some companies rip u off, especially mechanic shops.... u gotta figure on average, most mechanic shops charge anywhere from $75 an hour and ive seen some shops charge up to $100 an hour.... And it goes off book time, so if the book tells them it takes 4 hrs to do the job, they charge u for 4 hrs, even if it ends up only taking 1 hr to do the job, u still get charged for all 4 hrs.....

 

I have a lot of friends who don't do their own repairs. It boggles my mind how simple a lot of car work is and how so few people do it themselves. I was lucky my grandpa and my uncles grew up on the farm and I was out in the machine shed watching them since I was five. Always have done my oil changes and repairs and when the job was a little too big got help from my uncles.

Welcome to the jet! lots of info and nice people

 

yup, nice to be here, looking for posts/threads that could help me give ideas and hopefully share my ideas too....

 

...as of today, please add thermostat/housing, and the lower engine mount. This is fun!