monkjerry@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 year agoDIY car repairssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageDIY car repairssh.itjust.worksmonkjerry@sh.itjust.works to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareexanime@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoYou are not a pussy for thinking that … I was there once too… We were both naive Until a friend taught me 2 facts of life and brakes: car manufacturers make sure these vital parts are easy to put together to avoid mistakes… if you pay a shop to do this for you, 9.7 out of 10 times, it will be the greenest, unpaid apprentice who’d do this job on your car Ps: I did my first job supervised by my friend… Word spread and I knew and by now I have done 4 brake jobs for myself and 16 for friends
minus-squarebus_factor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s a fair point. I’ve started having income since then, though, so now I just send my car to scheduled maintenance.
You are not a pussy for thinking that … I was there once too… We were both naive
Until a friend taught me 2 facts of life and brakes:
car manufacturers make sure these vital parts are easy to put together to avoid mistakes…
if you pay a shop to do this for you, 9.7 out of 10 times, it will be the greenest, unpaid apprentice who’d do this job on your car
Ps: I did my first job supervised by my friend… Word spread and I knew and by now I have done 4 brake jobs for myself and 16 for friends
That’s a fair point. I’ve started having income since then, though, so now I just send my car to scheduled maintenance.