"dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford" (dtg11) 02/06/2020 at 09:36 • Filed to: None

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Nibby > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:44

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me irl

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:46

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dangit bobbeh

DutchieDC2R > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:51

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Youtube man!!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:52

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On the other hand, I always find myself deeply introspective about “a better way I could have gotten that part off the assembly...”...

... on the ride to the ER.

Thomas Donohue > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:53

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They should add:

Side effects:  Lots of new tools from Harbor Freight.

WRXforScience > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:58

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Most of the things you do are pretty straightforward and aside from the one bolt that just won’t cooperate, would have been very easy.

Brickman > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 09:58

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Future next gen S2000 owner > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:02

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Never has there been a truer meme.

CalzoneGolem > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:03

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S ometimes it’s worth paying someone else.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:04

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okay

Long_Voyager94 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:05

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Around here the mechanics don’t either, that’s why I work on my own stuff.

MoCamino > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:05

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Counterpoint: between shop manuals and YouTube, you can find directions to do pretty much anything pretty easily, assuming you’re not working on something really old or completely off the wall. With that said, there are things you just can’t do correctly (or safely) without the right tools .  If you’re not going to work on the car enough to justify the expense for the tools, you’re probably better off paying someone to do it for you.

66P1800inpieces > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:05

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Go to your local salvage yard and find a car similar to yours.  Start taking things apart and get a feel for it.  Buy a cheap part so the yard gets something out of it.  go home and practice on the real thing.  Great Success! 

Arrivederci > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:07

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Yep - me 100%. Also, now that I have a third car, I don’t worry about this as much, at least with the Miata. It can be down and not bother anybody. My Lexus, I need to be operable, as it’s my car with a carseat for the kiddo.

This is why I’m going to endeavor to perform a coolant flush and replace the expansion tank on my Miata myself, which is something I would’ve normally sought out help or a shop to do.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:12

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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/06/2020 at 10:14

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Those dang boys are ww hacking off in my tool shed.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > WRXforScience 02/06/2020 at 10:30

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You always think it’s supposed to be easy, and it is until it isn’t 

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:38

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checks out! when i did the brakes on our explorer i forgot to torque a caliper bolt enough and it backed out while i was braking down a highway off ramp

Shift24 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:46

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When your mechanic friend who you asked to help has no clue or says "that's never happened before"

punkgoose17 > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 10:48

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The first time I do something, I generally break something or do something wrong.

Noodles > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 11:02

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My wife: I will save money

Me: I have no idea what I'm doing

WilliamsSW > Thomas Donohue 02/06/2020 at 11:17

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Is that a positive or a negative?

WilliamsSW > 66P1800inpieces 02/06/2020 at 11:18

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That’s... a damn good idea.  

Thomas Donohue > WilliamsSW 02/06/2020 at 11:33

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Depends if you ever actually use it to install car parts.  And if it breaks while doing so. Lots of variables!

ttyymmnn > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford 02/06/2020 at 11:52

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Nailed it.

ttyymmnn > CalzoneGolem 02/06/2020 at 11:53

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Exactly. See my drywall post from yesterday. A man’s got to know his limitations.

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > Shift24 02/06/2020 at 15:50

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That is a lie. We’ve seen it all. He was just lazy ;)