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post 1631999283 02-21-2021, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
No brah please read. Was at Autozone getting something for my golf cart, and was watching some twenty-somethings have the autozone guy install their battery for them. Then just dawned on me how so many cucked dudes can't do basic car work these days. Men are no longer men in 2021.
Ok now you're being stupid. Why wouldn't you get Autozone to install the battery?

It's a free service.
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post 1631999443 02-21-2021, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
I had a buddy who was a master mechanic at Dodge like 10 years ago, and he would tell me how he'd change a fuse or fix chit in 5 mins and bill the customer 10 hours labor. He did that every day and was making like $250k/yr just scamming people. He said everyone that worked there did it and they all worked together in one massive scam.
My buddy owns a german auto shop and I thought it was weird how every single ticket was over $1000. Cracked radiator hose? $1000. O2 sensor? $1100. Window motor? $1100.

Doesn't matter what you come in with, you aren't leaving without spending at least $1k.
post 1631999573 02-21-2021, 05:52 PM
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Not good with cars. But have feats in other categories to make up for it. Don't change oil or brakes. Changing battery or tail lights is easy as fuk though, I mean if you need other people to do that you're a straight up 'tard.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
With that kind of mindset, I wouldn't even let you change my hub caps, let alone my brakes.

You just can't seem to comprehend that brakes are nothing to take lightly.

You take on this wing it mentality when brakes call for precise work. Torqing is not at all difficult. You make it difficult by ignoring its importance, cuck.
I mean I literally build 600hp cars from bare blocks but you must know much better. Brakes are literally one of the most simple jobs on the car you can do.

You making a big deal out of it makes you..... retarded
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post 1632002763 02-21-2021, 06:27 PM
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Brah, that's not it.

I used to do all my own work. Did the brakes on my s2000. Did the oil obviously. Did the transmission fluid, which is actually a PITA. Realized it's all stupid.

1) my life is too valuable to be under some chitty Chinese jack stands from harbor freight. I don't have a proper lift or mechanics pit, and I bet neither do you.

2) the cost is trivial. I just paid $300 for new pads and rotor resurfacing on my Subaru. Who cares about $300 once every three years vs $100 DIY

3) disposing of fluids is a pain. I used to just put the old stuff in the new bottle and hide it in my trash, but that's a major fine if you get busted

I'll still do some stuff I enjoy. Install my own stereo stuff and do life waxing my own car from time to time. But fuk the driveway mechanic stuff for a daily driver.
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post 1632007353 02-21-2021, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted By leoslayer1⏩
Ok now you're being stupid. Why wouldn't you get Autozone to install the battery?

It's a free service.
Point is, that minwag who comes out to your car doesn't know his ass from a hole in the wall. You ever seen those dudes? They're just as lost as the people who bought the battery.
Originally Posted By LinuxJon⏩
Brah, that's not it.

I used to do all my own work. Did the brakes on my s2000. Did the oil obviously. Did the transmission fluid, which is actually a PITA. Realized it's all stupid.

1) my life is too valuable to be under some chitty Chinese jack stands from harbor freight. I don't have a proper lift or mechanics pit, and I bet neither do you.

2) the cost is trivial. I just paid $300 for new pads and rotor resurfacing on my Subaru. Who cares about $300 once every three years vs $100 DIY

3) disposing of fluids is a pain. I used to just put the old stuff in the new bottle and hide it in my trash, but that's a major fine if you get busted

I'll still do some stuff I enjoy. Install my own stereo stuff and do life waxing my own car from time to time. But fuk the driveway mechanic stuff for a daily driver.
True as i said to Tenarian, as long as you know how is the point. I get it not having the time or desire. But broke people getting robbed by mechanic thieves.. there's no excuse.
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post 1632007563 02-21-2021, 07:23 PM
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Too bad i know nothing about cars and nor do i have the tools to do so
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post 1632008043 02-21-2021, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted By Ying2012⏩
Too bad i know nothing about cars and nor do i have the tools to do so
If you want to learn, there are infinite brake job videos on youtube. And you only need basic hand tools to do pads and rotors. I did my sister's brakes with her "my first tool set" type kit from costco lol.
post 1632008143 02-21-2021, 07:31 PM
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Here's a nice fella that charges everyone for high grade Synthetic then puts Amazon oil in it. He owns 4 shops LOL.



Here's one, Jiffy Lube doesn't do anything at all, and you pay for oil change, filter etc.

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post 1632009123 02-21-2021, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
Here's a nice fella that charges everyone for high grade Synthetic then puts Amazon oil in it. He owns 4 shops LOL.

Here's one, Jiffy Lube doesn't do anything at all, and you pay for oil change, filter etc.
Last time I went to Jiffy Lube years ago, the grease monkey decided to strip the chit out of my transfer case fill plug. I didn't ask to touch my t-case at all. And when I complained, they told me fukk off lol.
post 1632009473 02-21-2021, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted By ErnieMccracken⏩
Last time I went to Jiffy Lube years ago, the grease monkey decided to strip the chit out of my transfer case fill plug. I didn't ask to touch my t-case at all. And when I complained, they told me fukk off lol.
Had a buddy a while back who just fuked people's cars up and charged them for all of it. Was a daily activity. Was a really cool dude but the temptation is too real when 9/10 people who come in are absolutely clueless. Brb just break chit, earn a boatload, tell people a story of how much work you did and how great there car will be running now. Customer goes home feeling good his car is now "repaired." Everyone kinda wins right? It's a weird but common mentality for mechanics.

Even my parent's guy "long time family mechanic" is a pos. When he has a lot of work, he just makes up ridiculous prices to push my parents away. This POS has had Thanksgiving with us.
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post 1632023103 02-21-2021, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
No brah please read. Was at Autozone getting something for my golf cart, and was watching some twenty-somethings have the autozone guy install their battery for them. Then just dawned on me how so many cucked dudes can't do basic car work these days. Men are no longer men in 2021.
Its laziness too. all that chit is available on youtube, that is how i learned a lot. these zoomer ****s will watch other people playing video games but not have the patience to watch a video how to swap out a battery
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What kind of car costs thousands do the brake pads fukn lol let me guess some "fancy" European car
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
Brake jobs are extremely expensive at the dealership. $300 just for the front on my mother's 2015 Odyssey.

Its worth it to do on your own but there are major safety risk if you don't do it correctly, and there is a correct and wrong way to dew it.
Thoughts and prayers for you if $300 is “extremely expensive”
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Imagine not understanding that some men's time is more valuable, so they pay other men who's time is less valuable to do it instead.
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Originally Posted By TuskV⏩
Wouldnt advise rando clowns to jack their car up and go under it experimenting. Legit had an uncle of a friend get crushed doing that in his driveway and die. But as another said, being able to routine maintenance (brakes, oil etc) is something every man should know.

JFL at taking your car in so some scumbag mechanic can purposefully fuk your car up and tell you it came that way, fix it and make you pay, all because business was slow that day. Go watch those undercover videos where they put mini cameras all under the hood, and record scumbags breaking chit and lying to customers and making them pay thousands. It's a widespread problem.
Ramps are way better for getting under the car in most cases. If you need the wheels lifted AND get under the car it's probably something you want to take to a good shop unless you really want to do it yourself.
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Originally Posted By ChrisLS8⏩
I mean I literally build 600hp cars from bare blocks but you must know much better. Brakes are literally one of the most simple jobs on the car you can do.

You making a big deal out of it makes you..... retarded
How are you supposed to turn pressed on rotors at home?
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Originally Posted By Km2019⏩
Imagine not understanding that some men's time is more valuable, so they pay other men who's time is less valuable to do it instead.
takes longer to schedule a service, take it in there, wait for it to be done, or leave and come back. Get a rental/loaner vehicle. Have them strip your bolts. F that noise.

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I had a similar dilemma recently. I live in a city and have changed my winter and summer tires with the emergency jack for years. I also had access to a do it yourself bay on base for oil changes until a year ago.

I was contemplating spending the money on a good jack, an oil pan, and something to block the car with. While shopping for the equipment I decided I do not want to store oily stuff in my storage room, crawl under my car anymore, not deal with oil disposal.

I bought the oil, filter, air filter, and cabin air filter I wanted and dropped everything off at my portuguese auto mechanic thinking I made the right decision. The bill was 70 euro and I spent two hours working on a cold bench since everything is closed due to covid.

I am still debating it since the price was so high for what the job was, but I made more money typing on my laptop on that frigid bench. I honestly preferred working on that laptop then on my car since I hate working on cars. That should tip things in the favor of letting people that do not work on laptops do what they do.

Maybe some people can make more money doing something else and do not care to learn about or work on things that interest you? Do you bake your bread from scratch or buy a loaf from the baker? If you buy from the baker you are getting raped.
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Originally Posted By Vhagar⏩
Thoughts and prayers for you if $300 is “extremely expensive”
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Did my own brakes (pads, rotors, and fluid flush) last summer.. cost me about 300$ total in parts.

Lexus wanted 4x that to do the work.

Good reason to kick it with the boys, drink beer, and save some money. Buddy has a fukton of tools and a 3 car garage, so it works out well.
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Brb, fuk toyota 4 piston calipers and all the clips and bs
Brb brought parts to mechanic

Brb he charged me $90 labor

Brb was well worth the $90

I used to wrench on all my chit. Sometimes it saves you a ton, sometimes not.
Now that im oldcell and my time is worth more than $80 hour labor rate i dont even change my own oil.

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Also keep in mind the enormous up charge mechanics put on parts. Thats where the money is. Buy your own chit and pay the extra $10 an hour labor rate.
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Originally Posted By tunafishha⏩
Brake jobs are extremely expensive at the dealership. $300 just for the front on my mother's 2015 Odyssey.

Its worth it to do on your own but there are major safety risk if you don't do it correctly, and there is a correct and wrong way to dew it.
Just lol at going to the dealership for anything. Why don’t you just flush your money down the toilet why don’t ya
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