Re:Americans Crushed by Auto Loans as Defaults and Repossess...
by stockresearcher on Monday September 15, 2025 @11:38AM
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> In short, urban America is fairly hostile to DIY.
For auto repairs, sure. But it’s very easy to find woodshops or electronics shops in urban areas to DIY whatever you want. My father and my son used a park district wood shop in Chicago to build a sailboat over the course of a winter, and it was no problem to store it in the shop as it was being built.
On the subject of cars, though, once you get into the mid rise and high rise buildings, you’ve got the special lifts designed to fit into a parking space. People use them to park two cars in a single spot, though perhaps not SUVs. My neighbor had one installed so he could park two Lambos in his one space. It’s very easy to get condo board approval to have one installed. Once it’s there I’m sure you could surreptitiously change your oil or do minor repairs.
Also, there are electrically-powered oil extraction pumps designed to suck old oil out of the top of an engine. Depending on the filter location, you can avoid any need for a lift and can cleanly take care of it in just moments.
For auto repairs, sure. But it’s very easy to find woodshops or electronics shops in urban areas to DIY whatever you want. My father and my son used a park district wood shop in Chicago to build a sailboat over the course of a winter, and it was no problem to store it in the shop as it was being built.
On the subject of cars, though, once you get into the mid rise and high rise buildings, you’ve got the special lifts designed to fit into a parking space. People use them to park two cars in a single spot, though perhaps not SUVs. My neighbor had one installed so he could park two Lambos in his one space. It’s very easy to get condo board approval to have one installed. Once it’s there I’m sure you could surreptitiously change your oil or do minor repairs.
Also, there are electrically-powered oil extraction pumps designed to suck old oil out of the top of an engine. Depending on the filter location, you can avoid any need for a lift and can cleanly take care of it in just moments.