What you REALLY never want to hear an auto mechanic say!

[Deep13]

This is in response to this story I saw on MSN.

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/listarticle.aspx?cp-documentid=1184560&icid=autos_1851>1=22017

While various types of mechanical failure can really ruin your day to say nothing of your cradit card statements, some automotive discoveries are simply beyond bad.

Which would be the most unwelcomed news to you? (Feel free to infer an "other" option by posting it.)

[sarge43]

1. Other: "Damn! That IS a funny sound."

or "We nuked it from orbit. The only way to be sure."

[hifiguy]

2. Ya need a whole new set of muffler bearings

and we gotta replace all the piston return springs.

:rofl:

[geardaddy]

4. Or "you need a complete blinker fluid change"

[struggle4progress]

5. You're low on horse powder

[Mopar151]

3. You could repeat my day on the 6th!

Laid off without warning (outsourced...) at 2 pm. Meet my wife at the service dept. to find "Your car needs all the pads, 4 rotors, and a lower control arm - about $1300!!!
Last paycheck went to parts,( took a week to arrive), spent a miserable, wet 4 days in the driveway between downpours, only to find out that 1 lug was frozen/overtightened, far past my considerable efforts to remove it. Fortunately, the boys in service were stand - up (they had rotated the tires at inspection time), and changed out the rest of the brake parts while they were fixing (drilling out) the frozen stud, and completed the inspection.

[MiddleFingerMom]

6. I don't wanna BRAG or nothin', but I've had sex with over 1,000 cars. n/t

[sarge43]

8. Sex In cars just didn't do it for you anymore? n/t

[gratuitous]

7. 'Scuse me a second, I gotta order a bigger boat

This job means I can get the 40 footer!

[PuffedMica]

9. This requires a special tool - You are going to have to go back to the dealer

Cha-ching!

[Ikonoklast]

10. The worst thing ever heard said by one's mechanic is

"I have no clue why it's doing that."

When there are five guys all standing around your vehicle in the shop scratching their heads while looking puzzled, prepare to bend over.

[Recovered Repug]

11. I've got good news and bad news.

The good news is, I'm going to buy a Mercedes. The bad news is, you'll be paying it.

[davsand]

12. "After we got done we realized the problem was not fixed."

Heard it with my own two ears from a Dodge service Dept person. The next couple sentences sent chills down my spine:

"This may be a burned valve and it may not be covered by your warranty. I have no idea how much it will cost to fix, or how long it will take. Oh, and by the way, one of your ball joints needs to be replaced, too..."

They had the car for three weeks and the total bill ended up being someplace around $3000. It did end up covered by the warranty and my total expenditure was the $150 deductible. An added bonus was I got a really nice Chrysler loaner to drive the entire time they had my car!




Laura

[Forkboy]

13. "Why is the serial number filed off?"

[Mopar151]

15. It's from Lowell...

They're all like that from there. And don't worry about the part where it says SALVAGE on the title - we'll straighten it out with the Registry.

[Forkboy]

17. Sounds like Lowell alright.

:)

[Mopar151]

20. "You know anyone in NH?"

"Register your car at their address! It's cheaper, and ya don't gotta buy insurance!" "Just fill in your name in the ("Assignment of Title") blanks over the signature, and take it to the clerk. You don't need no paper from me."

[Capn Sunshine]

14. "Have you seen the FBI bulletin on this vehicle?"

Please keep your hands where I can see them....

[Throd]

16. "I can't remember the last time I saw a Peugeot 504."

"You do realize that after I fix it, it will still be a Peugeot 504."

[Mopar151]

19. I saw a guy fix one once, but he was swearin' in French.....

Ex-factory team car, 60000 racin'as hit everything but the lottery! It's gotten a makeover, and some more old race parts got dug out of the trailer, and Arias made 'em som new pistons.. 20 psi boost.....

[MicaelS]

18. "We don't know what's wrong with your car, and we don't know how to fix it."

And those are the actual words I heard from a Chevy dealer 18 months ago. To make it worse, the car was paid off, and not under warranty.

[BreweryYardRat]

21. 1: "You're going to need a whole new transmission." 2: "No way your last mechanic didn't see this."

Both of those were uttered in the same conversation.