some mecahnics call themselves "mechanics"

[ebpda9]

I took my car at the shop yesterday afternoon to get it aligned, because i noticed it was pulling right. not so hard but still and i paid around 400 for my tires 2 months ago. Anyway i take my car to the shop and the guy at the front desk tells me that he will call me in 1.5 hours to go get the car, because it's gonna be done, so i go home and wait for their call. Finally after 4 hours of waiting the "mechanic" calls me and tells me that the car is way too low to have it aligned. I'm like wtf ???? so i go to the shopp and see what they are talking about. when i get there i noticed that the laser beam couldnot get thru because of my splash shield that was messed up due to an earlier accident. anyway i lift the shield and the machine gets its readings. finally i notice that the caster for the right front wheel is way off like -.2 degrees instead of 2-2.5, and i ask the dude to finally correct my caster angle. he looks at the instructions and tells me that i can't have the caster set because i don't have the stock struts. Indeed the honda manual mentions "shorten the strut rod for positive caster, or shorten it for negative caster". so he tries to adjust it but the max it can go it's like .3 degrees, and the strut rod is already maxed out. so he begins scratching his head, till i finally tell him that the front cross memeber is bent so bad that you can see it. i called honda and they want $382 for the part and all the other hardware is gonna be around $70. OUCH. i foundeverything for 355 at majestic honda. sorry i just had to vent.

[juvenile]

hahahaha....that mechanic should have paid you :yes:

[ShEaNy]

lol no shit....what a tard...u shoulda said MOVE..and got in their with there equipment..hehe

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Lol, that reminds me of the other day when I went in for an oil change (yeah, we're not allowed to work on our cars in my apt complex...) AT HONDA. Anyway, the mechanic walks into the waiting room and says "Who's the person with the maroon Accord on aftermarket wheels and low profile tires?" I didn't move, but realized he was talking about my car. He argued with me that my wheels weren't stock, I said they were. Then he calmly explained that he wanted to pump my tires up to 42 psi. The max on the sidewall clearly reads 40, and they were nowhere near that. I argued with the guy forever that I didn't want them pumped up that much, etc. In the end, he still ended up filling them up too much so I had to let air out. Dumbass.

[ebpda9]

LMAO Trev. i like your aftermarket rims :crazy: anyway i'm a bit strapped for cash but i will go ahead and get the bone in the next month. also that crossbone is the main cause for different camber angles on my front wheels.

[mylittlecivic]

Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX
Lol, that reminds me of the other day when I went in for an oil change (yeah, we're not allowed to work on our cars in my apt complex...) AT HONDA. Anyway, the mechanic walks into the waiting room and says "Who's the person with the maroon Accord on aftermarket wheels and low profile tires?" I didn't move, but realized he was talking about my car. He argued with me that my wheels weren't stock, I said they were. Then he calmly explained that he wanted to pump my tires up to 42 psi. The max on the sidewall clearly reads 40, and they were nowhere near that. I argued with the guy forever that I didn't want them pumped up that much, etc. In the end, he still ended up filling them up too much so I had to let air out. Dumbass.

That guy sounds like a moron, did you get his address? I wanna slap him.

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by mylittlecivic
That guy sounds like a moron, did you get his address? I wanna slap him.

LMAO :D And he was one of the smarter people there. They also have a 16-17 year old dude that moves all of the cars around before they work on them. I have no problem with his age, but he's a real jerk and I really don't want him in my car. :no:

Oh well, I guess I just need to get some jackstands here and do a speed oil change before my apt. managers see me next time :)

[mylittlecivic]

People with bad attitudes suck.

Yeah or go park at your friends and do it lol...... I gota get my oil changed soon:eek:

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by mylittlecivic
People with bad attitudes suck.

Yeah or go park at your friends and do it lol...... I gota get my oil changed soon:eek:

Yeah, most of my friends don't have driveways, they park on the street. A couple of friend do have them, but they live with 4+ other people, so they're always full.

I'm off to bed to try to get some sleep :o

[mylittlecivic]

Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX
Yeah, most of my friends don't have driveways, they park on the street. A couple of friend do have them, but they live with 4+ other people, so they're always full.

I'm off to bed to try to get some sleep :o

Hey you know what? thats a good idea. Sweet dreams;)

[ebpda9]

Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX

Oh well, I guess I just need to get some jackstands here and do a speed oil change before my apt. managers see me next time :)


i know how it feels. i had the same problem till i busted the president working on his motorcycle. Since that day he won't even say hi to me ;)

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
i know how it feels. i had the same problem till i busted the president working on his motorcycle. Since that day he won't even say hi to me ;)

Haha, that's awesome. Too bad the people that run my apartments are old :paranoid: