DIY is dead.

[bogan]

#1 rule. Tell the bastards nothing!

What do you mean theres an undeclared shed in the front paddock, nah mate, thats just a fort my kids made

building forts out of fence batons is a good DIY starter for the young uns too. Teaches valuable engineering skills, and the disadvantages of thudfuckery.

[Ocean1]

But this is where any ACC cost cutting should be targetted.

Yeah, don't do that shit at home, eh.

Us profeshinuls are well traned, fuk'n bullet proof.

[avgas]

In other news.......


Women are still excellent in complaining.

[ducatilover]

Wait, we are fucked if DIY will be dead, if we are not capable of fixing things, who the fuck is going to be a tradesman?

What a dumb hypothesis

[dogsnbikes]

The Mrs works for an Electrical company and was horrified when she seen how I fixed the computer,as the power button wouldn't work so I solved the problem ..........no more problem





I knew my hotwiring skills could be put too better use


By the way we have been using hot wire starts on the computer for 12months now


so DIY alive and well at our place

[scissorhands]

As long as we live in wooden houses on sections, there will be plenty of small jobs that home owners will do themselves.

More work for tradesmen though, should have more apprenticeships

[Hoon]

> They also pointed out that only 32 per cent of men under 25 were able to fix the last practical dilemma they had in their home compared with 83 per cent of over 55s.

Purely meaningless stat which doesn't take into account accumulated knowledge. When I was 25 yo I didn't know shit and butchered anything I tried. Now in my late 30's I know a lot more, can successfully concrete a driveway, build a deck, replace spouting. By the time I'm over 55 I'll be a DIY master!!

[p.dath]

These days a lot of guys take their car to a $100 an hour mechanic just to change the engine oil.

Bunch of pussies.

I have to say I'm hardly better financially off since I started doing the things myself on my bike. Especially when I take into account all the extra bits I have had to buy, and self inflicted damage.

So I'd say do it yourself to learn something, for enjoyment, for control, but not because you want to save money.

Mechanics generally do the job quicker than you can, get their parts at trade (ever found your mechanic charged you less for the parts and consumables than what you could buy them for yourself - I have), and cock it up less often, and while they do the service you can do something else.

[imdying]

Pfft, more thinly veiled advertising masquerading as news. Typical Stuff.

[Brian d marge]

Does this mean I will never have to go near a bike that has " a full engine rebuild " by its incompetent owner

I was having a shit day , till now , suddenly the clouds have parted and theses a solitary beam of sunlight , shining on my little patch of earth ,,,

oh happy days

Stephen

[ducatilover]

Does this mean I will never have to go near a bike that has " a full engine rebuild " by its incompetent owner

I was having a shit day , till now , suddenly the clouds have parted and theses a solitary beam of sunlight , shining on my little patch of earth ,,,

oh happy days

Stephen

I'll keep doing them just for you Stephen.

[bogan]

I have to say I'm hardly better financially off since I started doing the things myself on my bike. Especially when I take into account all the extra bits I have had to buy, and self inflicted damage.

So I'd say do it yourself to learn something, for enjoyment, for control, but not because you want to save money.

Mechanics generally do the job quicker than you can, get their parts at trade (ever found your mechanic charged you less for the parts and consumables than what you could buy them for yourself - I have), and cock it up less often, and while they do the service you can do something else.

Give it time, the self inflicted damage gets very low, and you learn where to get the best/cheapest parts from too!

Example, check/adjust tappet clearances, 20bucks for feeler guages the first time, nothing since. Oil change, filter + oil cost each time, and every third is free with the surplus oil from the other two times.

All of which leaves me heaps more money, to spend on my bike upgrades, fuck yeh

[jasonu]

What do you mean theres an undeclared shed in the front paddock, nah mate, thats just a fort my kids made

building forts out of fence batons is a good DIY starter for the young uns too. Teaches valuable engineering skills, and the disadvantages of thudfuckery.

Seem to remember a recient thing in the paper about some local council or other makeing some kids take down a fort because 'it was dangerous'

[ducatilover]

Give it time, the self inflicted damage gets very low, and you learn where to get the best/cheapest parts from too!

Example, check/adjust tappet clearances, 20bucks for feeler guages the first time, nothing since. Oil change, filter + oil cost each time, and every third is free with the surplus oil from the other two times.

All of which leaves me heaps more money, to spend on my bike upgrades, fuck yeh

It's a vicious (bad pun here, viscous ) circle. I spend the money i save on.... buying another pile of shit and then it starts all over again...

[SMOKEU]

I have to say I'm hardly better financially off since I started doing the things myself on my bike. Especially when I take into account all the extra bits I have had to buy, and self inflicted damage.

So I'd say do it yourself to learn something, for enjoyment, for control, but not because you want to save money.

Mechanics generally do the job quicker than you can, get their parts at trade (ever found your mechanic charged you less for the parts and consumables than what you could buy them for yourself - I have), and cock it up less often, and while they do the service you can do something else.

True, but if it's for very basic stuff like changing the engine oil or a radiator flush, I can easily save myself $50 in labour just by changing the oil and filter myself, and I know that I'm using good quality oil rather than the el cheapo stuff they buy by the barrel.

Even though mechanics buy parts at trade price, they still charge more than what they pay for the product.