For many, a badass car straight outta the salon seems like a dream. But whether your ride is one rustic yet still functional boi, or the one that gets more eyes set on it than you’ve ever had in your entire life, the same rule applies—you gotta take care of it. And this latter part is the one that doesn’t exactly spark too much joy.
The inevitable occurs. Preventable things happen. No surprise that surprises occur. All roads lead to car repair and hey, that’s where it gets entertaining. Thanks to the r/Justrolledintotheshop subreddit, we have the most eyebrow-raising compilation of all the crazy things people bring for car mechanics to take care of it. And you wouldn’t believe how many furballs they find in those dusty engines!
Psst! Make sure to check out our previous articles on crazy stuff car mechanics deal with at their shops that you can find here and here.
#1 Customer Came In Saying There Was A Kitten In The Dashboard. One Of The Lube Techs Called Dibs. Meet Dash
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#2 Cam In For An Appraisal To Trade In And Get The Mirror Cap Replaced. Hand Painted A Pterodactyl
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#3 Customer Dropped Off For Oil Change. Neglected To Mention This
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#4 C/S Vehicle Doesn’t Stay Running
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#5 New Shop Pet Can We Keep Him?
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#6 Who’s The New Guy?
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#7 Aircraft. Pilot Landed With His Breaks On
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#8 Little Old Lady Dropped Off Her Caravan For A Brake Inspection. Yes That’s The Mileage She Would Have Seen On Her Receipt
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#9 Gotta Love Florida
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#10 “My Tyre Light Came On And I’m Not Sure Why”
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#11 C/S States Engine Making “Pssst Pssst Pssst” Noise
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#12 Good Post Or Bad Post?
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#13 Big Brain Time
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#14 C/S To Install New Tire. C/Dns That The Tire Was Filled With Water In Sub-Zero Temperatures. Had To Cut The Sidewall Out With A Leatherman To Get The Tire Off The Wheel (After Breaking The Ice With A Sledgehammer)
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#15 Technically A Carryout Since It Isn’t Rolling Anywhere
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#16 Ladies And Gentlemen, We Have Achieved Peak Engineering
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#17 Customer Is Always Right
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#18 One Fender Bender Away From Turning His iPhone Into An Eyephone
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#19 21′ Jetta 1.4 With 1300 Miles. Probably The 6th Clutch I’ve Done In The Last Month. What Makes People Buy Standard Cars When They Clearly Don’t Know How To Drive Stick Is Beyond Me
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#20 Accidentally Made A Magnifying Glass When Rain Gathered On Crash Wrap Covering A Busted Sunroof
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#21 C/S Weird Rattling In Rear End And The Brake Light Is Out, Said She Tried Changing The Bulb Multiple Times
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#22 C/S: I Don’t Believe In Oil Changes!
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#23 Customer “My Cars Heat Isn’t Working”
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#24 Customer Called For A Tow Because His Car Was Driving Funny
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#25 Roachcoach
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#26 2020 Dodge Challenger. When You Live You Life A Quarter Mile At Time
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#27 On Today’s Episode Of That’s F**ked Up
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#28 C/S Vibration At Highway Speed
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#29 4wd Came In After Getting Stuck In A Deep Puddle, Car Wouldn’t Start At All With Nearly Every Light On The Dash. Pulled The Ecu Out And Found This Nightmare
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#30 Customer States Vehicle Has “Minor Coolant Leak”
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#31 Hardest Honesty Test I’ve Had To Pass
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#32 Rolled Into The Shop, Didn’t Stop
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#33 The Squirrels Are Trying To Burn This One Down…
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#34 No Brake Lites
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#35 The New “Swiss” Frame! 15% Lighter Than Conventional Frames…
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