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this is too close to reality â wife kept hearing a clunk every time she made a turn with the car. sometimes it would clunk on the left and sometimes it would clunk on the right. so since i wasnât at home she decided to take it to our mechanic in case it was something serious. you may have guessed â it was a ball our kids had placed in the trunk and when she made a turn it would roll to the side of the trunk and clunk against the wall. we have used our mechanic for years so he drove the car around the block and when he got back he smiled at my wife, handed her the ball, and said âi fixed it, no chargeâ. it took about three or four weeks before i heard about it from my daughter as my wife was way too embarrassed to tell me.
I remember reading an article once where the writer and his partner drove around the country checking out repair shops in different towns to see how many of them were cheating their customers. Before going into a shop theyâd sabotage their own car, something simple like loosening the fan belt or pulling a plug wire and then go in to see what the mechanic would tell them. It was disturbing how many mechanics tried to charge them an arm and a leg for repairs they didnât need. One day they were coming into a town and their car started acting up for real, they took it to the local mechanic and he found the problem right away, the last mechanic whoâs cheated them put in a new air manifold, but when he tore it out of the package part of the wrapper got stuck to the intake and when it worked loose it blocked the airflow. The mechanic didnât even charge them because it was such a simple fix, and he felt guilty that theyâd been âcheatedâ by the other mechanic.
A mechanic friend of mine told me once a customer of his came all worried about a strange rattling coming from the back of the car. It turned out to be an empty soda can that had fallen out of a rubbish bag on a recent trip to the recycling depot. He didnât charge him.
Dennis Johns about 9 years ago
AND they charged Ziggy $2,000.00 to tell him there is NOTHING wrong with his car!!!!
Saddenedby Premium Member about 9 years ago
this is too close to reality â wife kept hearing a clunk every time she made a turn with the car. sometimes it would clunk on the left and sometimes it would clunk on the right. so since i wasnât at home she decided to take it to our mechanic in case it was something serious. you may have guessed â it was a ball our kids had placed in the trunk and when she made a turn it would roll to the side of the trunk and clunk against the wall. we have used our mechanic for years so he drove the car around the block and when he got back he smiled at my wife, handed her the ball, and said âi fixed it, no chargeâ. it took about three or four weeks before i heard about it from my daughter as my wife was way too embarrassed to tell me.
jppjr about 9 years ago
My Dad, a mechanic, always joked with meâŠ.when the car started making a funny soundâŠ.turn the radio up!!!
patlaborvi about 9 years ago
I remember reading an article once where the writer and his partner drove around the country checking out repair shops in different towns to see how many of them were cheating their customers. Before going into a shop theyâd sabotage their own car, something simple like loosening the fan belt or pulling a plug wire and then go in to see what the mechanic would tell them. It was disturbing how many mechanics tried to charge them an arm and a leg for repairs they didnât need. One day they were coming into a town and their car started acting up for real, they took it to the local mechanic and he found the problem right away, the last mechanic whoâs cheated them put in a new air manifold, but when he tore it out of the package part of the wrapper got stuck to the intake and when it worked loose it blocked the airflow. The mechanic didnât even charge them because it was such a simple fix, and he felt guilty that theyâd been âcheatedâ by the other mechanic.
MY DOG IS MY CO PILOT about 9 years ago
A mechanic friend of mine told me once a customer of his came all worried about a strange rattling coming from the back of the car. It turned out to be an empty soda can that had fallen out of a rubbish bag on a recent trip to the recycling depot. He didnât charge him.
Bandusia15 about 9 years ago
There are good mechanics and garages like good computer techs. I have both and trust my devices with them, and highly recommend them to others.