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Originally Posted by Palangi
Mobil did that on a trial basis at a few stations in the Dallas area in the late 70's. It only lasted about 6 months. They dropped it due to liability issues (I think a few cars may have slipped off the lifts). Also, DIY'ers would sometimes get in over their heads and could not complete the repairs.
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It has occurred to me in the past, that there might be a market for a DIY type shop with services available to "assist" when/if necessary. Although the thought has occurred to me, I can imagine that there could end up being lots of pitfalls in this. I expect that some customers would screw things up such that it would cost more in hourly service rate than if they had just driven it in for service to begin with.