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For many, a badass car straight outta the salon seems like a dream. But whether your ride is one rustic yet still functional boi, or the one that gets more eyes set on it than you've ever had in your entire life, the same rule applies—you gotta take care of it. And this latter part is the one that doesn’t exactly spark too much joy.

The inevitable occurs. Preventable things happen. No surprise that surprises occur. All roads lead to car repair and hey, that’s where it gets entertaining. Thanks to the r/Justrolledintotheshop subreddit, we have the most eyebrow-raising compilation of all the crazy things people bring for car mechanics to take care of it. And you wouldn’t believe how many furballs they find in those dusty engines!

Psst! Make sure to check out our previous articles on crazy stuff car mechanics deal with at their shops that you can find here and here.

#1

Customer Came In Saying There Was A Kitten In The Dashboard. One Of The Lube Techs Called Dibs. Meet Dash

Customer Came In Saying There Was A Kitten In The Dashboard. One Of The Lube Techs Called Dibs. Meet Dash

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#2

Cam In For An Appraisal To Trade In And Get The Mirror Cap Replaced. Hand Painted A Pterodactyl

Cam In For An Appraisal To Trade In And Get The Mirror Cap Replaced. Hand Painted A Pterodactyl

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#3

Customer Dropped Off For Oil Change. Neglected To Mention This

Customer Dropped Off For Oil Change. Neglected To Mention This

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Every car owner occasionally runs into problems where hope and the car repair shop are only things that are able to help. But interestingly, a recent survey has shown that most Americans aren’t satisfied with their current auto service provider.

"Only 34 percent of consumers are always satisfied with their auto service provider," said Nelson Rodenmayer, SVP of Sales and Marketing at UpSwell, which ran the survey. "That means that 66 percent of consumers are potentially open to going somewhere else. We want to help auto shop owners tap into that 66 percent market share and get more customers into their shop."

#4

C/S Vehicle Doesn’t Stay Running

C/S Vehicle Doesn’t Stay Running

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We may discuss what good auto service is, but the survey showed that most people, 78%, believe that fair prices equate to good auto service. In fact, price beats other factors like good communication, timeliness, respect and honesty.

Meanwhile, the top three most liked offers include free tire rotation with oil change, discounted oil changes, and a loyalty program. Moreover, 36% of responders get their car checked at a service twice a year, but the number drastically increases with age. The older the respondent, the more likely they get their car serviced more often.

#7

Aircraft. Pilot Landed With His Breaks On

Aircraft. Pilot Landed With His Breaks On

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TmKhr
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nice and smooth. I bet the smell was quite something!

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#8

Little Old Lady Dropped Off Her Caravan For A Brake Inspection. Yes That’s The Mileage She Would Have Seen On Her Receipt

Little Old Lady Dropped Off Her Caravan For A Brake Inspection. Yes That’s The Mileage She Would Have Seen On Her Receipt

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#9

Gotta Love Florida

Gotta Love Florida

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Mark Berry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Estimate for $105.00 & disassembled? ...pardon me... "dissasembled"?

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You may wonder how to convince customers that your car service is trustworthy. An interesting experiment was done by Quik Videos, which allows service and repair professionals to email and text short, no-cuts, real-time videos of what needs to be done on their cars and why. Turns out that about 94% of customers watch the films, and an average Quik Video-using dealership has a 212 percent upsell rate, the company’s CEO said.

Jack Gardner, CEO of Quik Video, said that filming a video that explains what has to be done on a car and why “empowers the consumer to make an informed decision.” Moreover, it allows to build that much-needed trust since “’You wouldn’t lie to me on video,’” as Gardner put it.

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#10

“My Tyre Light Came On And I’m Not Sure Why”

“My Tyre Light Came On And I’m Not Sure Why”

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James016
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The owner should be reported if that is wear and tear and not a sudden rip

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#11

C/S States Engine Making “Pssst Pssst Pssst” Noise

C/S States Engine Making “Pssst Pssst Pssst” Noise

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#13

Big Brain Time

Big Brain Time

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#14

C/S To Install New Tire. C/Dns That The Tire Was Filled With Water In Sub-Zero Temperatures. Had To Cut The Sidewall Out With A Leatherman To Get The Tire Off The Wheel (After Breaking The Ice With A Sledgehammer)

C/S To Install New Tire. C/Dns That The Tire Was Filled With Water In Sub-Zero Temperatures. Had To Cut The Sidewall Out With A Leatherman To Get The Tire Off The Wheel (After Breaking The Ice With A Sledgehammer)

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#15

Technically A Carryout Since It Isn't Rolling Anywhere

Technically A Carryout Since It Isn't Rolling Anywhere

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#16

Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Achieved Peak Engineering

Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Achieved Peak Engineering

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#18

One Fender Bender Away From Turning His iPhone Into An Eyephone

One Fender Bender Away From Turning His iPhone Into An Eyephone

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#19

21' Jetta 1.4 With 1300 Miles. Probably The 6th Clutch I've Done In The Last Month. What Makes People Buy Standard Cars When They Clearly Don't Know How To Drive Stick Is Beyond Me

21' Jetta 1.4 With 1300 Miles. Probably The 6th Clutch I've Done In The Last Month. What Makes People Buy Standard Cars When They Clearly Don't Know How To Drive Stick Is Beyond Me

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Grant Barke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So how do you have to drive a manual car to make that happen?

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Jessica Rabbit
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: Jim Carrey did this SEVERAL times to the Saleen he was driving in "Bruce Almighty". I was an extra on the movie set and production was shut down every time they had to switch it out. And it smelled AWFUL...

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EP
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t see what’s wrong in the pic bc I don’t know what it should look like. Can someone tell me What is wrong in the pic and what should be there that’s missing? I’m curious.

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Miriam L
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a mechanic either, but I'm guessing it's the shredding around the edges of the clutch, especially at the top of the photo. That means it's been grinding against something beyond the way the part was designed for, and that's not how driving us supposed to work.

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Ivana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I taught 4 people how to drive a stick in my car, car lasted over 20 years and never needed to replace the clutch. I mean, learning to drive a stick isn't that hard. I have had people screw up but they generally got the whole process down by the end of the day. I guess people just don't have someone there to show them how to do it? Would have thought that teaching 4 people how to drive a stick (5 if I include myself) in a car would do more damage than one person figuring it out on their own.

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thefaithfulspouse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

AGREE. if one of my friends dads hadn't trained me in 30 seconds to listen I don't know how I would ever have learned.

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Brandi VanSteenwyk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The ability to drive a manual transmission vehicle is no longer being regularly taught to the next generation. Those of us born prior to 1980 were almost guaranteed to have been shown at least the basics. And oftentimes we taught the skills to our own offspring only to see them rarely put into practice. It's a necessary but underappreciated skill.

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Dodo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe not in your country. In the UK I think most, if not all, driving instructors have manual cars.

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to have a Geo Tracker, and I loved that little SUV. In its 14th year, the alternator went, but the original clutch was still mint. The mechanic complimented me.

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Katrin Pana
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my country you can not drive a manual since you have licence for an automatic.

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Lynn Morello
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got my DL 50 years ago and have NEVER managed this kind of thing, WTF??? HTHDTH?????

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Vicki Perizzolo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my clutch lasted me 123k before it had to be changed but... when it went... it went...

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Daniele Ribolla
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

with my Golf, almost same engine, I made 220k Km before changing it, but only because some noise from clutch parts...

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the redqueen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a quick question, too. My father always said this statement, and I am wondering if it is the truth, or not: " Manual shift cars get much better gas mileage than an Automatic-that's because an automatic transmission is a lot heavier than a manual transmission in a car." It kinda sounded suspect to me, but you don't want to call out your Dad, know what I mean? Does anybody know if this is true, and if it isn't, perhaps maybe how he got the idea that it was? Like, waaay back in his day, maybe it was this way or something? Always wondered. Just now thought to ask finally. Hey, thanks in advance to anybody that takes a few minutes out of their time, to answer this. * big smiley face goes here*

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Debra McGeorge
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I refused to buy a stick shift because I had to take surface streets to work in Atlanta. I would have had to buy a new clutch every year from all the tap dancing between all the traffic lights, stop signs, turns, and slow traffic.

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Julie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I once read (as a joke) manual transmission works almost as an anti-theft device in US because only few people drives them. I'm startin to believe it true now.

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PeachPossum
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have driven manual shift for 35 years; never had to replace the clutch on any of my cars. Average age of my car when traded was about 12 years and most had well over 100k on the odometer. Once two friends, a husband and wife, bought the same make and model that I had been driving for about a year. Over the next five years they replaced the clutch annually on that poor car. They asked whether I'd ever had any problems with the clutch. Nope. They were both clutch riders. Held the clutch down at a stop light or stop sign for the duration. Why? To "be ready" for when it was their turn to go. That saves, what, 3 seconds on the clock? Not a good enough reason to ride the clutch in my book. Clutches are designed to be momentary. The kicker: The husband was a PhD Engineer and the wife was a Master of Mathematics.

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J. F.
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why aren't people teached in driving school how to drive with a manual gear in the US?

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Bogaert David
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Since it's your choice... Here in belgium too you choose what you want. Only downside is in Belgium if you pass your exam with an automatic you are withheld of driving a stick shift car (it's mentioned on your driving license)

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Craig Reynolds
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Hey STUPID people? Clutches are NEVER warrantied as they are a wear item. Get a job in a car wash for a month or two and learn to operate a clutch while FKing up other people's cars...

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#20

Accidentally Made A Magnifying Glass When Rain Gathered On Crash Wrap Covering A Busted Sunroof

Accidentally Made A Magnifying Glass When Rain Gathered On Crash Wrap Covering A Busted Sunroof

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#21

C/S Weird Rattling In Rear End And The Brake Light Is Out, Said She Tried Changing The Bulb Multiple Times

C/S Weird Rattling In Rear End And The Brake Light Is Out, Said She Tried Changing The Bulb Multiple Times

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#22

C/S: I Don't Believe In Oil Changes!

C/S: I Don't Believe In Oil Changes!

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#23

Customer "My Cars Heat Isn't Working"

Customer "My Cars Heat Isn't Working"

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#24

Customer Called For A Tow Because His Car Was Driving Funny

Customer Called For A Tow Because His Car Was Driving Funny

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#26

2020 Dodge Challenger. When You Live You Life A Quarter Mile At Time

2020 Dodge Challenger. When You Live You Life A Quarter Mile At Time

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#27

On Today's Episode Of That's F**ked Up

On Today's Episode Of That's F**ked Up

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Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh nooooooo. The antifreeze goes in a different place. Someone was either very stoned or just clueless

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#29

4wd Came In After Getting Stuck In A Deep Puddle, Car Wouldn’t Start At All With Nearly Every Light On The Dash. Pulled The Ecu Out And Found This Nightmare

4wd Came In After Getting Stuck In A Deep Puddle, Car Wouldn’t Start At All With Nearly Every Light On The Dash. Pulled The Ecu Out And Found This Nightmare

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#30

Customer States Vehicle Has "Minor Coolant Leak"

Customer States Vehicle Has "Minor Coolant Leak"

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#32

Rolled Into The Shop, Didn’t Stop

Rolled Into The Shop, Didn’t Stop

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Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me guess the brakes are soft that’s why they brought it in

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#33

The Squirrels Are Trying To Burn This One Down...

The Squirrels Are Trying To Burn This One Down...

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Eva the Egg
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Yeah so last week he tried cutting down my house so Marty gave me these so the car will go up in flames”

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#35

The New "Swiss" Frame! 15% Lighter Than Conventional Frames...

The New "Swiss" Frame! 15% Lighter Than Conventional Frames...

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