[LibertyHill]

Nice pads!!

[Corner carver]

Thanks! They aren't perfect, but they're close enough to stay suspended while I postion the jack and I've used them a few times now with zero damage/issues. They also only cost a few dollars a piece for 4

The bottoms are also notched to sit nicely on the jack-stand tops. The car is very stable on them (I always give the vehicle a little shove just to make sure before getting under)

[elementaltoad]

Millennial here.

I haven't been to a shop for work outside of an alignment, new tires, or a full trans/engine rebuild in 10 years. I have a 60 gallon air compressor, and all the tools I need No lift yet though). I do all my own work, on all 7 of our cars. The 2016 SS is my 30th vehicle.

I also build guns, computers, repair general electronics, appliances, and I'm a career IT guy. I also LS swapped my high school car, a 1989 Firebird Formula 350. My first job was auto upholstery.

Some of us still like tinkering haha

[Beast6162]

I'm 46 and do almost all of my own maintenance...but it depends on the car. My BMW and Jeep I let them (dealer) handle maintenance and warranty items. My camaros and my 3000gt I do all the maintenance myself and most mods I do myself and only take the camaros to the dealer when it is beyond my ability(or a warranty repair). I love working on cars as a hobby. I enjoy it so much I rented a warehouse and put a lift in :-). Comes in real handy when we have a mod day.

[sureshshanmugam79]

Hi, I always do my periodical maintenance on my cars including brakes, fluids and filter changes. Take it to the shop for jobs like timing belt (on my hondas). My Camaro is a month old with 500 miles. need to buy the Pinchweld adaptors for jacks before its due for any job under the car.

[jaymsu]

I bring my car in for oil change. I just don't like crawling under the car. If I have lift, I'll do it myself. (I'm 43 by the way)

I do brake jobs myself, because a) Working position is lot better (I can sit while doing it, not crawl), and b) I had some bad experience with brake flush at local shops.

[Corner carver]

Originally Posted by sureshshanmugam79

Hi, I always do my periodical maintenance on my cars including brakes, fluids and filter changes. Take it to the shop for jobs like timing belt (on my hondas). My Camaro is a month old with 500 miles. need to buy the Pinchweld adaptors for jacks before its due for any job under the car.

ZL1 Addons have some nice pinchweld adaptors.... I just couldn't bring myself to spend that kinda money for 4 of them

[BrianL]

What are you guys using for the used oil catch pan? 10 quarts is a lot to hold & I don't want to have a mess to clean up. I've looked around amazon at some, just not sure what would be a good one yet.

[SuperSound]

Originally Posted by BrianL

What are you guys using for the used oil catch pan? 10 quarts is a lot to hold & I don't want to have a mess to clean up. I've looked around amazon at some, just not sure what would be a good one yet.

I'm using this. Works great so far. Plenty of capacity and sealed well.

https://www.amazon.com/FloTool-42003...=oil+drain+pan

[Corner carver]

Originally Posted by SuperSound

I'm using this. Works great so far. Plenty of capacity and sealed well.

https://www.amazon.com/FloTool-42003...=oil+drain+pan

That's neat, I like the cap for the drain spout

[LT4Greg]

I got my oil drain pan at Advance Auto and it holds 10 quarts. I had to buy a larger one when I started changing the oil in my 2010 LS3 SS which held 8 quarts. Auto Zone and don't forget about Walmart have oil drain pans for sale that aren't that expensive!

[BamBam2SS]

28, I used to do my own oil changes on my old truck (X-Runner) because I'm knit picky about what oil and filter I use.

Until I learned most shops will use the stuff you bring in but charge you labor... It's only $15-$20. I get to stay clean, My garage gets to stay clean, I don't have to drag out my floor jack, jack stands and the oil recycling is done then and there so I don't have to stop at Vatozone to recycle it.

I do however stand in front of the car the entire time watching them work to make sure they don't strip the drain plug or mess anything up. It's such a simple job with a lift that they've yet to mess up all these years.

And I keep a binder of every receipt I get on the car... I print out the receipt for the oil and filter and put it in a paper protector with the invoice for the labor.

So, I have my reasons... It's not like I remember my now 66 year old dad doing his own oil changes on his cars when I was growing up. He would do repairs like hoses, belts, spark plugs etc... But for oil changes, it was always the drive in style jiffy lubes. And he was a mechanic for many years, even owning a shop before he had kids...

[OminouSS]

I buy all my Chevrolet, Cadillac & Rams from a dealer who is 3 hours from me. I could have free changes and would have no problem letting somebody else get dirty if I didn't have to contend with traffic to do so. Therefore I do all my own maintenance, as I have since I was 14 (on ATC's).

I have something in common with Therza having swapped my 2007 Jeep Rubicon motor for a HEMI. I am actually an executive by day, running a company of 130 employees but I weld, wrench and do all things labor since I got my first MATCO wrench off the truck at Dollar Point Shell in Tahoe City in 1984.

[MANNAXMAN]

I am foregoing my two free oil changes and plan to change the oil myself for as long as I am able. I will save all receipts for the oil and filters and document the oil changes in a table similar to the one in the owner's manual (page 341), as well as on the my.chevrolet.com web site.

Regarding disposal of the old oil, where I live, I can pour the used oil into the empty oil containers, put the drained oil filter in a ziplock bag, and place everything at the curb next to the recycle bin to be picked up on garbage day.