If you think all car mechanics do is sell us auto accessories, change tires, repair brakes, or tell us that we’re 10,000 miles late for an oil change, you’re in for a big awakening. It turns out that mechanics routinely come across all kinds of bizarre things while on the job. So let’s get under the hood and look through some of the weirdest surprises they’ve encountered.
Just Dragged Into The Shop
Here is a sad story of a car being towed with an E-brake on. It looks like the customer towed their car, or the tow company is going to pay for it. Was that tow driver blind, deaf, or unable to read the resistance in their vehicle load? Did no one see the sparks or the smoke? Or the car has Aluminum rims (they probably have) that don’t spark, and there wouldn’t be any smoke unless they were going fast enough to generate a fair amount of heat. Glad it didn’t catch fire!
We are hoping that they have a warranty or insurance to cover this mess. Though warranty specifically excludes stupid acts. Honestly, we are impressed by the robustness of that E brake.
Consider Us Impressed
This person has been coming to the shop since 200k Miles and said he’d get to 1 million. He had been waiting for that day for years, and when that day finally arrived, he casually rolled up out of nowhere (perhaps he just came in to show his miles) to plug his tire at the mechanics’. If you ask us, the satisfaction of seeing those numbers on the dashboard is unmatched.
Not to mention, this is pretty impressive. Reaching this milestone takes not just luck but also good planning and maintenance.