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Very cool - one of my unlikely aspirations is to run a garage so I'm interested to see how this works! Do you have any major certs/training like ASE? Do you do mostly domestic or do you get awesome Audi timing chain guide jobs too?
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Got an alignment done at Mavis Discount Tire on my Miata before I sold it a month or so ago. Drove straight and true - but the steering wheel was cocked at a 45 degree angle! loving unbelievable. I didn't even bother going back and sold it like that to a manager of a Midas nearby. I'm going to performance shops from now on for alignments.
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I talked a couple I was fixing a computer for out of buying a V8 Monte Carlo. They were absolutely convinced it was nearly identical to a sprint cup Nascar, just like the one Dale drives. When I explained to them it was a FWD V8 they were baffled and they got a GTO instead! Very interesting people, lived in easily the biggest mansion I've ever been in, but fully decked out floor to ceiling in Nascar memorabilia. 
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I put 3 expansion tanks/sets of coolant hoses on my old E46 330Ci, which were all made of HARD BRITTLE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE plastic. What a loving nightmare the cooling system was on the car. The thermostat was also this massive piece and not just a little dongle like on most real cars. I loved the drat thing but holy poo poo, every repair was a whole new experience.
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Apr 23, 2014 02:58
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This makes me feel a lot better about the 10K change interval on my Fiesta ST. I have 6k on it now and I feel terrible not changing the oil even though it's a lease. I'm going to stop worrying!
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Nodoze posted:My favorite is BMW saying the normal tolerance for oil burning is 1 quart per 1k miles, while saying you can do 15k oil change intervals Absolutely true. I had an '01 330ci and it burned a quart of synthetic every 500 miles or less. It was insane - the dealer said it was within spec to burn a quart at every fill up. No leaks at all. I just started using walmart oil because it was getting ridiculous. The best was the trunk had 2 perfect cubbies for oil bottles. Sometimes I really miss that car but then I think about poo poo like that... Someday I'll have another bmw, but it's going to be a lease with maintenance completely covered.
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I love this thread, keep fighting the good fight Doctor Pain. This is not helping me in my dilemma to quit being an IT/sysadmin and become a mechanic. I miss actually doing hands on work and actually... Working all day and seeing tangible progress. It also sucks to stare at a screen for 8+ hours a day and then go home and do the same thing. I'd take a massive pay cut starting so low in the field, but drat if I wouldn't actually enjoy my job.
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