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50 Times Car Mechanics Took Pics Of What They Were Dealing With So Others Would Believe Them (New Pics)
Having a car is a commitment to yourself. If you properly take care of it, you will keep yourself safe on the road.
But some people have serious trouble with maintaining their ride.
Luckily for them, cars are tough and know how to talk. They make noises and vibrations, and all kinds of complaints, telling their owners to get some help. All they have to do is listen.
A few months ago, we at Bored Panda published an article on the subreddit r/JustRolledIntoTheShop, a place where mechanics share photos of the craziest things they see on the job. Since then, the online community has continued to showcase the biggest surprises they find under the hood (or the trunk, or the fender, or...), so we figured we should put together an update on it. Enjoy!
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#1
Not A Rolled In But More Of A Birth Into The Shop... Stray Left A Puddle Of Kittens Out In Our Side Yard A Year Ago. The Neighbour Took This One Home And The Boss Took Another
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#2
Just Saved This Lil Guy. I Had To Remove The Front End Of The Vehicle To Do It, But He Is Now Free And Alive And Well
#3
The Eyes After A 30 Mile Trip
#4
Soooooo
#5
Customer Said All 4 Of Them Were Uninjured But We Can’t Say The Same About The Car
#6
Customer Said Her Husband Patched The Tire But It Keeps Leaking Air
#7
I Swear These Customers Do This On Purpose
#8
Guess Somebody Has A Hard Time Remembering
Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
This person must have experienced a few flat batteries in their life lol.
#9
Well... Almost Pissed My Pants... Caught Off Guard
#10
Found A Friend
#11
When You're Towing A Car Behind Your Rv, Remember To Put It In Neutral
#12
Customer States Left Rear Tire Is Flat, Please Repair
#13
Customer Says "Don't Worry, It's Friendly"
#14
So, We've Got A New Regular Customer In The Shop Now Apparently
#15
My New Carpeting
#16
There's A Battery Terminal In There Somewhere
#17
Customer Asked Me To Put Their Spare Tire On. Saw A Cement Atlas Ball In The Back. Those Things Are Solid Concrete And This Thing Weights Like 150lbs. I Said No Way. I'm Not Blowing Out My Back On A Job I'm Not Being Paid For
#18
Sister Just Bought A New Nintendo Switch. This Is Her Tire. Priorities
#19
How American
#20
When You Dispute The Bill And Tell The Other Mechanic To Just Put The Motor Back In The Car
#21
Customer Complains Of Fuel Smell. This Is Half Of The Gas Cans He Has In The Back
#22
Expecting Snow And Ice Statewide Tomorrow. Cs “.. And Don’t Try To Sell Me New Tires - Don’t Need Them!”
#23
Customer's Vehicle Has Been Overheating For The Past Month
#24
Can’t Explain To The Elderly That They Don’t Need An Oil Change After 8mo/23 Miles
#25
Who's Talking
#27
Inside Of The Smokers Cars From Earlier
#28
Grandpa Said "Just Pump The Tire Up"
Mili Del Rio 5 years ago
Omg. I worked at a call center for years....these were the customers who call wishing death upon us when we had to tell them NO there is no warranty coverage.
#29
My Dad Asked Me To Come Over And Give Him A Hand With His Vette. He Hands Me A Pair Of Gloves To Wear Around The Headers. Uh, No Thanks Dad
Andy Acceber 5 years ago
Wow, I hope you bought dad new gloves. Those had some serious longevity, but it's definitely time to be done with them.
#30
Customer Installed The Wrong Battery And Slammed The Hood Down. I’ve Seen It All Now
#31
Anyone Else Hate These Kind Of Carseats? Scared The Hell Out Of Me
#32
When The Edible Starts Kicking In
#33
He Drove 700km Like This In Outback Aussie, Rims So Bent He Couldn’t Get The Nuts Off To Change Them
#34
Engine Swap That I Bought Off Of Facebook Marketplace... Turned Fine And Seemed To Have Good Compression There, But This Was Hiding Under The Valve Cover
Liz the Wanderer 5 years ago
And that's why you don't buy anything more complicated than a lamp on fb.
#35
Paper, Rock, Scissors On This One
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
Maybe they just put that on there so people would social distance away from their car.
#36
Pick Up Your Starfire Slicks From Your Local Pep Boys!
#37
A Customer Came And Said "I Can Smell Something A Little Bit And There's Small Noise Front Right"
#38
Northeast USA, It Seems Nobody Ever Buys Tires Anymore
#39
Yeah, She Felt The Car Was A Little Slower Today
#40
Just Rolled Into The Shop... Guy Came In For A Flat Repair, Didn't Understand That He Needed A New Sensor After He Twisted His Stem Off With Pliers. Thought I Was Ripping Him Off When I Told Him He Needed New Lugs And Studs. Brakes Were Metal To Metal And He Said They Were Brand New
#41
Normally I Don't Post Here But I Couldn't Resist With This One
#42
This Could Get Messy
#43
When The Dealership Lets A Kid With 0 Manual Transmission Experience Test Drive A Mazdaspeed 3
#44
Rolled In For Timing And Exhaust Work But Couldn’t Help But Notice The Custom Lift
#45
Passenger Door Felt A Bit Heavy
#46
So We Have A New Advisor
#47
Some Honesty Tests Are Harder Than Others
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
They are accident detectors. If they are broken, you were in an accident.
#48
Another Super Safe Michigan Vehicle. Seat Belts Are For Pussies Anyway
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Michigan is one of the states that doesn't have mandatory safety or emissions inspections. This is the result when we leave it up to the owner to make sure their car is safe to drive.
#49
People Fought Wars Over This Much Salt
#50
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Tiari 5 years ago (edited)
Seeing this I’m really happy about our mandatory bi-yearly vehicle inspection...
YoyoSthlm 5 years ago
I'm sorry, BluEyed, but I rather have some people without cars than having a car that could malfunction at any time and hit and kill other people.
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martin734 5 years ago
This is quite scary. In the UK any vehicle over 3 years old has to have an annual safety check. These are quite thorough and 1/3 of cars fail. Main problems are faulty lights, worn suspension and steering components, corrosion, worn tyres and engine warning lights staying on.
Ivy Ruonakoski 5 years ago
Yeah, I had an inspector tutting at me last year because I had something dangly hanging off my rear view mirror.
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lara 5 years ago
We own a rental store, you would NOT believe some of the things that people do. One time a man came in driving a brand new Cadillac. He wanted to rent a concrete saw, a big one. OK, we asked where he wanted it delivered. He said "I ain't paying no delivery charges, just put it in the trunk of my car." "Sir, that will be very bad for your car." We rent those, primarily, to contractors and they haul them away on flat bed trucks. This guy insisted that we load the saw into his trunk. We made him sign a note saying that he had insisted on it against advice. The saw weighed over 340 pounds. It took three guys to load it. We had to tie the lid down. When he left the back of the car was scrapping all the way down the road. And when he brought it back, he found someone with a flat bed to help him bring it back. We have people rent white tablecloths for weddings and they use ball point pens to draw on them We even had a bride who provide "magic markers" to kids to draw on them.
Tiari 5 years ago (edited)
Seeing this I’m really happy about our mandatory bi-yearly vehicle inspection...
YoyoSthlm 5 years ago
I'm sorry, BluEyed, but I rather have some people without cars than having a car that could malfunction at any time and hit and kill other people.
Load More Replies... martin734 5 years ago
This is quite scary. In the UK any vehicle over 3 years old has to have an annual safety check. These are quite thorough and 1/3 of cars fail. Main problems are faulty lights, worn suspension and steering components, corrosion, worn tyres and engine warning lights staying on.
Ivy Ruonakoski 5 years ago
Yeah, I had an inspector tutting at me last year because I had something dangly hanging off my rear view mirror.
Load More Replies... lara 5 years ago
We own a rental store, you would NOT believe some of the things that people do. One time a man came in driving a brand new Cadillac. He wanted to rent a concrete saw, a big one. OK, we asked where he wanted it delivered. He said "I ain't paying no delivery charges, just put it in the trunk of my car." "Sir, that will be very bad for your car." We rent those, primarily, to contractors and they haul them away on flat bed trucks. This guy insisted that we load the saw into his trunk. We made him sign a note saying that he had insisted on it against advice. The saw weighed over 340 pounds. It took three guys to load it. We had to tie the lid down. When he left the back of the car was scrapping all the way down the road. And when he brought it back, he found someone with a flat bed to help him bring it back. We have people rent white tablecloths for weddings and they use ball point pens to draw on them We even had a bride who provide "magic markers" to kids to draw on them.
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