{"id":367,"date":"2017-03-03T06:14:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T11:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motor-junkie.com\/?p=367"},"modified":"2024-01-10T12:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T17:06:55","slug":"top-10-shocking-mechanic-garage-botched-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.motor-junkie.com\/top-10-shocking-mechanic-garage-botched-jobs\/367\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Most Ridiculous Mechanic Garage Botched Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yesterday we looked at the most hilarious mechanic stories<\/a> from the tech point of view. Today we’ll turn the tables, as we’ve scoured the internet for the worst mechanic botch jobs around.<\/p>\n Perhaps it’s more acceptable when a customer knows nothing about cars. When you’re talking about a mechanic, it becomes a little more shocking. Obviously, most techs know what they are talking about, but there are a select few who make this article.<\/p>\n Check out the most terrible stories of mechanic botch jobs we could find:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first story of the day, and it’s an absolute shocker. From Car Throttle<\/a><\/strong>, this poor guy got ripped off big time:<\/p>\n I head to a branch of a garage chain in Anderson, Indiana to get my right front brake fixed. They needed to do a full brake job. $900 was the original amount. I got it down to $800.<\/p>\n Through the whole process I was scolded multiple times about how s****y I am for driving it for so long and how bad it was. Three months later my right-front brakes go out again. So I take it to a local branch of the same chain.<\/p>\n They took a look at it for free (warranty was still good) and when the guy came back in he looked annoyed. Turns out the guy who did my brake job put the hose somewhere it wasn’t supposed to be and put the whole thing together with – wait for it – ZIPTIES! My brakes were put together with ZIPTIES! Needless to say I got my labour money refunded and he got fired.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This one comes from The Garage<\/strong><\/a>, and reveals that your car might be doing a bit more than just getting repaired while in the shop:<\/p>\n I had taken my then new 1996 Z28 convertible. The first new car I had ever bought in to have the rear bumper fixed.<\/p>\n Two days later as I’m driving around in my piece of crap rental car I look over while at a light and there’s my car. With one of the autobody repair guys in it and some woman. It’s about 8pm and I’m pretty confused as to why they would need to be driving my car around AT ALL let alone at night with passengers.<\/p>\n So I start honking madly and finally after several miles of this get the guy to pull over. Turns out he was on a date<\/strong>, and had put 67 miles<\/strong> on it, “testing it for squeaks or rattles”, oh and the NEW<\/strong> rear tires were almost gone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another Car Throttle gem, and quite a shocker too:<\/p>\n My grandparents left their Fiat Multipla at the garage to fix a brake problem When they got the car back they found out that the mechanic had taken it for a 200km ride, and two weeks after, my grandmother found a gun under the passenger seat…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n This one’s from the Reddit forums, and shows how even a mechanic-recommended tow truck can have an incompetent driver:<\/p>\n My car was towed bc I needed my battery replaced. While The operator of the tow truck loaded my car the tow hooks underneath punctured my oil pan. By the time my car made it to the mechanic’s shop all of the oil had leaked out. After the battery was replace he tried to start my car. In the process bending the cylinder heads. I know it’s not his fault but after taking it the the volvo dealership I ended up having to pay 7000 for parts and labor. 🙁<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nCable Ties!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Camaro Jack!<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Joyriding Gangster Mechanic<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Tow Fail<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Russia!<\/strong><\/h2>\n