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Your're NOT a mechanic if.............................

You're told your car has a voltage leak, and you look under the car for a puddle.

by: VDCdriver 11/01/2008 11:23:44 AM
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Re: Your're NOT a mechanic if.............................

...someone tells you in jest that you need to replace the blinker fluid, and you go to Autozone to buy Blinker Fluid.
by: hellokit 11/01/2008 11:55:19 AM
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....if you think that anti-freeze is a weather control device.
by: hellokit 11/01/2008 12:02:33 PM
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.....you're told that your engine is missing, and you call the police to report it.
Updated: 11/01/2008 12:27:02 PM
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by: jtsanders 11/01/2008 12:08:09 PM
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you replace the stale air in your tires twice a year.
by: common sense answer 11/01/2008 12:15:15 PM
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You're Doing A 100,000 Mile Maintenance On Your Car ...
... and on the way to get parts, you can't remember if you need "roller" or "ball" type muffler bearings and you just know they'll ask.

by: common sense answer 11/01/2008 12:18:38 PM
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You Don't Know The Bloody Difference Between The Hood, The Boot, And The Bonnet!
by: lenjack 11/01/2008 12:39:59 PM
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You pay someone to roate your tires, because the tires rotate every time you drive.
by: irlandes 11/01/2008 11:43:29 PM
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Must be a Brit. I sure don't know what is a boot and a bonnet, because we don't call them that in the US.
by: Moynihand 11/02/2008 7:56:55 PM
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Boot = Trunk

Bonnet = Hood

Windscreen = Windshield

Petrol = Gas

Just some of the basics.
by: pleasedodgevan 11/01/2008 3:30:38 PM
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You have never used a hammer on a pair of vise-grips. You haven't thought of at least seven different things that F.O.R.D. stands for. Ford owners rarely drive. Failed on race day. Freaky old rebuilt Dodge. Found on road dead. Fix or repair daily. Foolish owner really depressed. Fouled out, remains in driveway. Fell out rear door? I should have kept it down to five. The quality has come up lately. Can you tell the difference between a mechanic and a pirate? A mechanic's parrot is too scared to repeat what he says.
by: popof9 11/03/2008 9:53:11 AM
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Not to mention the model-specific

MUSTANG - Messed Up Somethin' Terrible And No Good
by: Whitey 11/01/2008 5:46:20 PM
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The service advisor says you have blown a seal and you say "Fix the car and leave my private life out of it!"
by: Triedaq 11/01/2008 6:08:32 PM
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You're not a mechanic if your only tools are a sledge hammer and a propane torch. Your repair jobs consist of either beating something to pieces or burning it up.
by: jtsanders 11/01/2008 6:48:24 PM
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You wonder whether you should use premium fuel in your car. Any car.
by: hellokit 11/01/2008 7:03:59 PM
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...........your only idea of a strut is what George Jefferson does.

......you think that a valve lifter is a kind of athletic competitor.

......you think a transmission clutch is an automotive handbag.
Updated: 11/01/2008 07:13:14 PM
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by: bscar 11/01/2008 7:33:24 PM
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If you've ever, seriously considered buying things from this website, and not just for laughs:
http://kal...ex&cPath=2
Updated: 11/01/2008 07:37:38 PM
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by: jtsanders 11/01/2008 8:13:55 PM
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My Fave! I'm disappointed that they are out of blinker fluid, though.
by: B.L.E. 11/02/2008 8:50:25 AM
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They don't have any performance improving window deacals either. Doesn't anyone realize that window decals add at least 15 horsepower to your car? All the NASCAR and NHRA cars are covered by them.
by: oldschool 11/01/2008 8:45:37 PM
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you haven't been backflaged for work you didn't do.
by: lenjack 11/01/2008 9:14:39 PM
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You think the Mcpherson strut is a Scottish dance.

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