MECHANIC BLUES

[M1IRONMIKE]

I come out of work yesterday to find a puddle of antifreeze under my truck. I rush my truck to my longtime (15years) and trusted (this guys wrote the book on honesty) mechanics garage. I get there and the building is empty and he has closed his business. I am now having a panic attack as I know I will have to find a new mechanic and I don't trust them sumbitches as far as I can throw them. I had no idea that I had become so attached to my mechanic! damn!!!!!

[Leroy]

This is a good story.

We have a used Bravada. When it would kind of rock from side to side it really made a loud squeal. I tried WD40 on all of the joints, and asked our oil change guy. The WD didn't work, and the mechanic said it was no problem. Turns out it was...now I can't remember, but joints near the wheel. U-joints maybe? Anyway their estimate was $400 for a 1 year warranty and $900 for a three year warranty. I was complaining about it at work when a dispatcher mentioned kind of an off the wall place that I hadn't even heard of...friends of his family. They estimated $500 for a lifetime warranty. We switched. These two brothers are great. They've replaced the fuel pump and farmed out a transmission among other small things. They always show you why the part isn't working and talk you through why and how and how much before they start the clock. Great guys.

The only catch is I have to show up someday and play a little fiddle as neither brother has heard someone play fiddle live.

[StatmanCrothers]

The only catch is I have to show up someday and play a little fiddle as neither brother has heard someone play fiddle live.

what you should do, is go down there, and when they have to deliver the bad news to a car owner about something worse than expected, play a mournful dirge on the fiddle.

if they found out the problem was easy and won't cost very much, play a sprightly jig.

just hang out in the waiting room, standing silently with the fiddle, until its time.