1. ” Stayed A Little Longer At The Shop To Save This Little Guy From Someone\u2019s Engine Bay”<\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg)
via reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBrother, you’re the next greatest kitty rescuer!<\/p>\n
2. 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<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, whatever the customer said it sure does makes sense, the raccoon definitely is a daddy’s boy.<\/p>\n
3. “I Don’t Condone Stealing… But Man I Want To”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n… And we don’t blame you for that, they sure are so trucking adorable!<\/p>\n
4. “This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDo they stop on every horn then? I wonder<\/p>\n
5. Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims “Oh Hell No.”<\/h2>\nvia Lotus496<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat?? I was just taking a cozy nap.<\/p>\n
6. “Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians”<\/h2>\nvia MTFarmTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-kitty-1.jpg\")
Brother, you’re the next greatest kitty rescuer!<\/p>\n
2. 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<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, whatever the customer said it sure does makes sense, the raccoon definitely is a daddy’s boy.<\/p>\n
3. “I Don’t Condone Stealing… But Man I Want To”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n… And we don’t blame you for that, they sure are so trucking adorable!<\/p>\n
4. “This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDo they stop on every horn then? I wonder<\/p>\n
5. Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims “Oh Hell No.”<\/h2>\nvia Lotus496<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat?? I was just taking a cozy nap.<\/p>\n
6. “Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians”<\/h2>\nvia MTFarmTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/raccoon-from-car.jpg\")
Well, whatever the customer said it sure does makes sense, the raccoon definitely is a daddy’s boy.<\/p>\n
3. “I Don’t Condone Stealing… But Man I Want To”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n… And we don’t blame you for that, they sure are so trucking adorable!<\/p>\n
4. “This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDo they stop on every horn then? I wonder<\/p>\n
5. Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims “Oh Hell No.”<\/h2>\nvia Lotus496<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat?? I was just taking a cozy nap.<\/p>\n
6. “Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians”<\/h2>\nvia MTFarmTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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… And we don’t blame you for that, they sure are so trucking adorable!<\/p>\n
4. “This Made Me Laugh Way More Than It Should Have”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDo they stop on every horn then? I wonder<\/p>\n
5. Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims “Oh Hell No.”<\/h2>\nvia Lotus496<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat?? I was just taking a cozy nap.<\/p>\n
6. “Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians”<\/h2>\nvia MTFarmTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Do they stop on every horn then? I wonder<\/p>\n
5. Hood Opens. Hood Is Layed Down Immediately. Tech Exclaims “Oh Hell No.”<\/h2>\nvia Lotus496<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhat?? I was just taking a cozy nap.<\/p>\n
6. “Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians”<\/h2>\nvia MTFarmTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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What?? I was just taking a cozy nap.<\/p>\n
6. “Actual Work Order At Our Shop From One Of Our Technicians”<\/h2>\nvia MTFarmTech<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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7. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The motor carriages we use for day-to-day commute known as ‘cars’ have become a necessity. We rely on these cars greatly while we also expect them to work tirelessly without any maintenance for years. These metal companions of ours require love and care from time and time, for which they require expert mechanics- not everybody […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":82899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[863,323],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-mechanics-crazy-stories.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82900,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions\/82900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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8. “The Odds Of A Single 4 Leaf Clover Rooting Into A Fender Line”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Hey, there little one…<\/p>\n
9. “The Car Sounds Like A Cartoon”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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“let’s keep swimming, let’s keep swimming”<\/p>\n
10. “Customer Refused All 4 Tires On A Rainy Day, She Also Had To Sign A Waiver Before Releasing The Car”<\/h2>\nvia BooteIs<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nput it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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put it up as a mirror, maybe?<\/p>\n
11. “Just Crawled Out From Under A Broken Lift”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAt a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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At a turtle’s pace…<\/p>\n
12. “I Work At A Rental Company And The Police Brought This Back…”<\/h2>\nvia maddogg312<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The motor carriages we use for day-to-day commute known as ‘cars’ have become a necessity. We rely on these cars greatly while we also expect them to work tirelessly without any maintenance for years. These metal companions of ours require love and care from time and time, for which they require expert mechanics- not everybody […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":82899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[863,323],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-mechanics-crazy-stories.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82900,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions\/82900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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13. “Customer Failed To Mention The Fact That His Dog Was In The Vehicle, Scared The Hell Outta Me”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
<\/p>\n
This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n
17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAfter forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\nvia WhipskiDemon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\nvia Whyarentyoumadbro<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWell, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\nvia Saint_Farewell<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\nvia unsureMechanic<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMost of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\nIn another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n
It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n
27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n29. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHondas are a classic!<\/p>\n
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\nvia W-h3x<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOUCH<\/p>\n
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGot some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\nvia Ops-Salvation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n33. “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”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n“Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHeard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nCame too soon…<\/p>\n
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\nvia amgtech724<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThat’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\nvia ryan-malta<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n40. “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”<\/h2>\nvia Johnmj6363<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGet the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\nvia benskins77<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFixing on wheels<\/p>\n
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\nvia reddit.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\nvia petemate79<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nSmooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n
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”<\/h2>\nvia Kingtripz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nYou were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\nvia tonyxwing74<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAmericans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The motor carriages we use for day-to-day commute known as ‘cars’ have become a necessity. We rely on these cars greatly while we also expect them to work tirelessly without any maintenance for years. These metal companions of ours require love and care from time and time, for which they require expert mechanics- not everybody […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":82899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[863,323],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-mechanics-crazy-stories.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82900,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions\/82900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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The customer, in fact, forgot to mention that his car had a ‘woofer’<\/p>\n
14. “Accelerator Gets Stuck To Floor. Pull-On String To Unstick”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/warning.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
15. “Self Aware Prius Owner”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cool-prius.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
“And he’s laughing past the gas stations EVERY time he goes out…I haven’t put gas in mine since July I think…maybe the first week of August” — Vicki Perizzolo<\/a><\/p>\n This deserves a *facepalm*<\/p>\n After forever it makes sense!<\/p>\n I thought you fixed driving objects not hopping objects<\/p>\n Well, the poor customer isn’t wrong though…<\/p>\n “She works hard for her money, so hard for it honey… she definitely works it”– Lola<\/a><\/p>\n Most of you might be relating to many of the situations listed above in some way at least. A recent study<\/a> of 2,000 American car owners, proved that not less than a quarter of this figure had a clear idea that they are taking a fault along in their car while hitting the road.<\/p>\n In another study, the basic vehicle knowledge of people was tested. The results were alarming, as they showed that 68 percent of them were testing their odds. All of them claimed that their vehicle had something wrong with them for sure. 36 percent of those studied confessed they don\u2019t know the first thing about fixing a flat tire<\/p>\n It’s in your DNA, It’s in your genes, It’s who you are!<\/p>\n Hondas are a classic!<\/p>\n OUCH<\/p>\n Got some expert maintenance done!<\/p>\n “Bbq on wheels!”– Bridget Price<\/a><\/p>\n Heard of toothless but wheel-less?<\/p>\n Came too soon…<\/p>\n That’s neat, no parts stolen<\/p>\n Get the sweet granny’s glasses fixed too, please<\/p>\n Fast, furry, and furious…<\/p>\n Fixing on wheels<\/p>\n Smooth landing, NOT<\/p>\n You were supposed to tell her…<\/p>\n Americans definitely need to do some research on how to keep their cars fit and fabulous. Well, the answer they’ll be finding would be — simply, take it to the mechanic for God’s sake. If you’ve come across a similar situation or you’ve taken your car to the mechanic for something stupid, do let us know down below. We’ll love to laugh along!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The motor carriages we use for day-to-day commute known as ‘cars’ have become a necessity. We rely on these cars greatly while we also expect them to work tirelessly without any maintenance for years. These metal companions of ours require love and care from time and time, for which they require expert mechanics- not everybody […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":82899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[863,323],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-mechanics-crazy-stories.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82900,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81522\/revisions\/82900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}16. “C\/S She Hears A Flapping Noise Coming From The Driver’s Side”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/flag-on-car.jpg\")
<\/p>\n17. “I Am Pretty Sure I’m Younger Than The Tire”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tire-made-in-ussr.jpg\")
18. “16 Years Of Writing Service And It Finally Happened. Gloves In A Glovebox”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gloves-in-glove-box.jpg\")
19. “The First And Probably Last Time I Will Ever See One Of These. Jaguar Xj220 With Only 3k On The Odometer”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/jaguar-Xj220.jpg\")
20. “Just Hopped Into The Shop”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/rabbit-in-the-shop.jpg\")
21. “Work Never Fails To Disappoint”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/window-stuck.jpg\")
22. “Surprised It Didn\u2019t Explode Into The Shop”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/swollen-tire.jpg\")
23. “Customer States Temperature Gauge Is Reading Full Tank”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/temperature-gauge.jpg\")
24. “A Girl Who Works At Sonic Just Paid Her 1k Repair Bill With Mostly 1’s And 5’s. Mad Resolve”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/repair-bills.jpg\")
25. “Private Security Tahoe With 1\u201d Bulletproof Glass. The Rest Of The Vehicle Is Just As Heavily Armored<\/span>“<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bullet-proof-glass.jpg\")
26. “The Only Worthwhile Lift Kit Instructions”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/warning-2.jpg\")
<\/h2>\n27. “When I Saw This I Told Her It Wasn’t Going To Be Cheap”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/birds-nest-in-car-hood.jpg\")
28. ” Just Pulled This Out Of A Customers Car Between The Grill And Condenser”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cat-in-the-box-1.jpg\")
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”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speedometer-2.jpg\")
30. ” Just In For An Inspection & Was Greeted With This…”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hello.jpg\")
31. “This Little Girl Helped Me Check Codes In Her Owner\u2019s Car Today. Good Girl”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dog-inspecting-the-car-along.jpg\")
32. “86 Yota. 211k Miles. In Mint Condition”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/86-yota.jpg\")
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”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bbq-cart.jpg\")
34.”Guy Drove In Like This. Another Reason Why We Are Essential”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-without-wheels.jpg\")
35. “Lexus In To Pick Up Some Brake Pads”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lexus.jpg\")
36. “In Case You\u2019ve Ever Wondered What The Undercarriage Of A Tesla Looked Like”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/undercarriage-of-tesla.jpg\")
37. “Which Car Has The Worst Battery Location?”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/worst-battery-location-in-a-car.jpg\")
38. “C\/S Lost His Keys… I Wonder Why”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-key-lost.jpg\")
39. “Had An Interesting Tailgate Come In Today”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/interesting-tailgate.jpg\")
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”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/number-plate.jpg\")
41. “Customer States “I Played Edm Once And Now My Car Won’t Stop Pretending It’s At A Rave”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/faulty-dashboard.jpg\")
42. “An Actual “Key” Supplied By A Customer”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/keys.jpg\")
43. “Says Didn’t Have A Spare, Drove For 3 Days! I Found The Spare In The Trunk Complete With Jack!”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/another-missing-wheel.jpg\")
44. “Ya Think”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/car-vibrates-athigh-speed.jpg\")
45. “Sorry Officer I Didn’t Know How Fast I Was Going”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/furry-stear-wheel.jpg\")
46. “I Think My Boss May Be Compensating For Something With His New Toolbox”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/toolbox-with-wheels.jpg\")
47. “Customer Stated He Needed A Punctured Tyre Repaired, Had To Tell Him He Was Screwed”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/tyre-with-a-screw.jpg\")
48. “Rental Car Came Back Like This “Had A Plane To Catch”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/blasted-tyre.jpg\")
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”<\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/speedometer-3.jpg\")
50. “<\/span>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”<\/span><\/h2>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/defused.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/stolen-car-parts-1.jpg\")