Meeting people as a mechanic.

[Baron Von Crowder]

What are horse people?

people who are into horses. They might as well be their own species.

[cool cat]

What are horse people?

Like Soap except with horses.

[CexMashean]

What are horse people?

[mstng86]

What are horse people?

Mongolians

[YALE]

Ah shit! The Centaur on Hercules/Xena was the priest on Firefly?

[Chili]

In the small town of Whiteboro we don't get a huge array of nationalities aside from the typical Hispanic and various horse people. I just had a Vietnamese guy show up somewhat frantic and asking for car repairs. He said his car was smoking badly and some other stuff I couldn't understand. I caught something about pouring 2 quarts of oil in the motor before leaving the metroplex and heading for somewhere in Oklahoma. Long story short, the car was @ 5 quarts over full, the air filter was saturated in oil from it being pushed through the crank vent tube. The airbox, intake tube, and air silencer where all holding oil. So I drained the excess, cleaned all the intake tract, and replaced the filter.

I just sent Mr. Thong Van Ha happily down the road headed towards Ada, OK.

Did you teach him how to check his engine oil level to make sure it is actually needed before adding more in the future? lol

[CexMashean]

Ah shit! The Centaur on Hercules/Xena was the priest on Firefly?

Negative, but the resemblance is insane.

[line-em-up]

people who are into horses. They might as well be their own species.

My wife is a horse nut. 13 horses, 2 donkeys and 2 ponies. She drives me crazy.

Speaking of horses, I just saw this. He may be related to Soap.

Man accused of having sex with a Shetland pony was found 'smelling strongly of horses'

Police say Alan Barnfield was 'sweating profusely' and had several cans of Lynx in his bag on the night he was seen leading two ponies into a dark wooded area

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11371480/Man-accused-of-having-sex-with-a-Shetland-pony-was-found-smelling-strongly-of-horses.html

[shumpertdavid]

No ecoboost lol, 2000 Camry with 4 cylinder. I made sure to show him the add and full line on the dipstick several times. I asked his name for the ticket, he said something I couldn't understand, and asked to spell it. He handed me his license and I almost burst out laughing when I saw it spelled out.

[BP]

He handed me his license and I almost burst out laughing when I saw it spelled out.

When people come through immigration from countries that don't use the English alphabet agents try to spell out how their name sounds. That's why you see so many Phams, Quocs and Li's. That's definitely not their name at home.

[LaserSVT]

I hate so many other shops around here. One of my customers that we did the 25,000 mile Amsoil oil change on about 7000 miles ago went to Firestone for new tires and an alignment. They said it needed an oil change. She said no and why it didn't. On her way home the car said it was low on oil. Our Amsoil rep is her friend so he checked it out and it was 4.5 quarts low. He told me about it and wanted to bring the car back thinking we didn't tighten down the oil filter or the car developed a leak. Got it in the air and saw not a drip. Did see the oil drain plug was undone. The ass hats drained the damn oil and didn't even add any in! Good thing it had the Amsoil in it or else I bet the bearings would be toast on her Impalla SS. They wasted $70 in oil too. This is why we mark the drain plugs.

[petyweestraw]

Amsoil 25k?

[LaserSVT]

Yeah they have a 10k formula and a 25k formula. They have 15k filters and 25k filters. They honor any claims on it and I have known my rep for 5 years. I did two oil changes on his car in 48,000 miles and the oil always looks good and the car (Lincoln Mark VIII) never once has the typical start up clatter. Seems like good shit. Its expensive shit too. While I am a dealer I don't stock it because its so expensive and people are cheap. He sends me a few cars a week though that he already sold the oil to. A couple have done the 10k version and the cars run perfect and are running over 140k miles.

[petyweestraw]

May be they way to go on my focus. Too bad my burban has a rear main leak. Lol that's not something I want to leak given the price.

[4king]

Yeah they have a 10k formula and a 25k formula. They have 15k filters and 25k filters. They honor any claims on it and I have known my rep for 5 years. I did two oil changes on his car in 48,000 miles and the oil always looks good and the car (Lincoln Mark VIII) never once has the typical start up clatter. Seems like good shit. Its expensive shit too. While I am a dealer I don't stock it because its so expensive and people are cheap. He sends me a few cars a week though that he already sold the oil to. A couple have done the 10k version and the cars run perfect and are running over 140k miles.

I could show you a parking lot full of cars going 10k miles between oil changes. Any walmart will do.


Customer:
I changed my oil last year I just need to add some, it says change oil but it's only a little low, you guys can turn off that oil change light for me right?

It is literally a daily event. Blows my mind, 2010 and newer cars rolling in for a quart of oil. Just one, ask them if they've done an oil change lately and they get flustered, no, it's just a little low I don't need to change it right now

A customer this week said his ball joints needed to be replaced because they are making funny noises. He didn't want to pay $23 for the new ones, and definitely didn't want to pay $90 for the control arm. He kept arguing that it was just the boot that was ripped and he only wanted a new boot and lithium grease. My wheel won't fall off, you're just trying to upsale me

Sorry sold out of those new ball joint boots brah