RW> So, he traded it for this 2006 Duramax 2500, which even has a better
RW> paint job thant the 2009. I thought maybe he wouldn't have to work on it,
RW> but, nope. His first order of business was to get under the hood and
RW> begin working on it.

I don't mind doing occasional repairs, but constant ones start to wear on
you. Also, trying to stay ahead of repairs/issues and not let them get to
the point where you have too many things wrong.  Those are the ones that
people end up throwing in the towel.

In doing my own weekend repairs, one of my other things that I try and do
is buy the best part I can.  Nothing more irritating than having done a
repair, only to have the replaced part fail and have to perform the same
repair again.

I had that issue with wheel bearings on my Monte Carlo.  I must have
replaced 3 or 4 of them before finally getting a decent brand that isn't
made in China (Timkin).  Had great luck with them so far, which put an end
to my revolving repairs on the wheel bearings.

- Mark

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