I saw this thread and thought I’d chime in as the owner of FirstGear Garage. Thanks for stopping by Saturday. I dont’ want to shamelessly promote our busines but if anyone is interested please stop by and check us out. If you want to do your own auto repair in a professional safe environment…we’ve got the place for anyone and anything big or small.

Also, I do agree with Big G. The book time/actual time argument has both sides and is often debated. But as long as the job is done right, “beating” book time is the reward for years of experience and knowledge a tech puts to be able to get to that level.