I’m really a good mechanic, having worked on cars, motorcycles, and tractors all my adult life. Back in the 80’s, I even worked as a foreign car mechanic for a few years….Hated It! I really enjoy the time spent working on equipment, but doing it for a living or having to work on a car in order to drive it to work is not enjoyable at all!
I realized at the age of 20 that I needed more of a mechanic than I was. I had a Triumph Spitfire with electrical issues. The engine would turn over, but not fire. I replaced hundreds of dollars in parts with 1967 money. Then I got AAA. The next time it died (in the middle of an intersection) I phoned for service, and a real mechanic arrived on the scene and probed the engine for about 2 minutes and located the problem. He told me I had a short circuit in a wire in the distributor cap. He put a little electrical tape on it, and off I went – after he told me I ought to replace that 99 cent wire.
Templo S.U.D. over 3 years ago
constantly calling AAA or a tow truck must be eating the couple’s budget
jmworacle over 3 years ago
Hope they have some sort of roadside service….
derdave969 over 3 years ago
Baldo has his Impala project. I guess this guy has a late 50’s early 60’s MG.
Egrayjames over 3 years ago
I’m really a good mechanic, having worked on cars, motorcycles, and tractors all my adult life. Back in the 80’s, I even worked as a foreign car mechanic for a few years….Hated It! I really enjoy the time spent working on equipment, but doing it for a living or having to work on a car in order to drive it to work is not enjoyable at all!
rpmurray over 3 years ago
Part of the time it’s at home, and part of the time it’s at the mechanic’s.
Diat60 over 3 years ago
Never take your wife when you’re going bragging.
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
Can’t be a part time mechanic with these new cars. Best you can do today is change wiper blades and air filters…….
Cactus-Pete over 3 years ago
I don’t understand panel 2. Why was he saying that? He was purposely setting it up for his wife to embarrass him?
locake over 3 years ago
So when is he a mechanic? He hasn’t told us anything about working on his car.
bakana over 3 years ago
It sounds like he’s more of a Mechanoops than a mechanic.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 3 years ago
I realized at the age of 20 that I needed more of a mechanic than I was. I had a Triumph Spitfire with electrical issues. The engine would turn over, but not fire. I replaced hundreds of dollars in parts with 1967 money. Then I got AAA. The next time it died (in the middle of an intersection) I phoned for service, and a real mechanic arrived on the scene and probed the engine for about 2 minutes and located the problem. He told me I had a short circuit in a wire in the distributor cap. He put a little electrical tape on it, and off I went – after he told me I ought to replace that 99 cent wire.
Seeker149 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Uhh… how did he expect to finish that sentence?