Ayo what da dog doin’

[Flunoir]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, I can surely appreciated that -

There was a time when I could diagnose any problem with an automobile engine and fix it.

However, as they have come to be more complex, sometimes it's best to take it to a specialist for a fix.




humfrz

Gotta be careful though because when they see a young kid driving this they’re going to try to play me and that’s not gonna happen

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Flunoir

Gotta be careful though because when they see a young kid driving this they’re going to try to play me and that’s not gonna happen

Oh, throw yourself at the mercy of the service manager and see what happens.


humfrz

[Flunoir]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, throw yourself at the mercy of the service manager and see what happens.


humfrz

Lmao

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Flunoir

Gotta be careful though because when they see a young kid driving this they’re going to try to play me and that’s not gonna happen

ok, stay with me for a second.

i know this is crazy, but some, not all, but some mechanics and service managers,

ok, this is the crazy part,

they actually want to help!

crazy, right?

and not only that,

they want you to be satisfied with the work performed at the cost they perform it at!

crazy, right?


there's a theory that if you go into every situation expecting to be bent over, you are going to get bent over. not because they are doing the bending over, but you expectations don't allow for any other outcome except a negative one...

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Flunoir

Lmao

As a follow up to my post up above, I'll tell a story.

Once upon a time, I was a young man (yes, believe it or not) and a starving student at OSU. One cold Friday afternoon, I was heading out of Columbus, Ohio with my future wife and her sister in my 1948 Chevrolet.

At a busy intersection my old Chevrolet just "wouldn't go". My future sister in law looked out the window and said, humfrz, your wheel is coming off. I got out and sure enough, the passenger side real wheel was about a foot away from the car.

We pushed my car out of the intersection into the front of a service station/auto shop (yep, back in the day, some service stations actually worked on cars). A couple of station personnel helped us push the car into a spot at the station.

The mechanic and I agreed that most likely the rear axle had broken. They allowed me to keep my car there for the weekend. We had to call the girls father to come to get us (a 65 mile trip).

That weekend, I borrowed my brothers car and visited a local junk yard. In the snow and muddy ground (yes, it WAS up hill) I pulled the rear axle out of a junk car. The old man at the yard wouldn't take any money, he just said, I'll catch you next time.

That Sunday my future father-in-law drove us back to school. Monday I walked across campus carrying the axle. That got a lot of looks! I dropped off the axle at the service station for them to replace my busted axle.

On Friday, I went to pick up my car. The axle was broken and the new (used) axle slipped right in. I asked the station manager how much I owed him. He asked if I was a student, I said yes. He asked how much money I had, and I said $35. He said keep your money young man, for books, but, now you know where to get gas.

THE END


humfrz

[soundman98]

so did you ever go back to the service station to get gas?!?

where's Paul Harvey when we need him!?!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soundman98

so did you ever go back to the service station to get gas?!?

where's Paul Harvey when we need him!?!

Yep, I bought gas there every time I needed gas for the next four years -


humfrz

[p1l0t]

You did actually PUT gas in it right?

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[p1l0t]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

You did actually PUT gas in it right?

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[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by soundman98

ok, stay with me for a second.

Plus, if you get to know the parts guys and they trust you to be cool, most of them will give you the low down on the service dept.

Come to think of it, one of the parts guys turned me onto a local machinist they send their toughest work. He has done great stuff for me and really enjoys talking shop.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

(The OP)

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I figured that -


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Plus, if you get to know the parts guys and they trust you to be cool, most of them will give you the low down on the service dept.

Come to think of it, one of the parts guys turned me onto a local machinist they send their toughest work. He has done great stuff for me and really enjoys talking shop.

I got the picture - ol Ultramaroon hard at work in his garage/machine shop -


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

I got the picture - ol Ultramaroon hard at work in his garage/machine shop -


humfrz

No. That is way too organized.

[ls1ac]

My dad painted the outline of every tool on the wall, a quick look and usually a yell "ok who was the last to use the spanner?"
My shop looks like a blast zone, tools will show up magically that have not been seen for years.