re: How many of you baws actually work on your own cars?

Confessions - I'm a cheap person, I make decent money but will drive a piece of crap vehicle.

All the men in my family are this way, one of my uncles died worth 7-8 million and drove a piece of crap truck every day and had cow shite on his boots/pants legs daily.

I'll do simple stuff such as brakes, oil changes, spark plugs, wiring etc.

I do it all. My father is a mechanic and I grew up around it. There is nothing I won’t attempt to fix. I’ve had a 92 mustang since high school that has had the motor out twice to do a complete performance upgrade and every part changed or replaced except the transmission. I bought an 06 Silverado from my FIL that needed the lifters and cam changed so we pulled th motor on that and completely rebuilt it.

That said, my father has all the tools you’d need to do these jobs so it makes it easier to jump in and fix issues or upgrade parts. I understand why people don’t do it, I just have no reason not to do it.

Some, on my old cars

I haven’t even changed my own oil is atleast 20 years

I'll do anything that doesn't involve getting into the engine internals.

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I find it cathartic at times.

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Don't you mean carthartic?

I had the variable timing solenoid break apart into my daughters engine the other day... First time I've ever removed the engine cover... Easy as pie

Depends on the car. My son and I work on the 65 fastback, but let the pros handle the C300 and the Sequoia.

So all my own maintenance. Changed the struts, shocks, control arms and tie rod ends myself too. Was a job but worth t for the money I saved. I don’t frick with engines or transmissions though.

I've never put a car in a shop except to have tires mounted/balanced.

I've replaced:

Brakes, pads, rotors, calipers
Alternator, battery, distributor, cables plugs
Radiator, water pump, thermostat, head/gasket, fuel pump

Just the other day I replaced a door hinge bushing/pin because the bushing was cracked.