Imagine you are driving along, minding your own business, when the dreaded “strange” sounds start to emanate from your vehicle. Or perhaps the “check engine” light comes on. The pain of finding out what is wrong coupled with the pain of paying to fix it means most people bring their vehicles in way too late.
The “Just Rolled Into The Shop” online group is dedicated to the craziest and most absurd things mechanics have seen people bring them. So get comfortable as you scroll through, consider getting your vehicle looked at, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your thoughts online.
#1 Someone Came With A Car And This Was In The Trunk. He Said We Can Keep Everything From Inside The Car. I'm Definitely Keeping It
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#2 Customer States Abs/Esc And Front Radar Lights On…
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#3 This "Time Machine" Just Rolled In. 9 Thousand Miles, And The Plate Expired In 1983
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The truth is, normal wear and tear can (and will), over time break something in your car. After all, even home appliances under normal use break down and your blender doesn’t spend hours flying down a highway. This is why, as with one’s health, preemptive and preventive measures are often smart then explicitly waiting for something to break.
As they are the main point of contact with the road, naturally, the tires tend to be the first to go. If you live in a place with a lot of ice and snow in winter, you have the wonderful opportunity every year to pay to get winter tires installed.
#4 Me Standing Next To A Cat 797
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#5 Tool Box Battery Backup Is Warm And Comfy
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#6 Pulled This Guy From A Camry
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On the flipside, this does mean that an expert gives your tires a once over at least yearly, so you have someone to tell you it’s time for a new set. That being said, like anything car related, it gets expensive so most people prefer to wait way too long, as the examples here show. Once you add on the fact that some mechanics will take you for a ride, people’s anxiety becomes a bit more understandable.
#7 "Well, I'm Not Sure How To Say This, But It Looks Like Your Engine Bay Has Been Overtaken By Gay Mice"
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#8 Third Car We've Had Towed In Within A Week For A No Start After Refueling At A Local Gas Station. This Fuel Sample Is About 96% Water
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#9 Driver States "Odometer Speaks Martian Before Startup"
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As with anything else, the main moving parts are the first to go. This is why some car experts believe that getting your transmission and batteries checked is a good idea from time to time. On the other hand, again like when one visits a doctor, it’s best to not lie to the person who is going to be doing the fixing, otherwise you’ll end up with the main issues overlooked.
#10 Any Suggestions?
He's got a death grip on the wiring and he's trying to climb deeper.
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#11 Found This On The First Truck I Hoisted This Morning
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#12 Customer Is Going Through A Nasty Divorce, Wanted Us To Have A Look Around After She Saw Her Husband Following Her Around Town
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At the same time, while it’s important to not be the sort of car-owner you see here, it also helps to do your due diligence when picking a mechanic. While there might be hundreds of garages out there, not every person working in them is an actually certified expert who knows exactly how to fix what you have.
#13 This Is Not What I Was Expecting When The Customer Said “The Tire Exploded And There Are Wires Showing”
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#14 Boss Man Came To Work In His Old American Truck Today. A Rare Sight Here In Scotland
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#15 324k Mile Tacoma. Oil Changes Work Folks
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This isn’t just to ensure that the cars roaring down the highway are safe (although that is a big part of it), but also to ensure that when repairs are done, they are conducted in an environmentally friendly way. If you are in the US, the EPA provides courses and certifications for car repair specialists to that effect.
#16 Cars Like These Always Make Saturdays Great
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#17 C/S The Solar Panel Isn’t Working/Won’t Charge Batteries
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#18 Had This Brand New Escape Show Up.. Owners Were Towing It Behind Their Motor Home And Guess The Parking Brake Locked Up. Took Them A Few Miles To Realize What That Terrible Noise Was ?
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So when you are swapping stories of untrustworthy mechanics (which do exist, there is no use denying it) just remember that many of them do work hard and honestly. It’s a physically demanding job with lots of exposure to toxic chemicals. So perhaps don’t be like the folks in this list, get your car checked when it’s still in good condition.
#19 We Will Not Be Installing Your Spare Sir
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#20 Guy Pulled Up To The Shop To Do An Oil Change
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#21 That's A First For Me, Loaded With An Extra Mag Next To It. These People Shouldn't Be Allowed To Own Guns
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#22 The Dangers Of Texting Your Service Customers
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#23 Customers Really Make Me Question Life……
Volvo tech here, customer comes in and complains my iPhone charger will not plug in the charging socket for 2nd row. They are not normal and look to be Swedish. Did you guys forget to change the plugs for a USA car??? She was really trying to plug a wall socket into 2 USB-C sockets. Husband couldn’t figure it out either. These people are among us!! Be careful out there.
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#24 I Present The Jellyfish. Dual Axle Trailer, Was Ran Flat For Quite A Distance
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#25 Forgot My Drill So I Asked The Customer And This Is What I Got ???
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#26 Someone Needs To Wife This Lady
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#27 Going On 18 Years In The Industry, I Hate Where Car Technology Is Heading
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#28 Customer Sold Us Their 07 Hyundai Sonata For Scrap Then Later Told Us He Needs His $1400 Floor Mats Back
He shows us a receipt when purchased. Custom Bugatti fitted floor mats to a 2007 Sonata he paid $1300 + tax.
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#29 I Knew I Should've Called In Dead Today
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#30 Wtf Is This Shi**?! Some Weirdos Out Here…and Why Keep This In Your Car Door?????????? ????
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#31 Sweeper Wasn't Sweeping. Who Would Have Guessed?
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#32 A Letter From Gm To My Great Aunt
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#33 Anyone Else Drive With A Loaded Firearm Pointed At Their Foot At All Times?
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#34 Driver Refused To Wait Till Morning For Repairs. Drove Away With Brakes As Shown
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#35 Service Writer Did Not Bother To Get Any More Info From Customer Than This ?
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#36 It's So Hot In Texas, The Emblem On My Buddies Truck Is Melting
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#37 There’s No Way Wearing Your Seat Belt Is Bad Enough To Actually Have To Buy One Of These
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#38 Rolled Out Today Boys. 22 Years In The Field, I’m Done. No Idea What’s Next
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#39 If You French Fry When You Should Pizza, You're Gonna Have A Bad Time
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#40 This Sticker Has Been On Since 1988
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#41 My Friend Traded A Dirt Bike For This Limo. Tuesday He Goes To Get His Chauffeur's License. This Surely Can't Turn Out Well
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#42 These Are The People You Share The Road With Daily…
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#43 My Mechanic Just Sent Me The Picture Of My Tire
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#44 '05 Corolla With Not A Single Oil Change In 15 Years
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#45 Came In For Tires. Decided To Use Up The Rest Of What He Had On The Way In. Customer Claims 700+hp
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#46 Customer Insisted That I Replace His Brake Pads Because The Truck Has 100k Miles
Original pads on a RAM 1500. I'm impressed.
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#47 Possibly The Loudest Sound I’ve Ever Heard. Hourly Guy Couldn’t Get The Bead To Seat So He Just Kept Putting Air In It
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#48 I Had To Let It Cool Down A Bit Before Working On It (Cat 3406)
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#49 Customer Came In For New Tires On A…ford Festiva?
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#50 A+ For Effort For Whoever Put This Spare Tire On
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