Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, UPCG, Videos
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Trust But Verify The Work That Is Being Done On Your Car!
The legion of minions that compose the face of automotive maintenance to the general public is a very mixed bag in this time and age to put it very mildly. You have counter-clerks at parts stores...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: TRAINING – Do Not Just Check The Box!
Oh, how I do not envy any soul in this shop right about now. Chris from TheSupercarSuspects recently scored a Honda S2000, a sprightly little screamer of a sports car that needed some clutch work. He...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Turkish Steam Bath Case Study Of Ignorance
I know that not everybody works on their own cars. There is a sizable portion of the population that barely comprehends what goes on underneath their hood. Many are completely lost after “check...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Fine Line Between A Helpful Co-Worker And A Workplace Violation
Spring is the time to wake up from your winter slumber, to deal with your holiday weight (like you really were gonna drag your ass to the gym when the outside world is covered in icy slush?) and to...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Ford Modular Spark Plug Fiasco Fix
Regardless of whether or not it is true, the general public will believe that the friendly face behind the counter at the local parts store is the knowledgable good guy who is trying their best to...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: I’ll Change Your Wiper Blades, But YOU Can Rescue Mr. Whiskers, OK?
The driving public often doesn’t fully comprehend every last detail about their cars. They know how to make them move, and how to keep the energy source active so they can continue to cruise...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Ultimate Shop Screw-Up? How Do You Even Manage To Do This?!
For the most part, dealership mechanics are the ones you want wrenching on your car. These are the guys and gals that grew up and wanted to be Mr./Mrs. Goodwrench. They loved to work with cars and...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The First Step Is To Have Someone Grab Your Shoulders And Pull Until You Hear A Pop
If you haven’t noticed, there is a skills gap that occurs in the population that graduated high school between about 1997 and…well, recently, at least. 1997 was the year I can best...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Is This Opposite Day, Or The Twilight Zone?!
It’s been a while, so let’s bring you up to speed on what’s been happening with your good buddy with a bag over his head. A couple of weeks ago, there was…well, there was an...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: When Things Go Too Far, Someone Must Be Held Accountable
There is a difference between good-natured horseplay and razzing co-workers at work, and on the other side of the big, bold line the areas of criminal levels of hazing, harassment, and assaults that...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Playing “Good Idea, Bad Idea” With Customer Requests
For every day at the computer that you strive to be your absolute, most helpful and friendly self, there are days where your brain is on a vacation to Aruba while your body would rather be anywhere...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Um…Who Is Going To Fix Cars In Ten Years?
I want to take you back to 1997, back when I was in junior high. Yes, I wore a bag over my head then too, but for different reasons. (Nobody told me all I needed to do was flip the lights off!) I was...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Over-The-Phone Diagnostics…Call Today!
Walking into the store when they are fully busy doesn’t happen a lot for me. I know when the peaks are, and I avoid them like the plague. I’ll show up at ten till nine if I have to, just...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Throwing A Temper Tantrum Over A Hot Wheels Car In Middle Age
The line to an automotive addiction starts with $0.98. Ask any parent of a gearhead born after the mid-1960s and you can almost guarantee that somewhere along the way in childhood, a tiny little 1:64...