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I was a tech at Maserati, Alfa Romeo and BMW for quite a few years. It would amaze me how many vehicles would come in for a noise complaint where when I road tested it I would hear three other minor noises but not one like the concern. I always loved pulling cars with an ashtray full of change. That meant I would never be getting a noise complaint out of that customer. I had a Ghibli lease that was almost bought back for a rattle one time that we could never duplicate. We found the idiot owner was very tall and had the seats in such an awkward position he had to crank the rear view mirror so far to see out of it the mirror housing would rattle on it. We never duplicated it because the seating position was changed just to get it to the shop. Loved the GTS Quattroporte. Tons of power for a 5500lb car.
I hated people who would nitpick about really faint noises. Thankfully, I didn’t have many of those. The worst was a ‘00 E430 4matic(awesome car) that had a very faint noise from the hat shelf. He had his salesman ride with him and turned the radio off, climate control off, rolled all windows up, and made his daughters be as quiet as possible. Even with all this nonsense the salesman could barely hear the noise. I’m still not sure exactly what I did to fix it but he didn’t complain about it againI was a tech at Maserati, Alfa Romeo and BMW for quite a few years. It would amaze me how many vehicles would come in for a noise complaint where when I road tested it I would hear three other minor noises but not one like the concern. I always loved pulling cars with an ashtray full of change. That meant I would never be getting a noise complaint out of that customer. I had a Ghibli lease that was almost bought back for a rattle one time that we could never duplicate. We found the idiot owner was very tall and had the seats in such an awkward position he had to crank the rear view mirror so far to see out of it the mirror housing would rattle on it. We never duplicated it because the seating position was changed just to get it to the shop. Loved the GTS Quattroporte. Tons of power for a 5500lb car.
Pretty sure that pic is from the OG “wives and girlfriends” thread!
Wonder what she looks like now…probably a hot MILF, oh so apropos for today!
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Google says it’s a known model, someone was trying to live a fantasy in that thread. That threads bad enough without guys pretendingPretty sure that pic is from the OG “wives and girlfriends” thread!
Wonder what she looks like now…probably a hot MILF, oh so apropos for today!
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Yea, it's strange how techs can't hear some sounds we hear, like the clicking of a stupid plastic, designed to fail, blend door actuator sticking and clicking.
I guess when it's a $1,400 warranty job to replace a $12 part (which forced me to rip apart the entire cab/firewall damn near, because f-that noise), they become hearing impaired. Just discussing this sets me back in therapy.
This always makes one feel better, though....
Yea, it's strange how techs can't hear some sounds we hear, like the clicking of a stupid plastic, designed to fail, blend door actuator sticking and clicking.
I guess when it's a $1,400 warranty job to replace a $12 part (which forced me to rip apart the entire cab/firewall damn near, because f-that noise), they become hearing impaired. Just discussing this sets me back in therapy.
A friend had a strange intermittent noise when he would make a turn. It was an older car, restored somewhat, in really nice shape. It bothered him for about a week until he removed the coffee can with a few rocks in it we had laid on its side in his trunk. Cured the problem.
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I bet that is one heavy m'fer!
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I will lick her everywhere until it's 100 percent gone!You can see the "peach" fuzz on her ass!
Sort of the same thing. We had a guy at work buy a new car, an import, this was back around 1970ish. He bragged how good of mileage he was going to get. We all chipped in and would put a couple gallons in his car every week, he was beaming about how great the mileage was, rubbing it in to all of us.
After a few months we stopped adding the fuel, he freaked out, took it back to the dealer wanting to know why his mileage dropped off so bad. He had it back quite a few times. We finally told him after a few more months.
So, meanwhile, the Early Life Check about the author of the article's actual last name checks out as another totally random Cohenincodence:
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I'm in transit (again) between continents (again) on my most average international travel. Terminal 2C at CDG (Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris)
The standards of French "beauty" have taken a shit. The funniest thing is on the train between my hotel and the terminals there was an announcement which said to the effect "Hello, there might be pickpockets [emphasis: plural] on your train. Please mind your property and surroundings. Report unusual occurrences to [xxx phone number]. Thank you."
But, hey, at least they're not speaking zee Deutch, amirite???
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I'm in transit (again) between continents (again) on my most average international travel. Terminal 2C at CDG (Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris)
The standards of French "beauty" have taken a shit. The funniest thing is on the train between my hotel and the terminals there was an announcement which said to the effect "Hello, there might be pickpockets [emphasis: plural] on your train. Please mind your property and surroundings. Report unusual occurrences to [xxx phone number]. Thank you."
But, hey, at least they're not speaking zee Deutch, amirite???
All of my warranty work was with Mercedes so I don’t have any other frame of reference but I’ve heard other manufacturers were…less than ideal. When I left the dealerships it wasn’t too bad but definitely got worseYea, it's strange how techs can't hear some sounds we hear, like the clicking of a stupid plastic, designed to fail, blend door actuator sticking and clicking.
I guess when it's a $1,400 warranty job to replace a $12 part (which forced me to rip apart the entire cab/firewall damn near, because f-that noise), they become hearing impaired. Just discussing this sets me back in therapy.
Don't the Germans speak Urdu now? Or is that England?
What was the make/model?Yea, it's strange how techs can't hear some sounds we hear, like the clicking of a stupid plastic, designed to fail, blend door actuator sticking and clicking.
I guess when it's a $1,400 warranty job to replace a $12 part (which forced me to rip apart the entire cab/firewall damn near, because f-that noise), they become hearing impaired. Just discussing this sets me back in therapy.
2011 F150. They were happy to replace the upper actuator under warranty, TWICE, but when it came to lower situated in the absolute most asinine location imaginable...
Ford probably paid something retarded like 2.5hrs to R&R the entire dash…
Been in the hvac industry all my life…. I still enjoy watching that prank!
Worked for Mercedes for a long time. Had a customer with a 300d wagon that had a rattle in the left rear. Could duplicate it quite easily. Fixing it was another issue. There was a beer can welded and primed and painted inside the fender that couldn't be removed without removing the fender. Spray foam was the answer.I was a tech at Maserati, Alfa Romeo and BMW for quite a few years. It would amaze me how many vehicles would come in for a noise complaint where when I road tested it I would hear three other minor noises but not one like the concern. I always loved pulling cars with an ashtray full of change. That meant I would never be getting a noise complaint out of that customer. I had a Ghibli lease that was almost bought back for a rattle one time that we could never duplicate. We found the idiot owner was very tall and had the seats in such an awkward position he had to crank the rear view mirror so far to see out of it the mirror housing would rattle on it. We never duplicated it because the seating position was changed just to get it to the shop. Loved the GTS Quattroporte. Tons of power for a 5500lb car.
I left the dealerships (and the auto industry) in September of 2024. The way the dealer and manufacturer are orienting the service department is an absolute fucking joke and customers are paying obscene repair costs. Technicians are taking a huge pay cut due to customer pay work basically being almost non existent any more. The cat and mouse game is worse than Spy vs Spy from mad Magazine. Most dealerships were getting their warranty claims audited and taking a bare minimum $100,000.00 back charge on claims and sometimes a quarter of a mil. Warranty claims are an absolute joke now. Our brand had a nearly three fold jump in repair costs between the outgoing engine and the current one but oddly the labor times were lower for way more work. It simply wasn't worth it for me to stay. I was 1 class and two tests from master Tech. I'm much happier now for more pay.
Wayyyyyyy back in the 80's I had a can of Paul Bunyan Beans and Fixins. It was very similar to the Big Johns beans. I found it in my in-laws cupboard and added it to my camp box as just in case food for outdoors adventures. It was probably a decade old when I found it and I carried it for several years.
In the later 80's we were deer hunting, me and my Air Force buddies. One of them had been looking at the can since we set up and decided to eat it on Saturday night. I warned him it was old as hell and he said canned food tastes good forever. Famous last words. With a few hours he was shitting himself. We trekked off and had him sit the end of a canyon while we pushed deer towards him, several nice bucks leisurely walked past him as we quietly pushed deer his direction, no shot, never a shot. He passed on three or four solid mule deer. WTF???
As we cleared the end of the canyon and walked thru the saddle behind the deer we looked for him. A 100 yards up the hill he was bare-assed hanging over a log shitting himself silly. Rifle propped beside him with a roll of toilet paper on the barrel.
Those beans and fixins sure fixed him.
Harmonica or kazoo secured near the electric cooling fan. Add a note for the mechanic that he should call a (burner) phone number to claim payment for leaving said musical instrument in place for at least one more service call.
Zippies on the drive shaft is definitely a classic. Did springs once. Only made noise at very specific shaft speeds.
I.used to.wire a horn to a trailer light wiring pigtail and screw it to a strong magnet. Took seconds to "install" and you could watch the fun every time the idiot stepped on th3 brake. There's a more complicated version of this prank that involves a latching relay but it's more time consuming to install and demands longer unobserved access to the vehicle.
High School shop class. Underclassman had his 1970 (I think) Dodge Dart in a bay for several days.
My buddy and I wired his horn to his left turn signal, carefully hiding the wire. We figured he'd pull in behind someone at a light in the bigger town to turn left and get some real dirty looks.
We lived in a VERY small town (not even one traffic light and no stop signs on Main Street), he lived out on a farm. It was months before we heard about it. It didn't take him long to remove the wire, no dummy. It was just not as much fun as we thought it would be.
