1/24/2006

auto repair 101

The most important thing to keep in mind when attempting to fix your car yourself is: let someone else fix your car. In an attempt to save some $$, I tried fixing my brakes myself. Let me emphasize how important brakes are: Brakes are very important. I am keenly aware of this now that I have gone from brakes that work, albeit noisily, to brakes that no longer work at all.
Now my sad-ass car sits in a garage where professionals try to suss the damage. I can only hope that repairing my repair costs less that it would to have had them do the repair in the first place. In the meantime, I ride the bus.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, dude, where've you been? Auto repair ability does not necessarily travel along heredity lines. Brakes get done at the shop. Spark plugs and wipers can be all yours. And, um, well that's about it really. I don't want to mess up my car trying to save cash on repairs now that I don't have to make car payments anymore. I've (theoretically) already got the cash, y'know?