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Definitely the flux capacitor. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]stevencsat 158 points159 points ago

21 gigawatts? That's way too many! It really only needs 1.21 gigawatts

[–]bitparity 69 points70 points ago

I'm sure in 1985 you can get plutonium from any corner store, but right now it's a little hard to come by.

[–]l00m1s 27 points28 points ago

You just have to steal it from some Libyans

[–]jdepps113 14 points15 points ago

Oh...my...God. They found me. I don't know how, but they found me!

[–]smokeymcpott 4 points5 points ago

who?

[–]jdepps113 8 points9 points ago

The Libyans!

[–]mcintyreml 6 points7 points ago

RUN MARTY!

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    [–]RichardCupidIV 7 points8 points ago

    That's why I take my time machine to ASE certified technicians as opposed to relying on the advice of people on facebook.

    [–]Lurker4years 8 points9 points ago

    I'm no mechanic, but I thought it was 1.21 too.

    [–]TalkingBackAgain 5 points6 points ago

    It was 1.21 GigaWatts. You would need a damn lightning strike to get that much juice into the engine at once.

    [–]Dorkfish71 5 points6 points ago

    Lightnings too unpredictable though, you never know exactly where and when it will strike....oh wait.

    [–]catasaurus_rex 0 points1 point ago

    that was in 1985, cars today require more power... for the accessories

    [–]slyclone 7 points8 points ago

    I believe the value 1.21 Jigawatts

    [–]TurretOpera 15 points16 points ago

    No, you've just misunderstood the plurality of ways to legitimately pronounce that prefix. Prepare to have your mind blown.

    [–]moarlongcatplox2 4 points5 points ago

    Mind blown

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      [–]Optimisticynic 4 points5 points ago

      Jiga-whats?

      [–]Remy1985 2 points3 points ago

      What the hell is a jigawatt?!

      [–]holy_handsome 0 points1 point ago

      You have to adjust for inflation. After deflating the tires.

      [–]Chilton82 0 points1 point ago

      21 gigawatts is ludicrous, that's outlandish. Everyone knows there's a fundamental limit at pi squared gigawatts.

      [–]silent_p -1 points0 points ago

      Seriously. Catherine's going to blow her capacitor, thanks to that guy. Thanks a lot, asshole.

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        [–]KissMyGoat 299 points300 points ago

        This so totally actually happened. True story!

        [–]TimMitchell 136 points137 points ago

        RE:FW:FW:FW:FW:FW: TRUE STORY

        [–]flume 24 points25 points ago

        /r/forwardsfromgrandma

        [–]NoSleepForMeEVER 2 points3 points ago

        Soooo... r/reposts ?

        [–]AscentofDissent 44 points45 points ago

        FW: YOU WILL LOL

        [–]Xanthan81 9 points10 points ago

        UPVOTE IF YOU CRY EVERTIM!

        [–]CaptainTim1982 16 points17 points ago

        Tim here. I'm crying.

        [–]egoach 7 points8 points ago

        Tim there. He's crying.

        [–]webslingga 6 points7 points ago

        Tims everywhere are crying.

        [–]dawarrior_vex 5 points6 points ago

        EVERTIM!!

        [–]kris10amanda 0 points1 point ago

        Kristen here, I am crying.

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          [–]CardboardHeatshield 24 points25 points ago

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_0THARUP9A&feature=related

          Some people aren't so bright. This is pretty believable.

          [–]ExpandibleWaist 3 points4 points ago

          Spike from Q95.5 in MI. Wow, never thought these would actually be important.

          [–]McJaeger 3 points4 points ago

          Yeaaa your transmissions just gone. You're going to need two new ones.

          [–]Zenn1nja 1 point2 points ago

          I have a friend who texts me about once every 3 months with car repair questions. I used to work for napa but know virtually nothing about cars past some very basic stuff and i would just google whatever she was asking me. Next time i'm going to tell her that the flux capacitor is having issues lol.

          [–]Domerhead 1 point2 points ago

          Jeez, this is almost painful to listen to.

          [–]landwalker1 1 point2 points ago

          I hate taking my car into get fixed. They always tell me something is wrong with the car and it is never what actually needs to be replaced. I'm about 20,000 miles over the suggested time to replace my timing belt and it has been mentioned zero times at the shop. Yet I've been told my air filter is filthy after having replaced it a month ago. I finally found a shop that "seems" honest, but usually say no whenever they suggest something anyway.

          [–]ryumast3r 1 point2 points ago

          You do realize that the timeframes/distance frames are not a precise science, right? Air filters go out more often in areas with a lot of pollution and particles, especially ones of certain types/sizes.

          The 1-month air filter thing seems a bit ridiculous, but not totally unheard of, honestly.

          Now, I'm not saying that repair shops won't try to screw you over, some will. In fact, many will. That doesn't mean, however, if they don't mention something or say something's wrong that "shouldn't be" by factory specs, they are automatically liars.

          Tl;dr: Shit happens.

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            [–]fireinthesky7 0 points1 point ago

            /r/justrolledintotheshop will confirm that assertion.

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              [–]LeSpatula 7 points8 points ago

              http://i.imgur.com/6ObMf.png

              [–]misterraider 1 point2 points ago

              Just once I'd like for someone to say one of these did actually happen. They posted it themselves or something like that. Just once.

              [–]Captainpatch 0 points1 point ago

              Probably not, but I had one job as a slot machine technician where it was a running gag to tell new employees that every problem was the flux capacitor and to go ask the parts tech for a new one. In the two years I was in that job two people actually fell for it. One time they made the new technician fill out a "part order request form" for it, I think the part technician kept that form until he quit.

              Also one tribal gaming inspector got very nasty looks from her supervisor for actually writing down "flux capacitor" in her report and having to correct it the next day because she wasn't paying attention to what the actual repair was.

              [–]KajiKaji 0 points1 point ago

              Who hasn't pulled the ol' "Take it to the shop and tell em you think you need a new flux capacitor." routine on ignorant friend?

              [–]FaroutIGE 0 points1 point ago

              I wish we could have this response be as vocal to 'reality' commercials. I don't like that they assume we are all that stupid. I get that most of us are, but the rest of us really should stick up for ourselves.

              [–]BentMafkFilms 1 point2 points ago

              Clearly it's 1.21 GW. 21 would be absurd.

              [–]JustForCancer 79 points80 points ago

              This is bullshit but I got a real story for you.

              In high school I drove an 89 Chevy Caprice Classic. It was my first car and I only had it about a month when I noticed my blinker light was blinking really quickly.

              I asked my boyfriend "my blinker arrow is blinking really fast... what the hell is that about?"

              With 100% confidence he states "Oh... you're low on blinker fluid... it flashes quickly to let you know you need to add more fluid."

              Instantly I knew he was bullshitting me... I had never heard of that before and how does fluid control a light?! I see our other buddy walk up so I ask him...

              "Hey Tyler... my blinker arrow is blinking really fast... what causes that?"

              He thinks for a second and then has a face like he just remembered "Oh! Blinker fluid is low!".

              Damn. My boyfriend WAS telling the truth... better drive on over to Kragen and get some blinker fluid.

              I drive to Kragen and have my little car manual with me, incase it is needed for part reference, and go to the middle aged guy behind the counter that almost has that look on his face as if he knows I'm about to say something retarded.

              "Hello, Sir, do you happen to have blinker fluid compatible with my 89 Chevy Caprice outside there... just noticed the rapid blinker light today."

              Dead fucking stare into my eyes for a good minute. Weird... I get it... I probably didn't use the right lingo or whatever... just give me the damn fluid so I can be on my way.

              Eventually he talks almost as if it is painful "Fresh out of blinker fluid last Thursday, might wanna try the Kragen across town, I'd check for you, but the computer system has been down all day."

              Thanked him and went on my way. On the way to the other store, I get pulled over despite not speeding after turning a corner. Completely confused as to why he pulled me over, I roll down my window and ask him "Did I do something wrong?"

              "Yeah... you didn't use your turn signal." Ah... of course.

              "I'm sorry officer, I knew my blinker fluid was low... I'm actually on the way to go and buy some at Kragen. It probably ran out completely on the way."

              "Blinker fluid? Who told you that?"

              "My boyfriend and my friend... why?"

              "I'm not going to give you a fix it ticket because you are stupid. Go on to Kragen except ask for a new turn signal bulb because yours burnt out."

              He laughed all the way back to his car.

              [–]quaste 17 points18 points ago

              Now, did they get you the damned blinker fluid or what?

              [–]kewidogg 6 points7 points ago

              They were out too! She had to go to the Kragen the next town over!

              [–]quaste 2 points3 points ago

              Just trying to screw her over by charging her double because of "blinker fluid shortage", those bastards.

              [–]NightlyNews 3 points4 points ago

              How recently was this? They may have been referencing Rooster Teeth.

              [–]UnknowingWall81 1 point2 points ago

              Beat me to it...

              [–]Earthstripe 1 point2 points ago

              And with the age of the internet, the first search result for blinker fluid is this: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=22

              They have a number of nonsense products, including a flux capacitor.

              [–]GreatGo0glyMo0gly 0 points1 point ago

              If the car is English this part will fix the problem.

              [–]slynnc 0 points1 point ago

              ..I thought you were my friend from highschool, until you said you had to go to Kragen, because we don't have those here. This happened to her (minus getting pulled over), and it was the running joke of our highschool for a really long time. Just know you aren't the first or only person to fall for the ol' blinker fluid trick!

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                [–]LaFamilia 36 points37 points ago

                definitely the repost capacitor

                [–]Squalor- 72 points73 points ago

                This also didn't happen four months ago when people first posted it:

                http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/sy1ae/car_problems/

                http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/tmo95/this_facebook_troll_made_me_laugh/

                http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/tnenf/you_asshole/

                [–]R_johnson 11 points12 points ago

                FWIW It's 1.21 not 21 gigawatts.... wtv

                [–]Big_D_palmtrees 11 points12 points ago

                Does wtv mean what the vag? I'm really hoping it does

                [–]FowLanguage 9 points10 points ago

                Where's the vag.

                [–]tcpip4lyfe 15 points16 points ago

                Story of my life.

                [–]quatch 0 points1 point ago

                f and v are pretty close on the keyboard. Both seem to be considered typo's.

                [–]Cendeu 0 points1 point ago

                To be completely honest, I was under the impression people used it as a shortened "Whatever..."

                [–]Big_D_palmtrees 1 point2 points ago

                You just can't let a man dream about vag

                [–]1_point_21_gigawatts 7 points8 points ago

                I'm just glad people are spelling "gigawatts" correctly.

                [–]Milkgunner 3 points4 points ago

                Redditor for a year. This checks out.

                [–]zombays 1 point2 points ago

                Needs more jpeg

                [–]zeptimius 3 points4 points ago

                As a professional mechanic it's clear to me that this is a problem with the car's turboencabulator. Specifically the grouting brushes.

                [–]TheBusDriver1 3 points4 points ago

                The ol' flux capacity facebook post

                [–]panderific 32 points33 points ago

                As somebody who works in the service industry, I really resent that the public opinion of the service industry is "they'll take you for a ride if you're not careful."

                What this usually translates to is somebody who knows nothing about the technology being repaired being unnecessarily skeptical (and fruitlessly so, due to ineptitude), being a complete douchebag to the service-person because in their infinite unwisdom the service diagnosis just doesn't jive with them, and then refusing to pay for work or worse- claiming every subsequent problem for the next couple years is related.

                "We knew you were ripping us off..." is a phrase so commonly thrown around it astounds me- I wasn't ripping you off, and worse, you didn't know. You don't know anything because you're an idiot. Don't just throw that phrase around because you think it's the obligatory "I've got my eye on you" type of deal. Do you think that now I'm running back to my computer and pulling up the he-knows-the-shtick prices? No, instead it makes me hate you and probably take twice as long to complete the job.

                If there's a way to charge you more money, it's because you were a dick, not because I was going to rip you off.

                edit: Disagreements? sure. but downvotes for defending a profession? shame on you hivemind.

                [–]Captain_Spaulding 81 points82 points ago

                Watch out everyone, I think this guy's trying to take us for a ride.

                [–]webslingga 2 points3 points ago

                Don't worry, I've got my eye on him.

                [–]chuckFKNdiesel 0 points1 point ago

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsfhADiaP5E

                [–]AestheticDeficiency 15 points16 points ago

                To be fair this stereotype exists because there are dishonest people that feed off of people's ignorance. It happens in the auto industry, and it happens in construction. It's really bad because it makes it difficult for those of us who are honest. You constantly have to prove your trustworthy. No one takes your word for it. When I worked construction there was more than one person who didn't trust me, even though I was being honest about what needed to happen. I think one reason is because they get you to fix something, say it's siding, and then you pull the old stuff off to find wood rot. You tell them about the wood rot, and they think you are just trying to scam them out of more money. I always showed people the physical problem and I would say 80% of them said ok fix it, 19% thought that it wasn't bad and didn't need to be fixed, and that last 1% thought I somehow made their wood rot. I try not to blame them as I know there are dishonest people who will try to take you for a ride, and they give everyone a bad name.

                [–]panderific 2 points3 points ago

                That 1% for you is closer to 40% for me... blaming me of physically impossible things!

                [–]AestheticDeficiency 2 points3 points ago

                That is unfortunate, and I know it's shitty. Just try to remember that it all boils down to the dishonest people in the industry giving the rest a bad name. These people are conditioned to be skeptical of certain industries.

                [–]wretcheddawn 5 points6 points ago

                Unfortunately, there are places that will absolutely take advantage of you. It happened to me and at least one of my friends. I took my car to Monro brakes for a brake replacement, because one of the wheels was making noise (which I now know is because the pads where wore down to nothing and I was scratching the rotors). They did the courtesy inspection and determined that in order to fix it, they needed to take the rotors off the front and grind them, and replace the spring kits in the back and all the pads and it would cost $800. Irregardless of whether the spring kits needed replacing, because I'll admit I didn't know, I could have gotten all the parts they replaced for less than $150, and with a generous hour's labor, could have had them replaced for another $70 or so. Yet, they charged me several hundred percent markup, and wasting my time grinding rotors that can be replaced for $20 each.

                After I paid them, something about the price being so high didn't sit well with me, and I told my friend about it, and he said the same thing happened to him at the same place.

                I think you should be able to trust them (you), but it's naive to assume that you can. My advice is to find one you can trust and stick with them.

                [–]thrownawayd 0 points1 point ago

                Regardless ***

                [–]Azuroth 0 points1 point ago

                I think once a word has been used for 217 years, it's okay to call it a real word.

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                  [–]timothyrds 0 points1 point ago

                  Absolutely! If I were the OP, I would just continue to be trustworthy and to try to explain things in simple terms. Some people wont believe him some of the time, but then, a lot will start to trust him, and he can build up a clientele of people who trust him. It's good for business.

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                    [–]LocalMadman 26 points27 points ago

                    I'm sorry you're a Good Guy Greg in a profession of Scumbag Steves, but this stereotype exists for a reason.

                    [–]InsufferableTwat 4 points5 points ago

                    Yeah, but by its nature the stereotype is likely to be perpetuated by people who don't know what they're talking about, and challenged by those that do. The former outnumber the latter, and are probably unaware of the concept of confirmation bias and how it applies here.

                    I've had a series of good mechanics. Sure we can find reasons a stereotype exists, but it's still not right to assume all individuals will conform to a stereotype. I thought we kind of sorted that out some time ago.

                    [–]Edrondol 5 points6 points ago

                    Google "hidden camera car repair scam".

                    868,000 results.

                    Maybe YOU don't cheat customers, but a lot of service stations do.

                    edit: Please note that a Google search is not indicative of actual data or results, but I did this quickly on the fly.

                    [–]katastraphi 2 points3 points ago

                    Some of them are assholes. I took my car in to a dealership to get an oil change and a safety inspection. I was sitting there for three and a half hours before they came out to tell me they wouldn't do the safety inspection because I needed a new suspension. Didn't mention any specific parts to the suspension system, just I needed a new suspension. Not to mention if anything was actually wrong they would've failed me.

                    [–]nobleach 9 points10 points ago

                    People get this impression for a reason. Try calling a repair shop and asking how much they'll charge to do brakes. Now go to an auto parts store and find out how much brakes and rotors or discs actually cost. I'm all for paying a service person a good wage ($45 - $60) to do an hour's worth of work but.... GOOD LORD the price difference is incredible. My buddy just called to find out how much it would cost to replace a headlight in his 2006 minivan, they quoted him 60 to 70 bucks. I said, go to Walmart, buy the 11 dollar bulb and bring it over. Twist, pull, disconnect, reconnect, push, twist, done. It's a 5 minute job! Brakes can be done in 30 minutes if you've gotten used to doing them. So, while I agree that you are probably very good at what you do, and probably have good training, and a great amount of experience, I can understand the scepticism once people find out how much they're getting charged for menial tasks. I've just had too many times being at the service counter with friends (mostly girls) whom brought their car in for one thing, and walked away with a $400 bill cause their car needed a bunch of other things done. My father was a mechanic so I've had a chance to fix a lot of things and learn quite a bit. But looking at the line items on those bills, I've gotten pretty frustrated seeing how much of it was complete crap.

                    [–]bearwich 13 points14 points ago

                    You're not paying them to do the work. You are paying them because they know how to do the work.

                    Just because you know how to change your brakes doesn't make it a menial job. How about changing the brakes on any make or model of car that comes into the shop? Then being liable for the work on top of that. Along with the knowledge to fix all types or problems.

                    It's the same if you call a locksmith who takes five minutes to open your lock, or call a realtor to sell your house who has the papers all ready. That's how people make a decent living and get a head in life.

                    [–]Grizzalbee 3 points4 points ago

                    Don't forget how much stuff like the bays cost and tools. People don't understand that you're not just paying the guy doing the work. Facilities are damn expensive.

                    [–]bearwich 0 points1 point ago

                    Not to mention Garage Policy Insurance.

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                      [–]nobleach 1 point2 points ago

                      Yes... and I work in an industry where I hear people tell me, "my nephew can make websites and he's 14, why would you charge me that much???" I totally agree with what you're saying. What I'm saying is I can understand why people have the perception when they get quotes for replacing a headlight, and then see what goes into it. Whether right or wrong, it's what's caused me to try and do EVERYTHING I possibly can to avoid taking my cars into a shop.

                      [–]bearwich 2 points3 points ago

                      Why stop at cars? Need to replace your windows? Learn carpentry. Need to fix your heater/AC get your HVAC. Want to re-grout some tile learn masonry. Ipod stopped working? Learn something about electronics.

                      The 14 year old making websites is the equivalent of you changing your brakes and oil. "I can change my own brake pads, why pay something else to replace this blown head gasket."

                      [–]ZeNublet 1 point2 points ago

                      Check, Check, Need to learn about ACs, Check, Wouldn't buy an Ipod.

                      Knowing those things save tons of money.

                      [–]highasdick -1 points0 points ago

                      Here is a man walking around in life with his eyes open. Upvotes to you.

                      [–]PuroMichoacan 1 point2 points ago

                      Labor rates for a shop around here are 90 bucks an hour. Technicians get paid around 20 bucks/hr book time.

                      Example: Pads and Rotors cost about 60 bucks, I sell them for a 100. Shop sell them for 200 plus 2hrs labor at 90/hr.

                      Shop pay the Tech $40 and makes $240. Customer pays $380 on $140 of actual cost.

                      [–]throwawaymechanic37 1 point2 points ago

                      And then you have to pay rent, insurance, property tax, electric bills, etc. Businesses have overhead they need to cover so they can keep the roof, overhead.

                      [–]jdepps113 0 points1 point ago

                      That's how people make a decent living and get a head in life.

                      When I want to "get a head" in life, I go out and cut off someone's head.

                      [–]hoyter 0 points1 point ago

                      Very much so.

                      This goes with most any service industry. Computer repair to plumbing. You are paying because they know how and you are paying because it is less than the cost of you learning and buying the proper tools to do it.

                      [–]panderific -1 points0 points ago

                      No place around here charges that for headlights. VIP (boston area) charges retail for headlights and installs them as a courtesy.

                      This is FUD to defend a position.

                      [–]ArchZodiac 0 points1 point ago

                      When I was getting my oil changed in a hurry at jiffy lube, they offered to change the broken bulb on my liscense plate for 15 dollars. It cost me less than 2 to do it on my own.

                      [–]lvstrip 0 points1 point ago

                      Your not paying 15 for them to install it. Your paying yourself 15 to save yourself an hour figuring out how to open the headlight, determining what type of bulb you need, driving to the store to get it, driving back, and finally taking the 30 seconds to install it. If your time isn't worth much, do it yourself. If you value your time more than $15/hour, you win if you pay.

                      [–]ArchZodiac 0 points1 point ago

                      I got on eBay as soon as I got home and searched for the car model and liscense plate bulb and the first thing that came up was the correct bulb for a dollar with free shipping with an extra one to replace the other so it looked right for free.

                      As soon as I got it that week, I opened the trunk, pulled the old one out and popped the new one in. It was possibly the most simple thing I had ever done for maintanence on my car and they wanted to charge me for 2 hours pay for it.

                      [–]Huggernaut 0 points1 point ago

                      And you're completely allowed to do that. No one is forcing you to have your bulbs replaced at that price. They are simple saying, "Hey, if you don't want to do this yourself and avoid any potential hassles then we'll do it but we'll charge you"

                      [–]Azuroth 0 points1 point ago

                      Last weekend, Jiffy lube charged me 2.99 to replace the side light in my bumper. Out of curiosity I looked up the retail price of the light...2.50. So, which anecdote carries more weight?

                      [–]ArchZodiac 0 points1 point ago

                      All it takes is enough anecdotes to build a reputation.

                      [–]nobleach 1 point2 points ago

                      There was no fear causing speech in my reply. The only uncertainty is what you'd pay if you went to Tuffy to have your brakes done. And yes, I'm full of doubt when I see places like Jiffy-Lube suggest an "engine flush" to unknowing customers. Yes, my personal experience DOES matter as it's not uncommon. It's likely that you don't see it because you WORK in the industry. When I moved away to go to college, I had no tools to change my oil. I took my car to Jiffy-Lube for a $20 oil change. They told me that since my car had a special "canister style" oil filter, it would make my price jump to $40. This filter if purchased at Autozone, could be bought for $4.96. I let is slide but begged them NOT to "top off" my transmission fluid.

                      [–]i_cant_fap_to_that 0 points1 point ago

                      This is FUD to defend a position.

                      No it's not. Call a dealership. Minimum time at some is 1 hour no matter if it takes 5 minutes or 55 minutes. That is where this cost comes from.

                      [–]devils0508 0 points1 point ago

                      You do realize they need to pay for rent, insurance, equipment, advertising, their time wasted when they are giving quotes/talking to people who don't come to their business, etc.

                      Mechanics will definitely rip you off, don't get me wrong, but what you think is "fair value" is ridiculously deflated.

                      [–]InsufferableTwat 0 points1 point ago

                      Ever heard of overheads? If someone's dumb enough to need to go to a garage to change a bulb, that garage has a higher cost on the admin (stock control, bill, receipt, accounting entry) than it does from the tiny cost of a bulb and a few seconds to fit it. Plus the income foregone from a meaningful job, while some dipshit's car is having a bulb changed.

                      I promise you, the garage will do very nicely without the bulb changes and be happy if you don't take the car in for that. But if you're going to waste their time, it costs money!

                      The "additional jobs" thing I agree can be a piss-take. It's the reason I stopped using big chain garages - first time I owned a car I noticed that every time a tire needed changing, part of the exhaust was apparently in urgent need of replacement as well. Then someone explained to me that bullshit is part of their business model. Fine, walk away. Used little independent mechanics since then, usually on recommendation from friends. They know what they're doing - you're less likely to get a seventeen year old dipshit poking around without supervision; they're cheaper; you get to know them and they're genuinely helpful when you have a problem.

                      (heh, actually I did once have to say to one of them "mate, £2.50 for screenwash? I know where the fucking screenwash goes..." he dropped the charge, we laughed it off, I used him for years after that without any problems)

                      [–]OuTrIgHtChAoS 0 points1 point ago

                      Same. I haven't had to repair as many things on my car but I've done all repairs myself. The worst (only) time I got a quote on a repair was when my fuel pump failed on my Cavalier (common problem). Had it towed to a "reputable" shop someone vouched for and they quoted me at $980. The part was about $280. I said fuck it and me and my dad fixed it in under 4 hours WITH HAVING NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO FIX IT and also not having the BENEFIT OF A FULL AUTO SHOP. Knowing now how to do it it wouldn't take near 2 hours even. That's using regular jacks/stands and not a lift. I couldn't imagine it taking an hour at a shop

                      [–]who8877 0 points1 point ago

                      Does that 30 minutes also include flushing the brake lines? It is dangerous to not do this step and takes extra time.

                      [–]nobleach 3 points4 points ago

                      If just replacing pads, there is never a chance for air to get into the lines. Bleeding shouldn't be necessary.

                      [–]who8877 -1 points0 points ago

                      The brake fluid nearest the brakes degrades much faster because of the heat. In a hydraulic system such as your brake lines the fluid never circulates so it is always the same fluid that gets heat blasted. As it degrades its heat tolerance is lowered until eventually the brakes become unsafe.

                      If you never bleed them and always do your own brakes then one day after heavy use you may find your brakes stop working (or perform very poorly) until they cool down.

                      EDIT: You can see this in action when you do the actual bleeding, very discolored liquid comes out until you get past the heat blasted section. The replacement fluid is mostly old fluid from the reservoir - it just wasn't subjected to the heat.

                      [–]nobleach 0 points1 point ago

                      I find myself replacing the slave cylinders on the back and that causes a full on flush. I own a 2001 Sienna which has a HORRIBLE braking system to begin with. I did one master cylinder a few months back. This thing is a bench bleeding nightmare as the reservoir isn't attached to the MC. You basically have to bench bleed it IN the vehicle. I had to have it replaced again a month later as the rebuilt MC I got wasn't cutting it. I let a buddy at a dealership do it this time and it STILL wasn't performing well. After an immense amount of bleeding, bleeding, vacuum bleeding, and more bleeding, I finally have semi-decent brakes.

                      [–]who8877 0 points1 point ago

                      I've never had that much trouble, I just use the little bleeding bolt and the brake pedal. It adds another half hour to the job and requires a friend. No vacuum needed. Woe will be upon you if you have ABS and let the reservoir empty though.

                      I wasn't trying to attack your entire argument, just pointing out that a lot of home mechanics tend to take shortcuts that a good shop should not take. It isn't always comparable. It also really scares me that there are people out there changing their own brakes and not doing this...

                      [–]nobleach 0 points1 point ago

                      I always do the two-man (sometimes man/woman) method. And I believe letting it get that low may be what has compromised the ABS system. I've read conflicting reports that if the unit hasn't been damaged, a power-bleed can rectify the situation. I have ok brakes now, so I haven't done more investigation. But it was pretty darn costly to have the shop do another MC. Not fun at all!

                      [–]who8877 0 points1 point ago

                      Yea, the ABS unit has a bunch of little passage ways and once air gets into them it is very very difficult to get it out. When this happened on my older car I just decided to live without ABS.

                      [–]jimbo831 0 points1 point ago

                      I am good friends with two ASE Certified Master Mechanics who have shown me how to change my brake pads. They never flush the brake lines when changing pads. Waste of time and money on new fluid. I highly doubt the shop is doing this unnecessary work either.

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                        [–]AceDynamicHero 0 points1 point ago

                        I've got my eye on you panderific...

                        [–]AchieveDeficiency 0 points1 point ago

                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiCAJ8ULnaI

                        [–]majestyne 0 points1 point ago

                        One time I took my car in to a Firestone service center because of an issue with the car not starting unless the battery had been unplugged for 10 minutes or so.

                        There was $800 worth of repairs. Stuff like replacing most of the fluids, replacing the battery cables, replacing the fuel cap. Shit that didn't need to be done. In fact, I never authorized it to be done, either.

                        The problem, a corrupted ECM, was never addressed until I took it somewhere else. So you'll have to understand if some people like myself come in wary. Sorry about that, but its going to happen.

                        [–]DystopiaNoir 1 point2 points ago

                        My friend works for Firestone. I was having an issue with my car and asked if I should bring it by his shop (since he's always complaining about how dead it is there). He replied, ”only if you want to get raped.”

                        [–]IHaveHerpes 2 points3 points ago

                        It honestly depends on the shop. Used to have a Firestone near my place that always did quick good work and helped you discount as much as possible. That was until they had a sinkhole that are half of the shop and all the cars there with it. All the mechanics got transferred to other stores no longer in my area

                        [–]billessig 1 point2 points ago

                        You may be a nice person, but try getting anything 'serviced' at our local Firestone.

                        They ARE liars and DO take you for a ride.

                        Mother went there for new tires, they said she needed new brake shoes too. I said I'd do them to save her money, got the car home, and the OEM shoes were in better condition than the Duralast's I purchased to replace them with.

                        There is a reason this opinion exists.

                        [–]b8b 1 point2 points ago

                        The problem is that as a layman who doesn't know that much about the mechanics of cars it's hard to know if you can really trust what the person is telling you. I believe a lot of garages will try to make you buy things you don't need.

                        Case in point -- how many of you have been to Jiffy Lube and they told you that you needed not only an oil change but also a new air filter, oil filter and a complete engine cleansing? Well me being a noob when I first went there I just told them to go ahead and do everything they suggested since they said it was all dirty and these things needed to be done for the health of the car.

                        So I paid them the many hundreds of dollars all this cost and I go back in 3,000 miles assuming this time I will only need an oil change. Nope -- here comes the guy carrying my air filter to show me how disgusting it is now and needs to replaced and he says I also need to replace the oil filter and get the engine cleansing service.

                        I swear I think I could put in a brand new air filter, drive it for ten miles and take it to jiffy lube and they would tell me it needs to be replaced.

                        [–]jimbo831 0 points1 point ago

                        how many of you have been to Jiffy Lube and they told you that you needed not only an oil change but also a new air filter, oil filter and a complete engine cleansing?

                        You lost me when you included oil filter on this list. You should never ever ever change your oil without changing the filter. This is basic car care 101.

                        [–]b8b 1 point2 points ago

                        I believe you. My point was more that they were bringing me this long list of things that needed to be replaced every time I went to get my oil changed -- adding up to something like over $300, and I felt very unsure which of these things was actually necessary and which wasn't. All I knew for sure is that there was no way all of that needed to be done again already. Maybe some of it had never needed to be done. They were clearly just always trying to upsell me the same list of services every time regardless of whether they were needed or not, and they were giving me a pretty hard sell on why I needed them all. Also I am not sure if I listed the things they wanted to do correctly since this was years ago. I remember the air filter, engine flush and something else which I may be incorrectly remembering as oil filter.

                        In the end I just felt like I was being taken advantage of. If I took their recommendations I was clearly going to be spending $300+ every time I went. I know some people scoff at people who take their cars to the dealership, but that's what I ended up doing. I just felt like I trusted them more. They never once tried to sell me an engine flush. They basically just followed the maintenance plan from the manufacturer, and I felt much less stressed there than by going to a place like Jiffy Lube and having to listen to their speech every time about why I need all this work done.

                        [–]tactical_beaver 1 point2 points ago

                        Uh, its pretty standard to replace the oil filter every time you change the oil. And typically, places like that will SHOW you the air filter.

                        Besides, if you took a gander at your owners manual, which no one does, it would tell you the recommended service intervals for most of your car's wear parts.

                        People nowadays are just completely ignorant of anything related to cars outside of hopping in and driving.

                        Just do a tiny bit of research and you won't be taken for a ride.

                        [–]nxuul 0 points1 point ago

                        This certainly goes in the IT industry as well. You won't believe how many issues I get blamed for after something unrelated goes wrong (like getting a virus from clicking a free iPad scam).

                        [–]cC2Panda 0 points1 point ago

                        I've been to one place that definitely ripped my sister off. They would "replace" things that they clearly didn't like oil filters. The best was when they left a tool under the hood and try to close it and tried to claim the protruding bump with paint chipping off was there when we gave it to them.

                        [–]sdrfizzle 0 points1 point ago

                        Mechanics, doctors.....people in any business think how you act 'in business' is to sell you customers as much as you can.

                        Half the time I've gotten my oil changed in the past 10 years I've needed a transmission flush, according to their expertise. I went to get an EKG at urgent care mainly for documentation and I was talked into $2K+ worth of tests at an ER. The end result was them telling me I had what I thought I had when I googled it a few days earlier.

                        So yeah, in some cases you are paying for expertise, but a lot of time you just aren't worth their time/money with a simple problem. Plus, it's easy to convince people that they need all this work done 'just to be safe.'

                        [–]nothing429 0 points1 point ago

                        Dude, I went to a Jiffy Lube once to change the oil on my dad's car for him. They took out the air filters and gave me a sales pitch about how it needed to be replaced. I asked him "so this seriously needs replacing?". He straight-faced replied "yes". I tend to assume people are honest so I gave him the go-ahead to replace the filter. I get home and mention to my father that apparently the air filters needed replacing so I paid for them to swap the old one out. My dad said "Really? I just had new filters put in less than month ago."

                        [–]ninjafaces 0 points1 point ago

                        Yeah no. When I went to get my minivan inspected by a mechanic that the buyer selected. The inspector comes back from my inspection and tells me that the suspenstion boot had a hole in it. Funny thing is, I had it repaired 6 months prior. Took it in for warrenty repair. My guy replaced it, come to find out. There was a clean, vertical cut on the boot. Those wear laterally and have jagged edges. Which means something or more then likely, someone cut it.

                        [–]PuroMichoacan 0 points1 point ago

                        I'm also in the bussines for the past 6 years. I can tell you every fucking shop will charge 30 to 50 percent more to the customer of what they actually paid for the parts. Some shops (aka Firestones, Pep Boys) have dedicated people to sell you stuff you don't need. If you don't agree to do the work they make you sign a waiver or use scare tactics like " Think on the safety of your kids, you don't want something to happen when you're driving with them, do you?" I know you have to make money but you are already making money on the parts and labor. That's not good bussines.

                        [–]Avalon81204 0 points1 point ago

                        My husband is a mechanic and he HATES the stereotype that all mechanics are out to get you. Sure, some of them are. But most of them know how shitty expensive car repairs are and how hard they are to pay for.

                        [–]jdepps113 1 point2 points ago

                        You might not rip people off, but are you really so naive as to think that there aren't places that do?

                        I'm sure you've had your share of skeptical, distrusting customers who think you're trying to screw them, even though you aren't.

                        Don't blame those customers and call them idiots. Blame the guys who really do screw people who made your customers so suspicious in the first place.

                        [–]flashnuke 2 points3 points ago

                        At least she wasn't low on blinker fluid

                        [–]FishStix157 2 points3 points ago

                        Wait... the battery made the engine stall? The battery starts the car. The engine keeps the car running.

                        [–]StarCass 0 points1 point ago

                        Right! Pretty sure she might have an alternator problem…

                        [–]voodoochild312 5 points6 points ago

                        Things that didn't happen: this.

                        [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

                        /r/fakefacebookposts

                        [–]F5_supermonkey 0 points1 point ago

                        what is this, the tenth post of this lame fake shit?

                        [–]SoloStryker 1 point2 points ago

                        21 JIGGAWATS?!

                        [–]Weyland 1 point2 points ago

                        I'm not telling nor showing this to anyone. Time to see if this works on random people asking for car advise.

                        [–]Eboost 0 points1 point ago

                        Marc is an ass hole and was proved wrong, walking in and asking about a flux capacitor they knew she had no knowledge so easy bid to sell her shit she didn't need. Good guy mechanic only sold battery she needed.

                        [–]alexlordofreddit 0 points1 point ago

                        Wait a minute, Doc. Ah... Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?

                        [–]Milkgunner 0 points1 point ago

                        Yesterday I watched the entire trilogy for the first time. I know there is a phenomena (is it Baader Meinhof phenomen?) were you suddenly encounter unfamiliar words all the time, and I clearly have it now.

                        [–]Lurker4years 1 point2 points ago

                        Amazing she did not 'unfriend' William.

                        [–]unknown_poo 0 points1 point ago

                        At least it wasn't a coolant leak

                        [–]d3lan0 0 points1 point ago

                        clearly he made a typo too its spelled Jigawatts.

                        [–]Jllle -1 points0 points ago

                        William is a dick.

                        [–]shortbusoneohone 0 points1 point ago

                        What he made her look normal?

                        [–]borkedddd 0 points1 point ago

                        Reminds me of this

                        [–]BeerSlayingBeaver -1 points0 points ago

                        Why do reposts keep making the front page when original content doesnt :( I seen this like 2 weeks ago

                        [–]Guardian_Of_Pigs 1 point2 points ago

                        Some people have not seen it.

                        [–]griffith12 0 points1 point ago

                        Holy fuck that would have been the video to defeat all videos had her conversation with the shop been recorded.

                        [–]tactical_beaver 0 points1 point ago

                        Despite the fact this is fake, it is sad that people this gullible and ignorant are considered responsible enough to pilot a 3,000+lb piece of machinery at high speed.

                        [–]nf5 0 points1 point ago

                        I always bring my car into three shops. Two of them are auto body shops, and then the third is a jiffy lube or grease monkey. you might wonder why bring a maintenance issue up at a oil change place-well since the folks changing your oil are often mechanics anyway, but aren't allowed to work on your car (since it's an oil change place) they'll give you a unbiased guesstimate of what's wrong with your car and how to fix it. Then I Google the problem, and I compare prices of doing it myself, the two shops quote, and the jiffy lube guys quote. it works well for me!

                        [–]QUEEF_PUDDING 0 points1 point ago

                        When my cousin's brother-in-law bought a used car from Craigslist, my cousin told him to go to autozone and buy some blinker fluid because he was low on it. It was hilarious when he came back pissed off.

                        [–]xjuax 0 points1 point ago

                        21 gigawatts is way too many! You're gonna overload it!

                        [–]yeathl 0 points1 point ago

                        [FB] tag goddammit! Warn us!

                        [–]hgeyer99 0 points1 point ago

                        I hope this is true regardless of a repost, I laughed so hard.

                        [–]xtreme33 0 points1 point ago

                        It's either that or it is low in blinker fluid.

                        [–]Jamdestroyer 1 point2 points ago

                        Catherine: I need more gigawatts for my flux capacitor!

                        Auto mechanic:1.21 gigawatts! 1.21 gigawatts. Great Scott!

                        [–]RandomExcess 0 points1 point ago

                        jigga, wat?

                        [–]TalkingBackAgain 0 points1 point ago

                        The guys at the garage will have needed a 15 minute break after her visit to recuperate from rolling on the floor laughing :-).

                        [–]Hurricane_Michael 1 point2 points ago

                        I guess everything from 2010 is still funny....

                        [–]R7F 0 points1 point ago

                        Try 2006.

                        [–]borbus 0 points1 point ago

                        I stopped reading after he got the number of jiggawatts wrong.

                        [–]0borkis0 0 points1 point ago

                        She used "youre". I am happy

                        [–]mattaction 0 points1 point ago

                        "But it was funny, right?"

                        [–]theorys 0 points1 point ago

                        Have any of you seem that new show on FOX called Shit that never happened? I highly recommend.

                        [–]nirvana1189 0 points1 point ago

                        Mmmm, that's some tasty copypasta

                        [–]tonsofsexy 0 points1 point ago

                        Daaaaamn Will!

                        [–]jetsintl420 0 points1 point ago

                        No it's the continuum transfunctioner !!!!!!!!

                        [–]Oluja 1 point2 points ago

                        All he needed to do was reconfigure the power grid.

                        [–]ctetc2007 0 points1 point ago

                        Battery thing?

                        [–]macdavisishere 1 point2 points ago

                        ya you know a battery thing

                        [–]Phredex 1 point2 points ago

                        Excellent!

                        [–]DocBlind 1 point2 points ago

                        The best ever!

                        [–]TGOT 0 points1 point ago

                        I did this once in engineering. "Oh, you're rocket isn't working? You probably have a broken flux capacitor. Talk to Mr. Regan about it, he knows how to fix those." "Oh, okay. Thanks, TGOT!"

                        About 5 minutes later: "TGOT, I actually hate you."

                        [–]ragingwizard 1 point2 points ago

                        if you're going to fake a facebook post, at least use poor grammar and misplaced punctuation.

                        [–]Littleweasel7 0 points1 point ago

                        Sounds like my something my son Will would advise...he does know a few Catherines......hmmmmm

                        [–]4ouR -1 points0 points ago

                        Not a single person commented about it in the 2 hours that passed?

                        [–]waffleninja 1 point2 points ago

                        Definitely the repost.

                        [–]richard_photograph 0 points1 point ago

                        fucking idiot...its 1.21 gigawatts

                        [–]Dr_Emmet_Brown 0 points1 point ago

                        21 jiggawatts? Holy fucking shit that's 17.4 simultaneous bolts of lightning!

                        [–]AhhhClem 0 points1 point ago

                        As somewhat of a physicist it bothers me that the movie never states what the flux is of. It is like talking about a flow restrictor without stating or giving a context as to what is being restricted. Yea, I know it's just a movie.

                        [–]supermegachaos 1 point2 points ago

                        1.21gigawatts great scott!

                        [–]junr32boi 0 points1 point ago

                        loll man i couldn't stop laughing

                        [–]Oconitnitsua 0 points1 point ago

                        It was obviously the Headlight fluid duh.

                        [–]R7F -1 points0 points ago

                        Why does no one remember this being a repost? People shouldn't have to post [OC] they should have to post [RP].

                        [–]low-karma-guy -1 points0 points ago

                        bastard. Is there no mercy?

                        [–]brootwarst -1 points0 points ago

                        a fake repost gets 1000+ upvotes

                        just another day on reddit

                        [–]jaminjes -1 points0 points ago

                        Repost.

                        [–]AbigailRoseHayward 0 points1 point ago

                        REEEEEEEEEEEEPOOOOST!

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