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of course they just pay other people to pop it for them. here's the dealer charges:

drive car in - $50
pop hood - $150
change oil - $100

easily adds up.

BTW, you should've started charging after the first doctor. could've made some profit.

Isn't it relatively the same on every car, where you pop the hood?
I could see not being able to pop the gas door, or trunk, cause those tend to change locations by make of car, but damn, not knowing how to pop your hood?

I once saw a nice 5th gen celica parked on the side of the road. There was a guy and his daughter in the car and I asked if they needed any help, the guy told the car just died on them. I proceed to ask him what was wrong with it and he was clueless so I told him to pop the hood so I could take a look at it. He had no idea what-so-ever how to pop the hood so I did it for him. I saw that the belt had broken so I told him. He thought that meant the engine was blown and he started freaking out a little. Before he had a chance to call a tow truck I ran to autozone and got a new belt for him, showed him how to put it on and I swear it was as if he just rebuilt the motor the way he was going on about it.

I think that some have been led to believe that engine work and knowing how to do simple maintenence is witchcraft, and I think a lot of this misdirection comes from hearing various mechanic's double speak. Of course there are those people who just don't care and one of my biggest pet peeves is people who buy a car without ever taking a look at the engine.

Heck kurt wont go to get a car with out me anymore. He used to trade cars on his own and bring home junk. Now he takes me cause i can pin point small stuff he doesnt look or listen for. I have really contemplated going to school for mechanics just to scare the crap out of people. im one of those people that no one expects to know anything til i open my mouth....

Ut oh, sounds like Kurts in trouble, lol

We have customers that come in all the time that are just like that. Very pricey cars, but no knowledge on how to do anything to them. It always makes me really happy to be able to go out and play with their overpriced car though I don't understand how people don't have any idea how to check their fluids, regardless of their gender. Daddy or mommy should have showed you, or you should have at least taken an interest. Idk how rich you are. What happens when you're traveling and AAA can't get to you?

One thing that scares me though... ...these new Audi's have no dipstick. It's all computerized. It says right on the dash (or HUD depending on how much money you spend) "Add one quart of oil." What happens when that computer breaks and tells you to add at the wrong time?!

I had a customer standing outside with the oil cap off and his engine running on his brand new Audi A4 Quattro, basically watching the oil spray everywhere. He asks me, "Is this where the oil goes?" I immediately replied, "uhh yeah but you might want to turn your engine off first because your spraying oil everywhere!" He replied, "...oh right."

Seriously, give the really nice cars to us with more experience. Let the idiots drive Sundance's and Neons!

Would be nice if the car you had was based on your knowledge of them. I could at least make it into the $50,000 car range.

No she's right
I get too caught up in the idea of a new toy .
She makes me actually look at the car for what's there an not just what I might be able to make it into

Brilliant! For example, can't test-drive a 911 unless you can explain snap oversteer. That would weed out 99% of the buyers, and leave the enthusiasts. Or you can't have a Celica unless you wax lyrical about how much better it is than almost every other FF import of the era. Can't have any Ferrari until you can explain exactly at which point during the drive the "fizz" occurs for you; that'll weed out the rappers and rich playboys.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jul 24, 2012 - 5:07 PM

If you don't even know the basic concept of an engine and transmission you get to ride a bike.

i know what you talking about i have to take my wife along with me too, so she can talk me out of the excitement of the "new toy" and look at the big picture

Haha, forgot I posted this. If they were trying to flirt with me they were going at it all wrong. If they were trying to check my ass out...which according to my 6yr old niece I don't have one(she told me that she saw underwear that makes you look like you have a bigger butt and she thinks I should buy them lolololol.) Well, anyway if they were trying to check it out then I screwed them bc I sat down in the drivers seat then pop the hood for them. The one dr offered to let me drive the audi s5 at lunch. I said no thanks but if i changed my mind I would let him kno. I don't need people in the office saying crap about how I drove his car and I also don't need god forbid something to happen and now I have to pay to have it fixed. Plus, I don't think the speed or anything will be much more impressive then my car and if it was I wouldn't push his car to to find out.

These men need to learn to flirt better if thats what they were doing

They probably get most girls at hi I'm a doctor
Wanna ride in my fancy car

Who took a while to figure out the mr2 engine hood?

I couldn't find it on my own

Your engine doesn't take 8qts of oil, have an underpanel that has to come off, have a horrible service system that takes 15 minutes to reset, and have a special $20 oil filter. $100 for syn with filter and reset is about right, $300 at the dealer was probably something like an A service which is every 10K and has a check list and tire rotation and cabin filter change and a bunch of other things which should be getting done to the car.

Sorry, I don't think I'll ever know what goes down at these fancy dealerships. I think I'll be changing my own oil for many years to come.

hahaha love it!!