Originally posted by todras:
And if that doesn't help you then prepared for a dealer arse rape. Most of us have learned from reading here on the forums and buying all the manuals. Most mechanics have no education beyond HS other than ASE certification. I figured if these monkeys can repair a car I sure as heck can. I've learned to fix thinks on others cars that mechanics screw up. Got my first repair bill at 18 and said F this I need to learn how to do things for myself. My dad didn't do much work on cars either so I was pretty blind when I started. Just started reading and asking questions. Same as anything else in life.
I paid ONCE for the 30,000 miles check up...It was like $500... 
Since then, I do my work myself, for the most part...
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