Dumbest things you've heard people say about/seen people do to their cars

[HennaE30]

Big block vs small block generally speaking simply has to do with the physical dimensions of the block itself, not the displacement.

I know. It's just funny.


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[Bullet Ride]

I love how Chevy has a 396 big block. And a 400 small block.

Big block vs small block generally speaking simply has to do with the physical dimensions of the block itself, not the displacement.

[15Michaeljoseph]

Dumbest things you've heard people say about/seen people do to their cars

Maybe the kid knew you were joking and just wanted to play along?


--Mike

[slaterd]

Hahahaha I got a jiffy lube story!

Go with my friend to get his sisters diesel truck an oil change. I go "hey theo, watch this." They do the change with you in the truck, so I roll down my window and pull the old "hey man, while your under there, would you mind checking the blinker fluid? It's intermittent and I think that's why." The 17 year old lip ringed punk goes "yeah. No problem." Theo and I spend the next 10 minutes laughing hysterically while this kid acts like he's checking/actually found blinker fluid.

Best part; the receipt with all the inspections done routinely (check coolant, air filter, etc.) shows at the bottom in a different font
" blinker fluid levels............................................ .....OK.
We go to the man in charge after were done wiping out eyes of tears and show him the receipt. He replies "he's the owners nephew, not a lot I can do about him." And walks away laughing

Did this actually happen? There's a lot of holes in this when it comes to Jiffy Lubes CORPORATE regulations.

[Ether-D]

You ever think it was a song and dance to appease an ignorant customer? If you're getting paid, sometimes it's easier to smile and nod instead of calling someone on their BS. Especially if you're an underling.

That's what I thought it could be. If so, good job kid.

[iansane]

Hahahaha I got a jiffy lube story!

Go with my friend to get his sisters diesel truck an oil change. I go "hey theo, watch this." They do the change with you in the truck, so I roll down my window and pull the old "hey man, while your under there, would you mind checking the blinker fluid? It's intermittent and I think that's why." The 17 year old lip ringed punk goes "yeah. No problem." Theo and I spend the next 10 minutes laughing hysterically while this kid acts like he's checking/actually found blinker fluid.

Best part; the receipt with all the inspections done routinely (check coolant, air filter, etc.) shows at the bottom in a different font
" blinker fluid levels............................................ .....OK.
We go to the man in charge after were done wiping out eyes of tears and show him the receipt. He replies "he's the owners nephew, not a lot I can do about him." And walks away laughing

You ever think it was a song and dance to appease an ignorant customer? If you're getting paid, sometimes it's easier to smile and nod instead of calling someone on their BS. Especially if you're an underling.

[Liquidity]

Kid at a local Advance has what appears to be a pretty well built early 80's era Malibu. Big gumballs on some Welds, fuel cell hanging from the trunk with visible AN fittings and braided lines, fresh chrome trim and bumpers, new paint, kid has to know what he's doing, looks like a resto-mod you might see on TV. So I go in and ask what's under the hood and he says the motor is bored 4 thou... my eyes just glaze over and my ears go deaf. Four thou, not forty. I actually think I loudly sighed and turned around and walked away. Not sure, I was just in too much shock because obviously this kid doesn't know anything about the car or cars in general. I can only assume daddy built it. Such a shame both for him and the car.

[lukey30]

Hahahaha I got a jiffy lube story!

Go with my friend to get his sisters diesel truck an oil change. I go "hey theo, watch this." They do the change with you in the truck, so I roll down my window and pull the old "hey man, while your under there, would you mind checking the blinker fluid? It's intermittent and I think that's why." The 17 year old lip ringed punk goes "yeah. No problem." Theo and I spend the next 10 minutes laughing hysterically while this kid acts like he's checking/actually found blinker fluid.

Best part; the receipt with all the inspections done routinely (check coolant, air filter, etc.) shows at the bottom in a different font
" blinker fluid levels............................................ .....OK.
We go to the man in charge after were done wiping out eyes of tears and show him the receipt. He replies "he's the owners nephew, not a lot I can do about him." And walks away laughing

[slaterd]

I was working at a Jiffy Lube a few years back when I had my e30. Let's say this is the stomping grounds for fresh out of high school tuner kids. A guy I worked with was so proud of his old civic. He "rebuilt" it (shitty job btw). When he finally added a wing to it in the back he told me, "now I can carve the canyons better." Arizona has some amazing roads past Apache Jct. A couple weeks later he learned that that wing was a $200+ chunk of waste bolted to his trunk.

[Kevinl]

I think the isuzu pup and subaru justy were carbed until like 93

[HennaE30]

I think my all time favorite was the fat kid that worked in the stock room at "the Good Guys" when I was install manager at a store in Portland OR.

"FK" was always bragging about his uncles "68 Camaro".
The 2 main bragging points WA first, the quarter mile times. Apparently the car would do an 10 second quarter mile at 200 MPH.

My response, in the middle of the break room was" WTF, did he sit and spin for 4 seconds on the green? 200mph quarters are WAY faster than 11 seconds, dipshit"

Second fave BS line was that the car came from the factory with a CD player.

Maybe he stalled? The CD player made me lol


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[JinormusJ]

My response, in the middle of the break room was" WTF, did he sit and spin for 4 seconds on the green? 200mph quarters are WAY faster than 11 seconds, dipshit"

LOOOOOOOOOOoL

[15Michaeljoseph]

You can get late 80's civic/accords with carbs...sooo yeah add it to the thread

Hey hey come on what I meant was they were being replaced by injectors in designs. and anyway this kid has a 99 (i think) corolla


--Mike

[Silverdogz]

Saw a guy bragging about a Mustang II...

[StereoInstaller1]

I think my all time favorite was the fat kid that worked in the stock room at "the Good Guys" when I was install manager at a store in Portland OR.

"FK" was always bragging about his uncles "68 Camaro".
The 2 main bragging points WA first, the quarter mile times. Apparently the car would do an 10 second quarter mile at 200 MPH.

My response, in the middle of the break room was" WTF, did he sit and spin for 4 seconds on the green? 200mph quarters are WAY faster than 11 seconds, dipshit"

Second fave BS line was that the car came from the factory with a CD player.