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View Poll Results: Who works on your car
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Mechanic
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23-02-2006, 11:55 AM
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resident bush mechanic
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Ride: manual VN aero
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SA
Posts: 1,278
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Poll: Who works on your car
who works on your car
you
your mates/family
mechanic
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im not admiring your car im looking in disgust 
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23-02-2006, 12:02 PM
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The Kicking Horse
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Ride: VX Executive S2 + XF Panel Van Project
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Geelong, Vic
Posts: 2,533
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I'll do most of the stuff I can.. Oil, plugs, coolant, filters and anything that goes wrong..
But if I can't do it myself or am unsure, I'll take it to the friendly bloke at Ultratune.. Like when my Extension Housing Oil Seal needed replacing.
I still take my car in for a safety check every 20,000km though.. I'll let the pro's tell me what's wrong..
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Shounak
Always Right
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23-02-2006, 12:03 PM
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Ride: 2x VS
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,145
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I do if its just minor servicing...or something not requiring special tools.
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23-02-2006, 12:07 PM
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<---------Aint it true!
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Ride: 91' VN SS & 94' VR BT1
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 6,178
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I do all mine. Only time someone else touches it is if I cant do it, and even then its my uncle who has been a mechanic for the last 25years.
AirStrike 
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function > form
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23-02-2006, 12:11 PM
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I Can Do Science Me
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Ride: VT commodore 5 speed man
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Up On Da Roof!!!
Posts: 821
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Holden services my car, they do a great job and the service manager makes it cheaper coz i had so many issues with the car. But i could do it myself if i wanted to. Its really not hard. If anything i recon to get you licence you should have to know the bacics like changing oil air fuel plugs leads etc wipers and fluids lol
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23-02-2006, 01:26 PM
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VL Calais 5L
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Ride: VL Calais.. etc
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: SA
Posts: 65
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well me and hubby do as much as possible ourselves - just DON'T TRUST anyone else! We've paid in the past for stuff that we could have done quicker, cheaper, and also better quality ourselves!
We know a fantastic engine builder and a great general mechanic for when er are stuck for time, tooling or whatever 
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23-02-2006, 01:32 PM
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Moderator
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Ride: VP, VN wagons, E21 318i
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,298
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work on my cars shared between me and dad(mechanic), only when its something we cant do, then it goes to a specialist.
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23-02-2006, 03:08 PM
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Banned
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Ride: VK 5L Calais
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 1,987
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I do and with my cousin. My cousin is a farmer and knows everything about trucks, tractors and cars. He can drive and repair anything which runs on fuel.
The only stuff I leave to the mechs would be block and head recoes etc...
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23-02-2006, 03:30 PM
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VK Madman
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Ride: VK EFI 5L Berlina
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: NSW Central Coast
Posts: 1,920
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I do pretty much everything well I have been rebuilding the car over the last 14 months by my myself.
Main stuff I dont do is machine work, when the car was painted I preped it my old man painted it, come to the interior best left to the motor trimmer im not touching a sewing machine .
cheers
Scott
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23-02-2006, 03:36 PM
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Bored Technician
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Ride: VN V6 3.8L Berlina
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 557
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I do what i can, and have the right tools to do.
generaly my car runs allright tho 
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23-02-2006, 04:10 PM
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Ride: VL
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SA, Mount Gambier
Posts: 1,144
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I do everything, i have most of the crap i need, but sometimes i need a bit of advice.
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23-02-2006, 04:11 PM
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Non donating member
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Ride: VR Clubsport 5 speed, VN V6
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 3,472
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i do some stuff, and my brother is a mechanic so he does the rest
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23-02-2006, 05:59 PM
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Ride: VT SS 5spd 5.0L
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 11
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i work on my car depending on wat it is,or i take it to a mechanic
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23-02-2006, 06:45 PM
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Ride: VX II Acclaim
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Sunshine, Vic
Posts: 525
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I give the mechanic everything to do pretty much. Local friendly guy that's never done me wrong.. cept maybe my suspension but I'm still to check that out. I do any crappy custom work that I want to do - set myself little projects here and there.
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