50 Times Car Mechanics Took Pics Of What They Were Dealing With So Others Would Believe Them

If you're counting everything down to the smallest screw, a single car has about 30,000 parts. That's way too many for us average folk to maintain. This means that over time, bad things happen, and we need to take our metal horsies to the mechanic to fix them.

But the state of some of our cars... Due to money shortage, ignorance, or neglect, we DIY or pretend we don't see a problem when it's clear that a professional has to take care of it. So when the inevitable occurs and we pull up to their place begging for help, the poor fellas know they're stuck with it for good.

There's even a subreddit for such situations. r/JustRolledIntoTheShop is a community that collects "those absolutely stupid things" that we bring, roll, or toss into their businesses and car mechanics are pretty popular there. Continue scrolling and you'll understand why.

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Stayed A Little Longer At The Shop To Save This Little Guy From Someone’s Engine Bay

Final score:

708points

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frank0ys 4 years ago

...Thank you for saving the kitty. Hope it's alright and being taken care well of.

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A recent study of 2,000 American car owners support the message this subreddit is sending, too. It found as many as a quarter feel they take a risk each time they hit the road as their vehicle is currently in need of repair or no longer runs well.

The study asked people to reflect on the current state of their vehicle and tested their knowledge of car basics. Results showed an alarming number of drivers are rolling the dice on vehicles in need of work — 68 percent said their cars currently have at least one thing wrong with them.

And with so many vehicles in need of love, Americans could stand to do a bit of brushing up on how to take care of their cars a little better. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don’t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire.

Customer: "Let Me Know When You Are About To Pull My Truck In So I Can Get My Raccoon" And He Sat In The Lobby With A Raccoon Until His Truck Was Done

Final score:

617points

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Bridget Price 4 years ago

awee hes hugging him :O

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The survey, conducted by Cooper Tires, discovered that nearly half of American car owners think they couldn't change their car’s oil and almost 30 percent believe they couldn't even pick out the correct oil their car needs in the first place.

One in four Americans also aren't confident they could jump-start their vehicle should they need to.

Even using an air pressure gauge to check tire pressure can prove to be too difficult for nearly one in five Americans.

I Dont Condone Stealing... But Man I Want To

Final score:

612points

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Andres Tejeda 4 years ago

I see the car comes with 2 sub-woofers.

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“Although many Americans have a lack of confidence and knowledge when it comes to vehicle maintenance, it’s important to plan ahead and take initiative," Jessica Egerton, director of marketing for Cooper Tires, said. "Don't wait until there is an issue with a vehicle. It’s why Cooper Tires is passionate about helping educate and empower car owners across the country.”

This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have

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609points

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bv7hearts 4 years ago

Me as a parent.

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Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims "Oh Hell No."

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603points

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Suzanne Clark 4 years ago

AWWWWWWW!

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Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians

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578points

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Elsker 4 years ago

"Unit is now driving just nimbly-bimbly"? Someone had a lot of fun filling out this order:)

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Customer Has Been Coming Since 200k Miles, Said He'd Get To 1 Million. I've Been Waiting For That Day For Years, Today He Casually Rolled Up And Asked To Plug His Tire, Needless To Say Best Tire Plug Ever

Customer Has Been Coming Since 200k Miles, Said He'd Get To 1 Million. I've Been Waiting For That Day For Years, Today He Casually Rolled Up And Asked To Plug His Tire, Needless To Say Best Tire Plug Ever

Final score:

569points

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Pamela24 4 years ago

Awww!

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The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line

Final score:

552points

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DC 4 years ago

Please tell us it is an Alfa Romeo!

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The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon

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537points

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Steve Barnett 4 years ago

MMMoooo..weee...woooooo...Ahhhh...eeeeyyyyyy....WEEee...Mooh

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#10

Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car

Final score:

445points

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Christophe Beunens 4 years ago

this person is putting their own life, and that of innocent people in danger. In Europe, you could go to prison for driving like this.

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#11

Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift

Final score:

445points

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Caroline Kimber 4 years ago

He couldn't get away fast enough :(

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#12

I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back...

Final score:

439points

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Viktor Feurer 4 years ago

Bonnie & Clyde tribute car

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#13

Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me

Final score:

422points

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Pamela24 4 years ago

This sweetheart? (Just kidding, totally understandable.)

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#14

Accerlator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull On String To Unstick

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419points

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Caroline Kimber 4 years ago

Oh, Jesus....

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#15

Self Aware Prius Owner

Final score:

419points

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K.Kobayashi 4 years ago

This says a lot about the kind of friends he has, or the kind of town he lives in.

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#16

C/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver's Side

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418points

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Nicklas Linder 4 years ago

The sound of freedom! :-D

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#17

I Am Pretty Sure I'm Younger Than The Tire

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414points

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Alex K 4 years ago

in soviet russia, tire drives you.

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#18

16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox

Final score:

414points

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ruthenium the ruther 4 years ago

YES! Never seen before, but it HAPPENED.

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#19

The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer

Final score:

413points

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Aski Markup 4 years ago

That is beautiful!

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#20

Just Hopped Into The Shop

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413points

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Sabse 4 years ago

He wants a CARrot

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#21

Work Never Fails To Disappoint

Final score:

397points

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Sara 4 years ago

Had a friend who couldn't figure out why her interior lights wouldn't work. Reached over & scrolled the dimmer mechanism up. Voila!

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#22

Surprised It Didn’t Explode Into The Shop

Final score:

391points

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Elsker 4 years ago

how does this happen???

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#23

Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank

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371points

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Zillyboy 4 years ago

customer nailed it.

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#24

A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1's And 5's. Mad Resolve

Final score:

371points

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Lola 4 years ago

She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey... she definitely works it.

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#25

Private Security Tahoe With 1” Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored

Final score:

367points

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Amy Pattie 4 years ago

Is this a mob car?

216points

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#26

The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions

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363points

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Rob 4 years ago

Some technical writer got to write what they really thought! Excellent!

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#27

When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn't Going To Be Cheep

Final score:

350points

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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

poor bird

263points

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#28

Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser

Final score:

345points

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Samantha Lomb 4 years ago

poor kitty. Though this one looks pissed

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#29

7 Months Since The Last Post About This Car... He Finally Did It. Our Customer Bought This Civic New In 06 And It Has Only Been Serviced At Our Dealership. Original Motor And Transmission

Final score:

341points

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ML 4 years ago

That is a good service place if the car held up so long

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#30

Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This...

Final score:

326points

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Sabse 4 years ago

What have you done? 😄

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This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner’s Car Today. Good Girl

Final score:

323points

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LuckyL 4 years ago

Why do people leave their pets in the car when somebody has to work on it?

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#32

86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition

Final score:

308points

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Friend of Nyekachi Douglas 4 years ago

These things were built to LAST!

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#33

They Told Me Someone Was Dropping Off Their BBQ For Me To Do Brakes And Bearings On. I Thought They Were Joking, They Were Not

Final score:

299points

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Bridget Price 4 years ago

bbq on wheels!

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#34

Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential

Final score:

294points

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Sabse 4 years ago

So many questions .....

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#35

Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads

Final score:

291points

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KATELYNN MACHOWSKI 4 years ago

He really needed them brake pads 0-0

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#36

In Case You’ve Ever Wondered That The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like

Final score:

289points

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Suzana Stantic 4 years ago

That's smart actually. We are losing parts of the cars on the road, not to mention some of them get stollen while you are parked.

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#37

Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?

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289points

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Patti Brock 4 years ago

😯

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#38

C/S Lost His Keys... I Wonder Why

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289points

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

So this fool is driving while he's high? Better report your findings to the police.

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Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today

Final score:

286points

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slackjack 4 years ago

Ludicrous Speed!!

178points

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#40

A Sweet Old Lady Asked Me To Apply Her 2018 License Plate Decal Today As She Couldn't Kneel Down To Do It Herself Anymore

Final score:

285points

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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago (edited)

What are these decals for?

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#41

Customer States "I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won't Stop Pretending It's At A Rave"

Final score:

283points

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The almighty alphabet soup ! 4 years ago

Damn that's a lot of malfunction lights! That's a total crab rave

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#42

An Actual "Key" Supplied By A Customer

Final score:

279points

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The almighty alphabet soup ! 4 years ago

How the hell????

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#43

Says Didn't Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!

Final score:

268points

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Suzana Stantic 4 years ago

How tf do you drive with a car like that?

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#44

Ya Think

Final score:

267points

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Bill 4 years ago

McClaren supercars are having this same issue

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#45

Sorry Officer I Didn't Know How Fast I Was Going

Final score:

256points

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Brigs 4 years ago

are people really that ditzy??

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#46

I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox

Final score:

255points

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Sabse 4 years ago

Wanna have !

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Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed

Final score:

247points

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The almighty alphabet soup ! 4 years ago

Hah!

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#48

Rental Car Came Back Like This "Had A Plane To Catch"

Final score:

246points

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Elsker 4 years ago

just... wow...

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#49

I Replaced A Battery Last Week In A Customers Car And She Is Trying To Claim The Battery Is Causing Weird Things To Happen To Her Car Now. This Morning, She Said The Red Line Was Never There Before The Battery Was Replaced And Wants A Refund. Lord Help Me

I Replaced A Battery Last Week In A Customers Car And She Is Trying To Claim The Battery Is Causing Weird Things To Happen To Her Car Now. This Morning, She Said The Red Line Was Never There Before The Battery Was Replaced And Wants A Refund. Lord Help Me

Final score:

242points

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Ronel du Plessis 4 years ago

It's that SINCE YOU WORKED ON MY CAR....

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#50

Customer Was Wondering Why When He Started His Car This Morning, It Sounded Different. He Didn't Understand It When I Told Him He Had Been Robbed

Final score:

222points

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

They stole the catalytic converter, which contains precious metals like titanium, rhodium and palladium. Replacement costs can run up to $3000 depending on what car you are driving.

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What do you think ?

WhoAreYouToSayPandasAreBored 4 years ago

Some of these are pure stupidity but some I just feel bad for. Obviously no one thought them anything about cars and maybe some people don't have someone to teach them. I wish they had life skill classes in school. Cars, banking, how to write a check, credit, sewing, cooking etc. I had some of these when I went to school but they took them out a year or so after.

40points

Mal 4 years ago

When I was in school, the driver's ed class taught us not just how to drive, but the parts of a car and how to maintain it. We also had home economics that did cooking and light sewing, etc. It was a well funded school. Not every family can teach these. Vote to fund schools and well rounded curriculum.

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Brianna LaPoint 4 years ago

i told my dad i wanted to be a female mechanic. he laughed at me and said that was for men. i stopped speaking to him after that.

2points

Lea S. 4 years ago

I work with several highschoolers at my job. I know at least one person who is taking all of these classes. Some of them have different titles; business law, home-ec, parenting, budget planning, shop, etc. They still do all/most of these classes in schools that can afford it. When school budgets get cut and teachers have to fund their own supplies how do we keep these classes going? Also I was taught how to change a tire. Guess what? After twenty years of being out of highschool I wouldn't know where to start. I haven't written a check in ten years and had to double-check yesterday how to fill out a cashier's check. I did that by looking it up online. I also taught myself to cook. At some point, no matter your age, you need to be responsible for some of your own education and life skills. There's public/free internet access at libraries around the U.S.

1point

Kari Murray 3 years ago

I 100% believe that part of the Driver's Test should be changing a tire and checking the fluids... Changing the tire can be waived for physical reasons but knowing how to make sure you have washer fluid and oil should be standard

0points

Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago

AMEN! I think "Home Ec" should be taught to both genders (ffs - ALL? genders) I taught my son AND my daughter how to check/change the oil and the tires, and to keep an emergency road/first aid kit in the trunk. I also taught them how to keep a clean house, to sew, balance a checkbook, cook simple meals & do their own laundry. I threw in flower arranging just because I like to see fresh flowers on the table.

ZOE JONES 4 years ago

I love your username! Also, I agree with your whole comment, but would like to add that some people nowadays have no intention to ever buy a car, as they could just use public transportation and save some money, avoiding having to buy a car and pay for the upkeep.

When you don't use information you don't always retain it, alot of highschool information becomes moot after a certain age.

Reginald Joseph 4 years ago

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nofunick 4 years ago

WhoAreYouToSayPandasAreBored follower

mph seti 4 years ago

If you ever need to be reminded about how dangerously dumb millions of people are (and you shouldn't, especially if you live in the US right now) just talk to doctors, mechanics, plumbers, etc. Anyone who fixes things for a living.

22points

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

I never thought I'd hit worse than a pediatric ward full of kids destroyed by measles back in the 1990s. And then Covid hit... Turns out there's worse than kids in the USA of all places dying of measles. It's .... Yeah. Fixing? We're lucky if we don't break, too.

10points

Meeow 4 years ago

Interesting, some of them are just so unbelievable and stupid

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50 Times Car Mechanics Took Pics Of What They Were Dealing With So Others Would Believe Them

Stayed A Little Longer At The Shop To Save This Little Guy From Someone’s Engine Bay

Customer: "Let Me Know When You Are About To Pull My Truck In So I Can Get My Raccoon" And He Sat In The Lobby With A Raccoon Until His Truck Was Done

I Dont Condone Stealing... But Man I Want To

This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have

Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims "Oh Hell No."

Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians

Customer Has Been Coming Since 200k Miles, Said He'd Get To 1 Million. I've Been Waiting For That Day For Years, Today He Casually Rolled Up And Asked To Plug His Tire, Needless To Say Best Tire Plug Ever

The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line

The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon

Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car

Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift

I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back...

Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me

Accerlator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull On String To Unstick

Self Aware Prius Owner

C/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver's Side

I Am Pretty Sure I'm Younger Than The Tire

16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox

The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer

Just Hopped Into The Shop

Work Never Fails To Disappoint

Surprised It Didn’t Explode Into The Shop

Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank

A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1's And 5's. Mad Resolve

Private Security Tahoe With 1” Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored

The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions

When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn't Going To Be Cheep

Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser

7 Months Since The Last Post About This Car... He Finally Did It. Our Customer Bought This Civic New In 06 And It Has Only Been Serviced At Our Dealership. Original Motor And Transmission

Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This...

This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner’s Car Today. Good Girl

86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition

They Told Me Someone Was Dropping Off Their BBQ For Me To Do Brakes And Bearings On. I Thought They Were Joking, They Were Not

Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential

Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads

In Case You’ve Ever Wondered That The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like

Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?

C/S Lost His Keys... I Wonder Why

Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today

A Sweet Old Lady Asked Me To Apply Her 2018 License Plate Decal Today As She Couldn't Kneel Down To Do It Herself Anymore

Customer States "I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won't Stop Pretending It's At A Rave"

An Actual "Key" Supplied By A Customer

Says Didn't Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!

Ya Think

Sorry Officer I Didn't Know How Fast I Was Going

I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox

Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed

Rental Car Came Back Like This "Had A Plane To Catch"

I Replaced A Battery Last Week In A Customers Car And She Is Trying To Claim The Battery Is Causing Weird Things To Happen To Her Car Now. This Morning, She Said The Red Line Was Never There Before The Battery Was Replaced And Wants A Refund. Lord Help Me

Customer Was Wondering Why When He Started His Car This Morning, It Sounded Different. He Didn't Understand It When I Told Him He Had Been Robbed

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