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.
A Recipe For Disaster
Some people are crazy, and we can never understand their way of thinking or processing things in life. Here, the customer refused to change all four tires on a rainy day, and she also had to sign a waiver before taking her car back because of safety reasons. We are wondering what has made her do this. She’s putting her life in danger along with other innocent people out there. Sometimes, the surprises mechanics get aren’t so fun.
When car tires may start looking like a mirror, it’s a sign to change them. In some European countries, they even have to have a certificate for the official yearly technical examination of the car.
He’s the Hero All Mechanics Deserve
While this surprise is far from unpleasant, the mechanic who encountered it was definitely caught off guard. After all, it’s a Batman car seat, not something you see every day. So, now Batman is designated to be in the backseat; that’s a really big change! Good to know that Batman’s drink of choice is Root Beer. The only drink that is used to quench the thirst after handing out justice. It seems like Batman is on duty.
We are curious to know who decided that it would be an improvement if car seats were designed to make it look like the kid is sitting on a grown man’s lap in a costume.
This Car Rolled up Looking Super Suspicious
This mechanic works at a rental company, and the police there returned this car filled with bullet holes. The nerve of some people! Was it a mobster? A car thief? Or maybe this cop was chasing any of the above. There must be a story there, more like a blockbuster movie. We are guessing the customer wasn’t around to take it back themselves. We are wondering how many bullets actually hit the intended target!
And the most important question of all: does the rental insurance cover this? Yeah, we didn’t think so.
She Wasn’t All Smiles After This
This accident looks bad: a thin but sturdy tree trunk slashed through under the hood of this car and over the windshield. Luckily, none of the people in the car were injured. Maybe they were saved miraculously, but we can’t say the same about the car. Then again, it’s practically a miracle that the window didn’t break. We are surprised at the durability of the glass, and we do expect broken windshields in such scenarios. We guess that’s just the Audi quality guarantee!
We are wondering how on the earth that can happen? Did the car fall from the sky? Just a little to the right, and there would have been a completely different story. Life is unpredictable; live it to the fullest!
When the Car Mechanic Is Near the Coast
A turtle has made it to the shop. The person states that the little one just crawled out from under a broken lift. We don’t think the turtle is certified to work as a lift operator. It looks from all the dirt that he was stuck there for long. Poor baby! He couldn’t get away fast enough. Now all this tiny animal needs is a good wash to get rid of all that dirt and grease.
That might be the cutest turtle we’ve ever seen. Look at his little face and those eyes! Little feet and shell! It doesn’t look real; we hope they handed it to an animal rescue.
You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next
This person asked the mechanic to let him know when they were about to pull the truck for service so that he could get his raccoon back. And once he got the animal out of the car, the two friends sat in the lobby until his truck was done getting fixed. How cute! Believe it or not, raccoons can make great pets. Just be sure to put garbage cans out of sight, or they will get into everything.
This human-raccoon duo looks like they are very close. The little thing is literally hugging him!
A Different Kind of Rabbit Hole
Someone just saved this little rabbit. They had to remove the vehicle’s front end to remove him from there, but he is now free to move and is also alive and doing fine. We wonder how this happened, but we are glad essential measures were taken on time to rescue this cute fellow. We just want to thank them for their generosity in saving the poor bunny over their car. Not all heroes wear capes.
A rabbit can travel quite comfortably in a car, but one will need to work a little bit to keep them happy and cool. Maybe a pet travel bag can work.
The Kids’ Safety Is Their Top Priority
This has made us laugh way more than it should have. These parents sure have a great sense of humor; who else would have a bumper sticker that says, “Honk if a kid falls out?” Here’s what the sticker would say if it was longer: “Depending on our mood and the kid’s attitude/behavior, we might stop!” But we do wonder whether the parent driving the car gets nervous when a car honks behind them.
Kids are naughty, too, as they don’t sit in one place and keep on doing mischievous activities. Really, this bumper sticker is a great precaution.
Duct Tape, A Thousand And One Uses
The customer here said that her husband patched the tire, but it keeps leaking air, and we definitely know the reason for that: he “fixed” the tire with duct tape. We wonder why he would do such a thing. Not everything can be fixed with duct tape. Well, some would argue that if it can fix a spaceship, it surely can fix a tire. The husband lives by the duct tape mantra: It’s all anyone needs! Has he worked on her brake lines, too? We hope not.
Taking care of a car should also be included as a part of driving school lessons before passing and getting the license. Disclaimer: Please don’t try this at home.
Out of All the Places a Four-Leaf Clover Can Grow
What’s that? Oh, just a four-leaf clover that is rooting into a fender line. What a unique location for a plant to grow, right? While this is certainly a joyous surprise, it also brings bad news: the car obviously can no longer be driven because then the lucky clover might fall off. And a four-leaf clover falling off after magically growing on a car seems like a bad omen.
It’s always good to appreciate life’s small(est) things, and that’s certainly what this mechanic did when they snapped this shot.
When the Mechanic Exposes You for Knowing Nothing About Cars
It looks like someone had a lot of fun filling out this order after a customer – who was clearly not well-versed in car terminology – used some funny words to describe the issues with their car. The mechanic then quoted them in the invoice, writing things like “Steering is ‘herky-jerky'” and “Tested unit and confirmed herky-jerky steering.” At one point, something else is described as “honky wonky.” We love how this mechanic met the customer at their level of knowledge.
The technician needs to do stand-up. There’s a career in comedy writing in there somewhere. This whole paperwork cracked us up! No doubt, customer service is everything.
Can You Guess What They Named This Kitty?
Handsome kitty! A customer came in saying that a kitten was stuck in the dashboard, and one of the technicians there came forward and decided to adopt it when he saw this cute little fellow. A round of applause for the Kitty rescuer on the job! This is a life-changing moment for both of them. The mechanic named his new pet Dash because of obvious reasons. We can’t help but wonder how the kitty got there!
We wish Dash has a wonderful forever home and doesn’t find himself stuck in a car ever again (unless it’s our car).
A More Specific Description Never Existed
Best description ever! This customer told their mechanic that their rear brakes sounded like “Dory from Finding Nemo talking to the whale.” We bet that they easily understood the description. On the other hand, if we imagine a scenario in which the mechanic didn’t understand the Disney reference, that might make things even funnier. What would the customer do? Talk like Dory-as-a-whale to show them?
Mechanics love it when the customers are specific with their notes. We just hope this mechanic was a Disney animation fan.
How Did They Get That Far?
This person was trying to tow their car behind an RV. Free advice for people out there: when you are going to tow your car, you should remember to put it in Neutral. We guess the one who was driving this car never looked in the mirror or saw the smoke and eventually the spark flying off the rims. We are curious to know how long it takes to notice that half of the rim is gone?
They must be probably wondering why everyone kept honking at them! Life is hard when you don’t know how to tow a car.
Just a Not-So-Friendly Reminder
Nowadays, many cars have a feature that automatically turns car lights on when it’s dark out and off when you turn your car off. But apparently, this car doesn’t have that feature, or the driver did something to mess it up. Either way, it seems that they need this not-so-friendly reminder: “Turn off lights dipsh*t.” Well, at least it’s straight to the point, and no one will get confused about what to do.
If we were car mechanics, we would definitely at least get a giggle out of seeing this sticker when we step into someone’s car.
A Travel Buddy From Another Century
This car came in for an appraisal to trade in and get the mirror cap replaced, and the mechanic saw a hand-painted Pterodactyl. Anyone who doesn’t know what a Pterodactyl is, it’s a distant dinosaur cousin. Reports of living pterosaurs have come out of Papua New Guinea and its surrounding islands (Umboi island); if someone wants to see them for real, they can look around. We’re just kidding; they got extinct a long while ago.
Wonderfully painted and impressive detailing as well. Now it takes a hell of a creative mind to see a Pterodactyl hidden in the best possible artistic way where nobody else could possibly bring it out with paint. The artist should be an archeologist. We wonder how they got the perfect place for this art piece to draw, which was too well executed.
This Person Thought They Needed a “Minor” Repair
This customer stated that the left rear tire was flat and needed a minor repair. But they had no idea what was inside the tire, which resulted in that. We thought we were looking at a crab claw for a moment there and wondering how a crab got in there. But at second glance, it’s probably a wrench. How did that happen? There should always be an extra tire in the car for such unforeseen circumstances.
Luckily, it stayed in one part of the wheel because it would be seriously deadly at highway speeds if it bounced around.
When You Find a Demon in the Backseat
This demon-like doll is creepy stuff. Back away slowly and shut the doors. They can call a priest or probably burn the entire car. We sometimes wonder what these customers are up to! They should have put a warning for the poor mechanic. It looks like they do such stuff on purpose. The victim (AKA the mechanic) should return the creepy favor by hiding something strange in the glove box.
At least these people left their car sparkly clean (except for the doll). Just look at how clean those floorboards are, not even a crumb on them!
New Regular Customer
This mechanic has a cute squirrel as their regular customer. Well, they got lucky as they are great (actually the best) with nuts. Why not just hire this little fellow and put it to work? About time they stopped living off of handouts and did some “Real work!”. Meanwhile, his buddy is probably robbing the cash register. Maybe they can teach him to grab those nuts and bolts that fall deep in the drivetrain, and in return, their wage will be peanuts. Training and domesticating a squirrel is easy if someone is patient and gentle.
Shop squirrels can help with the wiring as well. Glad to see the technician who’s feeding the little one, good job. But by this time next week, there will be 200 of them. Better be prepared!
The Right To Refuse Service Comes To Mind
This customer dropped off for an oil change but forgot or maybe neglected to mention the huge beehive that found a home in the back of the truck. What are these? Hornet or Bald-Faced Wasps! If disturbed, they will aggressively attack and can remember a person’s face. They will fly past someone else to attack the person who disturbed their hive in the past. Scary! Maybe they are there for security reasons? No one would want to steal it.
We are hoping the technician is not allergic. But we’re also hoping he just called the owner back and refused service – this is dangerous business!