Handing over the keys

[TX_Ovrlnd]

I know how to do a lot of the work, but my back and knees just don't allow for it all. I am okay with turning over some of the work and paying for it. Getting old does suck.

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[roaniecowpony]

I know how to do a lot of the work, but my back and knees just don't allow for it all. I am okay with turning over some of the work and paying for it. Getting old does suck.

...better'n the alternative.

 

[MesaAZGuy]

No worries about rain there? Does it have a drain? Awesome setup!

There is a high volume pump recessed in the floor. Works wonders!

 

[YJdude]

I'm not too worried about losing my mechanical abilities. It happens.
I'm WAY more concerned that I'll get old and become one of those prune faced assholes with a constant frown that drives real slow and real poorly and causing accidents.
I HOPE I'll be the old guy that drives too fast, tells dirty jokes, drinks beer and has fun until death!

Self-driving cars?? Really? I hope I'm dead before I EVER see everyone in self driving cars.

 

[TX_Ovrlnd]

...better'n the alternative.

TRUTH!

 

[GATORB8]

I worked with a guy that finally got that hot sports car he always wanted, but he was too old to pick up pretty ladies with it by the time he could afford the car.

Meh, the pretty ladies can’t tell the difference anyways. His reward was not having to deal with them.

 

[TaiMc]

I've been wrenching on engines & vehicles of all kinds since I was 8 years old, and after 50 years of it, I was forced to self-eval along those lines as well. Until I actually took the Jeep into the dealership recently. Holy Crap, these kids are morons! I couldn't do it-- I drove the Jeep back home and ordered the Service Manual that day...

As a result of that experience, I seriously embarked on a physical conditioning self-improvement program. And it worked. I now have the strength & flexibility I had almost 20 years ago... well, probably not. But I'm much improved, and that's what it feels like. As an added benefit, my A1C is back to normal, and Doc has quit riding my ass.

In other words, the dealership can work on my Jeep when they pry the torque wrench from my cold, dead, arthritis-gnarled hands!

LOLOLOL!!! Yo go Mister Man!!! ???
Love this!

 

[TaiMc]

Meh, the pretty ladies can’t tell the difference anyways. His reward was not having to deal with them.

SUPER YIIIKES! ?

 

[Retrograde]

...I'm WAY more concerned that I'll get old and become one of those prune faced assholes with a constant frown that drives real slow and real poorly and causing accidents...

I dunno.... those guys seem to have a lot of fun...

 

[Beachcomber72]

I've been maintaining my vehicles, to include repairs and accessory installation, for 30+ years now.

Continuing this M.O. with my Wrangler, albeit on a modest scale thus far, has compelled to think about how much longer I can reliably slide around on a concrete floor, or an asphalt driveway. For the first time, I've had to acknowledge a ticking clock.

Buying time, in the form of a two-post garage lift, just isn't in the cards. And so having something like the benchmark upgrade of a 2" lift added to my Jeep would probably force me to give the vehicle and the key fob to a shop for the first time, ever. Oddly, it's not the expense of doing so that is personally annoying, so much as it is the abandonment of proud self-sufficiency.

Have you found yourself staring at the same decision, or reality? Have you made peace with it?

Same situation here brother, after doing complete front and rear brake job on the wife’s 2020 4Runner a few days ago and laying underneath to grease all the u-joints last night I realize it’s time to move on and let someone else do it. Could I do it for a few more years, of course..but it physically hurts me. It’s going to cost me mentally/physically way sooner than later. She came down and brought me a drink and she could tell it was bothering me. I tried Aleeve and Tylenol but to no avail. The headaches and body stress. Having to stop frequently and relax and build up more strength to push through the job. It definitely sucks looking down this avenue but I just can’t stand Toyota TRD turd engineering and Asian crap and it’s cutting into my time with a real damn vehicle.


my 2022 wrangler…

but yes sir, on a serious note. I do feel your pain and these old bones and arthritis are just not what they used to be. Sadly. Tick tock tick tock.

 

[TaiMc]

I've been reluctant to do any kind of work to my vehicles except the bus I own. Even that, the heavy work gets farmed out. I am lucky that I have an awesome relationship with my Chrysler dealer who goes out of their way to take care of me. That said, I built a 16' long service pit in my side yard for the bus and basic work on my vehicles when I "feel like" working on them. It's ok. Life progression I guess.

BIG ? ?

 

[YJdude]

I dunno.... those guys seem to have a lot of fun...

HAHAHA!!

 

[Bill_BCNtoNY]

Just a thought, many of us were lucky enough to have fathers that taught us to turn a wrench, but from my observation there are a ton of guys on the forum that would be hungry for some mentoring.

For the young newbs, a nice set of tools, a garage, and a friend to teach them is hard to source. May be time to pass on the knowledge for a some complementary service and some beers.

Where do I sign up? I’m at a point where I’ll even bring the beers myself, as a relative noob to wrenching, and with my jeep in the dealership for over a month now (not reflective of my skills, but rather Stellantis’ build quality and parts mgmt, I promise!).

 

[GATORB8]

Where do I sign up? I’m at a point where I’ll even bring the beers myself, as a relative noob to wrenching, and with my jeep in the dealership for over a month now (not reflective of my skills, but rather Stellantis’ build quality and parts mgmt, I promise!).

Lol, I’m always down. Fee is a case of coors, unlikely you’ll leave stock height, and the shake down run includes Uwharrie.

 

[Retrograde]

... My JLU Sport is at Rubicon height and I can get under it to change my oil easy enough without a jack or a creeper.

You learn coping mechanisms as you get older... I've got the oil drain plug wrench size written in sharpie marker on the air breather. That way I know what size wrench to take with me when I climb under. Nothing pisses me off like having to climb out from under the unit just to go get another damned wrench.

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