View Poll Results: Do you work on your car or do you have it worked on?
I do EVERYTHING, maintenance, mods, the whole 9 yards!
45
61.64%
I do Maintenance, but Mods are done by the Pros.
14
19.18%
I have a shop do my Maintenance AND Mods!!!
11
15.07%
I have my friends do my Maintenance AND Mods!!!
3
4.11%
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Do you Work on Your Car or Have it Worked On???
03-23-2008 | 01:26 AM
#16
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From: Hangin in Placerville youtube.com/rallydude1515
Car Info: 1999 RS Coupé- 1995 Mazda Miata -KTM 300
i have done stuff myself, but for my 105K service, i just took it to LIC. In and out in 3 hours, $500 and 1/2 that were parts.
a big part of that is handing that receipt to a potential future buyer of your car when you sell it.
a big part of that is handing that receipt to a potential future buyer of your car when you sell it.
03-23-2008 | 09:19 AM
#19
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 415
From: Bay Area, CA
Car Info: 85 MR2 & 89 Alltrac Camry
03-23-2008 | 09:24 AM
#20
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Posts: 1,182
From: San Jose, CA
Car Info: BMW 525i E39
i do some mods by myself ..... and regular maintenance myself .... but i take it to the shop for any other bigger modifications. Like VF34 and STI TMIC. and injectors and fuel pump. will be done by tuning shop pretty soon. Its better to be safe then SORRY 
that's just my thinking.
that's just my thinking.
03-23-2008 | 09:41 AM
#21
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From: Kansas - BAIC 4 LIFE!
Car Info: 04 Forester XT/96 Brighton Project
It depends...if it's easy bolton stuff I'll attempt it myself and so far have been pretty alright. Now if it's something big like a motor or drivetrain....I pawn it off on LIC 
03-23-2008 | 11:54 AM
#26
the artist formerly known as mcdrama
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Posts: 6,428
From: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA.
Car Info: WRBP 2015 WRX Premium/CVT
LIC did my 30k and recently my 105k(timing belt, water pump, crank seal, thermostat). The timing belt is no joke unless you have the cam gear and crank tools(big and $400~ or so each from the dealer).
I gladly paid LIC to do it. $400 is well worth it to me not having to pull the radiator and timing belt.
I gladly paid LIC to do it. $400 is well worth it to me not having to pull the radiator and timing belt.
03-23-2008 | 04:19 PM
#30
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 9,198
From: I gotta have more cow bell!!!!
Car Info: 05 STi
Engine wise I had it done professionally but I did my coilovers, strut tower bars and sway bars because that ****s easy. Had my friend align it though on the digital thing at his work.