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Does or did your dad mend the car or do any other jobs that needed doing
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Oh gawd no, he was and still is incredibly hands off with stuff. Yes he could fix cars to a certain level (they all used to banger race) but my grandad and uncle were mechanics so made sense to take it to them who were pros. My son is a mechanic so the cars will always have someone to look at them (typically I can't drive or own a car so won't be reaping any benefits  )
But nah, dad really hasn't a clue about DIY or that kinda thing. |
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over a year ago
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Yes. He used to work on the car, fix my bicycle, and he was a carpenter by trade so thought he could do pretty much anything. I never cared for fixing things much and used to hate being told by family members that boys should know how to do these things. |
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over a year ago
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Yep my dad was and still is very handy round the house/car and I got a big shock when I married a non-DIY minded man (single now and fairly competent on the DIY front myself) |
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He passed away when I was 21 but he taught me the principle of repair and reuse years before it was a fashion statement.
I do all my own electrical and joinery repairs and most plumbing despite not being qualified in any skill.
I repair electrical tools rather than replace.
I have done minor car repairs but usually leave that to the experts. |
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My dear departed Dad was a real life superman
He could turn his hand to almost anything cars, decorating he even build the extension on our old house.
Can't believe it will be 27 years this year since he died  |
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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago
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My dad was an accomplished mechanic and always serviced the cars of the house. He was also very good with electronics and repaired virtually all of the stuff he'd buy for peanuts second hand. I had professional tape recorders, mixers and amplifiers at home. Brilliant, high fidelity speakers as well. All bought for pennies and repaired.
Wish some of that had rubbed off on me  |
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My dad was v much diy always doin jobs 4 people wen he was out of work .but he was also hands on dad wen it came 2 looking after his kids .he would do 12 hour night shift come home cook and clean .I'm proud 2 say I take after him
Just wish he was still here x
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My Dad was always my hero, even though he could be irritating at times.
He always did his own DIY but was a bit of a perfectionist and I was always happy to help him out as my 2 brothers were always out when he needed help.
He died 7 years ago and I still miss him.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Yes. He fixed cars, bikes, built stuff, knocked stuff down etc
When my daughter was younger she would automatically go to grandad if something was broken because she said he could fix everything. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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He was pretty handy with DIY and the car and I learnt a lot. We would work well together when I was a kid and that carried on into adulthood except it would be him passing me the tools instead of the other way around.
It's been 12 years and I miss him - he would have got on like a house on fire with her ladyship 
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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Oops, just replied to someone privately instead of on this thread, my apologies 
Yes, my dad always replied what he could on his cars as my parents couldn't afford to pay a garage to do it. And then as I grew up and started to learn to tinker with cars, he kinly let me repair his car too |
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My dad was a mechanic with his own workshops, so he or one of the mechanics fixed/maintained our cars.
Now it depends if I have the time or inclination to fix ours or pay someone else but our eldest son is very good with cars.
My ex father in law was very DIY minded, so I learned from him so I can fix a car or a house...lol |
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over a year ago
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Got taught alot growing up, if something could be over engineered my step dad would do it, they recently tried to demolish a shed he built, yeah was wood outside but had been built over steel RsJs he had welded together, was like a bank vault! |
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My dad could just about drive the car, never mind tinker with it.
Mind one car he bought turned out to be ‘stolen’ in the way that the ‘seller’ was buying it on Hire Purchase, and shouldn’t have sold it. It came to light when changing the V5 form, he was allowed to keep it as he’d bought it in good faith but I believe the seller was taken to court by the garage he got it from. Think it was a Woolsely |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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He did, and I do. I can turn my hand to most things around the house & garden, but some I can't be arsed to do and pay someone instead. Maybe when I'm fully retired?.....nah, fuck that..  |
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I find it very odd that people just cant or wont fix stuff there self or do the diy there self what you dont know is not hard to look up on the web. Dont think i know a single male who cant fix anything around the house and cant fix most things on the car. |
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"My dear departed Dad was a real life superman
He could turn his hand to almost anything cars, decorating he even build the extension on our old house.
Can't believe it will be 27 years this year since he died "
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My dad had a manual for every car he ever owned. He even built us a sledge one year. I (female) was taught how to do most DIY around the house. I can even fix toilet cysterns and change kitchen taps! |
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"My dad had a manual for every car he ever owned. He even built us a sledge one year. I (female) was taught how to do most DIY around the house. I can even fix toilet cysterns and change kitchen taps! "
Can you come an fix mine then  we have a leaky tap |
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My Grandfather on my Mums side was practically an Electronics engineer and build their first TV then bloted an addon box to it so it could get ITV. He built an alarm system with pressure pads at the entry points and all sorts.
My Dad is DIY illiterate. I think he managed to teach me that you should oil a bike chain if not how to do it. I'm pretty sure he covered how to polish up the chrome on the wheels though. Brakes may not work but you would look good as you crashed. These days he either askes me to fix it or pays the lowest bidder to come do it which generally means it needs fixing again not long after. |
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Yes he still does and so do I. 
He’s in his late 70s now but doesn’t show any sign of really slowing down properly. Worked in the motor trade his whole life and ran his own garage for years and years. He’s still working on cars, carpentry, metalwork, house and his boat.
He’s very much the reason why I work as an engineer now. My friends and I always end up ringing him up to ask questions when we are repairing/building classic cars that are older than us.
I also swear by my phrase that “You aren’t a proper grown-up adult man unless you own a lathe !!!!”
I’ll get there one day I suppose.
Sadly with my brother and my brother in law passing way before their time, inevitably it will be just me that has to clear out his workshop when the inevitable comes and that scares the crap out of me. I genuinely don’t know what I’ll do without him. |
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