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Ursus marijanus
Maintaining itself isn't an option for me except the real dawdles like fluids. I have a bad back, and I never acquired the expertise with mechanical things. I remember trying to do some work on an '89 Suzuki Katana. i had the shop manual, but it did not treat of really important things like which interfering bits (hoses, wires, braces etc.) to remove when/how.I don't really mean pre 90s, more mid 90s-mid 2000s (which have those bonuses in 1...usually...) and all of the shops around me have this all around kind of deal where they pretty much work on everything and they still don't get all that much business because everyone works on their own cars out here
Most people who have the faster cars around here just buy the parts they need online and then install them themselves so that removes the issue of number 2, but let's say someone doesn't have the skill or is simply too lazy to do that or doesn't have the time, then that's a valid point.
And i have zero idea for how to vet local shops for honesty. Most of those stick to the national vehicle of the 'Stan anyway ... a Big Three pickup. cn