Originally Posted by Mr. F
well sonny
lemme tell ya something.
my dad wasn't even around when i was starting to drive. so be lucky yours didn't have time to come to a hockey game or whatever, my dad woulda had no idea i even played hockey, let alone where i was playing. and when i had a flat tire, or something broke, i figured it out. it's not rocket surgery. same with changing alternators, starters, radiators, wiper motors, mufflers...get in there and get dirty, or pay a guy $300 to do it and feel like you just made the payment on his boat or pool or whatever.
half the cars i've had i hated and i beat the daylights out of 'em and i fixed 'em too.
not looking for sympathy or whatever but i think that too many kids today would rather have someone else do stuff for them instead of taking on the challenge themselves.
off my soapbox. and don't bother calling me an a-hole because i already know that i am.
Not going to call you an A-Hole, but I think I actually did exactly what you said I should do. When I needed to take the tires off, I figured out how and did it. Prior to yesterday, I had never needed to take the tires off. I've been fairly lucky and never had to do any major work on a car. I've also never had a flat tire. Now that I know how, I'm sure I'll probably get a flat like tomorrow or something. Sorry about your Dad.