Ask a Mechanic.

Originally Posted by AliceNWondrland

Do you guys take one look at a woman who comes into a mechanic shop alone, determine by the way she looks whether or not she'll be easily scammed, and try to get her to replace shit that doesn't need to be replaced? Because it seems like you do.

AHAHAHHAHAHAHA, Alice. You and I should take some mechanics classes together. I am TERRIFIED of situations like this. I try to know as much as I can (sometimes with Zehy's help, actually), but it just never seems good enough. (None of my friends seem to think that taking classes is important enough, and I won't do it alone.)

My mentality is that if they tell me something needs replacing, I don't replace it until it breaks. ^_^ (They told me 3 years ago I needed a serpentine belt replaced. I only just replaced it in November.)

Questions for Zephyrin:
How dirty are your hands by the time you leave the workplace?
What is your speciality in reparations? Do you even have any?
What is your favorite thing to fix on a car?
Whats the hardest?
Whats the easiest?

Jam it back in, in the dark.