It's so shiny and pretty.
It sounds like you're in a good position at that job. The benefit of working on your own car is huge. And it's clear you have a passion for it.
I just paid a plumber $1700 to swap out a water heater. And I helped him get it down there and carry out the old one. The actual plumbing was about 45 minutes of work for him. I probably could have done it myself, but, well, it seemed a bit beyond my DIY level of patching burst pipes with SharkBite fittings. I guess I'm paying for the fact that he had a truck full of tools and decades of experience.
I still often regret not going into the trades...
The truck load full of tools and the years of experience is likely what you paid for 😅... it's a hard thing I know...
But take rest in the fact that sometimes a job looks a whole lot more simpler than it actually is... we get a lot of people that attempt stuff but they end up causing more bad than good and that costs more money to fix eyy...
Well the trades... the trades is sometimes a crappy place to be 😀 unless you're at the right place... I am glad I am... a job where the owners actually take care of me... if I'm in need they would likely be the first I would call for help...but then again not all places are lkke that!