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Originally Posted by filip00
DIY oil changes are a meditation thing. Sure, if you earn more than 50 bucks per hour, than mathematically speaking, it's cheaper to pay someone to do it than to do it yourself.... But working on my car myself gives that special connection to the car, and gives that satisfaction of driving something you built, not bought. It is very different feeling when you just cash out and someone installs everything you ask for, in comparison with doing it on your own. Plus, if you know what you're doing and got the right tools, it's really "fun" to do. I put fun here in quotes, because whoever did anything, knows that sometimes things don't go according to plans and 3h work easily becomes 13h 
That all being said, if you're not the hands-on type of guy or you don't feel confident, it's better to pay a professional than to watch your wheel overtake you on the highway... |
When planning projects. Always triple the time you have planned for it. 1 hour job, plan on 3 hours.
The 2 hour job you are doing is one broken bolt away from becoming a 3 day chit show.
Murphy is a sadist, and he's watching you.
When things are going well. Somewhere along the line. You f#$ked up.
You don't have the time to do it once. But have the time to do it twice.
After you finish a project and think you are done. You find a handful of parts that you don't remember taking off, and don't remember where they go.