Car Repair Skills Everyone Should Have

[crazy canuck]

Meh, if there is a chap I can hire who knows how to do it better than I do, and the job isnt trivial, I get the chap to do it.

If some of you guys enjoy doing those things yourselves then have at it.  But really, I can think of a lot better ways to spend my time.

Time vs money. Each to his own.

Well, if I was going to think about this in purely economic terms, I could earn a lot more money in the time it takes me to change my oil and drive the used oil and filter to a recycling depot than it costs me to pay someone else to do it.

[garbon]

Grabon, do you know how to change a light bulb in your apartment? 

Yes and I've changed quite a few. Even have to sort out the whole energy saving bulbs vs. regular for different lights as many of the lights in my apts are on dimmers. ( @ the dimmers)

[11B4V]

Meh, if there is a chap I can hire who knows how to do it better than I do, and the job isnt trivial, I get the chap to do it.

If some of you guys enjoy doing those things yourselves then have at it.  But really, I can think of a lot better ways to spend my time.

Time vs money. Each to his own.

Well, if I was going to think about this in purely economic terms, I could earn a lot more money in the time it takes me to change my oil and drive the used oil and filter to a recycling depot than it costs me to pay someone else to do it.

and I can save a lot of money doing shit myself.

[crazy canuck]

and I can save a lot of money doing shit myself.

So that works great for you. 

[The Brain]

Why even bother having helots if you're still going to do manual labor?

[dps]

Here's a hint,

My Truck: every stop for fuel

The Neon: every stop for fuel.

and yes they both have idiot lights. So, what your saying is, you should not even remotely follow the owners manual.

CC and Jacob should take into consideration the fact that there's a reason that those warning lights are called idiot lights.

[crazy canuck]

Here's a hint,

My Truck: every stop for fuel

The Neon: every stop for fuel.

and yes they both have idiot lights. So, what your saying is, you should not even remotely follow the owners manual.

CC and Jacob should take into consideration the fact that there's a reason that those warning lights are called idiot lights.

Yeah, only an idiot would ignore them.

[Jacob]

CC and Jacob should take into consideration the fact that there's a reason that those warning lights are called idiot lights.

They only go off if you're an idiot and don't have the garage do the proper maintenance?

[Capetan Mihali]

I ignore the lights. 

[garbon]

I ignore the lights. 

My one warning light goes off all the time though when I've taken it in - there's nothing wrong.

[11B4V]

I ignore the lights. 

My one warning light goes off all the time though when I've taken it in - there's nothing wrong.

which one?

[garbon]

I ignore the lights. 

My one warning light goes off all the time though when I've taken it in - there's nothing wrong.

which one?

Well two, but they both eventually go away after a bit of driving.

IMA
Check Engine

[11B4V]

I ignore the lights. 

My one warning light goes off all the time though when I've taken it in - there's nothing wrong.

which one?

Well two, but they both eventually go away after a bit of driving.

IMA
Check Engine

You have a hybrid?

[Ed Anger]

I am intrigued by the C Max hybrid.

[alfred russel]

You have a hybrid?

Of course he has a hybrid. He drives once a month. Can you imagine what his fuel costs would be without one?