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House hunting tip. Skip house where the neighbors had:
1. Hood up. (Working class)
2. Cars parked on the street. (Multi-family)
3. Cars parked in drive way. (Teenagers)
4. Bar window and door. (Dangerous)
5. Roof need of repair (about to foreclose)
My garage is stuffed full of boats. Maybe I'll actually get the car into the garage this summer but unlikely. I'd need a shed to store all the other debris stashed in the garage like snow tires, lawn mower, bicycles, big wheeled recycling bins, etc.
I have a 2 car garage that has one bay filled with my kid's hot rod truck project, and the other with an MGB that was torn apart for restoration. So I do my BMW and Suburban maintenance and modding in the driveway. And when we were first building the kid's project truck and disassembling the parts truck, it took up both bays plus. We'd roll it out of the garage to do things like sandblast the rear frame while the bed was partially disassembled in the garage getting the new wood coated in urethane and reassembled.
Why in the hell would I want to spend time working on my car when there are so many other ways to spend time that are actually fun? I can take my car to the dealership for any work it needs.
Soooo, what exactly do you do for fun in your spare time? More importantly, what the hell are you in here for if you don't like cars?
Soooo, what exactly do you do for fun in your spare time? More importantly, what the hell are you in here for if you don't like cars?
That's quite the logic fail. Just because I don't want to do or enjoying doing oil changes myself doesn't mean I don't like cars. I'm actually quite fond of them.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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If I'm reading this correctly, this is another massive logic fail.
Yes, I could certainly afford it, and do pay for 2 of them, but my truck I do myself, simply because I enjoy it. Actually, by the time you buy the oil and decent filter, and take the old oil for recycling, the cost is not that much less than the $29.95 my dealer charges.
Opening the hood is easy. Popping all the plastic rivets holding the large plastic cover over the engine is the PITA. The only thing that can be done easily is adding windshield fluid.
Everyone has friggin loud-a$$ landscapers here... you think they work on their own cars? I mean I'm no hobbyist mechanic but I can do tire rotation and various checks... and I also hand wash my own car and mow my own lawn.
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I mean I'm no hobbyist mechanic but I can do tire rotation and various checks... and I also hand wash my own car and mow my own lawn. 
