# Closure of Entrepreneur Auto Mechanics set up discount repair shop in retail parts store parking lot **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 4, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291 "2014-06-04T18:07:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/41 "2025-08-12T14:35:45Z")
I really miss the format here where Carolyn could just blanket close all threads that went 90 days without any activity. Very few people use the search funtion which is not very good anyway . One forum has the annoying policy of moving a repeat question ( what kind of oil do I need ?) to a thread of oil questions. Someone who is new to a forum will just go somewhere else instead of digging through hundreds of posts. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/42 "2025-08-12T16:16:53Z")
There’s only one regular who said the search function worked well😃 ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/43 "2025-08-12T16:51:55Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > that is 14,789+ pages at 20 replies per page since started Nov 4th 2015 for just that one thread… But that’s why there’s this amazing thing called Search. I don’t know if this forum has search-within-thread capability, as do forums on Xenforo (DriveAccord, etc). ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/44 "2025-08-12T17:22:44Z")
I have yet to find any forum search that worked worth a dang… lol Heck, I can rarely find my own post when looking for them… ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/45 "2025-08-12T18:22:08Z")
Must’ve been me! I have no gripes about the search function here. I have been able to find what I’m looking for so far. Perhaps it helps to have expectations in line with most search features (i.e. low). I’m not expecting to input the word “oil” and have a specific post I crafted 15 years ago pop out at the top of the list 😉 😄 Searching does take some skill in conjuring up relevant keywords and/or a recollection of the post content that might be unique. Remember, you’re unique, just like everyone else! That being said, external search engines work pretty well to unearth posts here too. Just include the keyword “Cartalk”… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/46 "2025-08-12T19:19:10Z")
This was supposed to be closed in 2014. Then the chewing gum comment and here we are? Is any of this relevant today? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/47 "2025-08-12T19:57:01Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > There’s only one regular who said the search function worked well Probably better to call him an irregular these days. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/48 "2025-08-12T20:35:25Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > That said, I would like to know more about the subject of the particular thread this is about: “Entrepreneur Auto Mechanics set up discount repair shop …. “ [Entrepreneur Auto Mechanics set up discount repair shop in retail parts store parking lot - General Discussion - Car Talk Community](https://community.cartalk.com/t/entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85238) > [@davesmopar](#): > > Other than the one thread that was just locked due to getting political, since I have been here, I have not seen any locked… Things were different ten years ago, the OP from this tread used to call the moderator frequently, to request threads to be locked. He objected to anyone replying to threads that were more than a few weeks old. A select few had control over what was accessible for discussion. Today it is acceptable to revive an 11 year old thread. > [@jtsanders](#): > > Probably better to call him an irregular these days. George visits this forum everyday. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/49 "2025-08-12T21:00:39Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > > [@jtsanders](#): > > > > Probably better to call him an irregular these days. > > George visits this forum everyday. Yup, every time I have looked he was seen same day… ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/50 "2025-08-12T21:06:24Z")
I’m well aware he visits every day and I’ve verified this myself . . . But it’s rare for him to publicly comment lately ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/51 "2025-08-12T22:20:43Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > Today it is acceptable to revive an 11 year old thread. Nothing wrong with that, as long as what one is adding is relevant to, or underscores that conversation. Thanks by the way for the link to the “Entrepreneur Auto Mechanics” parking lot enterprise. Looks like it will be a hoot of a read! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291/52 "2025-08-12T23:46:05Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > George visits this forum everyday. Irregular poster. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/closure-of-entrepreneur-auto-mechanics-set-up-discount-repair-shop-in-retail-parts-store-parking-lot/85291.md?page=2)