>$235 just for some diagnostics at the mechanicY'know I really gotta learn to wrench my own shit
Life certainly is a lot easier and cheaper when you know how to fix things yourself.
If you can't feel in your soul the source of the disturbance you weren't worthy in the first place.
You can't wrench computers
>>28850240What did they diagnose my dear
>>28850271>You can't wrench computersOh yeah?>>28850240Get an OBD-II scanner for like $20. You'll never need a mechanic again.
EVERYONELAUGH AT THE WRENCHLETHave fun learning to wrench anon, good luck mate.
>Buy an ODSII scanner>Go around neighborhood and offer to diagnose electrical issues for $40>??????>profit
>>28850240Anon, there $20 OBD2 scanners Or go to AutoZone and get it done for free
>list car for sale on craigslist/facebook/whatever>"selling as is, not sure what's wrong, don't have time to fix">let people come inspect it>"well y'see your such-and-such is all gummed up and you've got a leak in your manifold gasket blah blah blah it's worth about tree fiddy that's my final offer ">tell them you'll think it over>delist the car without selling it to anyone>now know everything that's wrong with your carezpz
Is this a joke that my cars are too old to understand?
>describe problem to grok>grok tells me what it is>look up youtube video on how to do it>order parts and do iti am the mechanic now
>>28850308Bad alternationer or something.
>>28850271you can, you just need a brain. blindly replacing parts 'because the code said so!!!!' is a great way to waste money.
>>28850245Yeah just need what, $2500+ in quality tools and diagnostics equipment to ensure your car doesn't fall apart after you've "fixed it"?Then again, you never said it was free.
>>28851563A good set of general mechanics tools shouldn't cost more than a few hundred bucks, and an odb scanner is 20 bucks. Just buy any job specific tool as you do repairs, tools are always cheaper than paying someone to do it>I can't afford toolsYou can't afford a car
>>28851567If you really want to dive into J2534 and the mystical CAN bus for modern cars, get the OE Diagnostic Tool. That'll be $5,000 and $300 yearly subscription, thanks.
>>28851572So don't drive a modern car dumbass. That's like saying>what the hell, why is my porche so expensive to maintain?
>>28851582My car is almost 30 years old and I just use 2 shop manuals. I was trying to subtly satirize new cars.
>>28851567you make a good point i was mostly trolling. to your point, i can afford tools and the car :)
>>28851583>car is over 40>people always see it and ask why I don't get a job as a mechanic>don't even bother explaining to them I don't know how to use an obd2 or care to learn
>>28851572do you really need all that when a obd scanner provides enough information
>>28851864You plug it in and press a buttonIt's easier than pumping gas
>>28850240you really shouldn't be allowed to post on this board if you've ever taken a car to a mechanic
>>28851563A BT OBD2 reader is like $20. You can fix 99% of things on a vehicle with less than $500 worth of tools.
>>28851583The Chinese boys have a bunch of knock-offs that are only about a thousand bucks with no subscription Dealer techs leak the OEM software and then the chink boys put that in a tablet.
>>28850240>$235That is how much the wrench you need will cost. ;^)
>>28851864My standard is answer is something along the lines of >if I did it as a job then I wouldn't enjoy wrenching on my own shit as a hobby any more
>>28850240You should look up what it costs for a mechanic to have proper and verified computer tools, and then proper resources for those tools.The shit doesn't pay for itself.
>>28850240>Recently paid a guy to replace the shocks on my wife's car because I didn't have the time>He came highly recommended by her coworker (She has a JDM import so it's surprisingly hard to find shops that will touch it)>Turned out he was some fuckass kid with a soulpatch working out of his dad's home shop and he left her car smelling like cigarette smokeI'm so fucking mad dawg
>>28851198its like how old wrenchlets had to pay someone to tune up their distrubulator
>>28851567Some of the really niche shit is pretty expensive for a tool you'll only use the one time, but you can usually just rent them from autozone
