A friend sent me this photo the other day. He thought that this person really needed to have a look at our auto repair site. We're all for ingenuity when faced with a crisis -- race cars demand this on a regular basis, especially if one of your drivers thinks swapping paint includes the side barriers. But other times you need to tame and suppress your inner MacGyver. This was one of those times. Something tells me that those flashlights, even in "high beam" mode, aren't going to show you that deer crossing the road at night.

You can check out this and more funny pics at the new blog, ThereIFixedIt.com.

Right up until I sold my business last year, we did oil changes the same way, since the doors were opened in 1945. We only used quality oils and filters...NO CHEAP STUFF! We checked all gear cases, greased anything with a fitting, installed fittings when the factory just used plugs, set tire air pressure, inspected the complete underside of the car, then checked all the fluids under the hood, belts, hoses, etc, and lubricated all hinges, locks and cylinders. We made recommendations to the customer and several times showed them why they didn't need what the quick lubes and discount oil change centers wanted to sell them. By the time I sold the business in July of 2008, we were using synthetic blend in every oil change. The average cost for a full service LOF was $32.00. Just remember that no discount shop can make any profit or even pay the help the time that it takes to do an oil change, so they're going to try to upsell whether you need it or not.