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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Monday 10/4/04 - 9:42:03 PM EST (GMT-5)
I have it all done professionally
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oig0il
Female,
18-29
Midwest US
Joined: 18 yrs, 2 mos ago
103 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Monday 10/4/04 - 9:46:24 PM EST (GMT-5)
depends on what needs to be done. if it's something simple i make my friend do it :) well that was when i drove an older car. now i have a newer one...might not be doing that anymore.
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TheWord
Male,
70+
Africa
Joined: 17 yrs, 9 mos ago
202 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Monday 10/4/04 - 9:53:01 PM EST (GMT-5)
when i drove an older car, i did all the work myself. now i have a new car, and theres really no work that i can do to it. too many wires, sensors, and computer chips.
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Monday 10/4/04 - 10:42:03 PM EST (GMT-5)
If it is used, and paid off, I do everything that I can do myself...mostly everything, except for cataclysmic transmission and engine problems. Since my past two cars have had warranties, though, that require me to have documented proof of service every time it is done, I now take them in for everything.
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CRYN_OUT
Female,
18-29
Eastern US
Joined: 19 yrs ago
35,253 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Monday 10/4/04 - 11:24:17 PM EST (GMT-5)
I have no clue how to fix cars, so I always have to have it done professionally.
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PlanetClaire
Female,
18-29
Western US
Joined: 18 yrs, 8 mos ago
346 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Wednesday 10/6/04 - 11:10:01 PM EST (GMT-5)
Oh the advantages of marrying a mechanic
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dhjenkins
Male,
18-29
Southern US
Joined: 17 yrs, 8 mos ago
99 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Friday 10/15/04 - 4:28:38 PM EST (GMT-5)
I won't let anyone touch anything I drive unless it's the tow-truck guy. If I don't have the tools, I buy them. If I don't know what to do, I find out. If I add up the cost of every tool I've bought (and I've got one bad-ass collection), every part I've had to buy (including parts needed to replace parts I accidentally screwed up), It doesn't come near to what I'd have paid a mechanic over the years. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate mechanics or anything, in fact I go to a few of them when I need advice. I'd just rather have more show for all that money than a bill. |
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17 yrs ago, 8 mos ago - Friday 10/15/04 - 4:29:47 PM EST (GMT-5)
I drive my car - to the nearest repair shop!
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awesom-o4000
Male,
18-29
Eastern US
Joined: 17 yrs, 8 mos ago
37 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 7 mos ago - Wednesday 11/3/04 - 6:02:50 PM EST (GMT-5)
If I had to get my car proffesionally fixed everytime it breaks, I'd never actually get to drive it!
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andybarron
Male,
30-39
Eastern US
Joined: 19 yrs ago
10,108 Posts
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17 yrs ago, 7 mos ago - Wednesday 11/3/04 - 6:04:35 PM EST (GMT-5)
Myself.
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17 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Sunday 4/10/05 - 5:32:04 PM EST (GMT-5)
A) I'm not 17 for a few months, therefore I don't have a car.
B) I would send it straight to a professional, I have no idea about cars!
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14 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Friday 8/24/07 - 9:55:21 PM EST (GMT-5)
I work on my car myself. I can't do an emissions test, so I have to take it to someone for that.
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14 yrs ago, 10 mos ago - Saturday 8/25/07 - 4:44:15 AM EST (GMT-5)
I can change a flat tire, jump-start a dead battery, wash the car, and inspect some of the belts and hoses, but I have all the rest done professionally. I probably could change the oil myself, but my car is very low to the ground, so in order to get underneath it to undo the drain plug, I'd have to lift each wheel individually with the crappy little scissor jack that came with the car, so I just have the oil done professionally.
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