Do you do mechanical work on your car?

Curious if the members here work on their cars themselves or pay for mechanics to work on their cars. I've shelled out so much money this year to fix my car and I'm still not done and considering just buying tools and learning to fix my car myself with the help of youtube and the internet. Do you work on your own car?

 

I think Flexin is one of a small number with the skills to work on
a vehicle these days. Way too complicated. I remember when it
was a piece of cake to do things on a car or truck (yeah that was back a few years). Not anymore.
I was thinking of doing my own oil changes on the truck but decided it was not worth it for the saving. But I do most of the maintenance on the bike. There are still things I won't try cause I am seriously afraid of screwing up but I do get through most of the regular maintenance on the bike.
Ryder13

 

I'm just a girl, lol - Ok... that was a really bad excuse! I was not kidding tho, I can't even change a tire... let alone do something more ''tricky''. Too be fair my boyfriend is not that handy with cars either His dad does most things for him, incluiding changing his tires. He swears he can do it tho... I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt Not a big deal for me tho, at least not for now... as long as my future father-in-law is nearby, that is

 

lol Trellum I didn't start changing my own tires til my mid twenties. I'm really considering swapping out my rear shocks and springs on my car myself but everyone keeps telling me its dangerous and nobody wants to help.

 

I thought struts were shocks. They are seperate pieces though, B5 Audi A4.

 

There are things that I have done to my car, but it was just a little tinkering here and there that I either previously watched someone else do or I simply didn't have a choice. It was either do that right then and there or wait for someone that knew what to do, do it and drive off with my car.

 

Me and my brother work on cars. We can do almost anything that would need to be done. I've done engine swaps, transmissions, suspension work changing springs which is sort of dangerous, rebuilt an engine, etc. The only thing I can't do is rebuild a rear end or transmission. I need to start making money doing this, I know too much not to lol.

 

Well there is a mount and the spring sits on a perch on the shock but they are separate pieces cuz I just bought replacement springs.

 

Yes, but my boyfriend is 30 years old already As I said, I'm just giving him the benefit of the doubt If he says he can change a tire, then I'm sure as heck he can unless we actually need to change a tire and he can't do it.

 

My brother usually fixes his cars and electronics himself, sometimes he gets a friend to help him, but he rarely if ever needs to go to a mechanic. He's only seventeen and I still have no idea how he learned so much about cars, but I guess if you like something, you'll probably end up knowing a lot about it.

 

I do some work on my car occasionally. I do oil changes and stuff of that nature, but if it is anything complicated i will take it to a mechanic to at least get it checked out. Basically if there are any major problems with my car, i will take it in. Other than that, i usually maintain the car myself.

 

The car I have now is someone else's (borrowing), but my boyfriend is pretty bent on always fixing cars himself. This is fine because he knows a pretty good amount about cars. Me, I'd make myself do some heavy research before even going near the hood. I always wanted my dad to teach me about fixing cars while he would do it but he never seemed to want to. :/ Boyfriend is willing to teach though. I think after I learn some of the basics and go to the internet for research, I would way rather fix a car myself instead of bringing it to a shop.

 

Recently, I've been trying to learn how to change my tires, change my oil, and do other basic car maintenance from my dad whenever he needs to work on any of our cars in the garage. It's definitely a good way to save money.

 

I wish I was handy, but I just am not or not enough to feel safe doing things on my own. I feel paying a professional is better for me.