Nate
There’s more to being a mechanic than trying to sell you everything under the hood. Mechanics see a lot of crazy stuff. It makes sense because they see so many different cars every day.
From filthy messes to live animals, you never know what will roll into the shop. These mechanics just had to take a pic of it.
1. “Customer Came In Saying There Was A Kitten In The Dashboard. One Of The Lube Techs Called Dibs. Meet Dash”
2. “Aircraft. Pilot Landed With His Breaks On”
3. “Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Achieved Peak Engineering”
4. “Big Brain Time”
5. “Cam In For An Appraisal To Trade In And Get The Mirror Cap Replaced. Hand Painted A Pterodactyl”
6. “Customer Dropped Off For Oil Change. Neglected To Mention This”
7. “My Tyre Light Came On And I’m Not Sure Why”
8. “Technically A Carryout Since It Isn’t Rolling Anywhere”
9. “C/S Vehicle Doesn’t Stay Running”
10. “C/S To Install New Tire. C/Dns That The Tire Was Filled With Water In Sub-Zero Temperatures. Had To Cut The Sidewall Out With A Leatherman To Get The Tire Off The Wheel (After Breaking The Ice With A Sledgehammer)”
11. “Good Post Or Bad Post?”
12. “Who’s The New Guy?”
13. “21′ Jetta 1.4 With 1300 Miles. Probably The 6th Clutch I’ve Done In The Last Month. What Makes People Buy Standard Cars When They Clearly Don’t Know How To Drive Stick Is Beyond Me”
14. “C/S Weird Rattling In Rear End And The Brake Light Is Out, Said She Tried Changing The Bulb Multiple Times”
15. “No Brake Lites”
16. “Gotta Love Florida”
17. “Accidentally Made A Magnifying Glass When Rain Gathered On Crash Wrap Covering A Busted Sunroof”
18. “New Shop Pet Can We Keep Him?”
19. “Customer ‘My Cars Heat Isn’t Working'”
20. “C/S States Engine Making ‘Pssst Pssst Pssst’ Noise”
21. “2020 Dodge Challenger. When You Live You Life A Quarter Mile At Time”
22. “C/S: I Don’t Believe In Oil Changes!”
23. “One Fender Bender Away From Turning His iPhone Into An Eyephone”
24. “Customer Is Always Right”
25. “The New ‘Swiss’ Frame! 15% Lighter Than Conventional Frames…”
26. “Customer States Vehicle Has ‘Minor Coolant Leak'”
27. “4 Bolts From The Same Part, 4 Degrees Of Cooperation”
28. “The Squirrels Are Trying To Burn This One Down…”
29. “Roachcoach”
30. “4wd Came In After Getting Stuck In A Deep Puddle, Car Wouldn’t Start At All With Nearly Every Light On The Dash. Pulled The Ecu Out And Found This Nightmare”
31. “Customer Called For A Tow Because His Car Was Driving Funny”
32. “This Got Towed Into My Buddy’s Uncle’s Shop In Nj. Snap-On Impact Gun Flew Through The Customers Windshield While On 78”
33. “Guy Said He Hadn’t Changed His Oil In A Couple Months”
34. “Customer Said The Tire Still Had Plenty Of Meat On Them”
35. “On Today’s Episode Of That’s F**ked Up”
36. “Yeah… Na”
37. “Rolled Into The Shop, Didn’t Stop”
38. “C/S Ordered Wheel Package Online. Now Requesting Window Tint To Be Hidden From All The Crazy Looks He Gets In Traffic”
39. “C/S Vibration At Highway Speed”
40. “Very Sneaky… Walked Under The Lift Not Paying Attention… Got T-Bagged”
41. “Cs: Suspension Bottoms Out… Not Even Kidding”
42. “I Recommend Not Putting Spray Foam On Your Dash In 100° Weather”
43. “A Apprentice Diesel Technician In My Class Tried To Do An Burnout In Reverse In His Mustang”
44. “Little Old Lady Dropped Off Her Caravan For A Brake Inspection. Yes That’s The Mileage She Would Have Seen On Her Receipt”
45. “C/S Car Is Running Rough…. Yes Those Are Bullets Holes”
46. “99 Rav4- A Vital Option Missing From Every Car Nowadays-The Groin Cooler”
47. “Oof… And It’s An E Class…”
48. “Ma’am, You Need A Valve Job”
49. “Hardest Honesty Test I’ve Had To Pass”
50. “Walked Backed Into The Shop Because I Left Something Just To Find Out The Custodian Lifted The Rack Without Paying Attention”
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