Haha

I was thinking about the shop I started at long ago and I remember the shop had a bathroom out in the bays just for the mechanics. Every once in a while a new guy would start and the owners favorite prank would be to wait until the new guy had to go no.2 and then stuff rags under the door, spray a can of brake cleaner in the hole, light it, and then hit it with a bead blaster. No one stayed long except for the ones he was scared to do it to. What is your not so terrifying shop prank memory?

Nice lady (20’s) brings in her Subaru Forester. States that she’s driving across country and would like the car looked over for the trip there and back. I test drive it put it on the rack. Due for a 60000 mile service. Both rear wheel bearings are bad and the front lower control arm bushings are worn out. Also note for the customer that there are a few open recalls and she might want to visit the dealer. Customer approves the work. Completed in a day. Few weeks go by and I get called to the front to talk to a customer.

Customer: I told y’all I was driving across country and wanted the car checked out. I went to the dealer after being here and they told me I needed front and rear brakes and tires.

Me: Do you have pictures of what the dealer recommended you?

Customer: What?

Me: Well if you had looked closely at the inspection I sent you, you would see that I marked your tires and brake pads green and also took pictures. Pull up pictures on inspection. 50% left on front and rear pads and 50% left on tires.

Customer: Well. I payed the dealer to do this work that y’all didn’t recommend me and I believe y’all owe me some kind of refund.

Service writer: We owe you a refund for not screwing you out of money????

Me: Sounds like your beef is with the dealer.

Rim from a Chrysler 200 that got drove on for 16 miles at speed with no tire at all (it blew off and went into the ditch). I kept them as souvenirs 😂

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