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50 Times Car Mechanics Took Pics Of What They Were Dealing With So Others Would Believe Them
If you're counting everything down to the smallest screw, a single car has about 30,000 parts. That's way too many for us average folk to maintain. This means that over time, bad things happen, and we need to take our metal horsies to the mechanic to fix them.
But the state of some of our cars... Due to money shortage, ignorance, or neglect, we DIY or pretend we don't see a problem when it's clear that a professional has to take care of it. So when the inevitable occurs and we pull up to their place begging for help, the poor fellas know they're stuck with it for good.
There's even a subreddit for such situations. r/JustRolledIntoTheShop is a community that collects "those absolutely stupid things" that we bring, roll, or toss into their businesses and car mechanics are pretty popular there. Continue scrolling and you'll understand why.
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Stayed A Little Longer At The Shop To Save This Little Guy From Someone’s Engine Bay
A recent study of 2,000 American car owners support the message this subreddit is sending, too. It found as many as a quarter feel they take a risk each time they hit the road as their vehicle is currently in need of repair or no longer runs well.
The study asked people to reflect on the current state of their vehicle and tested their knowledge of car basics. Results showed an alarming number of drivers are rolling the dice on vehicles in need of work — 68 percent said their cars currently have at least one thing wrong with them.
And with so many vehicles in need of love, Americans could stand to do a bit of brushing up on how to take care of their cars a little better. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don’t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire.
Customer: "Let Me Know When You Are About To Pull My Truck In So I Can Get My Raccoon" And He Sat In The Lobby With A Raccoon Until His Truck Was Done
The survey, conducted by Cooper Tires, discovered that nearly half of American car owners think they couldn't change their car’s oil and almost 30 percent believe they couldn't even pick out the correct oil their car needs in the first place.
One in four Americans also aren't confident they could jump-start their vehicle should they need to.
Even using an air pressure gauge to check tire pressure can prove to be too difficult for nearly one in five Americans.
I Dont Condone Stealing... But Man I Want To
“Although many Americans have a lack of confidence and knowledge when it comes to vehicle maintenance, it’s important to plan ahead and take initiative," Jessica Egerton, director of marketing for Cooper Tires, said. "Don't wait until there is an issue with a vehicle. It’s why Cooper Tires is passionate about helping educate and empower car owners across the country.”
This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have
Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims "Oh Hell No."
Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians
Customer Has Been Coming Since 200k Miles, Said He'd Get To 1 Million. I've Been Waiting For That Day For Years, Today He Casually Rolled Up And Asked To Plug His Tire, Needless To Say Best Tire Plug Ever
The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line
The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon
Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car
this person is putting their own life, and that of innocent people in danger. In Europe, you could go to prison for driving like this.
This is what you get when the rhetoric demands "freedom" over "nanny state".
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My brother works at a tyre joint and he has refused to give peoples car back with dangerous tyres and threatens them with the police.
Ben Smith, in Australia it is spelt tyre.
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When your car tyres can double up as a mirror you know that’s not good.
I've seen bald tires and I've seen tires with the metal belt coming out, but I have never seen a tire go shiny like that. How did it get a shine?
In European countries, you have to have a certificate of the official yearly technical examination of your car. Does something like this exist in the US?
@Ludwig Michael Not that I'm aware of, however each state decides how long & how much registration & tags are: in my state it's every 2 year's & $300, I believe, oh & smog check which isn't too expensive!
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Sign the waiver AND call the cops... That person is a liability to people around them.
That has got to be one the scariest and craziest things I have ever seen 😐
Mirror surface on a tire? Wow, I guess they are really into hydroplaning.
I think it was irresponsible to release that car back to the customer... I would have refused. Definitely would not pas a UK MOT... I drive 35K+ miles per year and my tyres aren't anywhere near that worn!
To be fair, I've been in the situation of having to turn down new tires and driving very very slowly home on the back streets to park my car until I had the money to replace the tires. That being said, they weren't anywhere close to being that bad.
Wait, this is so shiny... is it a plastic around a tire or just a worn out tire? Serious question here
There’s metal reinforcement mesh beneath the rubber on tires. As the rubber wears down, it exposes the metal. You’ll start to see a metal strip toward the outer edge of the tire when this happens. Most tires don’t make it too far beyond that point. It’s extremely rare for this much metal to be visible. It’s flat like that because she’s been driving on it.
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In her defense, she might have had no choice. Tires, especially 4 at once, are freaking expensive, and she might have legitimately not had it, or had any way to get it. I've been there.
for tires to end up like that she would have had to be ignoring them for years.
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Do you know how long she would have to have driven to get the tyres to that point?
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What is wrong with people?? If it is because she didn’t have the money to replace the tires, she should be taking a bus..not driving !!
Yeah I'm pretty sure 'signing a waiver" wouldn't work in my country - and for good reason
That. Customer. Just. Killed. At. Least. 4. People. Plus. Herself. IDIOT!!!!!
Apparently here in California the service repair facilities are required by law to refuse to allow leaving if the vehicle is not in safe condition to drive...........I had a brief period of down on my luck and it was either tires or the mortgage payment.............guess who won!!
Waiver? She'd have been arrested for driving this murder weapon in the UK!! Car confiscated and likely crushed. Callous bitch for endangering other peoples lives 😡
Wow...wrong in so many ways!!! I would have been tempted to call the police - that is illegal in a lot (if not all) states. That is endangerment in so many ways.
She wanted it to feel like a pair of roller skates on the tar, not the smartest kid on the block.
One of the first things I experienced after learning Transcendental Meditation was, when I got into my car, I saw I had a tire like this on my car, and I thought, "Oh, I need a new tire." How can anyone be that stupid? I don't know but TM work up enough intelligence in me that I saw it, then, instead of procrastinating as was common for me at the time, I immediately drove to the store and bought a new tire. I figure that TM probably saved my life right out of the starting gate.
don't you people have laws for that? in Poland we get registration licence pulled if we even have different treads on same axis tires. Licence returned only if issues are fixed within like 7days
what the actual? No way this person should've been allowed to drive away. A quick call to the boys in blue/kahki would've sorted them out quick smart!
When i used to work at Firestone a woman came in with all 4 tires like this and worse. She said she had no money so we put 4 used tires on for her that were better and sent her off. sometimes you just have to do things like that.
There's no way they should be allowed to drive with tires like that.
I would have called the cops just 10 ft after they drove out, then show cops the release.
A very stupid innocent customers! They shouldn't get the right to drive!
these are those famous skating tires, work well on ice, not so great on asphalt.
Pretty sure this person probably needs their car to get to work and doesn’t have the money to get 4 new tires. People don’t normally risk their life driving around on bald tires for sh*TS and giggles. She may even have children to feed. Not everyone has money left over every month...she could barely be getting by. 😢
Im not 100% certain but if I remember correctly, in USA Michigan, I thought the mechanic or at least a tire shop could not allow a person to drive off like this. I know of at least 1 person where the tire shop put new "used" tires on a car for free because they had to. May have been company policy tho?
I mean, we're all guilty of running them a little bit past when they should be changed but seriously? Just change your tyres! It's not worth the risk.
I'd prefer the shop refuse to release the car and call the police to report a person for endangering the lives of all around her. Dumb bitch gonna kill someone.
The shop should have called the cops or the government vehicle inspectors like we have here in Canada.
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My husband is a mechanic and I don't care if the customer wanted to sign a waiver or not, they wouldn't let one of their customers walk out with bald tires where the metal cords are showing like that on a dry day let alone a rainy day... Tires like that can blow out and cause a really bad accident, but I will say this much, it looks like this specific picture is photoshopped. A bald tire even in the rain wouldn't be that shiny or smooth.... Tires wear unevenly over the surface of the tire because of the texture of the roads they drive on, so if they aren't driving on a flat, smooth surface like granite or marble, then this wouldn't happen...
Far out! My tyres weren’t even remotely near that bald & my mechanic wouldn’t let me leave without new ones. Tbh I would have called the cops on this driver as they’re putting everyone’s life at risk
You all have never been broke for a long period of time with no help from anyone have you?? Sometimes things like this, although the last thing the driver really wants to do and terrifying for them, is the only option until funds can be raised for repairs or replacements.
I would not have released this vehicle. Driving with slicks like this is illegal, waiver or not.
i did this once because the deamership didnt have payment plans. Signed waiver and went directly to tire store
Slip and slide a motor sport? Well, that’ll be interesting... the only good thing to come out of that is training EMT students and medical students get to learn on live people..
Dang, there is zero tread on that thang! As a 13 y/o it took me a sec to realize that
Calling BS on this. That is just freezing rain that added a coat of Ice to a tire (while parked) I can see the treads through the ice
Some people, have a death wish, with no regard for others, the attendant should have notified police !!!
Oh yes... the freedom to cause injury and death to others by your “ free”actions. Taking other peoples freedom from them.
Wauuw.. that is going to cause injury oreven death to somebody.
Pic is fake peeps. If you look at the correct angle you can se the tread under the filter or whatever they spread on the tire. Cant be balled and have tread at the same time.
Holy crap! That is the baldest tire I have ever seen! How did she even get into the shop safely?
Normally I'm not a "drop a dime on crime" kind of guy, I'm more live and let live. The operative word being live. "Hello, 911. You might want to swing by the Taco Bell on Main and Poplar St. I heard her say that's where she was going. If she isn't there, since it's raining just drive from there to Ralph's Garage. You're bound to find her and you might want to call a tow truck she's going to need one." REALLY HOW EFFING STUPID ARE PEOPLE? I DON'T WANT TO HEAR MAYBE THEY HAD TO MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN EATING OR BEING HOMELESS AND GETTING NEW TIRES. Believe me I'm the biggest "snowflake" and proud of wanting to take care of the most vulnerable in our society but those tires have reached another level of irresponsibility.
She should have been reported. Not only is she risking her life and that of her passengers,,,please god she DOESNT have children,, she’s also putting other road users at risk. Selfish selfish person
WOW REALLY BALLED TIRES I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT BAD ! COME ON LADY GET IT TOGETHER !;=[[[
We would have towed her car to her residence at that point or we would have be responsible if there was an accident on the way home because we were the professionals and should have known better than to let her drive home that way. I was told even a waiver wouldn't hold up in court.
In Australia you would get pulled over and defected for bald tyres. I'm pretty sure the workshop would not be able to let it leave their lot except on a trailer.
Wow this is incredibly f****n reckless and stupid! That car is a death trap they will kill them selves or someone else!! Is that trumps car???
In Australia, the Mechanic is not allowed to release the car to the owner if it isn’t Roadworthy!
The last tire I saw like this was at the scene of an accident, I pulled over to help before the police were there. It was a fatal accident, the driver skid on wet pavement and hit a tree. Not a great memory.
That is one reason why you are allowed to deny giving her back that car in Germany. Actually, you as a shop owner would be in court if you release this car and it would (will) crash.
mechanic could alert the police who would stop her from operating a dangerous vehicle. no way they would pass inspection!
How does this even happen?! You can't just let her drive like that, change the tires..!
Its a paradox that though USA gave birth to motorism they still have the worst motorist :-|
So many snobs assume this only happens in the US. Apparently all other countries have 100% knowledge of how tire treads (sorry, tyre treads) work and all the money they need to get new ones whenever they need. Suck it please.
Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift
I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back...
Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me
Accerlator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull On String To Unstick
Self Aware Prius Owner
This says a lot about the kind of friends he has, or the kind of town he lives in.
C/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver's Side
I Am Pretty Sure I'm Younger Than The Tire
16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox
The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer
Just Hopped Into The Shop
Work Never Fails To Disappoint
Surprised It Didn’t Explode Into The Shop
Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank
A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1's And 5's. Mad Resolve
Private Security Tahoe With 1” Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored
The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions
When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn't Going To Be Cheep
Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser
7 Months Since The Last Post About This Car... He Finally Did It. Our Customer Bought This Civic New In 06 And It Has Only Been Serviced At Our Dealership. Original Motor And Transmission
Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This...
This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner’s Car Today. Good Girl
86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition
They Told Me Someone Was Dropping Off Their BBQ For Me To Do Brakes And Bearings On. I Thought They Were Joking, They Were Not
Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential
Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads
In Case You’ve Ever Wondered That The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like
That's smart actually. We are losing parts of the cars on the road, not to mention some of them get stollen while you are parked.
Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?
C/S Lost His Keys... I Wonder Why
So this fool is driving while he's high? Better report your findings to the police.
Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today
A Sweet Old Lady Asked Me To Apply Her 2018 License Plate Decal Today As She Couldn't Kneel Down To Do It Herself Anymore
Customer States "I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won't Stop Pretending It's At A Rave"
Damn that's a lot of malfunction lights! That's a total crab rave
An Actual "Key" Supplied By A Customer
Says Didn't Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!
Ya Think
Sorry Officer I Didn't Know How Fast I Was Going
I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox
Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed
Rental Car Came Back Like This "Had A Plane To Catch"
I Replaced A Battery Last Week In A Customers Car And She Is Trying To Claim The Battery Is Causing Weird Things To Happen To Her Car Now. This Morning, She Said The Red Line Was Never There Before The Battery Was Replaced And Wants A Refund. Lord Help Me
Customer Was Wondering Why When He Started His Car This Morning, It Sounded Different. He Didn't Understand It When I Told Him He Had Been Robbed
They stole the catalytic converter, which contains precious metals like titanium, rhodium and palladium. Replacement costs can run up to $3000 depending on what car you are driving.
Chile Isn't Known For It's Tires But I Didn't Know It Was This Bad
can someone please explain what this means please... (please dont downvote i just wanna know)
What Was The Customer Complaint Again?
Customers Tire That Was Struck By Lightning
Was listening to AC/DC’s Thunderstruck when i got to this one lol
Cw: Is It Leaking? Me: Pretty Sure It Might Be
Customer Request: Reflect On Your Life
Why fail the car when life is miserable? It's not the cars fault.
Customer States: Frog In Headlight. Diagnosis:frog In Headlight
Guy Bought An Artificial Femur That Had Been Removed From Grandma Before Cremation From A Yard Sale And Used It As His Shifter
Customer States Rear End Impact. Requests That We Don’t Total The Vehicle And That It Is Repaired To Like New Condition For 1500 Or Less
I'm going to do the same for any repair or maintenance, just quote my price target up front. "Please service for the price of two coffees, kthxbye"
C/S Needs An Alignment, It Pulls To The Left
Well That's A First
Just Rolled Into The Shop, Literally
Hilux Radio Begs Tech For Salvation
I Probably Won’t See One Of These Ever Again
Our 6'6" Shop Foreman Just Got A 5'7" Apprentice
A Forest Of Black Ice
In the uk you'd be breaking the law for obscuring drivers vision.
Coworker Left A Couple Shop Rags In The Engine Valley When Doing Intake Gaskets. Now He Gets To Replace The Engine
They’ll Wanna Take Selfies With Them
"The Skidsteer Track Is Making A Funny Noise"
oh my. It does appear it was greased though, but every bearing is sheared
Little Dude Picked A Bad Spot For Metamorphosis
The Check Engine Light Was On
2017 Maserati Owner Refused To Buy New Rear Tyres And Insists On Driving It Away
When you are driving a Maserati on a Nissan budget. Well, he'll probably soon be driving a Nissan when he crashed his Maserati.
Jesus Has The Wheel, The Saints Have The Tach. And Speedometer
I’m A 3rd Generation Tech. This Was In My Grandpa’s Tool Box. Glad To See He Had A Good Sense Of Humor
Guy Drove In Like This. I'm Surprised He Made It Into The Parking Space
Dude Just Drove This Thing In On Fire And Parked It Right In Front Of Our Waiting Room Last Week
At least didn't drive it into the workshop, while it was a priority job.
Unsecured Firearms, C’mon Ya’ll
I can see the headlines: Florida man would have survived carcrash if he weren't shot by multiple unsecured guns in his car that got triggered by the impact...
Toyota Tundra With Over 250k Miles On The Og Engine. This Is The Result Of Actually Taking Care Of Your Engine
Lied To Wife About Getting Oil Changes. 25k Without An Oil Change. They Had A Prepaid Plan...all He Had To Do Was Just Bring It In
So why lie? Unless he was telling her he had the car in for an oil change as a cover for something he wasn’t supposed to be doing...
When The Techs Don’t Mind Checking Out Your Vehicle
Obviously the hunting takes priority over the squealing brakes.
Customer Came In Saying It “Felt Like They Had A Flat Tire”
Today I Started Possibly One Of The Longest Games Of Tic Tac Toe Ever
Nobody Told Me My Tesla Model S Power Windows Also Have Ludicrous Mode
Not as bad as the breaking of the wheel suspension when you're driving at high speed in your Tesla.
A Giant Armored Un Vehicle. I’m 6’3” And I Come Up To The Lower Arm On The Mirror
An Old Coworker Sent Me This. I See Things Haven’t Changed
Sorry, but when they refused to make her a deal she just should have walked out. Never pay what a carsalesman wants you to pay. They are ripping you off anyway, so you might as well minimize your financial damage.
How To Fix An Exhaust Rattle For $0.25
Saw An Honesty Test, Thought I'd Post Mine! In The Center Console
Musta been hard tho, with those peanut butter cracks just sitting there
Told The Customer We'd Have To Remove The Fuel Tank So They Drove It Until The Gas Light Came On Before Binging It In. Customer Of The Year
Considerate of the customer, it saves the mechanic some time but auto shops have siphons to remove the gas from the tank, and when they're done, they pump it back in. Kinda silly because now the customer will need to bring some gas back with them when the car is ready, or pay extra if the shop puts some in.
I Don't Get Some People
"Do Not Put Solvents Down The Sink" Is Evidently Too Complicated For Some Of My Colleagues
Taste The Rainbow. Radiator Flush On A 20yo Truck
Customer States Vibration Above 55 Mph
Air Ride
Customer Refused To Tell The First Two Shops Why Evap Core Needed To Be Replaced. Just Said He Needed To Get Out Of Town By Monday
C/S "Not Here For New Tires, Don't Try To Sell Me New Tires"
Sweet Metallic Chia Pet We Found In A Transmission Pan
Regular Customer In For His Monthly Oil Change (6000+ Miles Every Month)
This is just a major rip off. In Europe most car brands advice an oil change anywhere between 20 000 and 30 000 km ( approx. 12 500 miles to 18 500 miles).
Most Thoughtful Sh*t Anyone's Done For Me In Ages Lol
Gold Star For You
Just like when you buy something and the total plus tax comes to an even dollar amount—-you couldn’t make it happen if you tried.
Just Gonna Leave This Right Here
17mm Ordered, 170mm Delivered
Not The Worst I've Ever Seen.... But It's Also A 2018
Just Remember That No Matter How Bad Your Day Is Today, You Are Not The Guy That Backed Into This Car...at Work... In A Work Truck... Just Minutes Before The Customer Was To Pick The Car Up...for A Photo Shoot
Car Came In For Safety Inspection, It Was Literally Glued Back Together With Fabric Glue
Why spend $150 on a seatbelt that might save your life when you can fix it with some glue from the dollarshop? That it will fail you on that moment when you're about to get launched head first through your windscreen is just a minor inconvenience.
This Ford With 30, Not 30k Just 30 Miles Has A Check Engine Light On
Just Arrived At The Shop To See This Great Park Job. Blocking 2 Bay Doors And No Keys Dropped Off
Bought A Used Ram 1500. Look What Was Holding The Parking Brake
That's a testimony to the build quality of Mole grips - they've obviously been there quite some time and they are still clinging on.
Got Into A Customer’s Car And Saw This
Lady Said She Had To Get Home And Didn't Have Time To Stop And Put The Spare Tire On
Customer Brought This In For “The Boy That Fixed My Tire”. Too Bad He Was Only 19, Lead Tech Took It Off His Hands
This One Had Me Scratching My Head
They have a blown head gasket. Combustion gasses pressurize the cooling system causing excessive overflow. They've probably quintupled the overflow capacity to keep all the coolant from pissing out onto the ground.
“My Car Handled Very Badly This Winter I Think It’s Broken”
Wow, how old is that computer? Been a while since I saw a screen like that..
Customer Came In To Get Their Air Mattress Filled Up. No Repair On A Vehicle. Just Air
There Is A Shortage Of Techs In My City. I Found This Job Posting On An Oil Filter. They Get An 'A' For Creativity
Just Rolled Back Into The Shop. Three Months Ago I Left My Clip Pliers Under The Hood Of A Customers Car. This Morning On My First Car They Came Back To Me
When The Gas Can Is Towards The End Of Its Life It Sheds Its First Layer Of Skin To Make A New Layer
Not What I Wanna See Roll Into My Shop These Days
This Guy Crammed A Bag Of Garlic Cheese Curd Inside The Fuel Filler Door On Top Of The Gas Cap. Either He Though That Would Fix His Evap Leak, Or Lactose Intolerant Vampires Kept Syphoning His Fuel
Got it. Lost the gas cap and it was the only thing that fit. Hope it had just happened. That cheese curd would go bad and stink to high heaven pretty quick.
Customer Kept Adding Air Because The Tpms Light Would Not Turn Off
Don't Take A Highlander Rock-Crawling. It'll Be Expensive
Customer States “Interior Smells Like Mold”... The Spare Tire Is Literally Floating
Ugh this happened to me once, kept getting little flies in my car. Turn out over winter the wheel well in the boot had filled up with water somehow and they were breeding in there.
Kachow
A Kia Rio Came Into The Shop. We Got The Title And Junked It. This Has To Be A Record. $160 In Just Quarters Was Scattered All Over The Floor. I’ve Never Seen So Much Change In A Car. This Doesn’t Even Include The Other Coins
New Tire Designed By Mazda
Joop
Just Rolled Into My Machining Class For A Polishing, It's Solid Aluminum
This Is Not Ok
That's why most European countries have mandatory annual checks for cars that are older than 5 years. Tires like this are a fail which means you can't drive your car anymore because it's not road legal.
Just Rolled Away From The Shop
Trust Test Level: Leprechaun
When A Customer Gets Flood Damage In Their 2013 Bmw And The Insurance Company Agreed To Pay 10 Grand To Replace The Entire Body Harness. (All Seats, Carpets, Dash And Cage Came Out. As Did The Headliner, Headlights And Everything In The Trunk.) This Was A 57 Hour Job
The Way People “Fix” There Own Cars Just Astonishes Me
"I Kept Adding Air But The Light Wouldnt Turn Off..."
97 psi?! Cripes, they were driving on a bubble about to burst! Didn’t they notice the car was “a tad” off balance?
Napa Pulled A Sneaky On Me. I Was Wondering Why Car Wouldn't Start After Some Electrical Repairs
Just Rolled In For After Purchase Oil And Fluid Change, 200k Paint Option...
My Buddy Doesn’t Have A Reddit Account So He Asked Me To Post Some Things He’s Seen For Him. But I Think This Photo Speaks For Itself
This Is How We're Gonna Start Our Day, Huh?
Customer Got A Lift Kit And New Tires But No Alignment. 1000 Miles Later And They Bring It To Us
Med School Student Started My Day Off Right
The Cleanest Example Of The Ugliest Car Ever Made
I Don’t Think So
The Jd Power Awards May Be Bogus After All
My Car Is Making A Funny Noise
"Just Give Me My Free Oil Change."
Walmart Customer Decided The Price For The Oil Change Was Too High, So He Did It Himself In The Parking Lot And Left This
Hope you have his licenseplate so the police can go after him for environmental pollution.
2015 Gmc Sierra 1500 Struck By Lightning At The Antenna. Here’s My Repair Totals. Insurance Refused To Total It So They Paid To Replace Nearly Every Module In The Truck At Full Labor Rate
A used 2015 GMC Sierra with 40 000 miles costs $33 000. https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=564522948
I Guess Anything's An Ash Tray If You're Gross Enough
Yes, I'm so happy I stopped smoking and my cars didn't look and smell like ashtrays anymore.
Honesty Test. Not Getting Me Today
Guy Left His Car At Work Too Long
Can't Worry About A Check Engine Light If You Can't See It
This Guy Wrapped His Panorama Glass Sun Roof In Fake Carbon Fiber
New Guy Doesn't Know I'm A Sticker Ninja
I Used To Complain About German Over Engineering.. I Present The 2018 Honda Clarity Rear Suspension
The "T" In The 2.0 T Is $36 And Sold As An Individual Letter. The Lincoln Nameplate Is $33
Not Sure If This Is The Right Place For This But I Had A Customer Come In Yesterday Who Was 130k Miles Over On His Lease
Some of these are pure stupidity but some I just feel bad for. Obviously no one thought them anything about cars and maybe some people don't have someone to teach them. I wish they had life skill classes in school. Cars, banking, how to write a check, credit, sewing, cooking etc. I had some of these when I went to school but they took them out a year or so after.
When I was in school, the driver's ed class taught us not just how to drive, but the parts of a car and how to maintain it. We also had home economics that did cooking and light sewing, etc. It was a well funded school. Not every family can teach these. Vote to fund schools and well rounded curriculum.
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If you ever need to be reminded about how dangerously dumb millions of people are (and you shouldn't, especially if you live in the US right now) just talk to doctors, mechanics, plumbers, etc. Anyone who fixes things for a living.
I never thought I'd hit worse than a pediatric ward full of kids destroyed by measles back in the 1990s. And then Covid hit... Turns out there's worse than kids in the USA of all places dying of measles. It's .... Yeah. Fixing? We're lucky if we don't break, too.
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My ex was the epitome of why mechanics get a bad rep. A very dear friend recommended my ex to his employee, who had a classic Chevy El Camino. It was an absolutely beautiful car in "Plum Crazy" purple. I WATCHED as he and his dipshit buddy backed it into the shop - and right into the end of the engine hoist. It put a huge dent in the tailgate. They went ahead & did the work requested (brakes & an LOF, I think). My friend brings the guy over to pick up the car and he freaks over the dent. My ex tries to tell him that it was there when the car showed up. My friend takes one look at my face & knows that I KNOW, he's lying. I've never been more humiliated in my life. Lost the ex, kept the friend.
And these folks are on the road driving next to you...
I dont understand the level of poverty in some of these pictures.. stealing some parts-driving without a tyre..just cant get my head around
in the 'old' days, my dad believed girls should be able to do basic maintenance/repair on their cars. fast forward 50 yrs and i am lost w/all the new crap as well the computers in cars. now, i call my great mechanic, curtis, and just tell him that my car is 'screaming' at me, telling me to have [blank] checkes and i would like him to shut it up
It is ridiculous on modern cars! To specialised to be able to fix anything. I'd never realised how much of a difference there was until my bf at the time bought a mach 3 escort. It stopped working once when we were driving, and I was thinking, like with any modern car, it was going to be a big expensive hassle. But he just broke open a pen, took out the spring, used it to hold whatever it was (something to do with the alternator?), we drove home and he fixed it properly when we were there. Old cars aren't safe re crashes etc but by God they were easier to maintain
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Back in 1971, a customer came in to get her car. She paid the bill, went outside and claimed that her car had been damaged in the parking. We went outside to see a crunched area where the damage was all the way down to bare metal. She claimed that the damage wasn't there when she brought the car in for service. We pointed out that the rust on the bare metal couldn't have possibly formed during the few hours her car was in our possession because it hadn't rained for many weeks. She disagreed. Yeah, right.
I ran an auto parts shop for a few years and during the busy season (mid-March through Thanksgiving) I would frequently have to deliver parts myself. I have actually patted fenders and apologized to cars for being owned and driven by total idiots.
Interesting. Some were just plain unbelievable.............can't believe some are so DUMB!
I have to admit I took my 21 foot RV in for a winterization and the tech opened the lid and there was a bee hive growing in there.. I had left it next to the house with a heavy tarp over it...
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Some of these are pure stupidity but some I just feel bad for. Obviously no one thought them anything about cars and maybe some people don't have someone to teach them. I wish they had life skill classes in school. Cars, banking, how to write a check, credit, sewing, cooking etc. I had some of these when I went to school but they took them out a year or so after.
When I was in school, the driver's ed class taught us not just how to drive, but the parts of a car and how to maintain it. We also had home economics that did cooking and light sewing, etc. It was a well funded school. Not every family can teach these. Vote to fund schools and well rounded curriculum.
Load More Replies... If you ever need to be reminded about how dangerously dumb millions of people are (and you shouldn't, especially if you live in the US right now) just talk to doctors, mechanics, plumbers, etc. Anyone who fixes things for a living.
I never thought I'd hit worse than a pediatric ward full of kids destroyed by measles back in the 1990s. And then Covid hit... Turns out there's worse than kids in the USA of all places dying of measles. It's .... Yeah. Fixing? We're lucky if we don't break, too.
Load More Replies... My ex was the epitome of why mechanics get a bad rep. A very dear friend recommended my ex to his employee, who had a classic Chevy El Camino. It was an absolutely beautiful car in "Plum Crazy" purple. I WATCHED as he and his dipshit buddy backed it into the shop - and right into the end of the engine hoist. It put a huge dent in the tailgate. They went ahead & did the work requested (brakes & an LOF, I think). My friend brings the guy over to pick up the car and he freaks over the dent. My ex tries to tell him that it was there when the car showed up. My friend takes one look at my face & knows that I KNOW, he's lying. I've never been more humiliated in my life. Lost the ex, kept the friend.
And these folks are on the road driving next to you...
I dont understand the level of poverty in some of these pictures.. stealing some parts-driving without a tyre..just cant get my head around
in the 'old' days, my dad believed girls should be able to do basic maintenance/repair on their cars. fast forward 50 yrs and i am lost w/all the new crap as well the computers in cars. now, i call my great mechanic, curtis, and just tell him that my car is 'screaming' at me, telling me to have [blank] checkes and i would like him to shut it up
It is ridiculous on modern cars! To specialised to be able to fix anything. I'd never realised how much of a difference there was until my bf at the time bought a mach 3 escort. It stopped working once when we were driving, and I was thinking, like with any modern car, it was going to be a big expensive hassle. But he just broke open a pen, took out the spring, used it to hold whatever it was (something to do with the alternator?), we drove home and he fixed it properly when we were there. Old cars aren't safe re crashes etc but by God they were easier to maintain
Load More Replies... Back in 1971, a customer came in to get her car. She paid the bill, went outside and claimed that her car had been damaged in the parking. We went outside to see a crunched area where the damage was all the way down to bare metal. She claimed that the damage wasn't there when she brought the car in for service. We pointed out that the rust on the bare metal couldn't have possibly formed during the few hours her car was in our possession because it hadn't rained for many weeks. She disagreed. Yeah, right.
I ran an auto parts shop for a few years and during the busy season (mid-March through Thanksgiving) I would frequently have to deliver parts myself. I have actually patted fenders and apologized to cars for being owned and driven by total idiots.
Interesting. Some were just plain unbelievable.............can't believe some are so DUMB!
I have to admit I took my 21 foot RV in for a winterization and the tech opened the lid and there was a bee hive growing in there.. I had left it next to the house with a heavy tarp over it...
Hello! I am so glad to found your website on google and found it very useful and Informative and I shared your website with my all colleagues and friends and they are really happy with your website information. if you have a scrap car or junk car and want to sell it for top cash and also get the best services then get in contact with our company NSW EXPRESS CAR REMOVAL and get the best car removal services. Link: nswexpresscarremoval
My heart was broken. I never believed I would get my ex back until Dr Akhigbe brought my ex in 48hrs with a powerful love spell. It is reliable to get a positive result, contact the spell caster for a love spell by email: drakhigbespellhome7@gmail.com or WhatsApp on +2349021374574.
