That’s kind of me because as someone who knows computers well and knows how computer repair places are, I can assume mechanics are the same. I usually plan to do my own repairs but I hate cars, am lazy, and rarely drive mine so I usually go way too long before just taking it in far later than I should have
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i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 3 hours agoA subculture of “the damn mechanic is always just trying to rip me off” will do that.
NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 50 minutes ago
Muffler is probable a.$20 fix, if you do it yourself. They hanged them from what amounts to two really thick rubber bands. There are two hooks on the muffler and two on the car. That should stop the bouncing.
edinbruh@feddit.it 3 hours ago
Here you are forced by law to get your car serviced periodically. Mechanics are known to try to rip you off every time.
Plus, I could easily raise the counter argument that if I spend thousands on a machine, it better be reliable without needing to get serviced all the time
erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I’m going to guess by here you mean Scotland (given your username). An MOT (annual inspection) is not a service. The inspection is just to ensure the car is road worthy. Oil and filter changes, for example, are not a part of it.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
I do live in Scotland. And yeah, MOT just shows the vehicle is legally compliant. Could pass MOT and blow a piston the next day because it’s not had any oil put in for 10 years.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
So I guess you never wash your expensive clothes? A vehicle is essentially a tool. And if a tool doesn’t get upkeep every once in awhile then it’s going to break. Why would anyone spend some people’s annual income on a tool and not treat it with care and give it proper upkeep so it lasts long enough to be worth spending that much money on?