[josefresco]

vaksel, you're missing the target market completely. You're not it. It's car parts for people who use price engines like Froogle, not for car enthusiasts.

There is and always will be sites for guys like you and me (and I'm happy you're building another), who want performance parts. This is for people who consider their car simply transportation.

[vaksel]

At least with Froogle you can find parts. Search for STI coilovers brings hundreds of results. And they have the good stuff: D2 Racing, Bilstein, Cusco, JIC etc.

And to me, I don't see the guys who use their cars as basic transportation, working on their own cars in the first place.

[blackguardx]

I do.

I'm an engineer. A car is just a tool, a tool for transportation. I don't neglect it, but I don't pay any more than absolutely necessary to keep it running. I work on my car myself because I am cheap and practical. I can't stand paying for things that I can do myself.

[vaksel]

does work include other things besides oil changes?

[blackguardx]

Replaced front rotors, calipers, pads, master brake cylinder. Currently contemplating replacing rear brake drums and shoes. Probably need to replace some suspension components soon. My car has developed a troubling squeak and click in the front left.

So I do only basic things. I draw the line at anything engine related. I have too much fear that I could screw something up. If I had old beater project car (like a VW bug), I might consider trying more difficult stuff.

[vaksel]

working on the engine is no different really. Remove part a, b, c, d to get to part e. And then replace that with the new part and put everything back together.

Most things can be pretty much taken apart with a socket wrench.

[blackguardx]

Thats true. Maybe I'll venture further away from my safety zone in the future.

Problems get harder to diagnose in the engine, though. I find the diagnosing the problem is where the skill is.

Also, as repairs become more complicated, I have discovered that the chances of needing to replace something that you don't have a spare for go up. It sucks to have to bike down to the auto parts store and retrieve 40 lbs of parts in my backpack.