I don't know how they do it.
October 30, 2019 at 7:47 am
(This post was last modified: October 30, 2019 at 7:48 am by onlinebiker.)
I recently ran into a guy who drives, owns a car and he admitted to the fact that he knows nothing about car maintenance. He doesn't even check the oil and seemed strangely proud of his ignorance.
Really? It seems pretty dumb to me to be totally at the mercy to a mechanic's honesty.
I do virtually all the work on our cars. (We have 9 running) There is only a few things - like wheel alignment or changing tires off rims - that I don't do. (The necessary equipment is too expensive)
But I do know what those jobs take - and know what they should cost.
To me -going to a mechanic with no knowledge of the internal workings of a vehicle - it is sort of like religion. Trusting somebody (who has a profit motive) to handle part of your life and expecting to not get ripped off.
Really? It seems pretty dumb to me to be totally at the mercy to a mechanic's honesty.
I do virtually all the work on our cars. (We have 9 running) There is only a few things - like wheel alignment or changing tires off rims - that I don't do. (The necessary equipment is too expensive)
But I do know what those jobs take - and know what they should cost.
To me -going to a mechanic with no knowledge of the internal workings of a vehicle - it is sort of like religion. Trusting somebody (who has a profit motive) to handle part of your life and expecting to not get ripped off.