Mechanics Are Sharing Photos Of Unfortunate Stuff They've Seen At Work

[Demovictory9]

This car that came in with an opossum chillin' under the hood.



Customer states rear end impact. Requests that we don’t total the vehicle and that it is repaired to like new condition for 1500 or less.....



2017 Maserati owner refused to buy new rear tyres and insists on driving it away














https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/mechanics-are-sharing-photos-of-unfortunate-stuff-they-ve-seen-at-work-and-they-deserve-a-raise/ar-AAXoeHX

[delisen]

1. Wish the mechanics had the courage to identify themselves

I would not want to trust my vehicle to a a shop which has no respect for anyone’s privacy and no courage to deliver their their complaints directly to their customer.

If you have standards your customer must adhere to, state it upfront with a sign. Add a surcharge to your quote.

[gay texan]

2. and this is why i dont work in the business anymore

It's amazing the bullshit you see

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. I have had two friends who did the same thing.

Mainly over number two and number six. Some people actually believe they can get everything for nothing. Some believe that cars are made of tinker toys. And, some believe that their car is made of soft, snowflake gold. They both finally just got tired of constantly explaining things to people who do not want to know. And, I do not blame him one bit. I quit doing anything retail or customer service related because of the same reasons.

[Best_man23]

5. Me as well, the BS you see (and endure) is a daily occurrence

As a former technician, I saw my share of eye popping sites in customer vehicles. During my 10 years as a tech, I came across live and dead animals, unsecured guns, open containers of booze, narcotics (dealer weight), and pornography (an entire van full). I always give the following advice regarding taking your car in for service: if there is anything in your car that you would not want others to access, see, or read, get it out of there before you take it into the shop. With the number of electronic modules and proliferation of wiring in modern vehicles, technicians often need to access these by going through the trunk, glove box, the center console, and under seats.

That said, there are two cars that came through my stall that still stand out for me to this day.

First was an Olds Delta 88 owned by a person who had eating and hoarding issues. When the car came in the interior was literally filled with garbage. The repair I needed to do on the car required removing the seats and pulling up the carpet. To get to the carpet, the garbage needed to be removed. I had the service writer talk to the customer and he agreed to pay for me to remove the garbage from the car's interior. I ended up filling two 55 gallon cans with the garbage from the inside of the car, which also included a partially mummified rat carcass.

The second was a car owned by a government law enforcement agency. The person who brought the car in failed to check the trunk to see if it had been cleared of any law enforcement equipment. The repair I needed to do required getting into the trunk, which was filled with enough weapons and tactical gear to equip a small fire team.

[House of Roberts]

3. Dear mechanic,

Please repair the loose nut behind the steering wheel.

[niyad]

8. Exactly.

[Demovictory9]

10. lol. Trash slowly builds on the passenger seat, I clean in up, particularly before a visit to

mechanic. Now, sometimes car breaks down unexpectantly... no way is my car as trashy as some seen on the website.

[Best_man23]

6. Here's the Reddit Subthread

Warning for former technicians, the pictures may bring back some bad memories.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. My former brother in law used to do body work.

Two of his "best" customers were the person who insisted that his shop had removed the steering wheel, then reinstalled it upside down, and the one who was adamant that the logo/name on the hubcaps must be in perfect alignment.

[azureblue]

9. a reddit for this

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/

[Probatim]

11. My son is a mechanic and shares similar horror stories.

He's sent photos/videos of some of these cars and it's worse than you can imagine. Cubic yards of trash. Rotting food. Seats that look like they've seen multiple childbirths. Firearms. Drug paraphernalia.

It's obviously not everyone, but enough to make you wonder about a significant portion of the public.