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To be fair I feel like this requires being a homeowner so that you have a garage to work in

by daedrdev 2y ago

dgfitz 2y ago
I don't have a garage.
- brewdad 2y ago
  Do you own a home? Every apartment I've ever lived in prohibited doing any car maintainance on the property.
  - dgfitz 2y ago
    Yes, and my unique qualification for owning a 1100 sqft home was “no HOA”
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  No garage. I have a driveway, but do most of my auto work in the street because I don't want stains on it
s1artibartfast 2y ago
When I rented a room, I did my auto maintenance on the curb. Now that I have a home, I still do that because I don't want oil stains on my driveway. I get that some people don't have space for an oil pan, but tons do. Brake pad replacement doesn't require anything besides the jack from your car and a socket wrench.
SoftTalker 2y ago
Many localities have co-op community workshops where you can use their space to work on your car. They may even have a lift, common tools you can use, and someone there who might know enough about car repair to help you. Or not, but check into it.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  There is also old-fashioned community. Most people know a friend or family member with a driveway.
ssl-3 2y ago
I once put my old E36 BMW back together in the parking lot outside of my apartment following a front-end crash. I'd have probably been more comfortable in a garage, wherein: I could leave things as they sat and would know that they'd be exactly where I left them when returning the next day. But I didn't have a garage nearby that I could use. I kept the area clean and picked up all of my tools and detritus if I went in even for as much as a sandwich, and worked as expediently as my time would allow as I puzzled out this new-to-me problem of "bodywork." I didn't get hear any complaints. The owner of the place would stop sometimes on his way through to make sure I was doing OK and would ask if I needed anything, and soon enough the car was put together better than it ever was on my watch.

To be fair I feel like this requires being a homeowner so that you have a garage to work in

dgfitz 2y ago

I don't have a garage.

brewdad 2y ago
Do you own a home? Every apartment I've ever lived in prohibited doing any car maintainance on the property.
- dgfitz 2y ago
  Yes, and my unique qualification for owning a 1100 sqft home was “no HOA”
s1artibartfast 2y ago
No garage. I have a driveway, but do most of my auto work in the street because I don't want stains on it

s1artibartfast 2y ago

When I rented a room, I did my auto maintenance on the curb. Now that I have a home, I still do that because I don't want oil stains on my driveway. I get that some people don't have space for an oil pan, but tons do. Brake pad replacement doesn't require anything besides the jack from your car and a socket wrench.

SoftTalker 2y ago

Many localities have co-op community workshops where you can use their space to work on your car. They may even have a lift, common tools you can use, and someone there who might know enough about car repair to help you. Or not, but check into it.

s1artibartfast 2y ago
There is also old-fashioned community. Most people know a friend or family member with a driveway.

ssl-3 2y ago

I once put my old E36 BMW back together in the parking lot outside of my apartment following a front-end crash. I'd have probably been more comfortable in a garage, wherein: I could leave things as they sat and would know that they'd be exactly where I left them when returning the next day. But I didn't have a garage nearby that I could use. I kept the area clean and picked up all of my tools and detritus if I went in even for as much as a sandwich, and worked as expediently as my time would allow as I puzzled out this new-to-me problem of "bodywork." I didn't get hear any complaints. The owner of the place would stop sometimes on his way through to make sure I was doing OK and would ask if I needed anything, and soon enough the car was put together better than it ever was on my watch.