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MilwaukeeHokie

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Gotta disagree a little. For "Car Fanatics" you are probably right.


You guys will always be around. For average Joe who used to change his oil and do his own brakes etc... we have pretty much all moved on. I used to do all the minor repairs myself but now go to the dealer as do the vast majority of my friends because tasks that were once relatively simple (changing oil) are now difficult because you need xyz tool to take off xyz cover to get at xyz part etc... etc... gone are the days of running to Trak Auto and changing a worn belt or flushing your radiator, oil change, etc... in the comfort of your own garage all with a standard set of tools you could find in most homes.

When NASCAR lost that connection they lost a lot of guys in my opinion because we could no longer relate and picture ourselves doing pit jobs etc...

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Posted: 02/11/2019 at 1:21PM



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