Ladies, have you ever done your own oil change, or changed a tire on your car?

I have never changed my oil but I have had to change my tire and my breaks the tire was nothing compared to the breaks those were a pain in the a#% I had the one I was taking off break in half that was not good the other old break got stuck it was awful but I ended up learning how to change the breaks and luckly I got them on right.

I could do it if I had to, but until that time comes I will just pretend that I can't do it. My husband does a fine job with those kinds of things. I am going to continue to pretend I don't know the first thing about it.

I Know how to check my oil in the car. I have tried to changed a tire, but, someone always helps me. I do have Triple A if I really needed to get tire change.

yes, my father insisted that I learn how to and demonstrate I learned before he would allow me to learn to drive my car. I learned how to check and adjust the points with a timing light, how to check and change the oil, do the brake fluid, how to add water to and how to charge the battery, how to change the spark plugs, add wiper fluid, and radiator antifreeze, change fuses, install an air filter and oil filter and how to do a "lube" as well as change out a tire. i did not learn, however, how to change transmition fluid

Yep, I have done both. The first time I had to change a flat, no one would stop and assist me, I had a doberman in the van with me. However, he was passed out cold, I had just picked him up from the vet, he had just had his ears cropped. So he would not have been too aggressive LOL. But, there is a lot of things I have learned to do, pretty much to the point that if something happened to my s/o I would be able to take care of just about anything. I've even put up wire fencing, taken care of a herd of goats, etc. Not much us Southern women can't do! lol

Oh goodness yes I came from a male dominated household having 12 big brothers and they thought that oil changes and tire changes were womens work so I learned very early on how to do that. I think it is a good thing for a woman to be independant and control those aspects of her life so good for you.

I have never changed my own oil, but I do know how thanks to my dad and brothers. But I have changed my own tire. I blew a tire in the middle of no where once and I had to change it myself cause no one else was around. It isn't that bad to do

working in the car business for twenty years i know how to do it but never have done it. i was a warranty clerk for many years so i really needed to know what everything did so that i could figure out the claims. and hubby is a jack of all trades too so i never had to do it myself but stillknow how.

Growing up, my dad taught both me and my sis how to change a tire and check the oil. Since then, 15 years later, I have lucked out in that I have found a man that actually knows how to do all that for us. But, I still know how...actually he has taught me more than my dad did!!

No I have to admit I have never done that myself and I would not even know how to lol So you are very smart in being able to do that

I have never done an oil change, but probably could, I am married to a man who is a mechanic, among other things. Last time I needed a tire changed, the person who pointed it out changed it for me, but I have done it. When my first husband was ill and dying he spent time with his daughter and helped her learn things like that, and how to change the headlight in her car. Right now I am so spoiled, I rarely even fuel my own car.

I have had to change my own tire on numerous occasions since I have a penchant for running over sharp objects! I have gotten very good at it actually. I only have a problem when it is a tire put on with one of those airwrenches. They put it on so tightly that you need Hercules to get it off.

I don't know how to change the oil but am now very good at changing tires. I have a very bad habit of running over things and popping my tires. I have had trouble getting the lugnuts off after the shop has put them on. I finally figured out how to hold onto the car and jump on the tire iron! I look silly, but it is effective. LOL

No, I never changed a tyre, let alone changed the oil! I am not cut for that type of work I think. I think I will do the job if I have to, but while I haven't to I just let the professionals do it (or my husband)

Another old discussion raises its head to be heard! I have never changed the oil or a tire on my car. Sad isn't it? I thought about taking a course in adult ed for basic automotive stuff, but never got around to it.

Yes, I had to learn when I was a teen. My dad made us all learn. I think it's very important to know how to do basic maintenance on your own vehicle. I remember once before I was married, we had a bronco, and the battery cable was corroded, and you had to tinker with it sometimes to get the bronco to start. Once I went to start it and it wouldn't start, no matter how much I tinkered with it. I had to jump on my bycycle, ride 2 miles down the road to walmart, buy an adapter, go home and put it on. I did pretty well I think. (: My dad worked on his own vehicles, so I know quite a bit about them.

Yep. Believe it or not, I learned how in the Girl Scouts. My troop leader thought it was something we should know how to do. At the time we all thought it was stupid, but looking back I'm glad it was something we did. We were young, but it was something I kept with me and I can easily change my own if I need to. Generally I don't, my husband does, but I can do it and have done it.

i havent done it ever alll alone but once me and my hubby was going somewhere and suddenly we felt that we are running a flat tyre. thank GOD wer checked on time. so i helped him to change it.but i havent ever done it all on my own.

I have helped my dad change my oil, but it was a different, smaller car. On the same car, I have changed my own tire, just to prove to myself I could do it! I have a mini van now and don't think I could do either.

Jejeje you have to see my neighbor she do everything by herself shes awesome and Kain of hot see her with all that oil in her T-shirt and short omg xD.