Re: Servicing
I bought an extra big screwdriver so I could fix the tailgate myself. I only took it in for things I couldn't do myself. I would do the brakes if I had a proper jack and axle stands or a pit. But then my father was a mechanical Engineer so I got taught to maintain a car from a young age.
I'm not a petrol head, just mechanically competent and frustrated by modern engines. I don't even have a plug spanner which can fit and remove the plugs for gapping/cleaning now. Time was I could diagnose and fix things myself. Now you need to plug a tablet/laptop in and interrogate the car that way.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
