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Boss tells mechanic he's making too much money, moves him to a pay-per-job commission—regrets it immediately when the mechanic stops managing his business for him: 'The office is filling up with customers, and the phone is ringing constantly'

Brad Dickson

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Roommate refuses to pay for car damage they caused by attempting to help with repairs without mechanic knowledge: ‘He had mentioned this belt was deemed soon to need replacing by his previous mechanic, but chose to ask me for help instead of replacing it’

Melissa Knudson

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Boss gives New Jersey mobile mechanic a company vehicle, puts the title in his name to force him to pay running costs, then fires him and demands it back along with the employees personal tools: 'I pay the insurance. I pay the registration'

Brad Dickson

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Woman realizes her family mechanic has been scamming her for years, so she decides to go to trade school and fix it herself: 'We're so close he comes to Thanksgiving'

Isabella Penn

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50-year-old car repair shop tries to overcharge customer by $3,500: 'Why can't people be honest in this day and age?'

Remy Millisky

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'He called me back in about 3 minutes': Mechanic goes $300 over agreed repair budget and threatens to keep customer’s truck, customer refuses to pay and calls his bluff

Isabella Penn

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Old fella overlooks early 20-something-year-old mechanic due to her age and being a woman, next customer teaches him a lesson: ‘I happily helped [her] get some petty revenge.’

Elna McHilderson

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'He had put 3-4 CASES of oil in the motor': 20 Mechanics share the surprising cars customers brought in to them

Remy Millisky

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Mechanic flirts with customer, customer's partner discovers text messages: 'He should be fired for this'

Remy Millisky

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Mechanic keeps motorcycle away from 20-year-old owner for 4 months, refuses to send photos: 'Just because I'm apologetic doesn't mean I'm going to get bossed around'

Remy Millisky

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Customer complains about $140 oil change, refuses to pay, demands mechanic put his old oil put back in: 'Take it out and put the old oil back'

Brad Dickson

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Hospital staff face threat of mechanic's lean after submitting fake service requests to get free parking at mechanic's lot for work

Brad Dickson

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Mechanic fails to fix customer's car for three months due to being ‘short staffed’, leading to a dispute when customer grows tired of waiting: ‘They hadn't even looked at my car’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Hobbyist mechanic taunts his duplex neighbor, turning the landlord against a car-vandal Karen by following their rules to a tee: ‘The vehicle runs… there was nothing they could do’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Customer refuses to pay for oil change, demands mechanic put old oil back in: 'His truck might last another year at best'

Brad Dickson

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New "nepo baby" boss strong-arms lead mechanic into organizing his tools for the boss to use, mechanic locks up his tools and leaves: 'I am currently sitting in my car [...] browsing job listings'

Brad Dickson

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