Caleb Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I have a judgement call. My friend here at SIU offers all sorts of good automotive deals to me but they're all done by students of the department for dirt cheap. Should I trust these dude to do a tune up, or should I goto lexus and pay a fortune? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vista4u2 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I would let the students do their thing! There's nothing too complicated with tune-up work, you've save a bundle, and they get valuable experience. Win/Win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blake918 Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I guess it all depends on what you are wanting done.....ignition componets, filters, fluids, others of that sort should be fine for them to do. I'd save the more complicated work for a more experienced mechanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRK Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Do they garantee their work? Are they insured to test drive? Consider how pleased you will be when they perhaps strip a spark plug thread in the head, about saving money letting the underqualified do a tune-up. Mechanics gain experience working on Cavaliers and K-cars, and then move on to more challenging cars like ours. You get what you pay for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadcutter Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Do they garantee their work? Are they insured to test drive? Consider how pleased you will be when they perhaps strip a spark plug thread in the head, about saving money letting the underqualified do a tune-up. Mechanics gain experience working on Cavaliers and K-cars, and then move on to more challenging cars like ours. You get what you pay for. S: You aren't advocating the deprivation of the young, willing & eager to learn of the knowledge & experience that comes from the successful installation of Heli-Coils in spark plug holes, are you?..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRK Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 [ S: You aren't advocating the deprivation of the young, willing & eager to learn of the knowledge & experience that comes from the successful installation of Heli-Coils in spark plug holes, are you?..................... Not at all - but learning how to do a heli-coil is best done on a bench, and on a junk head. Threadcutter you have the best selection of avatars I have yet seen. Riff Raff is my hero.....well amongst many, a list that includes Doug MacArthur.....but he's not near as funny. "It's just a jump to the left!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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