Thread: Why do things youself?

I have had similar experiences with both my cars.

I had the drive shaft shortened in my ute by a local engineering company. They failed to torque the six in hex bolts the hold the centre coupling together. I found one of the bolts in my car port after a half hour jaunt down the free way.....

I had my car "tuned" by a local performance centre here in perth. After charging me almost twice the max i had agreed upon with them i was left with a (imho) crap tune and i have just noticed the front drive shaft (which was removed for the dyno runs) is ready to fall out. Obviously once again the drive shaft bolts wheren't torqued to spec.

Luke

That's just one of the good reasons I do everything on my Rovers myself. It also costs me less, I get a free lesson in how to (and how not to) do things, it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble, and teaches me patience.

There is very little I don't know how to fix on my 2a or 3, and I'm looking forward to learning everything about my forward control. I wouldn't farm out any jobs to anyone else because I can't be certain of a quality job every time for the often extortive outlay - after all, these old machines are an apprentice-level or backyard mechanic's job. It's my own silly fault (and no bank-breaking outlay) if I get it wrong, and a source of pride if I do it right.

I pity those people with cars that don't allow them to DIY. The dealer/mechanics have them over a barrel.

Ok, I think I'm all ranted out...

I'm not going to rant about this, because i have done so 3 times now in as many days.

I do my work myself. I don't always know how. I learn.

I'm seeing a very common theme recurring around here about this topic.

the money i save on labour i spend on tools..... im collecting a pretty sweet tool set.

Originally Posted by mitch

the money i save on labour i spend on tools..... im collecting a pretty sweet tool set.

The money I save on labour I spend on parts.


I've got lots of parts on my Land Rover.

Cheers
Simon

The money i save on labour i save

The money I save on labour I drink

the money I save on labour goes to the missus !