Funny tales from the mechanic

How about an ongoing thread about funny stories about the antics of mechanics, professional or amateur. One rule, this isn't about bagging people, it's just for fun.



Back in my twenties (yes, they had cars then), I worked in a service station - operating the till, starting the pumps, etc. The boss was a notoriously cranky bugga. One day, we had a woman bring her car in for a service. Right from the word go, you could tell this was going to be fun. She expected this to be done and that to be done and it all had to be done by the book and the best parts used (because mechanics cheat you buy using cheap parts don't you know) and on and on she went. You could see the boss building up pressure. Then she nailed her coffin shut by demanding that ALL (she stressed this) parts removed be placed in the boot so she could make sure we hadn't charged her for parts we hadn't changed - yes, she actually said this.

The boss went quiet.

She arrived late in the afternoon to collect her car. Her attitude had not changed at all. She meticulously inspected the bill and, before paying, demanded to see all the parts listed on the bill. The boss smiled and led her to her car, then opened the boot.

The bugga had put all the parts in a big plastic bag ... including the engine oil (hey, it'd been removed right?).

She went ballistic, then lifted up the bag, made some vague threats and dropped it ... back in the boot ... where it split, and we all know how oil spreads don't we.



Needless to say, we didn't see her back.

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