| Show Dirty mechanics are a dime a dozen Gerald Narciso Globe Weekly News Every three months or so I am faced with a routine appointment that I just dread More so than a yearly physical turn your head and cough or a bi-annual bi trip to the den den- No its it's not an enema but it might as well be its it's basically the same idea Its It's a trip to get my oil changed I know that every time I go to get my oil changed it is going to cost a anice anice anice nice fraction of my already depleted bank account That 35 oil change quickly becomes because of a bunch of imaginary problems with my car that the dealership dealership dealership deal deal- fabricates to make an easy profit The reason because they know I know nothing about cars and andI I cant can't call them on their BS Im I'm not sure what it is about me that screams sucker but somehow they see it But the thing is Im I'm not nota a sucker and I know exactly what's going on I know they quickly change my oil then wait about 20 minutes before they grab a worn brake pad from their drawer then giving me their worthy oscar-worthy performance performance performance mance about how my brake pad needs to be replaced The second I Isee Isee Isee see one of them waltz into the waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing room with a part in their hand I silently mutter obscenities to myself because I know I am about to get well you know The worst thing about it is I cant can't really do dOl any anything thing j about iti because aside from working my radio I dont don't know a thing about cars They could say anything like Your is broken Your battery needs to be replaced or Pd 1 i rry e t- t p I l Lk LB J 4 e c cr c- c J r r S tr- tr 4 te t r t ti D Q 7 y SJ JC J C CX Cc X t c Q grease monkeys like these give the auto community a bad name Your engine is about miles away from breaking down I suggest we replace it all together Then they try to look like nice guys by saying things like well I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess you can risk not changing it b but t f for youre you're wouldn't safety wouldn't rec- rec Jf Vi t. J. J JJ w vt HIi ui y Ui u JN J J 4 d it i Ii And no matter how suspicious I Iam Iam Iam am the only thing I can do about it itis itis itis is break out my checkbook and cut them a check I know a lot of you especially females know what Im I'm talking about and feel my pain It sucks to be taken advantage of but unless you want to jump on the internet and read up on how a car works then I guess you'll just have to accept it 1 Obviously J Jaia J tit not J I everybody in the serVicing auto serVICIng auto industry is IS a a a. a creep There are lots of honest mechanics out there who just tell it how it is But come on I get my oil changes when I am supposed to and I get all the suggested maintenance check ups as well So why is it that there seems to be something else always alway wrong with my car Its It's not like I Iam Iam am drag racing every day and pouring pouring pouring pour pour- ing milk in my fuel tank So I have to believe my suspicions are valid II I choose to remain ignorant about abou my knowledge on n cars so I guess you what you sow Just like Matt Damon explained in the movie Its a crime to let a sucker keep his money Case in point |
