1. Omar Alhassen Eric Cho Scott Radel

3.  You have and automobile and want to determine if it would be in your best interest to do the repairs yourself or pay a mechanic to make the repairs.  In the interest of saving money is it better to repair the car yourself or send it to a mechanic?

4.  At four years old the truck has 48,000 miles and is just out of warranty.  The truck is desired to be kept for 10 more years (approximately 120,000 more miles)  Routine maintenance and heavy repairs for this model are to be anticipated for the next 10 years of ownership.

5.  Cost of tools  Time needed to make repairs  Time to learn repair processes  Warranty given by mechanic  Labor cost charged by mechanic  Available space for self repairs

6.  GM service manual  Chilton Auto repair manual  Automd.com  Edmunds.com