Why are (nearly) all mechanics complete assholes?

I got a tuneup done at a shop once and the fucking asshole who did it topped up my brake fluid with motor oil. It fucked up my entire brake system. So I take it into the brake shop not knowing that the brake system is fucked and leave it with the "expert." He does about $250 worth of new rotors and pads and all kinds of shit.

I go back to pick up the car and the fucking "expert" comes out and demands to know why I didn't tell him there was oil in the brake fluid, like it was my fault for not knowing. So he tells me the whole brake system needs to be replaced. That'll be another $600 or so dollars. If i don't want to do that I can just pay the $250 he already put into it for parts the car never needed.

Yeah, customers are such fucking assholes and the service criminals are so nice. Fuck that. As far as I'm concerned we can hang every mechanic next to every politician when TSHTF.

Might I suggest that they may just be reflecting their perception of YOU back on you (sort of a natural defense mechanism).

You might be a great guy (or gal) without a condescending bone in your body, but sometimes preconceived notions of a certain "group of people" appear in your mannerisms or language without you realizing it. I, for one, am an empath and pick up on those things almost immediately, and can sometimes react to them negatively if I don't catch myself. Many times, I find that these "notions" are absolutely misplaced, and the person I initially thought was an asshole or putz turns out to be a really good person - but they're simply reacting to me. If that makes sense...

Because many are dishonest and take advantage of you. There are good honest mechanics. Sometimes the Mexican mechanics are the cheapest and most honest.

I've cut way back on my driving. So I see less of them and save money...

Bada-Bing!

that goes for your fuckin airplane too!

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My ex husband is a mechanic. Owns the shop. He is a sneaky evil bastard. After i left him he would sneak to my apt at night and unscrew my tail light bulbs on brand new car.

I kept taking car back to dealership asking why my lights kept going out...they couldnt find any problems ...

When my brake line was cut i figured it out...

Sneaky bastard. We had so much cash too..he ripped off everyone.

Stick to dealerships

It's a mutual respect thing .You don't realize what it takes to be a halfway decent mechanic working on almost any car that rolls in ,with a wide variety of problems. And you think I know what's wrong just off the top of my head. Back in the day yea there was the big three, a few hondas and toyotas. Now you got all variety of car rolling around with CAN controller area network (read -multiple ecms linked together multiple sensor signals on the same wire) flash programming of modules for parts replacement...etc. I have my third class this week all day tomorrow for diesel , yesterday was OBD2 update, just to keep my smog license here in socal thats $350 I have to pay for ,no reimbursement from my shop, no 401k, no paid holidays, NO VACATION pay, 6 day work week. Straight commission work, I get my 40% labor only when the car is paid for. I have $30k in tools, that's tools, I didn't spring for the expensive 10k toolboxes either. And yes I am nice to people but I get burned out and might not have the best attitude sometimes, but I try . Oh and if I do make a mistake I'm the friggin devil then aint I ? You , driving your $50k bmw whining about spending $400 for brakes.I do a lot better when I work 5 days, 6 days just tweaks me, by saturday ,I can be edgy.I don't have to many easy weeks, mostly pain in the ass stuff or heavy line.But you know what , I do like it. It's not for everyone, you cant be a non hacker .I help people out every day , and at the end of the week I got a POCKETFUL of thank you's. But it's all CARma, baby.It's all good.

Probably cranky from all the toxic chemicals they are exposed to everyday not to mention the ether sprays and degreasers getting inhaled... eww

wholy phuck, don't even get me started on that shit.
Brakekleen, carb kleen, oil, tranny fluid....
If i DON'T die of cancer , cut me open and find out WHY !

OP - not only assholes, but many are CROOKS.
Imagine the percentage of crooks in the entire population - well, that percentage of mechanics are crooks, or worse.

Why are doctors and surgeons assholes...
Lawyers, politicians, truck drivers.. the list is endless...

It's because we are all slaves to the system... and all the greed and negativity that comes with it..

You are on this site and don't understand this?

Worse

Don't go to the same place or mechanic if you don't like him. Check reviews online at places like Yelp to see if there are tons of bad reviews. Or get a Honda next time, rarely anything significant breaks down if you take care of it.

Fix it your self if your so infallible .......all you cunts ..never made a mistake?....upset a client?....

Fuck you OP......blame a whole trade for one bad experience...


:duh :

Fucktards .....always looking for someone to blame......no wonder the world's fucked ..

If a mechanic or car dealer is crooked, go onto Yelp dot com, and complain about them.

And what do you do?

I do electrical work for factories - not something the public can complain about. LOL!
And I'm not an asshole or crook - so that makes things easier, doesn't it?

It's clear that you're a mechanic. From Australia. I am going to report you to Yelp immediately.

"Might I suggest that they may just be reflecting their perception of YOU back on you (sort of a natural defense mechanism)."


yes, I wish I known this a long time ago.

and those that recommend "Just get the service manual and do it yourself"

as if that is all there is too it. consider alot of things require special tools and in many cases they can only be atained by licenced factory dealers. consider experience also, not all mechanincs now what they are doing (not many do actually) they just change parts until the issue is gone.

my best advice is: buy only with full warranty or buy only after finding a specialist mechanic that "specializes" in the car you are buying and ask for referances then before buying let that mechanic check it out.

Wrong again retard .......fix your own fucking car dickhead!

Been there done that....some of the biggest crooks i know..

Its blue collar revenge for not being able to understand legalese.

If you meet an asshole in the morning, you met an asshole for the day.
If you meet assholes all day; you're the asshole.
just sayin

huh? I'm not the OP with car problems. I like your cookie monster avatar.

Dude my sisters car got a flat today. My grandma called and asked if they had a tire for a 98 Toyota Camry cuz she didn't know the size of it. Well we went to get the tire, and this place is on a steep paved hill with gravel everywhere and my truck tires are bald, very bald. So I just parked at the bottom and walked. First thing they said "why didn't you just pull up here" I said "well my tires are bald as shit and I'm almost out of gas so I'm not gonna try to get a run for it". They acted like I was stupid for something for parking 20 feet away from the place? Then they said "what do u need" so I said "my grandma called about a tire for 98 Toyota Camry" then handed him the tire. He says "well I don't really care what it's for, I just need the size" and said it in a really cocky attitude. I said "no shit, I'm just telling you we are the people who just called". Long story short all mechanics are fucking pricks for no reason, there's no reason to be that prideful for being a fucking mechanic. My god

I have not found them to be like that.
I have found them to be few in availability.
There maybe some for the minor things available, not for major things.

For major things they are very few here to be found.
What they do takes a lot time and work, it requires tools, the shop and the skill, to use them that many others do not have.
They can do machine shop/machinist work, transmission work, engine work, as well as everything else form changing the tires, to changing rotors/drums and exhaust systems, fuel systems even the spider type, and get your sticker on before your vehicle leaves the garage.

I have been held back for 4 or 5 months by one, before finally giving them up, for not coming out and saying they could not do the work they said they could.
They did not have the tools, the mechanics, or the shop for it.
All they had to do was tell me that and I would understand it easily.
Then have even a harder time finding any one else who could do it.

We need more of them, when these are gone it will be terrible without them.
We could use the one at work, sometimes they need to be left up and available in case big vehicles go down, they also do other work on machines and such and are needed to be on stand by.
They stay busy as well.

At least somebody else can make the time set aside to do it and they get paid as well.
Cannot just assume someone is being an a##hole by they way they interact.

I find the corporate mechanic that work at Sears, pep boys,etc the worse...maybe they get shit pay and overworked....My local garage has some of the friendliest and skilled mechanics....I think its because they are a family owned independent business....

They always try to fit me in their schedule, get the work done quickly, and many times come in under estimate.....I always give them a nice tip ($20 - $50)....been going to them 20+ years....they must be doing something right because they are expanding their business....they have a huge number of loyal customers....

I heard that, these types of guys are worth their weight in gold, I love them.

Hey, YOU married him.

Shut the fuck up.