RE: Don't Be a Wimpy-Wrencher, Son - Cars are Actually Easier to Maintain Today than Ever

dubbie — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:14:48 GMT

Sean,

I admire the sentiment and I agree with your proposition. However, although I could mess about with cars and mechanical things my basic reason for not doing so is --- I just don't want to. About 20 years ago I discovered this amazing concept that if you throw money at something/someone you can get them to do it for you! I found this concept astonishing. I could leave my house to go to work with it being tidy and complete and then return home at night and it would still be tidy and complete but 'stuff' would have been done. Walls painted, wallpaper hung, floors fixed and so on and all with no input from me. Marvellous. It's the same with cars! I used to mess about and have oily rags but now I just unlock the door, get in and drive away. When the car starts to need 'stuff' doing to it, I just trade it in and get another one the same; same colour, same make, better features, all for an amazingly low price.

Now I only do gardening for fun, a patio here, a pathway there, raised beds behind the plum tree. Today is plant a pea day. Admittedly I am thinking it would be nice to just have an old engine to take apart and put back together, just for fun, something vintage and small like an old petrol lawnmower. I'm sure I could convince my wife it was necessary.

Dubbie

RE: Don't Be a Wimpy-Wrencher, Son - Cars are Actually Easier to Maintain Today than Ever

jw0752 — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:18:10 GMT

Hi Sean,

This project with your son is wonderful. Not only do you get the vehicle repaired but you start him on the path to being a fixer. I particularly liked that you didn't stop with replacing the motor but moved on to diagnosing the actual problem with the old motor.

Congratulations.

RE: Don't Be a Wimpy-Wrencher, Son - Cars are Actually Easier to Maintain Today than Ever

genebren — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:40:33 GMT

Well done! Very entertaining.