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43 Times Car Mechanics Had To Take Pics Of What They Were Seeing To Make Others Believe Them (New Pics)
Mechanics recommend that we bring our cars in for maintenance visits every six or 12 months. But blessed be the car owner who actually does that. In reality, owners wait an average of four months before addressing their "check engine" lights. Perhaps, then, it's no surprise that mechanics have to deal with all sorts of crazy situations.
The community "Just Rolled Into The Shop" on Reddit collects the funniest and wildest things auto mechanics have come across on the job. Exhaust pipe on an electric car? Check! A car frame rusted so badly it has holes in it? Check! So, Pandas, scroll down and see the newest examples of the madness mechanics have to deal with almost daily.
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#1
C/S: Noise From Car
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
Are you out of your mind?!? Don't you like breathing? (Yeah, yeah, I know, I think I'll be following your brilliant idea! 😀😆)
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Chad Olin 2 months ago
I love this one! Having been the guy who pranks (Thanks Grandpa for being a great teacher), I never thought of a harmonica, but this is genius. Some of my favorites are giant Zip Ties on driveshaft, CV axles; Soda cans with nuts/bolts inside, wired to rattle and bang on the frame, gas tank, etc; plastic air horn in the tailpipe; Kazoo attached to underwood air intake; attaching something to the wiper mechanism under the cowl vent to make irritating noises. The list is long, but these are my most used and most annoying!!
Inigo Montoya 2 months ago
Remind me to never let my car get anywhere near you
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#2
Looking Up Parts Before The Digital Age
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
Yup! It is! I wouldn't be doing business with whoever is displaying that in their shop in the US, why? Everyone knows that those 'magas' are anencephalic and cannot do their job right
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Terri Robinson 2 months ago
Yeppers, 1988 that old....had to know what manufacturer the part was with, look it up, then find it on the shelf....fun times!!
Mark Kelly 1 month ago
Luckily by the time I got aminto fixing cars it was the early 2000s and some more stuff was available on the internet do I did still use those catalogs sometimes here in Canada
Satya Bain 2 months ago
I was in charge of updating these with new procedures/costs and the MSDS. That was a full time job because there were 4 stations to do it on.
#3
Just Rolled Into My Shop - Leased A Warehouse After 15 Years Of Working On My Cars In The Street
Uncle Panda 2 months ago (edited)
Parking lot and streetside mechanics are a special breed. They're quick to pull in their feet, look both ways when heading to the toolbox, and tend to have gravel in their hair.
It's probably no secret why cars get into conditions like these. The longer we delay servicing our cars, the more likely they are to have serious problems. That's just simple physics. However, people still delay bringing their cars to the mechanic, and some even admit to putting them off for as long as six to 18 months.
32% of Americans also say they'll wait "as long as possible" to get their car serviced. 39% admit they don't even do regular check-ups – the only time they visit a mechanic is when something is broken or after an accident happens. But here's the truth: most people aren't doing it out of laziness or lack of attention. Almost half of Americans (48%) say they wait so long because frequent visits to the mechanic are just not financially feasible for them.
#4
Why Do People Do This?
Is it really that inconvenient or uncomfortable to put your seat belt on? With all the careless and aggressive drivers we have nowadays why would you purposefully put yourself in danger like this?
WindySwede 2 months ago
Souvern citizen? Or "seat belts are pure communism" ?
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Plentyofoomph 2 months ago (edited)
Sometimes I put my bag on the front seat and it sets off the alarm, so I have to do this. Edit: just realised this is the drivers seat haha. This is the passenger side in my country
Robert T 2 months ago
If your bag is heavy, it is worth putting the seatbelt round it to secure it.
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Peter Bear 2 months ago
The gub'ment can't tell ME whatta do, it's all a conspiracy by Big Seatbelt!
M O'Connell 2 months ago
One of my cars has all the seatbelts permanently buckled (except the driver's since I use that one) because the "safety" system freaks out in certain weather and beeps at me whenever the car is in gear, thinking there are unbuckled passengers.
Rosecrucian Roeth 2 months ago
I would also like to know how the H you can drive while laying almost prone on your seat!
CJandMuse 2 months ago
My brother has his seat almost laying down... he is so tall that he has to have it super reclined just to see out the windscreen/drive safely.... opposite of short people unable to see over the steering wheel
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Jaimie Dempsey 2 months ago
I rolled my Scion xB outside Rock Springs, WY, a few years ago. 80 mph limit, extreme crosswinds, plastic car. Landed upright, but all tires blown. Passers-by stopped to help and all made same comment: "Lucky you were wearing your seat belt!" As shook up as I was, I still was able to respond, "Noooo, that's actually the point of having them." (Slight concussion, but no serious injury)
#5
Visiting The In Laws
Bobert Robertson 2 months ago
The pine needles tell me they havent gone anywhere since fall
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Nicole Weymann 2 months ago
...and potentially harm anyone they share the street with. I'm sure this is illegal where I live, even without the snow. And for a good reason.
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#6
Just Rolled Onto The Flatbed
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
I've been seeing a lot of them here that have been de-badged, or re=badged. The owners know they F-ed up.
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Annabelle 2 months ago
On tesla-fire.com, it says that as of 17 September 2025, there have been 232 confirmed cases of car fires, and 83 fatalities involving a car fire. How are owners not terrified every day that, at any moment, whether the car is on/in use or not, their car could light on fvcking fire??!!! I would be petrified of even living next door to a tesla owner. Jc, so scary.
Tabitha 2 months ago
Lithium-ion batteries are dangerous because they can explode for various everyday reasons, like overcharging, direct sunlight coupled with high temperature, manufacturing defects, etc. Want to hazard (pun intended) a guess what kind of battery is used in Tesla cars?
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If you've taken your car to the mechanic lately and thought that the bill was kind of high, you're not alone. Experts report that car repair costs have risen by 4.1% each year between 2013 and 2023. Still, they're having trouble explaining why exactly they're so expensive at the moment. One possible reason could be that the cost of collision insurance claims is rising.
Others speculate that cars are becoming more expensive to repair. The cars we're driving today are heavier (by 33% exactly, since 1985) and about twice as powerful than they were 40 years ago. There are also many other improvements: turbochargers attached to engines, all-wheel drive systems, and the cars are almost "a rolling network of computers," according to one repair shop owner.
#7
Poor Teenage Nephew Had A Learning Experience And Needed To Fix His Brakes And Suspension For The First Time...while 6 Family Members Watched And Gave Commentary
Sergy Yeltsen 2 months ago
No, you need your dad screaming at you and it pouring with rain for the full experience.
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Chuck Davisson 2 months ago
If he needs to fix the brakes and suspension, why is he working under the hood?
Scott Rackley 2 months ago
I don't know if that's the repair you want to be doing first time without someone right there showing you how to do it.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
lol! I'll be teaching my unborn kids to repair and maintain their Sportbikes and pretty darn sure my brother will be watching like a hawk, every move they make, itching to use those few towels he's holding and 3 or more gallons of water and a bucket near him AND I'll be doing the exact same thing when it comes to him to teach his unborn kids to do the same...pretty sure by then, waterboarding will be legal
#8
Customer States “Don’t Ask”
Alex Martin 2 months ago
Someone really needed to get the wheel lock off of that tire.
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UncleJon_TheMadScientist 2 months ago
Diy-er or some other amateur,possibly trying to remove wheel lock without the key
Learner Panda 2 months ago
Lost the key to the locking wheel nut, or illegally removed a wheel clamp?
#9
Got A New Alignment Tech
Seadog 2 months ago
Sadly, this is a good example of most alignment shops. A specialist I knew years ago told me how to find a good one. Ask them if they align a '96 Explorer to factory specs. If they say yes, leave. Factory specs will wear the tires prematurely. If they know that you don't, then you've found someone who knows their stuff.
If you got into a car accident 10 years ago, your car would no doubt need some repairs. But today, experts claim, there are a dozen other tweaks that would need to be replaced. "You can have the same kind of accident that you would have 10 years ago, but now you have three additional sensors that are on the part of the vehicle that was impacted that you now have to potentially replace," the director of performance consulting at Mitchell Ryan Mandell told CNBC.
#10
I Don’t Understand
AnnaB 2 months ago
That's a weird way of putting it, but I kind of get where's he's coming from. The horn on my car sounds like a little kid's toy. The sound probably only carries a couple of feet. Most people don't even realize that I beeped at them.
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Don Adams 2 months ago
THAT horn I want! Sound of a real cheek slapper when someone lollygags at a green light
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Oskar vanZandt 2 months ago
I'd have a lorry horn installed in my car if I could... To wake up the stoopid eedjits that I have the misfortune of having to share the road with.
M O'Connell 2 months ago
I've noticed that "cheap" cars seem to come with a monotone horn, rather than the typical duotone horn (~330Hz & ~440Hz) which makes them sound a bit like toys.
rullyman 2 months ago
I used to have a bike bell where the tone was all wrong. It sounded like a doorbell. People wouldn't respond to it
Load More Replies... Learner Panda 2 months ago
I had a car hooter that played Les Marseilles. Also a Klaxon; on a Morris Minor 1000.
Honey 2 months ago (edited)
Well, my last car’s horn sounded like the roadrunner and no one took me seriously when I used it. I was giving my mom a ride somewhere one day and when I used it she broke out laughing hysterically. When I bog my new car, I tested the horn before I bought it. So.. I get it.
#11
Most Mileage Ever Seen On 2019
Mike F 2 months ago
I had an uncle (now dead) who had an old Mercedes diesel with over a million. Blew me away.
Inigo Montoya 2 months ago
But this car is only 6 years old...how did they manage it?
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Charlie the Cat 2 months ago
6 years. 146,497 miles per year. Average of 401 miles per day. That's a lot of driving.
ABC NrTen FCK CENSORISM 2 months ago
It was originally posted on Reddit... a year ago 😅 4th of june 2024. So that'll be a sixth more miles per day.
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M O'Connell 2 months ago
In 2013 I went to the Fiat dealer to look at a trade-in 2012 Fiat 500. Whoever traded it in put 130,000 miles on it in less than 12 months of ownership. ~400 miles per day.
WeeBitOfSumfin 1 month ago
I wanna know what car it is, so i could get one! Obv that mileage is a perfect recommendation, that it is a good car!
#12
Dude Asked If I Was The Inspector And Then Slid Me $10 Before Giving Me The Keys. Went Under And Found This
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 months ago
Nothing a bit of duct tape won’t fit #sarcasm
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Otto Katz 2 months ago
I thought I was looking at the chewed-up lid to a McDonalds coffee, and then took a third look. OOooooo, that's the floor I'm looking at... We had a Chevy Bel Air when I was a kid. Mom used to tell us kids not to put our feet through the hole as we drove down the road.
Lowrider 56 2 months ago
Wow!!! Thats crazy af!! we had same car and had holes in floorboard too!
Load More Replies...An average American spends around $438 on maintenance every year. Most car owners say they have had their current car for about seven years, but they claim they have spent around $6,272 in total on their car for repairs throughout the years.
There might be one advantage to this: people are determined to own their current cars for longer. In doing so, they're focused on taking better care of their car. Due to rising repair costs, 60% of Gen Zers say they're making an active effort to better maintain their cars.
#13
What A Capable Machine
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
I'm desperately trying to figure out how this happened. Two things get me. The missing hood and the front tires are bald AF. That screams carmeet. You know, those late night get togethers for men who are incredibly insecure. WTF was he doing that caused both front tires to demount?
Wij 2 months ago
Hood off and puddle- it overheats so he took it off. Doing donuts on a 4x4 could break the bead on the tire and goes flat. I dunno, i stopped doing this c**p in my 20’s
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Russell Bowman 2 months ago
possible reason ... looking at that rear wheel ... it appears that those rims are wider than the tire ... size mismatch ... if so, would not take much, tight turn or over acceleration, to pop those tires off.
Learner Panda 2 months ago
The machine may have been capable, but the driver obviously wasn't.
UncleJon_TheMadScientist 2 months ago
Looks like the repo vehicles my shop used to get to evaluate for the bank before being auctioned or junked, was nice side cash maker for us when things got slow especially around holidays
#14
When You Own An Ev But Miss Your Exhaust
Michael None 2 months ago
We don't kink shame here. This is probably the safest tailpipe to put your banana in but it won't be nearly as hot.
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Marnie 2 months ago
On a side note, I bought an EV and discovered a really great benefit. Since there is no motor, there is no motor sound or vibration. I never realized how irritating feeling the vibration was. And I've heard so many things in songs while in the car that I never heard before. (Another great benefit is the go--cart pedal - as I think of it. You press to go, you let up to stop. I hardly ever move my foot to the break. And the cruise control is absolutely spot on all the time. And it accelerates like a mother f****r.)
Renaissance man 2 months ago
Probably put that there to stop people from vandalizing his electric vehicle.
Grumpy old man 2 months ago
I miss the old Cadillac rumble. Its the rythm rock n roll of the 50s was made of
#15
1.8m$ Just Rolled Into Our Humble Little Shop
Leg less In Minneapolis 2 months ago
If I won the lottery I would not tell people but there would be signs
Tabitha 2 months ago (edited)
Same here, but this wouldn’t be one of them. Expensive, fancy, sports cars or enormous pickup trucks don’t impress me at all. Never have, even when I was young and all the young guys used to try to impress girls with their souped up cars. I prefer more low key quality, so would not have a car like this if money was no object. Or a big fancy house. Or all the other trappings that newly wealthy people tend to put on show. Part of my mother’s family is Philadelphia Main Line old money, but aside from the big family manse, you’d never know it to look at them. That’s the way of old money. They do not flaunt, they’re low key, they go for understated elegance, and the best of them can be very down to earth and kind. They also are very generous when it comes to charitable donations, but generally give anonymously, because they don’t advertise their wealth. They also buy the best quality of everything. It’s not at all flashy but whatever they buy is very long-lasting (clothing made very well from the best fabrics, furniture made of solid wood and the best upholstery fabrics, quality jewelry, a home that is in a solidly good neighborhood so will not depreciate, a quality car that isn’t flashy and will last them decades because they are able to pay for the best upkeep for it, you name it). That is what I would try to emulate if I ever, somehow, attained wealth.
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detective miller's hat 2 months ago
For that much money, you'd think they could make it a more exciting colour.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
Actually, that is a nice, low-profile colour, you won't be attracting too much attention from the Rozers on the motorway
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Chrissie Anit 2 months ago
What brand/model of car is it? Cars are not really my thing, so I was wondering.
Geoffrey Scott 2 months ago
I took in a tractor tire to a (US) tire shop. Was seated next to a guy with a MerBnz AMG who complained of a wobble over 100mph...huh.
A true car repairman would tell you to never do repairs on your car on your own. Even minor ones. However, many Americans are trying to save money by doing things like oil changes, light maintenance, replacing interior parts, changing tires, or doing break maintenance themselves. At the same time, there are things many car owners just don't feel comfortable doing themselves. Perhaps that's why 64% of drivers are currently putting off some sort of vehicle maintenance.
#16
Loaner Truck Came Back Like This
UncleJon_TheMadScientist 2 months ago
I worked for Goodyear in the 80's and they had a list of things you were not allowed to say and the #1 thing was "SHOT" well we had the regional and district mangers come in to the shop and overhead me telling a customer his taillight was SHOT, boy did I catch hell, after 15 minutes of them yelling at me (in front of the customer) they asked why I didn't have much to say. I reached into the busted up taillight and pulled out a 12 gauge deer slug and handed it to them saying the customer's son had pissed off some girl's dad and daddy then shot the taillight as the boy was speeding away,the customer and me just laughed and left management standing with dumb look on their faces
jwlx 2 months ago
I don't understand why you wouldn't be allowed to say shot .?
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#17
Just Encountered My First 7-Speed M/T
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
And THAT, my little ones, is how you absolutely enjoy your car, no matter the brand, but with the manual transmission! We, the males (and females of course!) We are the ones who LOVE driving a manual transmission appreciate everything the manual provides, the joyful feeling of completing a well-executed shifting, the mechanical and human connectedness AND the utterly, awesome sound only the manual car can make it
Karen Bryan 2 months ago
I like a manual because it forces me to concentrate on driving--and nothing else. Manuals can be a pain in stop-and-go traffic, but even then, you're in control. I have an old car with a stick. It's been fitted with some of the new stuff (disc brakes, fuel injection), but no distracting doodads. No screens. Just a radio and a CD player. No choice but to ignore your phone (which I do anyway).
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Seadog 2 months ago
If it's a Porsche, it won't be on the road long enough to break in 7th gear.
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DC 2 months ago
Because with a higher speed available, you need a broader spectrum of speeds, but still don't want the gaps to be too large. And, yes, driving a manual can be fun. If you synced your double-clutching and Zwischengas right, you wouldn't notice if it's a synhronized gearbox at all. It's nice to experience a good-working symbiosis of man and machine, ... or woman and machine.
Load More Replies... Russell Bowman 2 months ago
reminds me of my early 70's Chevelle with a 402 ... with a TWO speed (power glide) automatic ... times have changed for the better(?)
Lowrider 56 2 months ago
Ha!! My first car was a flathead, 6 cylinder, 3 speed on the column. It was a 1960-1963 Ford Falcon. I think. That would've been about the year 1974. It was kinda beat up, faded paint job, a couple knicks, dents or whatever. It wasnt much to look at, but it was MINE!!! You could go forever on one tank of gas too. Had a lot fun with that car.
Load More Replies... Never Snarky 2 months ago
I love driving a manual transmission car, but I don't enjoy rowing one.
#18
Freight Co Just Dropped By New Toolbox Off…
Seadog 2 months ago
Freight company won't pay the damage claim either because that is inadequate packaging. Many things now come in inadequate packaging. Flat screen TVs are one of them.
Tim Douglass 2 months ago
Freight company won't pay because of "inadequate packaging" and the seller won't pay because "It was fine when it left here". Guess who's always left holding the bag?
Load More Replies... Uncle Panda 2 months ago (edited)
I unloaded a toolbox just that size out of my pickup truck by myself. You can't really tell that the center of balance is near the top until you lift it up and it almost got away from me. I wound up sliding it out onto a cushion of a bunch of white styrofoam packing blocks from something else.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
I also almost, almost drop one of my custom made toolboxes in my man cave, it gives me the shivers just to think about it
What about you, Pandas? When was the last time you brought your car to be checked out by a mechanic? Perhaps it's that time of the year? Let us know in the comments what was the worst thing that happened to your car because you delayed maintenance. And if you'd like to see more absurd stories from the mechanic, check out our previous articles about the "Just Rolled Into The Shop" subreddit here, here, and here!
#19
Well This Is My Favorite Customer States Of All Time
Seadog 2 months ago
Sounds like a Nissan Sentra my dad picked up cheap. The car was less than 1 year old. Nissan gave the girl a new car when it was less than 4 months old. It stopped running one day and they could never get it to run again. It had changed hands 6 times before my dad got it. Had 1500 miles on the odometer. It had spark, good fuel pressure, was in time and had good compression so he figured it had to be a computer or injection problem so he changed it over to a carb. Nope, still wouldn't hit a lick. I sold it a few years later for a parts car after he passed away.
UncleJon_TheMadScientist 2 months ago
I once had a car towed into my shop with pcm hanging out ftom under the dash on the in front of the passenger seat, the customer then told me that her "regulat mechanic, the guy that runs the tco bell drive-through told her..." Well funny thing he was not far off, he just didn't have the scanner needed to confirm... turned out he once was a shop owner that had his brother cheat him out of his business and he went into the restraunt business...
#20
A Fancy Key
Lee Gilliland 2 months ago
We had these thing called "keys". They were so small, they fit into pockets.
Bill Swallow 2 months ago
At that price, you should be able to flip that thing open and say "Kirk to Enterprise"!
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
$700, you have to recharge it every couple weeks, and the only extra added functionality is that it shows you the status of the car locks and can adjust the seat remotely. Great value... No wonder it lasted only about a couple years before BMW phased it out and stopped using it on current models a couple years ago. But, BMW being BMW, they moved to a smartphone-controlled system... they never learn.
nicholas nolan 2 months ago
My Mazda has the same sort of app, and after a year it's $10 a month. It's the only way to use the remote start function. It's garbage, and is the only thing I don't like about that car.
Load More Replies... Boris Long-Johnson 2 months ago
I have this key on my car (I bought the car used). It’s so annoying. You have to charge it every month, it doesn’t actually tell you anything useful, it’s laggy as fùck, there’s no where for the emergency key so you have to have a case to keep the two together and if it goes flat the only way to bring it back to life is to charge it with micro usb. Oh as it was originally a £1200 option
Dusty's mom 2 months ago
We have a big honking fob. Learned it had a key inside of it. Gimme a key outside of it and make the fob smaller!
Mark Kelly 1 month ago
Is aftermarket coil on systems that come with something similar that have been around for leak over 10 years
Seadog 2 months ago
My car had the clicker made to the key. I went to the local locksmith and had them cut standard keys which still contain the security chip but are much smaller. I have all of our cars programmed to operate off the same clicker which I carry on a separate key ring. Before chipped keys, I'd have one side of the key cut for one car and the other side for another, thereby reducing the number of keys required by half.
#21
My Neighbor Is A Carpenter, He Asked For My Help Replacing His Calipers And This Is What I Saw
Marcos Valencia 2 months ago
Wooden blocks, pegs, and shims... this is how carpenters put the basis for building every single castle you still can visit.
Yayheterogeneity 2 months ago
And how many people died building it, is not important?
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Squirrel Chaser 2 months ago
Not ideal, but nothing wrong with this. Both sides are supported. Needs to chock both sides of of the wheels though.
Mike F 2 months ago
The block on the jack? NO, a big no, if you must block it up, put the block under the jack. No wobbles.
Load More Replies... Chad Olin 2 months ago
My favorite was the bottle jack with the block of wood between the car and the hydraulic ram. When I suggested he put the bottle jack on TOP of the block, so thw ram is lifting on the frame, he told me that was unsafe, because the block couldn't handle thw weight of the jack AND the car. I walked away. There obviously wasn't any way I could explain where he would understand....anything.
Uncle Panda 2 months ago
I spent a couple of years working with a professional moving team. I took away all kinds of good lessons and cribbing with blocks as a skill.
Mark Kelly 1 month ago
You've got to use either one big block or a bunch of study blocks screwed together or make like a Jenga tower type one
#22
Ev Fire On The Lift While Dealer Was Closed
Seadog 2 months ago
Water + lithium = more fire. A fact even most firefighters don't know. In this case, beyond getting lucky, the sprinklers at least kept everything else form being consumed. The lesson seen here and with all EV fires? Never park an EV indoors or next to anything you don't want burned up. EV's are ticking time bomb.
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
We had a fire at one of the motorcycle dealerships in our group, most likely a battery fault that was being worked on, it took out the workshop AND the illegal gas storage in the building next door, that went on to take out the car dealership next to that. I never heard the insurance figure but three buildings, 20+ cars and 50+ motorcycles got bbq that night 😳
Russell Bowman 2 months ago
If a garage will be working on EV's ... perhaps a Halon system. Lithium and water react, producing hydrogen. Adding hydrogen to an open fire gets exciting real fast.
B Hobbs 2 months ago
It has been a while since I had to deal with halon, but my understanding was that in the US halon is up there with asbestos, not completely shutdown but very difficult to get.
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A Friend Sent Me This - Serious Car Issues
Ace 2 months ago
Very sad, but the lesson here is if you're getting strange noises from your engine don't just ignore them and continue driving.
Papa 2 months ago
That's correct. The proper course of action is to turn the music up until you can't hear it any more.
Load More Replies... Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
Knew someone who thought the oil light meant there was lots of oil. Blew the engine.
Seadog 2 months ago
The average person today knows absolutely nothing about cars. Many don't even know what make or model their car is. They buy them solely on appearance. Far too many get in, turn the key and go. When it suffers a catastrophic failure, they blame the car/brand and refuse to understand their complete lack of maintenance is the reason for the failure.
Squirrel Chaser 2 months ago
His car problems cost them their apartment and custody of their child?
Tropical Tarot 2 months ago
Transportation. Can't get to work or pick up child.
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#24
Texas Requires The Front Tint To Be At 25% Or Greater To Pass State Inspection.. This Customer Was Upset I Couldn’t Just “Let It Go“ And Oh Yeah You Can Barely See Through The Windshield
Robert T 2 months ago
Any aftermarket tint added by the owner - most cars these days have some degree of tinting to all their glass from the factory as it reduces glare.
Load More Replies... Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
Total light transmitted = 1 well that’s fine then, 1 is on, 0 is off. Light is being transmitted. 😜
nicholas nolan 2 months ago
That means at least 25% of the light on side/back windows must pass through. I think it's too dark. Virginia has 35% levels and that's probably still a little too dark.
Load More Replies... Seadog 2 months ago
When I have my windows tinted, I tell them, I'm not concerned with darkness, I want UV protection and I want to be able to see. I can't imagine having it any darker than that. What I don't get is why they aren't making cars with auto tinting windows? It works for eyeglasses, it'll work for cars. And now there are multiple powered options that do exactly that. This would make driving safer.
UncleJon_TheMadScientist 2 months ago
I did stte inspections in Texas for 30 years, not sure when it started but suddenly folks came in with state issued tint exemptions that allowed them to have drker tints... but some of these really made me wonder, like the guy who could have "limo tint" on all windows due to his vision being extremely light sensitive, he was n commercial airline pilot... ge a pilot with overly light sensitive eyes...
Grumpy old man 2 months ago
Ozzy and Jack were pulled over by fat redneck cops in East Texas for California tint which the SUV was registered. Anybody else would have been arrested, luckily they had a camera crew and Jack's badge
#25
Thought I Was Having A Stroke
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 months ago (edited)
Reads 3500 H0 if you invert it/do a headstand (or 3500 HD, my reading whilst doing headstands isn’t great, my glasses fall off)
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Vivian McBride 2 months ago
Saw a Pontiac years ago at a gas station. It said "GRAND MA" instead of "GRAND AM".
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago (edited)
"You had ONE job !" Springs to mind. Yeah! Whoever did that, time for a d**g test!
#26
My Toyota Part Is Just A Mazda Part With A Toyota Part Sticker Slapped On Top
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 months ago
Some parts are universal to many cars. In the USA in Ye Olden Times, there were only FOUR kinds of headlights. Big square, little square, big round, little round.
Spidercat 2 months ago
You're making me feel old because I knew that too...
Load More Replies... nicholas nolan 2 months ago
The Mazda CX-50 uses the mild hybrid powertrain from the RAV4. This isn't really a shocker.
kissmychakram 2 months ago
Probably different prices depending on whether you bought it from Lexus, Toyota or Mazda too.
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
My old man was terrible for "Only North American, non of that Asian c**p" . Helped work on Ford truck. As I removed parts I would ask where the Ford Mitsubishi (or whatever) plant was :P
JL 2 months ago (edited)
I guess in this case, the term 'genuine' means that it's not a hologram?
M O'Connell 2 months ago
Genuine means OE parts. Toyota doesn't have everything made bespoke just for them. I can just barely make out the first part of the Mazda part number under the sticker, it's a bumper retainer clip. Probably every Japanese car maker uses the same plastic clips.
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Porter Took This On A Test Drive And Called Us To Pick Him Up Because The Car Stopped All Of A Sudden
Mike F 2 months ago
Why would the porter "test drive" a car. My guess is that it's "cool" so they had to drive it.
Angie May 2 months ago
I work at a dealership -- sometimes the porters are called on to do test drives to see if they can replicate the issue a customer described before the technicians pop it up on a rack. This guy probably started the test drive and got as far as he could before realizing there was something the customer didn't tell him (namely, they had no oil in the car).
Load More Replies... Seadog 2 months ago
A fast oil change place (don't remember the specific company name) across from where my son worked had to start the engine after draining the oil to be sure ALL oil was removed. Yes, you read that right. If they didn't, they'd get fired. That's right, some policy maker at corporate thinks normal cars have a dry sump oil system.
#28
Guess My Service Writer Doesn’t Like Kia
nut nibbler 2 months ago
My partner bought a used Kia (a vehicle was an emergency purchase), over 100,000 miles on the clock, immaculate condition, no squeaks, or rattles, build quality excellent and no issues with it at all, really comfortable too for a hatchback.
WindySwede 2 months ago (edited)
They seem really reliable! The list I've seen on different car brands KIA have not much issues compared to others. Only Lexus have lower occurrence of problems. See Page 5: https://www.lansforsakringar.se/49aedf/globalassets/aa-global/dokument/ovrigt/aa-om-oss/rapporter-och-undersokningar/lf_maskinskaderapport_2020.pdf
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Never Snarky 2 months ago
Kia tried to tell me I need tire sensors at $500. All that was needed was to push the reset button.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
Anyone remember when KIA and Hyundai first arrived to our countries and people kinda look down to the brand? Now, they make really good cars! Much better cars that what the Yanks do (dodge, Ford, chevrolet) in countries like Canada, US and Mexico
tracy black 2 months ago
i agree buying a kia was her first mistake i know i have one of the pos's
Jrog 2 months ago
KIA in the USA is a budget brand, in the rest of the world is a mainstream or even slightly premium brand. That's why KIA in the USA has only their sh*ttier models and they come without many features common elsewhere (such as the lack of immobilizer made famous by the tiktok Kia Boys, or the drive assist that is standard on most EU models, or their whole PHEV line). KIA focus in the EU and Asia is in premium sedans (such as the Ceed), while in the US they sell mostly their crossover SUVs, and even those are redesigned -and worsened- to appeal the American taste.
Robert T 2 months ago
It's a budget brand everywhere. People buy them because they come with a 7-year warranty.
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Cust Doesn’t Trust Plugs And Patches. Paid For A New Tire
Melanie Fisher 2 months ago
I agree with the customer to a point, drive a sports car replace not repair. Done it myself.
Lauri Funk 2 months ago
Sidewall damage, replace. Puncture, repair. Worn tread, watch for sales.
Lowrider 56 2 months ago
Yeah, I think i wouldve went with a plug or patch on my the tire. A new tire for my truck runs about $250 for each tire.
R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
You're extremely, extremely lucky! I'm not making this up! Each tyre for my V4 Superleggera costs £1,500 quids, plus the unavoidable VAT! No, I'm dead serious and that's just for one of my Sportbikes, and the cost for the tyres in my GTR Nismo is..I better stop, is making me feel nauseous 🤢
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M O'Connell 2 months ago
Even the DIY rubber string plugs last forever. I've got a trailer tire that I plugged at least 4 or 5 years ago that's still fine.
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Their Brain Doesn’t Have Memory Controls Either
Robert T 2 months ago
I agree with this one, at least in part. If they are simply moving the car in and out of the workshop, there should be no need to adjust everything. If they are taking it for a road test, then by all means, please do, as safety comes first.
Pheebs 2 months ago
Except when someone 5’ nothing owns the cat, and everyone who works at the shop is pushing 6’. Kinda hard to just move the car if your knees are up around your ears.
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Asmodeus Hare 2 months ago (edited)
I am the only driver and I like adjusting depending on trip... so it's a guessing game if they will fit on the first try.
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SandraG_lak 2 months ago
It's rude that they didn't use "please" or "thank you". I would do everything on the list to be rude back at them.
Angie May 2 months ago
Oh yeah, the ALL CAPS on there really says all you need to know about whoever typed that up
Load More Replies... TheWickedOne 2 months ago
If they can't fit or see, don't get mad when they crash your shitbox car.
ttirreg 2 months ago
No respect for the guy or girl who is fixing your car, not everyone is the same size. The person has to maneuver it into the garage maybe onto a bridge for inspection And its not that your seat can adjust 1000 different positions. And if id would it definitely would have memory
Seadog 2 months ago
Memory controls are 100% useless when replacing the battery. Car manufacturers never have any kind of simple battery back up for controls set by the user(s). At best, one user might remember to resave all settings once the battery is in, but that's only if they remembered to make the car think they're ready to go before disconnecting the battery.
Mark Fergel 2 months ago
Sorry, but I hate it when mechanics change these things too. I have to drive this every day. You just need to get it in and out of the shop. My settings are the way they are for a reason.
goldoche 2 months ago (edited)
It takes two minutes to change it back, you can do this!
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Operator Went Full Beans Through Granite For 25 Hours And Never Thought To Change The Teeth
#32
Getting Called A Scammer For Not Wanting To Patch This
M O'Connell 2 months ago
How? This is a roofing "cap nail" for holding down underlayment, the shank is only like 3mm.
Load More Replies... LooseSeal's $10 Banana 2 months ago
How big is the actual puncture hole? I'd put a plug in that and roll on every day of the week.
timhood 2 months ago
The size of the head of that doesn't matter, it's the size of the whole. If you gave up without even looking at it, then you aren't very good at your job. Maybe it can't be plugged, but maybe it can.
Mike Price 2 months ago
I somehow picked up a quarter-inch bolt complete with washer and my favourite tire shop fixed it with no problem. I kept the bolt for a souvenir.
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ImdaPrincesse 2 months ago
Tread is already wearing unevenly on that inside side there. I'm going to err on the side of caution and get a new tire, use this maybe as a spare with a plug? And emergency spare.
Load More Replies... Renaissance man 2 months ago
You can't say whether it can be patched until you pull it out. From looking at it it looks like the hole is less than 1/8 of an inch diameter, that can easily be plugged. People need to learn how to plug their own tires because it is a scam For a shop that sells tires to refuse to plug this and tell you that you need a new tire.
#33
Trunk Of A Hyundai At That The Yard I Work At
Alex Martin 2 months ago
Those look like catalytic convertors. Catalytic Convertors have platinum, palladium, and rhodium in them as part of the chemical process that reduces your vehicle emissions. Those are somewhat rare and very expensive metals. Someone has been stealing catalytic convertors off of cars.
Funhog 2 months ago
If OP's yard is a scrapyard, it looks to me like someone has squirreled away the cats to retrieve later. I'd seen this done at Pull-a-thons, where a scrapyard lets the public pay an entrance fee and they can keep whatever they can carry out over the "finish line".
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Robert T 2 months ago
They best not be nicked! In the UK you can no longer be paid in cash for scrap cats. I sold one off my car to a scrappy a while back and he had to pay me by bank transfer. Makes the transactions traceable.
Grumpy old man 2 months ago
Again for Americans, Nicked means Copped as in both arrested by and stollen (cop a feel)
Load More Replies... Kristin 2 months ago
Omfg this reminds me of what I found in my car when I went to get some stuff out of it. It's been at the mechanic for a week now to find out why it stalled out, come to find out i need a new motor. Go figure i have $1500 and it's paid off. I open my doors and they have my car ripped apart and all over my d**n leather seats!!!! Oh man was i pissed lol. I get it's a 2017 Ford escape but I always keep my vehicles very clean. Just the audacity I guess smdh
Colleen Glim 2 months ago
Please tell me this is a scrap dealer and not a collection of bits that have fallen off the car
#34
I’m Starting To Think He Lied On His Resume
ImdaPrincesse 2 months ago
I feel like there's a George Thorogood song in there somewhere.
Load More Replies... R1MV4Superleggera 2 months ago
For the white t-shirt...Yer sure is not installing a GPS tracking device on his g/f or Wife car?
#35
Was At A Pawn Shop Last Weekend, They Say A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Yrral Spavit 2 months ago
When your kid is old enough, buy them their first socket set, Before handing it to them remove the 10mm so they learn to feel the pain :P
Day Andie 2 months ago
Because yer granddaddy did the same thing in his day. When you need a 10mm, you gotta get it where you can.
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Tim Fawcett 2 months ago
Would this have anything to do with the fact that the socket sizes 9mm, 11mm, 14mm and 15mm do not correspond to any standard metric nut size? 16mm is used for M10 threads but only for ISO nuts - DIN nuts use 17mm. 10mm nut size is for M6 - the commonest size on automotive applications I suspect.
M O'Connell 2 months ago
What part of planet earth are you from!? I use 14mm and 15mm all the time in my Swedish and Japanese cars.
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Kelly H. Wilder 2 months ago
And the sad commentary on my American self today is that I first thought those were ammo sizes, not tools. 🤦♀️ TBH, I know next to nothing about either. I have only handled a gun once, just long enough to retrieve it from the safe and hand it to the owner. I am also quite DIY/mechanical/engineering impaired, so I tend to outsource these things.
Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
I’ve got a Furze 10mm spanner on my keys, it’ll never leave my side 😂
Andrew Burke 2 months ago
Ooooooo! Have you dug any secret tunnels with it yet?
Load More Replies... Squirrel Chaser 2 months ago
It is my opinion that all socket sets should come with 3 10mm sockets.
Erik Biesemeier 2 months ago
I can't remember which one, but on one tool manufactures website the sold 10 packs of 10mm sockets. Otherwise it was normal sets or individual sockets.
#36
Plastic Control Arms. Never Thought I Would See The Day
Jrog 2 months ago (edited)
A well designed plastic part can be much better than a badly designed steel part. I read this is on a Dodge Ram and the part is an upper control arm, that handles only a limited load and is paired with a steel reinforcement plate. The material used is frankly impressive in terms of plastics: 50FWF-PA6 (nylon with long strand fiberglass making up half the weight of the part), the datasheet is a monster https://download.basf.com/p1/8a8081c57fd4b609017fd636478c3e5e/en/ULTRAMID%253Csup%253E%25C2%25AE%253Csup%253E_B3WG10. The expected service life exceeds the steel one, that historically had corrosion problems due to the complex shape of the sheet metal part and the weldments, and it performs on par with the far more expensive cast aluminum option.
M O'Connell 2 months ago
It's worth noting that a very similar material has been used to make mono-leaf rear springs for literally decades, and those things never break.
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Uncle Panda 2 months ago
Had me worried for a second there. "The image shows a composite upper control arm, specifically a design found in vehicles like the Ram 1500. While it may appear to be entirely plastic, these control arms are actually a composite material integrated with a steel structure for strength and durability. " ~ Google Lens
M O'Connell 2 months ago
Fiberglass composite leaf springs have been in use since the early 1980s without being a problem.
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#37
Just Rolled In With Two Confirmed K**ls On The Imperial Japanese
M O'Connell 2 months ago
Many many many years ago my father had a Buick Skylark with a little German flag on the corner of the door, for the Volkswagen Beetle that pulled out in front of him and got squished.
nicholas nolan 2 months ago
Either wreched two Tacoma's with reckless driving, or had two Taco's that were part of the recent frame rust problems on Toyota 4x4s and bought this as a replacement.
#38
Found This Sitting In The Oil Pan Of A 2011 Bmw 1m. I Have No Clue What It Is Or What It Could’ve Come From. Any Ideas?
ttirreg 2 months ago (edited)
I was thinking this looks like something i know. You my friend answered my question hahhaa
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John Leavitt 2 months ago
Do BMWs have turn signals? I've never seen one used.
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The Duality Of Chevy Truck Owners
michael Chock 2 months ago
When a truck has more to do with what's in the pants than what's in the bed.
nicholas nolan 2 months ago
They want to keep the truck interior clean while it's in the shop? I don't get it.
#40
Ford, I Hate You
michael Chock 2 months ago
The stickers are on the part in an area that has to be 100% spotless. Mechanic will now have to take extra time getting this clean.
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Gavin Johnson 2 months ago
Ford management ‘Let’s save some money in the supply chain, sack those experienced parts handlers, employ some low wage fruit loops, it’s only parts innit?’.
Dusty's mom 2 months ago
Spouse used to wash oil pans as a job. If he ran across this, especially a quantity of them, it would have sent him into orbit.
Melanie Fisher 2 months ago
Nice clean oil pan apart from the stupid placement of the sticker!
#41
It's Refreshing When A Hyundai Shows Up With The Key
Gerald Ogden 2 months ago
Kia Boys hack... caused a LOT of issues with some Kia/Hyundai owners...
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If I Didn't Hold It In My Hand I Would Not Believe It Existed... An Aluminum Brake Disc
Spidercat 2 months ago
This is fine... aluminium alloys and composites can be incredibly strong and durable while retaining lightness. The wheels on land speed record cars like Bloodhound are just aluminium discs with no tyres...I'm talking Aerospace grade aluminium and manufacturing. I wouldn't recommend a metal wheel on a road car 🤣
Mike F 2 months ago
And they warp when heated to the degree that brakes operate at.
Load More Replies... Jrog 2 months ago
There are a few technologies for aluminum rotors. Some of them (Aluminum Metal Matrix) outperform steel and composite. Some are less performing but still adequate while solving weight and corrosion issues (Keronite). Some are blended with ceramic making them harder and the aluminum helps with heat dissipation and are sometimes used in high performance supercars.
Dusty's mom 2 months ago
Dad ran an asphalt crew and had magnesium rakes. He brought a damaged rake home and set tiny bits of it on fire. White-hot! Also damaged a little bit of his asphalt driveway, but he knew how to fix it. Just wanted to see magnesium burn. Don't put water on a magnesium fire!!! (He didn't - just warned me not to do it.) Use a properly marked Class D extinguisher, or dry extinguishing powder to cut off oxygen. Scary!
Load More Replies... Russell Bowman 2 months ago
I remember when Soviet Ladas had aluminium brake drums ... and someone once said, famously, that they had the stopping efficience of butter
ImdaPrincesse 2 months ago
The only thing I know about aluminum is that it's not always happy in the dishwasher or in contact with anything acidic.
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martin734 2 months ago
Aluminium is not highly flammable. Aluminium powder can burn but so can iron powder.
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#43
I Can’t Think Of A Second Reason To Have This In A Lexus Nx300
Squirrel Chaser 2 months ago
The tabbed panel has a vanity mirror underneath it.
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Squirrel Chaser 2 months ago
The Reddit post has a series of pics. The tabbed panel has a vanity mirror underneath it.
Seadog 2 months ago
Stupid console designs seem to be endless these days. I remember one where you have to push down on the catch t release the lid. Okay except the release is made to the lid instead of the housing, So it requires 2 hands to open the console. One to push the release while the other pulls up on the side on the lid. And no, it want' an issue of a broken spring to force the lid up when released. It was just a s***ty design.
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Seadog 2 months ago
When it comes to automotive design, there's not one company anywhere in the world where the designers have ever once consulted with mechanics on what to NEVER do when designing a car. Most designers clearly have never worked on a car. This is especially true for all those super expensive hand built cars that are nearly impossible to do even an oil change on without literally taking 1/2 the car apart.
Seadog 2 months ago
When it comes to automotive design, there's not one company anywhere in the world where the designers have ever once consulted with mechanics on what to NEVER do when designing a car. Most designers clearly have never worked on a car. This is especially true for all those super expensive hand built cars that are nearly impossible to do even an oil change on without literally taking 1/2 the car apart.
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