[Shop-talk] Question to ponder- When someone brings their vehicle to your garage, do you do the work or do you let them do it?

[sentenac.rw at gmail.com]

For me, it depends on the task and the person.  Primarily the person
and whether I know their skills.  Whenever in doubt, do it for them.

-Roland

On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:38:59 -0400, you wrote:

>I just wanted to start a little conversation about a question that bothers 
>me (albeit very little.)
>When someone brings their vehicle to your garage, do you do the work or do 
>you let them do it?
>
>Here is the context, due to my garage, everyone I offer to help brings 
>their vehicles to me to fix.  Once there, I do the work for the most part. 
> I enjoy doing it, so it's no big deal.
>
>But a few people commented that they expected to do most if not all the 
>work once there.
>
>I understand that they may enjoy working on the cars as well, but here is 
>my thought about it...
>
>One, since it's my garage, I know where every tools, part, etc is located. 
> I know what I have and don't have.  When doing the work, I know what 
>equipment I have will work the best for the situation.
>Also, I also know where to put everything back when I'm done.
>
>This is the fastest and most effective way to do the work in my opinion. 
>
>I realize that this takes away their ability to learn through first hand 
>experience, but I do include them in the work when possible.
>
>So, what is the proper way to handle this?  Is it a "home rule" thing, or 
>a should I step aside and let them do all the work?
>
>One more thing, if they are doing the work and break something on their 
>car that requires a trip to the auto parts store, I now have to drive them 
>there (this I don't like.)  At least if I break it, I don't mind the trip 
>as much.
>
>What's your take?

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