a job. So that was a quasi-wasted 13 months... Anyways, one thing I am good at is detailing a car even though as of late, I don't really give two shits anymore. I am pretty good at diagnosing and finding the right parts but suck at changing parts. I have no patience.