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From: junk@ur-tut.UUCP (Jan Vandenbrande)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Am I Doing A Good Tune-Up?/Main
Message-ID: <100@ur-tut.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 25-Mar-86 13:25:38 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 25 13:25:38 1986
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Keywords: Maintenace, car, dealer rip - offs.
Summary: Care vs inexperience

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	On the subject of doing your own maintenance or having
someone do it for you....:

If you do your own maintenance/repair you probably do a better
and a more carefull job than anyone else at least IF you know
what you are doing and have the propper tools to do it.
I find that alot of car repairs/maintence is just "nuts and bolts"
type work. But inexperience may lead to disasters.

A service garage does have the "know-how" (at least we hope). So
they can probably diagnose a problem better then you and know
the correct procedure to follow. They also have the proper tools.
But then they are working against time, it is not their car after all,
and so they are more likely to do a sloppy job.

An experienced and dedicated mechanic is worth his/her weight in gold.
They are more like artists in their field. But where have they all gone?
It is becoming an extinct breed.

I believe in a good balance between doing the "minor" maintenance &
repairs yourself, and having the major stuff done by an experienced
mechanic (if I can pay it at least).
One time I got really upset for being charged about 8.-US$ for clutch
adjustment. This envolves about 30 secs. work, which I am quite
capable of doing myself.

So do whatever you can yourself.
Jan.