Car Repairs

[Victoria]

Small routine stuff , tyre pressure, oil anti freeze ect I do myself.
Repairs are done either by OH who knows loads and has been building and repairing cars since the year dot, or my son who is a fully qualified mechanic !


No I dont trust many garages I once wanted my wheels balanced and went into National tyres they told me my mini had dangerous tyres that the steel wall was giving way and thats why they were so flat. ( they were low profile tyres).
One guy put the car on the bridge and than a mechanic came to look it over.

While the car was still up on the bridge he told me that the shocks were gone( he couldnt even see them) and that the power steering was leaking fluid. (minis have old rack and pinion steering no power steering!)

I got him to write out a full quote for all the work the car needed doing and sign it then he let the car off the ramp and realised that he was looking at a car less than 3 months old. I hopped in and drove to the nearest trading standards office.
That branch of national tyres closed down a few months later.

[Bez]

Originally Posted by abbey

I trust my mechanic, he's my brother.

I trust my mechanic...he's my son

[Betty Boop]

My nephew is a tractor mechanic, maybe I ought to invest in a tractor, then I know I won't be ripped off at the garage

My car is booked in for tomorrow morning, keeping everything crossed that it doesn't cost an arm and a leg

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by abbey

I trust my mechanic, he's my brother.

You have a brother. Ok. Any sisters ?

[sunny104]

I have a Hyundai too.

[qsducks]

Took the Ford Explorer to the dealer once for a free oil change, but I take it to a friend around the corner who does all the work on and yes, I trust him. Used to be my daughter's softball coach. He also does all the work on hubs company trucks.

[michaelross]

for minor replacements, i handle it myself.. however, for difficult car issues, id have it repaired by an auto mechanic.. i dont wanna end up blown up with my car if in case it explodes due to wrong connections.

[Odie]

oil change tomorrow on my car........and as soon as its done before leaving the lot, I will check the oil level myself.

to many horror stories of mechanics forgetting to put the oil back in.

[michaelross]

just replaced the oil and my next project would be installing the car bra on my ride.. just not pretty sure how to do it though..

[Mutley]

I would have no idea what to do with my car if something went wrong!
Snorty does the basic maintenance for me but the local mechanic does everything else.
Luckily nothing has ever gone wrong so my truck only goes to mechanic once a year for Mot/Service.