steam coming out my ears

[long tall eta]

the eta hasen't been in a shop for 4 years as i don't have anyone around me that knows our cars. that said, i had minor surgery on my back last week and also loaned out my jack and stands. the car needed a control arm bushing, simple for a shop right??? WRONG, the asshole placed the lift right under the fuel tank. so as my car sits there, leaking out my 12 gallons of high test, i sit here running down a new tank for these knuckle heads to instal. gee, i wonder if their smart enough to r and r a tank. grrrrr

[lolcantturn]

holy fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[rturbo 930]

Annddd this is why I do my own work, even though I hate working on cars, and I'm not very good at it. Sorry to hear.

[long tall eta]

well i found a spectra tank through advance auto for 175. now my fingers are crossed that they can finish the job. they do have my bently in hand now. hope they don't break that too.

[gazellebeigem3]

im sure they used the bentley to soak up the gas. sorry bro

[ForcedFirebird]

It's rare an e30 comes in our shop that doesn't have dent in the tank. Seems like techs just kick the lift legs under the car and don't pay attention. We work on every car as if it were our own. Difference between an enthusiat owned shop and just a run of the mill general repair shop.

Sorry to hear this :(

[long tall eta]

im sure they used the bentley to soak up the gas. sorry bro

haha

[R1dd1ck913]

Sorry to hear that. It's people that don't pay attention racking a car that give shops like that a bad name. I know at my shop we have to techs that are almost 60. And they just kick the rack under the car and lift it. Definitely not a good idea.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Why I do my own work. I don't trust other peoples work unless they are very reputable and I know they know what there doing, but even then I'd prefer to do it myself for the learning experience and money saving.

[long tall eta]

if i hadn't had a surgery on my back, i would of done it myself. just can't get under there on my back now. grrrr

[ThatOneEuroE30]

if i hadn't had a surgery on my back, i would of done it myself. just can't get under there on my back now. grrrr

Thats when you wish you had a garage and a lift

[anabolice30]

Better than cum shooting out of your nose. Chin up OP!

. Then I went to Meineke and they said well everyone does it. .

I'm not a violent man, but if a garage ever told me that I think I would have to swing on somebody..

[Andy.B]

Whenever i have to go to a shop (inspections or tires for example), I always go to a shop were I am friends with the service manager. Even then, I go in to the shop and point out exactly where to lift from. I'm sure it annoys the techs, but if they do the job without screwing anything up, I buy the shop pizza for lunch. An extra twenty bucks makes sure they all take extra special care of my car.

I used to be a technician, and cannot overstate how effective that technique is. Tipping a tech is nice for one tech, for sure, but buying a couple pizzas for the shop makes you everyone's best friend.

[TobyB]

Annddd this is why I do my own work

and why I live 3000 miles away from New Joisy...

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[JinormusJ]

Just took my car in for a tire service. I KNOW my tank was dentless before it went in

Now I'm panicking
FUUUUUUUU