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oldtanker · Aug 30, 2012

Me, I try to fix anything I can rather than pay to have something fixed. My #2 son just sent me a message saying he had to pay to have the sliding door repaired on his mini van. 30 in parts and 150 in labor. I ask him why he didn't fix it himself......."well I don't enjoy mechanic work" was his reply.Heck there are times that I don't enjoy it......but I enjoy paying someone good money to do something I can do myself even less.

Some peoples children......

Rick

Hayfarmer · Aug 30, 2012

I agree with you. I hate to throw something away if I can fiz it. When I was younger I used to take my vehicles to a "trained Mechanic" and when I got it back it wasn't fixed or there was some other problem created. I decided it was easier to do it myself. When you farm with old equipment, as I do, you have to be able to fix it yourself.

old · Aug 30, 2012

Yep I agree with you on that one. My son and his friends come to me all the time when they need help fixing things and I have a number of people that call me from time to time asking for help as to how to fix thing. Some times I do not know if having people having my number is good or not but it sure keeps me from getting to bored

JRSutton · Aug 30, 2012

My brother lives in the Czech republic, he only comes home once or twice a year. He keeps a car here. (honda crv)

He got a quote from the dealer to have the rear brakes done.

$1800!!!!

And that's JUST the rear.

Because of his situation, he wanted to just do it - I had to insist he let me do it.

They were going to do new pads and rotors - and for some reason new calipers.

The only thing he NEEDS are the pads - but to make him happy I'm going to put new rotors on too. Old ones are WELL within spec - and smooth.
But whatever.

Even with the unnecesary rotors, I'm still going to save him about $1600. I could even do new calipers and it's still would save him at least 1200

I still can't get over that one.

We called, it was not a typo. They explained that it was a "good idea" to change the calipers while doing the brakes. Guess that depends on who's "ideas" you're talking about.

ste_fano · Aug 30, 2012

Pepboys wanted $170 for the inner wheel bearing, and another $170 if it was the outer, they said. Got the whole assembly at a junkyard for $25, did it myself with a mechanic friend. Come to find out, they have only one wheel bearing!!!! Learned, and have done about 5 so far.

SDE · Aug 30, 2012

That is Exactly how I feel. Sometimes it would have been cheaper to have it fixed by the Pro, but how else do you learn?
SDE

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