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Originally Posted by 97 SL320
Also, there are many on this list that degrade mechanics. What would compel an intelligent skilled person to become a mechanic knowing they will be degraded? As a result, fewer and fewer people with the brain power to do this kind of work get into the field.
There is a reason why it is difficult to find a good shop and even worse, this is self inflicted by those that degrade mechanics.
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You like to bang on about people putting down mechanics don't you. It seems to be in just about every post you make. The point here isn't who has the best mechanic, if you can find a good mechanic, HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE because they're more difficult to find than unicorns. For every good one out there, there's probably 25 that aren't. Most of these places today plug in a scan tool and replace what the computer tells them, even if it isn't the problem. No computer or pre-OBDII? You're above their pay grade. The ability to troubleshoot and the effort to correctly diagnose and correct faults seems to have been lost. When you do find a good shop, they're expensive but worth every penny you pay. They'll do the job right the FIRST time, and if not, they'll make it right.
In this case though, this is an oil change issue, one of the most basic maintenance procedures you can do. Changing oil on a vehicle isn't any more difficult than topping up the wiper fluid reservoir or checking the tire air pressure. If changing the oil is something you just can't do, please don't own a car.