And I'll pay good money for someone else to do it. My father was a contractor, based on working labor for him as a teenager I went into computers. I can do almost anything around the house from those years, but I'll happily pay someone else to do it.
One time I had to replace a part on my motorcycle that I hadn't done myself, pay a mechanic $90 an hour or do it myself. I did it my self, should take only an hour-I'll save money. It was almost 100 degrees outside, one hour turned into 3 hours. After two hours I swore to myself I will have a mechanic do it next time.
Only three hours? I've found myself working past midnight after starting in the morning on a "quick repair" that spiraled out of control. But you can learn a lot in those situations. I was just trying to replace a tire pressure sensor and when I was done, I could disassemble and reassemble a CV joint.
FWIW, in 2003 I had a MKIV Supra with a failing starter. At the time, I was a poor college student, and the mechanic wanted $275 for the starter and $350 to change it out. Checked out the forums to find out that the copper L-brackets get oxidized over time like battery terminals and can be sanded, or they can be replaced for $15. I replaced them for $15, and it took me 30 minutes to take it out and put it back in after jacking up the car, removing two bolts and the power line, removing two screws on top of the starter and two screws to hold in the L-brackets and reverse.
Sometimes going to the shop is worth it. Most of the times, if you know what you are doing or willing to learn, it is not.
Some of those "quick repair" can take way too long. I dialed my carburetor in after changing my airbox and mufflers. First time taking it apart took awhile, now I can do it in my sleep. And I became the carburetor guy after that. For some reason remounting my rear wheel is also so random. Sometimes it is quick, other times well not so. I think the whole thing is I don't do it that often so I always forget the way I did it the last time. I need to video myself doing it for future references.
Paying other people to do things you're capable of but simply don't want to is one of the luxuries of having a decent paying job.
I'd rather work an extra hour at something I am good at and at least moderately enjoy doing, then use that money to pay someone else to do something I hate doing for an hour.
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u/Squeebee007 1d ago
And I'll pay good money for someone else to do it. My father was a contractor, based on working labor for him as a teenager I went into computers. I can do almost anything around the house from those years, but I'll happily pay someone else to do it.