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[quote=Anonymous]OP, are you sure you really saved $1000-$1600?

The reason I ask is that often if you don't have training and do these things all the time and just feel your way through them, you end up with a half-@$$ job that needs to be replaced early and/or alters some other part that needs to be replaced early.  I'm sure you saved something but I doubt it is as much as you think.  We have a mechanic that will use used parts where it is applicable.  That saves money too but you have to know when it is a good idea and when it isn't.  That comes with experience.

As another example, I often do stuff around the house and "save" money but I know when I try to sell my house a "home inspector" with no more experience than me is going to come in and see all the Home Depot and Lowes parts.  They are then going to make a list of all the things that don't "look professionally done" or "meet code" or "where done with inferior parts" and the buyer's real estate agent is going to try to negotiate down the price.  I suspect the same thing happens at car dealers and CarMax.[/quote]

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