Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
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Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
I found this and found it funny.
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Drive into Ultra Tune when the odometer reaches 10,000 kilometres since
the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee , read free paper.
3) 15 minutes later, swipe the Visa and leave with a properly maintained
vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: $40.00
Coffee: $2.00
Total: $42.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil,
filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, swipe the Visa for
$50.00.
2) Stop by the Bottle Shop and buy a slab of beer, swipe the Visa for $40,
drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under caravan.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 19 mm ring spanner.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process.
Curse and swear.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off face and arms. Throw
kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter
and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil
everywhere from holes. Cleverly, hide old oil filter among rubbish in
rubbish bin to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to
gasket surface.
18) Dump first litre of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first litre of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw
kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily
rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening
drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between
knuckles and frame.
25) Begin swearing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Swear for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh litres of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during
any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
38) Car is impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: $50.00
Driving Under Influence fine: $2500.00
Impound fee: $75.00
Bail: $1500.00
Beer: $40.00
Total: $4,185.00
But you know the job was done right!
SEND THIS TO WOMEN WHO NEED A LAUGH .. . .. .. AND TO MEN YOU THINK CAN
HANDLE IT.
Oil Change instructions for Women:
1) Drive into Ultra Tune when the odometer reaches 10,000 kilometres since
the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee , read free paper.
3) 15 minutes later, swipe the Visa and leave with a properly maintained
vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change: $40.00
Coffee: $2.00
Total: $42.00
Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil,
filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, swipe the Visa for
$50.00.
2) Stop by the Bottle Shop and buy a slab of beer, swipe the Visa for $40,
drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under caravan.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 19 mm ring spanner.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process.
Curse and swear.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off face and arms. Throw
kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter
and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil
everywhere from holes. Cleverly, hide old oil filter among rubbish in
rubbish bin to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to
gasket surface.
18) Dump first litre of fresh oil into engine.
19) Remember drain plug from step 11.
20) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
21) Drink beer.
22) Discover that first litre of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw
kitty litter on oil spill.
23) Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.
24) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily
rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening
drain plug and bang knuckles on frame removing any excess skin between
knuckles and frame.
25) Begin swearing fit.
26) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
27) Swear for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
28) Beer.
29) Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
30) Beer.
31) Dump in five fresh litres of oil.
32) Beer.
33) Lower car from jack stands.
34) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during
any missed steps.
35) Beer.
36) Test drive car.
37) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
38) Car is impounded.
39) Call loving wife, make bail.
40) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts: $50.00
Driving Under Influence fine: $2500.00
Impound fee: $75.00
Bail: $1500.00
Beer: $40.00
Total: $4,185.00
But you know the job was done right!
SEND THIS TO WOMEN WHO NEED A LAUGH .. . .. .. AND TO MEN YOU THINK CAN
HANDLE IT.
regards David
The more you learn the less you know.
By the time I die I will know absolutely nothing.
The more you learn the less you know.
By the time I die I will know absolutely nothing.
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?

Live the life you love, love the life you live...
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Have: 2011 Acura CSX manual, lightly modified
Want: Mitsubishi Pajero Evo
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
Yes! That's it!
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
Haha nice one. My wife would agree.
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
i'd agree, but in powell river an oil change w/ synth oil is $80 even with my own filter...
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
But what about the beer?
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
i buy my beer in the USA when i travel there.... they got better craft beers for 1/2 the priceFalcoColumbarius wrote:But what about the beer?
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
American beer? Ppphhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
I like Coopers beer here in South Australia.
I'm not a fan of American beer.
Footnote,
Fosters tastes awful,that's why we export it
I'm not a fan of American beer.
Footnote,
Fosters tastes awful,that's why we export it

regards David
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By the time I die I will know absolutely nothing.
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
Ha! I knew it. And a fancy rhinestone cowboy to sell it, too!

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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
thats American CRAFT Beer...FalcoColumbarius wrote:American beer? Ppphhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
Copper's is good stuff - We've got a a fabulous selection of small, high quality breweries here in BC - what a change from when I first started drinking beer!fmande wrote:I like Coopers beer here in South Australia.
I'm not a fan of American beer.
Footnote,
Fosters tastes awful,that's why we export it

Happy Day!
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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
Cooper's Beer?? as in home brew?
nice! i'm currently looking into that. yesterday i was talking to a guy about getting a few "coney kegs" for kegging... i look forward to having my own draft taps at home...


nice! i'm currently looking into that. yesterday i was talking to a guy about getting a few "coney kegs" for kegging... i look forward to having my own draft taps at home...

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Re: Is it really worth doing your own sevice?
Copper's Beer as in the Copper's Brewing Co. of South Australia :)

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