my experience has been that the ease with which mechanical work can be done is directly proportional to the quality of your manual. During the first .com, I ow

my experience has been that the ease with which mechanical work can be done is directly proportional to the quality of your manual. During the first .com, I owned a '92 bmw 325is. Fun car, but don't take it to a mechanic. I mean, parts weren't /that/ much more expensive, but mechanic time and parts markup was, I assume for the "well, if you can afford a bmw, you can help pay for my kid's braces" effect. First I got the Chilton's brand "book of lies" and yeah, figuring out how to do even simple mechanical things was pretty difficult. I ended up wiring a bunch of stuff in with 24awg wire. Later I bought the 'bently publishing' manual for the thing, and god damn. everything was really simple, and it all fit perfectly.