car stuff
I am soooooo tired. And annoyed, as there is something I've been wanting to do for ages now and haven't been able to yet. I have to work at 3:30am tomorrow, which sucks, cuz I want to work on my car at my parents house and now I'll probably be really tired doing it.
Speaking of, I'm changing my oil for the first time, myself, tomorrow. After learning basic car repair stuff, I realize that my car needs a LOT of work if I want to take it out west. This is what I figured out so far that it needs:
NEW TIRES is a definite must. But at $100 a tire, this is the probably the most costly thing.
New air filter (inexpensive, esp compared to tires)
Maybe new spark plugs, PCP valve
Radiator flush
Fuel filter
new brake pads
I'd like to have a few car things (like a belt for example) to keep in the car while traveling in case something happens. I've had bad luck with this car on past trips, so I don't want to take it unless I know that these things are fixed and I have backup stuff. I will know how to fix things now, which would save on repair shop costs, but I need the actual stuff to be able to do it. All in all, I should probably figure out a total. It really does help on labor costs and stuff to know how to do it yourself!
Now... to figure out how to acquire such things....
Speaking of, I'm changing my oil for the first time, myself, tomorrow. After learning basic car repair stuff, I realize that my car needs a LOT of work if I want to take it out west. This is what I figured out so far that it needs:
NEW TIRES is a definite must. But at $100 a tire, this is the probably the most costly thing.
New air filter (inexpensive, esp compared to tires)
Maybe new spark plugs, PCP valve
Radiator flush
Fuel filter
new brake pads
I'd like to have a few car things (like a belt for example) to keep in the car while traveling in case something happens. I've had bad luck with this car on past trips, so I don't want to take it unless I know that these things are fixed and I have backup stuff. I will know how to fix things now, which would save on repair shop costs, but I need the actual stuff to be able to do it. All in all, I should probably figure out a total. It really does help on labor costs and stuff to know how to do it yourself!
Now... to figure out how to acquire such things....