Why you do the work yourself
JK Newbie
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Merced, California
^^^^^^sounds about right to me^^^^ nobody touches my jeep .....Nobody...
JK Junkie
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Covington, LA
Originally Posted by JOSH27
Why I do my own work:
- I learn something new with every project/fix
- I enjoy working on MY jeep
- I take pride in the things I paid for and built
- so I know how the work was done, and done how I want it.
BUILT. NOT BOUGHT.
- I learn something new with every project/fix
- I enjoy working on MY jeep
- I take pride in the things I paid for and built
- so I know how the work was done, and done how I want it.
BUILT. NOT BOUGHT.
JK Newbie
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 19
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From: Dubai
Because it is YOUR vehicle, you're sweat, blood, tears and great nights in the garage with music on and a beer installing something that you know will give YOU satisfaction. Not for the look or the showoff factor. I mod my cars for me, very happy to drive them on empty roads, tracks and trails with no-one watching and content that the machine is something you have played a personal part in during her creation.
JOSH27
Why I do my own work:
- I learn something new with every project/fix
- I enjoy working on MY jeep
- I take pride in the things I paid for and built
- so I know how the work was done, and done how I want it.
+1
and AcidRain
No one loves your jeep like you!
+1!
JOSH27
Why I do my own work:
- I learn something new with every project/fix
- I enjoy working on MY jeep
- I take pride in the things I paid for and built
- so I know how the work was done, and done how I want it.
+1
and AcidRain
No one loves your jeep like you!
+1!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 163
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From: Charleston, SC
For me it's 2 things.
1: I don't trust most "Mechanics" to do the work properly, and the dealer is just to expensive
2: It's fun to do the work with my 6 year old son hanging out with me asking questions and talking about all of the cool (Not possible) things we can do with a jeep, like drive over sky scrapers etc. :-)
1: I don't trust most "Mechanics" to do the work properly, and the dealer is just to expensive
2: It's fun to do the work with my 6 year old son hanging out with me asking questions and talking about all of the cool (Not possible) things we can do with a jeep, like drive over sky scrapers etc. :-)
JK Newbie
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: SuFu, SD
Originally Posted by ToolManTimTaylor
The old adage ...... if you want something done right ...........
Last edited by JOSH27; Jun 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM.
JK Super Freak
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Olympia, WA
All of the above, plus in the long run it is less work to do the work than it is to keep going back until someone else finally gets it right!
Also, I'm more forgiving of my own mistakes than someone else's.
Also, I'm more forgiving of my own mistakes than someone else's.
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JK Newbie
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Warrensburg, MO
The initial build was done by a shop with a long running reputation in Jeep builds. Only had them do what I couldn't do myself without voiding the factory warranty since all the work was contracted out through the dealership when I bought it. Most the problems that I have had are related to the changes made in the 2012 models.