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Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:44:24 GMT
From: David Taylor <djtaylornospamoot.com>
Subject: Re: My DIY Saab maintenance experience...


> 1. Diagnose problem (with help from Saab Group). > 2. Buy Haynes manual or similar - £15 > 3. Study Saab toolkit in boot. Then buy more tools, ramps, car jacks, > sockets, parts etc £50 - £100 ... Aside from the humour element, yes, you have to accept that if you're going to do DIY, you need to consider any tools you buy as an investment that will be used over and over again so buy good ones. I vary my tools, if it's a one shot or other rarely used tool, I will buy a cheap one. If it's something i'm going to use regularly then a better quality one is worthwhile. The Saab kit really is nothing more than a roadside toolkit (spare wheel change) so you can't expect much there. How many roadside repairs these days even involve changing the spark plugs? Similarly some jobs just don't lend themselves to DIY. I don't bother too much with metal brake pipes because they often snap off, I don't have brake pipe making tools and if I end up with a bust pipe, i'm stuck for getting the car to the garage for them to do it. On the other hand, other stuff is fair game. I don't think DIY is necessarily something you can do on a one off, especially if you don't already have some tools. Sorry it didn't work out too well for you. David.

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