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Originally Posted by Shano592
@RyanJones, I definitely cannot do what you do! I pay mechanics good money to do the jobs they quote on. As far as I'm concerned, they earn every penny.
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I agree with this. I once did all my own work, both out of interest, and to be honest, out of shear poverty. I was lucky back in the day how interchangeable XD-XF series Falcon parts were. Dad's graveyard of 6 Falcons down the backyard spared us many dollars. At $100-200 each, these donors saved us thousands. They live out in the boonies though - I don't think 6 bombs out back is a good option in the suburbs...
These days, I have a real job, and there is a brilliant family owned mechanic shop 1 block away. I cannot praise them highly enough, and have been going their for 15 years now. Townsville people will know this place on Anne St (justified plug).
The auto mechanical profession involves a few years of instruction, a real qualification, and in the case of motivated exponents, lifelong skills development. It should be respected. It's a pity economics and commercialism brings out the bad side of humanity sometimes.
This is a major reason why I no longer have a motorbike. I simply haven't found a straight motocycle mechanic in Townsville any more. All the good ones retired, went broke, or died. Happy to be proven wrong. That, and the fact that I have no space to work on a bike, and my 4 year old Son fiddles with anything he sees...