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I got a coupon from my mechanic for a “free 24-point inspection” that just happened to coincide with my oil light randomly popping on. The oil light popping on is typically seen as a bad sign, but I hadn’t experienced any trouble and couldn’t figure out what the stupid problem was. The only problem I noticed in my car was what I thought were failing shock absorbers, which I thought may have contributed to whatever problem my car was experienced.

So I took my car in for the inspection. My mechanic is a kindly old Italian guy who always says things like, “We gonna fix-a you up-a good, Mister Stan.” He usually does, and he’s pretty much the only mechanic I’ve dealt with who’s actually honest. I mean, the free inspection is an obvious “bring them in for free, then charge them an assload on unnecessary repairs” ruse, but he said, “The car’s-a fine, you just-a need a new oil pressure switch.” Since those are cheap and not labor-intensive, I had him do it.

When I got the car this morning, it turns out he did a little something extra. A bolt in the driver seat loosened at some point last year. I couldn’t figure out where the loose one was, so I never tightened it, but it basically caused my seat to flop around. It was at this point that I noticed the failing shocks — every little bump seemed tremendous, and I thought maybe the bad shocks caused the seat to loosen in the first place.

Here’s why I’m stupid. My mechanic tightened the seat, and mysteriously the shock problems went away. Yeah, I’m sure you’ve already done two and two on that one and realized I’m dumb as a fucking rock.

Posted by Stan on May 15, 2008 10:45 AM  | Permalink | Random Musings | Digg It