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Posted on 7/4/25 at 11:11 am to LSUMJ
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I’ve wondered if there would be money in having a facility with lifts for people to rent out bays to work on things. Is that a thing anywhere?
Yes. NO has at least one. But they charge out the arse!!!
Posted on 7/4/25 at 11:13 am to tide06
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Can I just ask, with some of those more intensive repairs do you enjoy it?
For me rebuilding a classic car as a project or helping fix up a used car with family would be something I could enjoy.
But dealing with some of those jobs you outlined to save $500 for me results in way too much frustration to take on anything past basic maintenance like oil or brakes.
I actually did enjoy it if for nothing but the challenge of learning and accomplishment. There was definitely frustration! I have cussed many automotive engineers, especially on newer models where the engine compartment is tight and hard to access parts, nuts and bolts.
As I mentioned, I probably wouldn’t take on those jobs now. I don’t have the fitness or desire any more to sweat and get greasy and bust my knuckles to save a few hundred dollars. I did change plugs and coils on my mom’s car less than a year ago but that’s pretty easy. She could pay to have it done but I wanted to.
I would love to take my time with a classic rebuild. I have a 1978 2-door Chevy Nova Rally in storage in my brother’s barn that was my car when I was a senior in HS and most of college. First date with my ex wife, a road trip my buddies and I took from Florence AL to Snowshoe WV around 1985. Lot of memories.
It was left exposed for 20 years and needs extensive rebuild and repairs to get it roadworthy. Not even sure why I’ve kept it. It’s not really special to anybody but me. I’m 60 and tell myself I’ll do it someday but time will tell.
This post was edited on 7/4/25 at 11:28 am
Posted on 7/4/25 at 11:27 am to BeatingU
My introduction to working on cars…was my Mama bringing me and brother(ages 14&12) a power steering pump that needed to be put on her car(95 Honda Accord).,. 2 of my uncles who are shade-tree genius were both in the Pea Farm (Ouachita Parish Jail) at the time., she figured since her brothers and uncles fixed on cars her boys should naturally know how to(osmosis I guess)… took us a whole weekend… YouTube didn’t exist so we were basically following my uncle’s instructions over a collect call… which were basically “the same way it comes off put it back on that way”…
This post was edited on 7/4/25 at 11:36 am
Posted on 7/4/25 at 1:58 pm to RLDSC FAN
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My dad's a mechanic, he taught me so much about cars. I hated learning it all as a kid lol, but it's saved me a ton of money in adulthood.
Same here, I’d like to think I’m a better mechanic than most and still enjoy working on cars. My son has absolutely zero interest in learning. I told him one day you are going to say “I wish I knew something about cars”.
If he doesn’t learn, it’s not because he didn’t have someone that wanted to teach him.
Posted on 7/4/25 at 2:04 pm to KingOfTheWorld
Tons of parts for those is the good news.
You'll need them all is the bad news.
You'll need them all is the bad news.
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