eh, i can turn a wrench or two but more often than not I'd rather pay to have it done not sure that makes me less of a man.

He literally doesn't know how to change a tire.

Shit, I'm far from a mechanic, but there are just a few things that I think every car owner should know. When to get an oil change, how to change a tire- that's basic shit that could save you thousands.

It's no wonder he's blown two engines in the past couple years.

I've dealt with some real bullshit mechanics.

Once I brought my car in and the tech said I had a massive oil leak. $1200 they quoted me. I brought it to a friend and he finds that it's only the front cover leaking (leaked all over the engine making it appear to be several leaks, apparently). Took him like 20 minutes to fix it.

Another time a dealership quoted me $500 to replace an O2 sensor. Bought the sensor for $120 or thereabouts, removed the exhaust manifold, plugged the part in. Fixed in 10 minutes.

Then I had my rear hub bearings go bad. $700 they quoted me. Bought the left rear for $80 and the right rear for $120 (ABS sensor). Fixed in 20 minutes.

I know they've got to make money too but if we're being realistic they're either marking up their parts like 500% or charging $400 per hour for labor.

Don't trust any of those ****ers.

Yes, my kid is 8 and not too interested in turning a wrench but I make him come out and watch me do the routine maintenance so he's familiar with how what the major parts of an engine are, how they work, and what you need to be looking for when working on them.