Just to bring out the schaudenfreude (sp?) in all of us, I was wondering if anyone has any tales of woe regarding fixing (or breaking) their, or other people's cars...
I was reminiscing about my time as a trainee grease-monkey and it got me thinking...
I was 16 at the time, and this old lady drew up in her Mk1 Capri, and said the oil light kept flickering on. After checking the oil level, it just needed topping up, so I went and got a gallon of GTX.
Now, I can't really explain my actions for the following part of this tale of woe, other than I was a clueless kid that didn't know much about cars... but I emptied the whole gallon into the engine. Every drop. Then gave her the keys and told her (with utter conviction) that she shouldn't have any more trouble. To make things worse she gave me a £5 tip for being such a kind young man.
By the time the guys at the garage found out what I'd done she was long gone (probably trailing smoke behind her!). Afterwards one of the mechanics thought it'd be funny to pretend to be her irate husband on the phone and give me an ear bashing! Just topped off my day perfectly! ;D
Aaah, them were the days....
I was reminiscing about my time as a trainee grease-monkey and it got me thinking...
I was 16 at the time, and this old lady drew up in her Mk1 Capri, and said the oil light kept flickering on. After checking the oil level, it just needed topping up, so I went and got a gallon of GTX.
Now, I can't really explain my actions for the following part of this tale of woe, other than I was a clueless kid that didn't know much about cars... but I emptied the whole gallon into the engine. Every drop. Then gave her the keys and told her (with utter conviction) that she shouldn't have any more trouble. To make things worse she gave me a £5 tip for being such a kind young man.
By the time the guys at the garage found out what I'd done she was long gone (probably trailing smoke behind her!). Afterwards one of the mechanics thought it'd be funny to pretend to be her irate husband on the phone and give me an ear bashing! Just topped off my day perfectly! ;D
Aaah, them were the days....
