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View Poll Results: What maintenance do you personally perform on your car? | |||
Cosmetic- Wash and wax |
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32 | 65.31% |
Light stuff- Oil changes |
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25 | 51.02% |
Medium - brakes, exhaust installs |
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35 | 71.43% |
Heavy- suspension, roll bars/cages |
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14 | 28.57% |
Serious!- engine, tranny, clutch remove/repair/install |
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8 | 16.33% |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 49. You may not vote on this poll |
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I think it is a fair guess that many if not most GT car owners tackle a lot of DIY projects. But how far are you willing and able to go?
Personally I will do anything up to dropping the engine or tranny and alignments. While I am capable, I choose to leave those to a tech that I know and trust ![]() Where are your boundaries? |
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For me it is mostly a time issue, I never seem to have enough time to do most of my own work unfortunately. I used to do brake stuff myself, and even alignment with strings and corner balancing, but I sold all that stuff now, and my car gets serviced by trusted mechanics now, even oil changes and brakes
![]() You don't have an opyion in your poll for ppl like me, which is hard to imagine, I know; I don't even wash and wax, dealer does that perfectly for me.
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Fatih Selekler 997.2 GT3 |
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I Picked wash n wax but there was nothing for the tire change and occasional brake pad change
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So far, between medium and heavy.
Rich |
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Change tires, pads, and do clean up. I never learned to work on cars as a kid so I leave the mods to them that know.
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If I had the time and my own lift I would love to do it...
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Try to do most work myself, as long as I have the time. It's my therapy, also gets me intimate with the car, so I know if something is wrong later. In the end, I'm somewhere between medium and heavy.
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While I voted a strong medium, I actually haven't ever changed my own oil. Kinda funny, considering all the work on the interior I've done (Traqmate hardwire, Valentine One hardwire, etc.). I guess the interior work is simply "cleaner"! LOL
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It is really hard for me to trust anybody to work on my car. I have full confidence in a local tech that I work with and he is about the only one. If you can find a person you trust I think they are worth their weight in gold.
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None of the above;
I just wnna drive and drink beer. I do bring pads and rotors to the track and will change if needed, but only if really needed. I change my wheels side to side and somethimes get tires flipped / mounted locally. Every thirs or 4th. weekend I bring my car in to get it all done and after every event the car washer guy comes to clean it.
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Peter National PCA Instructor. Pics and youtubes ==> Daily driver '10RS white/gold. White OEM RS roll bar, red schroth seat belts, CUP LSD, lip and Gurney, Sharky, V1, K40 laser blocker. Sold '07GT3 white |
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Heavy and anything I can figure out
Cars are like tinker toys.....I can figure it out as well as the monley in the shop I do pay to have experts do work I do not understand....but I watch the entire process so I can learn how to do it one day this is something I enjoy, not have to do.......just like Peter enjoys drinking beer
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Randy - 997.2 GT3RS |
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Medium - Heavy but limited by equipment.
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Voted medium. I would do some of the heavy lifting stuff but I prefer to use a pro for those items as you can really screw something up if it goes wrong.
Stuff I do: Motor Oil Tranny Oil Brake Fluid Pads and Rotor Exhaust System Misc mods (cosmetic mostly and some "performance") Rad cleanouts I wash her but I pay a pro to do the paint (i.e., clean, polish, wax, etc) It helps to have a lift at home so not only do I get to wrench on my car, but a few of the local guys cars as well ![]() |
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I do everything except open the trans or major motor work. I seem to have a talent for suspension work and I like doing my own alignments because that way I know that they are right (and not subject to the calibrations of some machine).
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Larry Herman 2002 GT3 Cup 2006 Boxster S 2006 Cayenne S National PCA Instructor Past Flames: 1994 RS America Club Racer 2004 GT3 Track Car 1984 911 Carrera Club Racer 1974 914/4 2.0 Track Car |
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