Beginning mechanic

Post by **rob quilter** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:58 pm

Watch friends and youtube video's. I new sod all 8 years ago, but can do most things on a car now. Most general things like servicing and changing discs/ pads are a piece of cake.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:27 pm

vetrox wrote:But dammit, it seperates the men from the boys!!!!

... Or would make you a rather attractive in the eyes of those men and boys in your case Sand

I'd go by all the advise so far, and everything vetrox says sounds all too familiar

The one other thing I've learnt though (And this isn't always an option for everyone), is it's a major help to have a second car

Not only does it relieve the pressure of having to have the car all back together by the morning for work, but when you realise after taking the job past the point of no return, that you don't have the correct tool for the job, you can just jump in your other car and pop down Halfords. When you're working outside and the heavens open, you can abandon the job for that day and not have to worry. I'd say this is essential if you have a "project car".

Sand · Post by **Sand** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:31 pm

Yes I am definitely turning toward a second car but not too sure about a couple of things:

1- need to convince the other half first
2- do I need to have that second one insured and taxed if it is on the road?

Post by **Donald** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:35 pm

Sand wrote:2- do I need to have that second one insured and taxed if it is on the road?

Is this a real question or did you mean off the road?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:37 pm

You don't need either if it's on parked on private land/your driveway.

Sand · Post by **Sand** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:55 pm

That is the problem, I do not have a driveway, although I am in a cul de sac with a bit of parking space at the end. Not sure it can be classed as off the road.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 4:02 pm

Sadly not, no. You'll definitely need tax as it'd be parked on a public road. I'm not 100% sure about insurance. I imagine it'll be a case of needing that as well, even if you're not driving it as it's still a potential hazard.

vetrox · Post by **vetrox** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 6:17 pm

You will need insurance for it too

just to highlight how you can be experienced and still balls up. I went to do my coilovers yesterday and rounded off a top mount nut. Another reason for me to invest in a proper 6sided socket set instead of these multi points.

The old me would have given in, sobbed and paid a garage to sort it. The modern me invested in a dremel long ago so I promptly made that nut my bitch!

Moral of the story? Get some 6point sockets and deffo get a dremel that thing has paid for itself many times over and it helped me cut up some copper pipe when I was doing some household plumbing

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:50 pm

vetrox wrote:The modern me invested in a dremel long ago so I promptly made that nut my bitch!

Amen to that!

I can see you're going to fit in well here vetrox

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Tue Mar 24, 2015 5:49 pm

@sand i am in chippenham and visit swindon pretty much daily at the moment. i can lend a hand if needed. got most tools to do most jobs on a lude.

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