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OAG · 01-06-2009, 06:17 AM

Oil changes, tire rotations (all 5), and fluid levels is about the extent and level of my current "auto repairs" ability. Getting close to 70 and those SUV wheels get heavy and getting up and down (always forgetting some thing I need when I am down and have to get up to get it) is getting hard. Plan to downsize the car in about 2011 and at that time I think I will give up the "mechanic work".

Goonie: I was born and raised in Chicago and had a couple of friends that taught me all I know about cars too. Cars were a lot simpler (and there was a lot more you could do to them) back in the 50's. Some people today many not even know what a carburetor is.

01-06-2009, 06:17 AM	#10
OAG Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 2,448	Oil changes, tire rotations (all 5), and fluid levels is about the extent and level of my current "auto repairs" ability. Getting close to 70 and those SUV wheels get heavy and getting up and down (always forgetting some thing I need when I am down and have to get up to get it) is getting hard. Plan to downsize the car in about 2011 and at that time I think I will give up the "mechanic work". Goonie: I was born and raised in Chicago and had a couple of friends that taught me all I know about cars too. Cars were a lot simpler (and there was a lot more you could do to them) back in the 50's. Some people today many not even know what a carburetor is. __________________ Proud Vietnam Veteran: Cu Chi 66, 1 Bde, 25ID & Pleiku 66-67 41st Sig Bn 1st STRATCOM - Army Retired Jun 1979.