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Thread: My biggest lesson in life so far: car mechanics/shops are the scum of the earth

post 1574599571 02-26-2019, 07:56 PM
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My biggest lesson in life so far: car mechanics/shops are the scum of the earth

Dealerships service centers are equally as scummy these days. Not to mention how ****ing incompetent these aholes are.

Why are these people in this profession so ****ing sleazy?. Is it low IQ/tradie mentality, why do they feel like they are entitled to screwing people over and try to scam you at every turn?
post 1574599811 02-26-2019, 08:00 PM
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Tradies in general are idiots. Not even kidding. My parents are building a house right now and they literally make a major **** up at least once a week. Can’t even follow simple directions it’s truly pathetic.

But lower class people in general (tradies are usually lower class) are 10x more likely to be scummy due to their **** upbringings and parenting and genetics which culminate in a lack of character.
post 1574600291 02-26-2019, 08:13 PM
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Doctors pretty much do the same shyt to people. Everything is another visit or another test just to keep you coming back over and over. They have no intention of making you better just keep you coming back.
post 1574600751 02-26-2019, 08:24 PM
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monsters only last for 1-2 hours before the effect wears off and productivity goes to chit


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post 1574600901 02-26-2019, 08:28 PM
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Thought this was common knowledge and learned this before the alphabet
post 1574600921 02-26-2019, 08:28 PM
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In my experience, stealerships are very different from small independent shops. If you become friendly with the owner and show some level of knowledge, that will bring you "into" the inner circle and won't jerk you around. I've had great relationships with every small shop I've had my cars serviced at.

Dealer service centers are their main profit center, so they will fleece anyone at any level of disregard. The richer and more clueless you look the more they will try and **** you.

Some big ****ing hate being dropped by some above posters.
post 1574601601 02-26-2019, 08:43 PM
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Mechanics are pretty scummy, partner. I agree with you. And if you're in a state that requires annual inspections, they'll screw around with your ride if you drive an older car. There's always some issue after I get my car inspected. Doesn't matter where I take it. It always needs some kind of work just to pass inspection, then a month later, I need a new starter, or my sway bar is broken, or I need a new hose, or I get a flat hitting a very minor pothole... they **** around with your car in order to feed their industry. I have no problem with "tradies," but mechanics run a very scummy operation. I hope one day they get run into extinction. That'll be a very joyous moment for me.
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post 1574601651 02-26-2019, 08:44 PM
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Well think about it. They live off broken cars.
They better keep you coming back for more repairs.

Only mechanic I trust is Scotty Kilmer. I always have the oil change done by him on my ferrari.
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Its not the mechanic its the service writer/dealer owner. Think about it mechanic gets only 30-40ish an hour while dealership charges it at 150. Its terrible.
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Originally Posted By AlwaysFocus⏩
Its not the mechanic its the service writer/dealer owner. Think about it mechanic gets only 30-40ish an hour while dealership charges it at 150. Its terrible.
lmao what mechanic makes 30-40 hour? space shuttle mechanic?
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Come to think of it, the entire automobile industry is filled with crooks right from initial sale to maintenance to resale
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Originally Posted By johnnyboi123⏩
Dealerships service centers are equally as scummy these days. Not to mention how ****ing incompetent these aholes are.

Why are these people in this profession so ****ing sleazy?. Is it low IQ/tradie mentality, why do they feel like they are entitled to screwing people over and try to scam you at every turn?
You ever been to a vet? You think a mechanic screws you over?
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Learn to DIY basic repairs. It is way easier than you think.
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Originally Posted By Seeker47⏩
Doctors pretty much do the same shyt to people. Everything is another visit or another test just to keep you coming back over and over. They have no intention of making you better just keep you coming back.
This, also giving drugs and unnecessary scans to make $$
post 1574603991 02-26-2019, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted By Destor⏩
Come to think of it, the entire automobile industry is filled with crooks right from initial sale to maintenance to resale
Pretty much this.

And I will never understand why/how people even have the desire to buy premium brands like Audi, Mercedes and BMW where a fukking oil change is $500 lol. Can’t believe people actually pay that.
post 1574604171 02-26-2019, 09:36 PM
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post 1574604801 02-26-2019, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted By nvrstopworking⏩
Pretty much this.

And I will never understand why/how people even have the desire to buy premium brands like Audi, Mercedes and BMW where a fukking oil change is $500 lol. Can’t believe people actually pay that.
Most premium brands dont charge for oil changes until later in the car's life, BMW for example is 4yrs of free oil changes, also they're not 500 dollars, 500 dollars would be for a porsche style brand
post 1574605371 02-26-2019, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted By NukYavlen⏩
Learn to DIY basic repairs. It is way easier than you think.
this.

No matter where you go and who you trust or how highly rated and recommended a place is, there's always going to be fukups and oversights, some intentional some not. If you want something done right, do it yourself; this applies to automobiles more than anything else in life.
post 1574605881 02-26-2019, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted By nvrstopworking⏩
Pretty much this.

And I will never understand why/how people even have the desire to buy premium brands like Audi, Mercedes and BMW where a fukking oil change is $500 lol. Can’t believe people actually pay that.
Its $160 for an oil change
post 1574606171 02-26-2019, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted By iwant2beswole⏩
monsters only last for 1-2 hours before the effect wears off and productivity goes to chit


make it a point to have a constant supply of monsters if you are contracting tradies that are working for you
lold hard

OP it's the same with any job that's offering you a service. difference is with dentists n chit you got insurance to cover portions of it. yes dealerships are 'scummy', but it's because it's YOUR money, and they don't want to take a chance using cheaper or aftermarket parts when they could receive issues regarding liability if something fails. that's why everything is bought new and expensive and they don't mess around, they throw YOUR money at it fixing YOUR issue(s).
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I work on C130's. I can swap out motors, any kinda hydraulics....a lot of things. On my car, nevermind oil changes or whatever regular prevent maintenance. I can do almost everything. I don't trust anyone else with doing crap on my cars. The simplest of things like an oil change, most honest shops will put their least skilled people on that crap, cause it is that easy. Some shops, charge premium prices and how do you even know they actually changed your filter with something of quality or used AT LEAST OEM specified oils? I do it myself, quality is assured.
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I have a misc. thread on hiring an expert mechanic for $50/hr cash. He has his own tools and tore the top half off my BMW X5 E53 engine off like a child playing with blocks, in 45 minutes. Then he crawled under and opened the skidplates and oilpan in another 20.

Then he reassembled everything in 15 minutes, all the gas lines, vacuum hoses, air intake, coolant and refrigerant lines, maybe 70 nuts and bolts, just amazing to watch TBH.
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Originally Posted By ralphlaurenbrah⏩
Tradies in general are idiots. Not even kidding.My parents are building a house right now and they literally make a major **** up at least once a week.Can’t even follow simple directionsit’s truly pathetic.

But lower class people in general(tradies are usually lower class) are 10x more likely to be scummy due to their **** upbringings and parenting and genetics which culminate in a lack of character.
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Originally Posted By Train_Harder⏩
In for Tradie vs White Collar war

I like being a "tradie". I was a C130 flight engineer and part of that was knowing how to work on my plane. I am a far better mechanic than you pay $$$ to to maintain your car. After seeing how paid "mechanics" work, I'd rather do my own maintenance. I don't care if parts cost as much as "parts" and labor with them. They are likely using "parts" I would never use.
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My dad owned a auto repair shop for 2 years and as far as I know he did excellent repairs for very cheap etc but the customers were very cheap and always wanted discount so my dad never made any money but still did the repairs and then he sold the shop after 2 years
Not all are bad like my dad
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Originally Posted By deathmetal1992⏩
My dad owned a auto repair shop for 2 years and as far as I know he did excellent repairs for very cheap etc but the customers were very cheap and always wanted discount so my dad never made any money but still did the repairs and then he sold the shop after 2 years
Not all are bad like my dad
This hurts my soul. DOES THE RIGHT THING. GETS BUTT****ED BECAUSE HE CAN'T COMPETE WITH SCAMMERS.
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Originally Posted By deathmetal1992⏩
My dad owned a auto repair shop for 2 years and as far as I know he did excellent repairs for very cheap etc but the customers were very cheap and always wanted discount so my dad never made any money but still did the repairs and then he sold the shop after 2 years
Not all are bad like my dad
That's exactly whats going on with a friend of mine who's a mechanic. He gives everyone good deals, shows them the exact problem, honestly states if its worth fixing or not and he's been nearly put out of business by these scammer types who are making way more than him.
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The customers are bad too expect everything to be done for free
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What if i told you there were scammers in every industry? Scammers in all types of business will always take advantage of easy targets. That's life son. Don't be an easy target.
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Depends on the place you go to. I know one that never rips you off and the owner has your best interest in mind.
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