After continuous dissatisfaction with numerous shops I do it all myself. I can screw it up as well as the next guy. The shops are trying to get your car out a fast as possibe and they really don't care very much. To some of us, the car is more than a car.

If I break something the shop could break it too. Either way you have to pay. Also, it is practically impossible to prove the shop broke, tore, stained, scratched or damaged anything on your car. I had a shop change an intake manifold gasket on my old Bonniville. They did not use fender pads and scratched up the fenders badly. They denied it. You just never know what they will screw up. Some things, like alignment and tire balance are best left to those with the ewuipment, but even then I am suspect. I found a good shop for those things but te rest is up to me.

__________________
Steve
1985 Mercedes 500SL Euro (Gray market)
1995 BMW 520i Euro (Gray market)
1992 BMW 525it Wagon
1994 Honda Del Sol Si