Rant.......I just need to vent

[mark9207]

I think we all have days like that regardless of where we work, but people can be truly stupid with their cars. Try convincing a customer who considers themselves to be quite mechanically adept that the reason they can’t get their brakes to work properly is because brake fluid and power steering fluid are not interchangeable, and they now will most likely have to replace every rubber component in their brake system if they want it right again. This was the same guy who cut four inch diameter holes in the framerails of his truck to give his sidepipes something to pass through. By the way, those holes were made with a cutting torch and were centered right beneath the gap between the cab and the bed. He also disagreed with me when I told him that was unsafe and he shouldn’t drive it that way. He left angrily without spending a dime, presumably to fix it himself since he’s smarter than any of us in the shop.