Originally Posted By: gogozy
looks like there are a few mechanics on this thread, can i ask a question? how does shop or mechanics's view on the customer who do light maintenance on their own car? are we pain in the butt to deal with? or we make car repair pleasant because we understand and respect of their work more? just curious. (of course my mechanics friends tell me lots of tell of good/bad customers, but he never tell me about DIY, not sure if he does not want to offend me or something...) thanks!
The guy who writes this blog has nothing but contempt for shadetree mechanics. He used to post in a couple of the Edmunds.com forum topics. He was also renowned for always finding a reason to excuse any screw-up made by a "professional technician."
looks like there are a few mechanics on this thread, can i ask a question? how does shop or mechanics's view on the customer who do light maintenance on their own car? are we pain in the butt to deal with? or we make car repair pleasant because we understand and respect of their work more? just curious. (of course my mechanics friends tell me lots of tell of good/bad customers, but he never tell me about DIY, not sure if he does not want to offend me or something...) thanks!
The guy who writes this blog has nothing but contempt for shadetree mechanics. He used to post in a couple of the Edmunds.com forum topics. He was also renowned for always finding a reason to excuse any screw-up made by a "professional technician."