I understand that you all have no problem spending 300 dollars on a sheet of aluminum for under your car, and I understand the value in a skid plate, however my money is currently devoted to something else. I respect that you find value in paying for other people to repair your vehicles and value your time more than the cost for someone else to do it, and I don't have a problem paying when I can't do it myself. However, currently every "disposable" dollar I have right now is dedicated to a very expensive international adoption. 300 dollars is about 3 weeks savings, it's about 3 weeks longer before I bring my children home. Anyone who is a parent should be able to understand that delaying the ability to hold your children is something that no one wants to do. I cannot currently justify leaving my children in an orphanage for three extra weeks so I can put a skidplate on my car. I'm a former ASE Master Tech, I can do the work, and my disposable time is currently free as far as actual dollars and time before finishing this adoption is concerned. We're nearly there to bringing my children home, but soon I will have to go from 100 dollars a week to nearly 800 dollars a week savings/extra earnings to be able to pay for the travel and living expenses. 80 dollars for a hybrid pan I may be able to swallow instead of 30 dollars for a China-pan, but 80 dollars plus 300 dollars, I won't delay that long. Time is money, but in my case, money is time.
