Free car repairs for anyone who asks

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Free car repairs for anyone who asks

August 01, 2005, 04:02:02 PM

Isn't it funny how many people hit you up for free car repairs once they find out your hobby is wrenching? I've been asked to do brakes, replace a transmission, and change enough tires to reach Alaska and back.

I just got an email 5 minutes ago about headgaskets and brakes!

Chris

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Reply #1 – August 01, 2005, 05:24:33 PM

I usually get paid something, less it's family, or my buddies ride.

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Reply #2 – August 01, 2005, 06:46:04 PM

Mine are usually trade-offs. I'll help them with something and they will pay back by helping me with something. Immediate family though. . . free repair work if I can do it.

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Reply #3 – August 01, 2005, 09:52:32 PM

Strangely, nobody asks me to fix their stuff. Perhaps an advantage to not living that close to anyone else. People do quite often describe a problem to me though and ask me what it is or whatever.

I help out my brothers when they need it too.

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Reply #4 – August 01, 2005, 10:22:23 PM

My family gets the automatic help with whatever it is that's needed - automotive or otherwise.

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Reply #5 – August 02, 2005, 01:33:57 AM

My hobby is screwing hot bitches.

Send me pm's, I love my hobby!

*checks PM box... still empty, damb*

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Reply #6 – August 02, 2005, 11:34:35 AM

I get asked all the time too.. people think I'm an a$$hole when I say that I don't have time.

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Reply #7 – August 02, 2005, 12:12:58 PM

I don't get asked much for help with car stuff.. (one local friend generally has more experience than I do, and the other doesn't work on his own stuff anymore) just computer stuff, which is silly since I've been out of repairing PCs for over two years now and I'm forgetting a lot of stuff.

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Reply #8 – August 03, 2005, 09:55:17 AM

yah, ppl don't ask me about cars, but everytime they have a computer problem I get a call.. "hey, um,... you know.. can you help me with this.."

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Reply #9 – August 03, 2005, 10:32:37 AM

Not only do I get the car stuff, I also get :
"My roof is leaking. Can you come over and take a look at it?"
"How bout I give you $250 to do the siding on my house?"

The sorry thing is I get this from the other people I work with.
Once I put out the word that they have to have the materials there and it was $30 an hour all the BSers stopped buggin me for side jobs.

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Reply #10 – August 03, 2005, 10:19:13 PM

In my case, it seems friends are always asking to borrow tools (especially when I worked for the shop and had access to more tools than you can imagine).

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Reply #11 – August 05, 2005, 12:05:53 AM

i got 15 bucks to change an 02 sensor on a honda after work today. 2 minute job. But yea everyone thinks I can fix there car because they find out I work at autozone. Truth is there right, I can fix there car but I don't want to.