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Old 10-18-2012, 03:46 PM   #601
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Stop being a kitty cat about life and ****ing learn something and do it your self then you won't run into stuff like that cause almost every shop tech will leave something off and if he says he never has hes a liar or he don't work on enough cars so rant your ass a chiltons manual and get busy then you can be mad at your self for sucking at life. Oh yeah don't have right tools? Buy them ****s is cheap as he'll if you don't go buying snap on or matco
Tools might be cheap but my time isn't. I pay someone to do this work because someone else is paying me more to do my work. Your little rant is ignorant and childish. :fyi:
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Old 10-18-2012, 04:44 PM   #602
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Tools might be cheap but my time isn't. I pay someone to do this work because someone else is paying me more to do my work. Your little rant is ignorant and childish. :fyi:
Yes I am ignorant and childish. Thanks for that. And seems to me you post a lot on nasioc how much they pay you for your time? Any kids? They pay you to hang out with good old dad? I would pay my hourly rate to work on my car with my kid. That's just me though.
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Old 10-18-2012, 05:14 PM   #603
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Tools might be cheap but my time isn't. I pay someone to do this work because someone else is paying me more to do my work. Your little rant is ignorant and childish. :fyi:
I get paid quite well and find the time to do all o my own repairs, including internal work

Sounds like you're just lazy.
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Old 10-18-2012, 05:20 PM   #604
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I realized a while back that the labor costs of installing a part are often greater than the cost of the part itself. The main advantage of doing at least some of your own work is that you can afford to buy more parts and do even more stupid stuff.

My time isn't cheap, but it's also not the $100/hr I can expect to pay a mechanic in this neck of the woods.
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Old 10-18-2012, 08:30 PM   #605
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I'll just leave this here:

Customer comes in complaining of a lack of power. Tech takes it for a test drive around the block and sure enough it can barely get out of it's own way. Brings it in and (thankfully) starts with the basics: The air filter...

Guess this is the new K&N Korn filtration system
Is this the new Cobb intake?
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Old 10-18-2012, 08:41 PM   #606
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Is this the new Cobb intake?
Aha! Corn.....cobb....I get it! Lol
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Old 10-18-2012, 11:09 PM   #607
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Bad funny.
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Old 10-19-2012, 04:08 PM   #608
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Yes I am ignorant and childish. Thanks for that. And seems to me you post a lot on nasioc how much they pay you for your time? Any kids? They pay you to hang out with good old dad? I would pay my hourly rate to work on my car with my kid. That's just me though.
I do?

As for my dad, he has passed away but yes, I would have loved to have spent time with him .. obviously.

If you enjoy working on your car .. great .. but I don't see what bearing that has on my post. You said "Stop being a kitty cat about life and ****ing learn something and do it your self" ... so, yeah, if you insult people prepare to get it back.

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I get paid quite well and find the time to do all o my own repairs, including internal work

Sounds like you're just lazy.
Seriously? I'd rather drive my car or go surfing or climbing than work on it. This makes me lazy?



I guess I'm just tired of the 'do it yourself or you suck' attitude that is so prevalent around here. Why is it so reprehensible to pay an expert to do what they love so that I can do what I love?
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Old 10-19-2012, 04:13 PM   #609
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This thread is one of the best and you guys ^^ are ruining it. Take your arguments to a PM and let this thread continue on.
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Old 10-19-2012, 04:13 PM   #610
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I realized a while back that the labor costs of installing a part are often greater than the cost of the part itself. The main advantage of doing at least some of your own work is that you can afford to buy more parts and do even more stupid stuff.

My time isn't cheap, but it's also not the $100/hr I can expect to pay a mechanic in this neck of the woods.
Sure .. you need to balance the costs. If doing the work yourself lets you buy more parts .. give'er!

I just don't feel it is fair to insult people who DON'T do the work themselves. There are reasons other than laziness.

Hell, I could be a douche and just call those people who do their own work cheap .. but I guess I don't feel the need to insult those who make different choices than I do unless they throw the first shot.
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Old 10-19-2012, 04:14 PM   #611
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This thread is one of the best and you guys ^^ are ruining it. Take your arguments to a PM and let this thread continue on.
You're right .. I should know by now that disagreeing with the herd doesn't get me anywhere. Thank for the reminder.
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Old 10-19-2012, 04:19 PM   #612
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No OT bull**** please. Back to the story at hand. I really have gotten any stupid things at the shop. It's mostly been maintenance stuff.

Edit: just had a kid one in and tell me he is leaking tranny fluid and that it is shifting hard now. So after talking with him about the leak he tells me it was a smaller leak so he put some STOP LEAK in it... Oh Lordy this is going to be ugly.

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Old 10-19-2012, 10:19 PM   #613
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No OT bull**** please. Back to the story at hand. I really have gotten any stupid things at the shop. It's mostly been maintenance stuff.

Edit: just had a kid one in and tell me he is leaking tranny fluid and that it is shifting hard now. So after talking with him about the leak he tells me it was a smaller leak so he put some STOP LEAK in it... Oh Lordy this is going to be ugly.
oh the dreaded stop leak. when will people realize that this is no good. ever.
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Old 10-20-2012, 12:12 AM   #614
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oh the dreaded stop leak. when will people realize that this is no good. ever.
Probably never. I see it in cooling systems all the time
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Old 10-25-2012, 01:32 PM   #615
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hello there connecting rod, so nice of you to make an appearance.
2.2L 4cyl 2002 s-10

side work being done at home. have a 6.6L duramax with missing/damaged thurst bearings. pics up soon.
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Old 10-25-2012, 02:22 PM   #616
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hello there connecting rod, so nice of you to make an appearance.
2.2L 4cyl 2002 s-10

side work being done at home. have a 6.6L duramax with missing/damaged thurst bearings. pics up soon.
lol oops!
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Old 10-25-2012, 03:41 PM   #617
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Old 10-25-2012, 11:55 PM   #618
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^^^ looks like that thing has been leaking oil for a long time. That is some good carnage. I have a focus coming in tomorrow with some horrid bodywork. I will try to remember to take some pics.
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Old 10-28-2012, 07:32 PM   #619
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Tire tread depth gauge is bottomed out (2 carseats) and they want the ac to work.
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Old 10-29-2012, 01:30 AM   #620
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..when other Subaru owners tell you "now all it needs xxxx" after you show them new pics.

fill xxxx with some really ugly looking parts.
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Old 10-29-2012, 10:35 AM   #621
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or useless (although not all the time) like oh man you got turbo, get bov!

New week, new pics! Let's bring em! I wish i worked mechanics just to contribute
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Old 10-31-2012, 11:04 AM   #622
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04 Mercedes clk 320 water pump had itself for lunch.



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Old 10-31-2012, 11:39 AM   #623
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Old 10-31-2012, 12:11 PM   #624
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Things have been slow and I had this thread in mind
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Old 10-31-2012, 12:16 PM   #625
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Tire tread depth gauge is bottomed out (2 carseats) and they want the ac to work.
When I was a broke college student I couldn't afford to replace my terribly worn and warped rotors. I was in the shop for something else and before I could leave they made me sign something that said they told me about the problem and that I refused to have it repaired. Is this common? Wouldn't that be a similar situation to cover your butt?
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