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

[15Michaeljoseph]

brakes, suspension, timing belts, exhaust swaps, radiator swaps, plugs/cap/rotor, oil change, finish an engine swap....

I used to work in a shop, so i know what that stuff costs to do. I guess I'm just too nice to tell someone with no money, tools, or mechanical inclination that I'm not working on their POS car for free anymore.

Your friends have asked you to do stuff like that!? damn. well that's great that you're so nice to them.


--Mike

[McGyver]

"hey, you work on cars right?" has been the beginning of every text or conversation with any stranger classmate of mine to get me to work on their cars. always. but usually it's just stuff like A/C recharges so I ask them for $30 and call it a day.

brakes, suspension, timing belts, exhaust swaps, radiator swaps, plugs/cap/rotor, oil change, finish an engine swap....

I used to work in a shop, so i know what that stuff costs to do. I guess I'm just too nice to tell someone with no money, tools, or mechanical inclination that I'm not working on their POS car for free anymore.

[15Michaeljoseph]

The girl and I went back to my house last night after a show so we could walk the dog before going to her place to sleep. Well, I'm in the house taking the world's longest piss and when i finally come out she says, "Hey, I'm really sorry, but I was talking to your neighbors (who were having a party) and now some girl wants you to fix her car."

As soon as I step outside, I'm assaulted with the same old question, "Hey, you work on cars, right?" She says her car is overheating but losing coolant, then asks if she should get her exhaust fixed to keep her car from overheating. I just stood there like an idiot for a minute trying not to laugh.

I ended up telling her to flush the coolant.

"hey, you work on cars right?" has been the beginning of every text or conversation with any stranger classmate of mine to get me to work on their cars. always. but usually it's just stuff like A/C recharges so I ask them for $30 and call it a day.


--Mike

[McGyver]

You should have told her to turn down the heater, bitch woulda believed you.

I was being surprisingly helpful for my state of mind. Then she asked if I would fix it and when i said no, her boy friend demanded to know how much it would cost to get it fixed. I got tired of trying to be helpful, so I said $80 The girl and i had a nice laugh about it later.

[mrcheezle19]

The girl and I went back to my house last night after a show so we could walk the dog before going to her place to sleep. Well, I'm in the house taking the world's longest piss and when i finally come out she says, "Hey, I'm really sorry, but I was talking to your neighbors (who were having a party) and now some girl wants you to fix her car."

As soon as I step outside, I'm assaulted with the same old question, "Hey, you work on cars, right?" She says her car is overheating but losing coolant, then asks if she should get her exhaust fixed to keep her car from overheating. I just stood there like an idiot for a minute trying not to laugh.

I ended up telling her to flush the coolant.

You should have told her to turn down the heater, bitch woulda believed you.

[Silverdogz]

The girl and I went back to my house last night after a show so we could walk the dog before going to her place to sleep. Well, I'm in the house taking the world's longest piss and when i finally come out she says, "Hey, I'm really sorry, but I was talking to your neighbors (who were having a party) and now some girl wants you to fix her car."

As soon as I step outside, I'm assaulted with the same old question, "Hey, you work on cars, right?" She says her car is overheating but losing coolant, then asks if she should get her exhaust fixed to keep her car from overheating. I just stood there like an idiot for a minute trying not to laugh.

I ended up telling her to flush the coolant.

Bet she flushed the coolant... down the toilet

[McGyver]

The girl and I went back to my house last night after a show so we could walk the dog before going to her place to sleep. Well, I'm in the house taking the world's longest piss and when i finally come out she says, "Hey, I'm really sorry, but I was talking to your neighbors (who were having a party) and now some girl wants you to fix her car."

As soon as I step outside, I'm assaulted with the same old question, "Hey, you work on cars, right?" She says her car is overheating but losing coolant, then asks if she should get her exhaust fixed to keep her car from overheating. I just stood there like an idiot for a minute trying not to laugh.

I ended up telling her to flush the coolant.

[Northern]

because some of us are in it for the German engineering

wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to slap a roundel on a honda if that's what you're after?


btw, is this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_K_engine the engine you're referring to? because it doesn't look like any on that list make more power than an S5x

On topic post is on topic.

[MPLFoster]

...
I had to end it there. It was embarrassing, he'd clearly trumped me.

i lol'd.

[n3rdy30]

Oh, and....to get back on topic here's a fun one from the other day.

Let me preface my story with this though, our hero protagonist was claiming to have been performing a legit procedure (breaking in a new set of pads), however what he was actually doing, was being a big ol' douche.

A little background on, lets call him Boy Racer or BR, drives an Evo 10 that he dropped off at a shop soon after he bought it, and handed over the majority of his paychecks over the period of a few months to get it "fully built". Claims 700whp...Working a 10 hour shift with this dude, will make you want to scream. He will wander around and quote Fast and the Furious (in a serious manner), recite the specs of his car several times, ensuring that everyone is aware of his "automotive prowess". And this guy is obsessed with plastidip...if you say the word "plastidip", it's like f***ing beetle juice. He just appears. I'm a gear head through and through, and I love talking about cars, but with this guy going on and on for 10 hrs I'd rather discuss crocheting, or beat my own dick with a hammer. Yeah it's like that. /rant off

I work on a military base in GA, the main gate has two entrances/lanes, these lanes are about 3/4 of a mile long from the traffic light off the main HWY. Sometimes during later hours when traffic flow lags they will shut down one of the lanes (indicated by a giant red light above the lane, visible from f***ing Mars, I assure you). So traffic is picking up a little, about 10-15 cars in a line, traveling around 15mph preparing to stop at the guard shack. I'm about in the middle of the line, patiently waiting my turn, jammin' out to some Lady Gaga (like ya do), and here comes BR flying up the closed entrance lane. He gets about 100m from the actual guard shack, and slams on the brakes. After sitting there for a moment he starts revving his engine, and edging into the line of cars. The 2nd car from the front begrudgingly lets BR in line, as he cuts in front of now 15-20 cars. Now...seeing this happen I was just steaming. Seriously? Seriously BR?!

So after arriving at work and getting everything all set up, I confront BR about it with an audience of our entire shift. I said something to the effect of...
Me - "Hey BR, that was a pretty sweet maneuver you pulled coming on post today. Did your parachute fail to deploy? Were you re-enacting your favorite scene from F&F? Or wait, you were probably shuffling your Nickleback playlist on spotify and didn't notice the lane was closed huh?"
*group laughter*
Someone says "shots fired"
BR addressing the group in a condescending tone- "Actually kids, it's called breaking in brake pads, they're ceramic racing pads so they require a special procedure. If you had a true performance car, you'd know and understand. Just so you know, I actually took the back roads once on post so I could do that 5 or 6 more times."
*complete and utter silence from the audience, we're all speechless he actually attempted to play that off* After I've recovered from my momentary retardation, or downs syndrome flash bang that he just deployed...
Me - "Oh really?"
BR - "I feel sorry for your mechanic, if you couldn't recognize what I was doing I doubt you take care of any of your cars properly"
I had to end it there. It was embarrassing, he'd clearly trumped me.

[mrcheezle19]

I work at a dealership and someone called and asked for pricing on a 'glove department' the other day.

I love the crazy stupid questions I get from people while working at a dealership. Blows my mind

[n3rdy30]

Still doesn't explain why a post about swapping a k series into an e30 is a "troll" post

It was a self-admitted troll, rather he owned up to doing it for the sole purpose of rustlin' some jimmys. He just happened to have the e30 parked in front of the engine inside of his garage. Not sure what the motor was though...in my personal opinion, I don't give a damn what you put in your car. If it makes you happy, more power to yah.

[15Michaeljoseph]

I work at a dealership and someone called and asked for pricing on a 'glove department' the other day.

Haha sorry you have the wrong number *click*


--Mike

[cbkspa]

I cant seem to store enough spanners in my toolbox........er uh I mean airbox.

[chadthestampede]

I work at a dealership and someone called and asked for pricing on a 'glove department' the other day.