Mechanics, what's the dumbest thing you've seen someone do to their vehicle?

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[idkidk]

Close enough but when they need a key made and you ask what kind of vehicle is and their response is "a blue car".

[randycarter]

There's a line from an old commercial. "A car that won't start is not a problem, a car that won't stop is a BIG problem."

[SilverStarHeggisist]

Next time you're bitching that there's mandatory safety inspections in some states. Blame these people.

[onionbubs]

I saw a video not too long ago of some idiot arguing with a mechanic that he thought changing his oil just meant adding more oil to his car. He drove hundreds of miles just topping it off with more oil and not taking it in to the shop. He had to spend a fortune to get it fixed and he kept yelling at the shop owner how was he supposed to know what changing his oil means? The kicker? The video was uploaded by said idiot. He thought the internet was gonna be on his side as he berated this poor worker.

[AlphaPiggy]

Here is my story: my dad bought an old mustang. It had an electric leaf blower hooked up to the intake system for "forced induction" 😂😂😂

[Whammytap]

Story 58 perfectly illustrates why I will never willingly own or drive a modern car. They choose to put critical electronics, without which the car WILL NOT RUN, in the side-view mirror. The part of your car most likely to get damaged. Never thought I'd see the day when a shopping cart can total a car.

[the_kombinator]

4:17 - You've described 99.99% of truck bros in my city - a city that, if you travel in any cardinal direction for more than 7 minutes, it's rural.

[crystalweible]

Grew up with a dirt track stockcar in the garage and took auto mechanics in high school. As a woman it amazes me how many shops think I'm stupid. Still change my own oil, much cheaper!

[nicolefallwell]

My dad was a mechanic for years when I was younger, probably upwards of 10 years. The worst thing he saw, that he told me, was someone without working breaks. Like the one guy in one of the stories, they had to use the emergency brake to stop. Biggest problem: it was a pregnant woman!! My dad said she wanted it fixed but they couldn’t do it immediately, she tried to take the car and drive home!!! They wouldn’t let her.

[leergutlars]

1:55 the captain of slowness once said: it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. No valid point.

[joshskulls]

Confession time. I was helpin s buddy flush out his coolant as part of regular maintenance and at some point we ran of of containers to hold all the coolant. Sooo i used an old gas can i had to hold it. A few months late i had completely forgotten abt this and i went to clean out my truck. Decided the gas can was too old to rlly keep and thought hey ill just dump the little gas left in here in my truck. It was the can we used for the coolant. Within 2 minutes truck broke down wouldn't start. Then it hit me what had happened. Ended up needing a tow and had to drop my gas tank to empty it and rinse it out with more gas. Learning experience ig. ALWAYS label your gas cans when u pit something thats not gas in it. Better yet dont use gas cans for anything but gas.

[Whammytap]

Re: your poll about car education in high school: I was in the very last semester of free Driver's Ed classes offered in public high schools (1999). The teacher strongly recommended that anyone who planned to drive a car should take a semester of basic Auto Tech, ESPECIALLY girls. I did so, and to this day I do my own basic car maintenance (I drive old cars).

Both Driver's Ed and Auto Tech have been removed from most public schools. Succeeding generations of drivers neither understand how to drive, nor how their vehicles work. It would be exceedingly expensive to bring Auto Tech back. Contemporary cars have software that is proprietary to each make; while the mechanical bits work on the same basic principles, the software raises a prominent middle finger to anyone who wishes to DIY.

Damn the man! We have a right to repair! #RepairManifesto

[picax]

i feel so bad for the 300z guy. the "friend" was an actual ass for that

[CTEagleCeltic]

Story 65, that wasn’t your friend… that was a vulture.

[UnderEmbers]

This video is both hilarious and terrifying! It's crazy to think people would pour oil into a radiator or add gasoline to a diesel truck. It's a good reminder to always double-check what you're doing or leave it to the professionals if you're unsure.

[heroman]

Im not a mechanic, but I'm also by no means financially strong. It costs too much to fix my car, as it needs a heater core replaced, fog lights replaced, the fuses all replaced, the coolant flushed, the oil and filter changed, and probably a priest to bless it.

[chrisrmorriscm]

Want a good one? Here you go....Years ago i worked at a national chain tire store that also does full mechanical repair. Guy brings his car in saying brakes dont work well.... work well?! Try at all and neither does the parking brake. Stopped the car by slamming trans into park. Get thectires off and the front pads are gone, they fell out of the mounting bracket, all the hydraulics are blown. We couls fix it all 4 wheels for $300 which was less then half usual price because of coupons and rebates. Without missing a beat this guy refuses saying it costs too much and its ok, wife just uses car to takes the kids to and from school nothing important....

[Aelsenaer]

Where I live it is normal to learn all the functions of the car (including the engine) during driving lessons. And cars have been inspected for 2 years to keep them roadworthy according to the law. Hearing most of these stories is breathtaking.

[WillHest]

8:20 I honestly can’t believe how many wrecked cars are allowed to drive on the road in the US. In Europe there are annual checks your car needs to pass to ensure its safe for the road

[snekboi]

That one story about the wildly, gorgeous woman pouring oil in her windshield wiper fluid reservoir had the creepiest narrator I’ve ever heard. What a weirdo. I’m sure that lady could tell he was a creep and that’s why she answered like that lol