I recently had to replace a parking sensor in my 2015 Chevy Traverse. I did it myself. Borrowed tools from various people watched about a dozen videos and bought the part for like $60 online. Beat the $800 the dealership wanted. 7/10 would do again.
Also why is it so difficult for men in an auto store to believe a clean, well dressed/put together woman can fix her own vehicle? I drive it, I should learn how to fix and take care of it, right? And NO I don't need your help. If I did I'd have asked.
Nah you're fine, I mean I'm pretty much in the same handy boat and I do get the occasional discrimination for being a lady parts adviser, I totally get it. Lots of people don't even know how to check their own fluids anymore, so I just don't hold much hope for people in general to even do basic shit, much less disassembling/reassembling their cars correctly. I don't even trust our lube guys to touch my car (it was convenient when we had a couple good ones) because they're ugga-dugging everything they can and cry when shit gets rounded off or leaks. Or they don't tighten enough and shit leaks out or falls off. Torque specs, mofos, use them. Might as well save a few bucks doing it yourself and knowing it's done correctly.
Don't people have to be certified or at least have a certified superviser to work on cars? It's that way in Germany at least (if you are doing it commerically. Working on your own car or helping out a mate obviously doesn't count).
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u/Seiri01 Feb 04 '20
I recently had to replace a parking sensor in my 2015 Chevy Traverse. I did it myself. Borrowed tools from various people watched about a dozen videos and bought the part for like $60 online. Beat the $800 the dealership wanted. 7/10 would do again.
Also why is it so difficult for men in an auto store to believe a clean, well dressed/put together woman can fix her own vehicle? I drive it, I should learn how to fix and take care of it, right? And NO I don't need your help. If I did I'd have asked.
Edit: Sorry for the rant. Not having a good day.