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Car Fires
Recently I had the experience of putting out a car fire. Usually, if your car catches fire, you don’t want…
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Be Careful With Gloves
A lot of mechanics don’t wear gloves. A lot do wear gloves. For most it’s a personal preference. I prefer…
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One Reason I Don’t Think Self-Driving Cars Will Work
There are plenty of opinions out there about why self driving cars are a bad idea or why they won’t…
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Get Your Airbag Recall Done
If you somehow haven’t heard, millions of airbag inflators have been recalled in the past few years because they can…
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Breaking Brake Pad Material
Recently I had a car in the shop for its yearly state inspection. It had a few problems, but probably…
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Check Your Tires
It’s important to check your tires regularly. Tire pressures should be checked every month, especially in places with widely varying…
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No Caliper Bolts
Another car came in for a complaint of an unusual noise. I drove it around the parking lot and clearly…
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Chewed Seatbelts
I’m not a big fan of cars that have had dogs in them. They often smell or have hair everywhere,…
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No Pad Left
Sometimes you have to wonder how a customer either didn’t notice a problem, or didn’t care enough to get it…
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Another One Bites The Rust
Besides the repairs themselves, one of the things technicians dislike most about recalls is the cars that come in that…
