Things you hate about auto repair...

poneypower89 · Mar 11, 2007

Mine?

Thinking you are doing a normal maintence deal... only to find out every single part is rusted to hell and nothing wants to budge. A 1/2 hour job is turned into a 3 hour job.

Case in point.. the rear rotors on my DD will just not budge at the moment. Thought I would be completely done by now.. but im still working on getting the first rotor off.

Ozz · Mar 11, 2007

"Things not going as they should" pretty much sums it up. Like you said

Chuckman · Mar 11, 2007

mansonozz said:
"Things not going as they should" pretty much sums it up. Like you said

cenok is family · Mar 11, 2007

i dislike doing any repairs period. nothing ever goes right. LOVE modding though.

Ozz · Mar 11, 2007

cenok is family said:
i dislike doing any repairs period. nothing ever goes right. LOVE modding though.

Half the time I run into the same problems as I do with general repair. Actually I think I have more stupid "things don't go as they should" problems when I mod vs. when I do upkeep.

Fett · Mar 11, 2007

To me it's always the angles that drive me nuts. Trying to find that "sweet spot" on where to put what wrench to get the best angle on a nut or bolt. You end up moving the wrench around so many times trying to get the right angle.

TomCat · Mar 11, 2007

Any kind of body repair or exhaust work.

25thmustang · Mar 11, 2007

I HATEE maintenance work on any car. I dont mind modding, upgrading, making better, I hattee fixing something that went bad! Its a lot of money, time and effort, to just make it work again!

Mustang5L5 · Mar 11, 2007

Things i hate about auto repair???

FIXING OTHER PEOPLES CARS!!!!

Sure, it was fun when i was younger, but now i don't have the time. I hate when people learn i can work on cars and want me to take a peek at their car. Then they give me something like "The engine shakes a little, or the window won't go down". If it's a Mustang it's one thing since i know them well and can find wiring diagrams and such, but i'm not spending 2 hours looking for wiring diagrams online to go out of my way and replace a power window motor and not get paid for it.

So now i limit myself to working on my own Mustang, a select few friend's Mustangs, and maybe doing oil changes for my family. Everyone else can go pay a mechanic.

25thmustang · Mar 11, 2007

I agree everyone asks me whats wrong with their cars and almost get annoyed when I dont know. I dont know why your 1992 G20 is making a clicking noise, and personally I dont care. Pay someone who does it for a living! I too only work on friends Mustangs and other "toy" cars so Im not outing someone of their daily driver in case we dont get it fixed!

Ozz · Mar 11, 2007

Mustang5L5 said:
FIXING OTHER PEOPLES CARS!!!!

I don't mind friends and family if I can help, but random acquaintances - noooo. I despise working on my own stuff half the time, so forget it!

25thmustang said:
I HATEE maintenance work on any car. I dont mind modding, upgrading, making better, I hattee fixing something that went bad! Its a lot of money, time and effort, to just make it work again!

That's exactly my reasoning Sure it has to work again, but...it worked before and now I have to spend time/money/effort to get back to square one.

Daggar · Mar 11, 2007

I pretty much despise auto REPAIR all together. lol I don't mind auto-modding, but repairs always indicate a set-back of some kind. hehe

stang8urimport · Mar 11, 2007

Auto repair does suck. I do it for a living, and manage a shop. I try not to get involved in major driveline repair at my shop though... Doing a head gasket = 1200 bucks and sometimes 2 days.... But someone comes in with ****ed up brakes = 1000 dollars and 2-3 hours. Which would you choose?

PJB · Mar 11, 2007

I hate the busted knuckles, greasy hands that dont come clean, stained clothes and 10 minute repairs that end up taking 4 hours.

cenok is family · Mar 11, 2007

mansonozz said:
Half the time I run into the same problems as I do with general repair. Actually I think I have more stupid "things don't go as they should" problems when I mod vs. when I do upkeep.

yeah same here, but after it's all said and through, i'm happier after i do a mod.

Fett said:
To me it's always the angles that drive me nuts. Trying to find that "sweet spot" on where to put what wrench to get the best angle on a nut or bolt. You end up moving the wrench around so many times trying to get the right angle.

that drives me CRAZY!!!!!

Mustang5L5 said:
I hate when people learn i can work on cars and want me to take a peek at their car. Then they give me something like "The engine shakes a little, or the window won't go down". If it's a Mustang it's one thing since i know them well and can find wiring diagrams and such, but i'm not spending 2 hours looking for wiring diagrams online to go out of my way and replace a power window motor and not get paid for it.

same here man...i try to be a good guy when i can but it gets old after a while.

302RollinHard · Mar 11, 2007

I hate smelling like a grease monkey for days after working on your car. All the while washing your hands hundreds of times/taking multiple showers to get that oil/gas/antifreeze smell off you.
Thank goodness for nitrile gloves......

88_GT_5_oh · Mar 11, 2007

wow i thought i was the only one who hated maintenance but i like modding. i will rip out my interior to replace carpet but i hate doing just the thermostat on my ranger. the rack just went on my dads car and i really didn't want to help him but i did a little bit cause i felt bad, but when it comes to the mustang i will spend hours working on it and not mind one bit

blackened88lx · Mar 11, 2007

Fixing stuff sucks. Modding is fun if everything goes right, which is rare.

85_SS_302_Coupe · Mar 11, 2007

I hate:

busted knuckles
not having the right tools
not having enough time
not getting the parts i want when i need them
installing anything with a gasket only to find that it leaks after installation
getting dirty
doing oil changes....this one is funny because i'll do pretty much anything to my car but i can't stand doing oil changes, i usually take it somewhere and supervise the whole operation. If they won't let me watch they don't get my business.

Aside from that i can't stand anything that i would consider "unnecessary"....like a wrench slipping off a bolt, or rust/dirt falling into your eyes when you're under the car, dropping a socket down onto the K member...I also can't stand doing any mod that takes more than 1 day....if i can build the engine and get it in all in one day, then that's what i want.

carbed87 · Mar 11, 2007

story of the weekend. i put one of those high torque mini starters in my car, and jeez it took a long time (maybe because i haven't REALLY wrenched fore a few months) it took like 3hours to do what should have taken like 45 minutes. i despised the underside of my car so much that i actually got the oil changed at a place i used to work. i know i know i suck, but i just didn't feel like climbing under my car again, even if it was only gonna take like 15 minutes lol.

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