Re: 16v has been scoped...now what?

[Ilias Glavinas <eg1@ee.wustl.edu>]

On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Ryan Schuermann wrote:

> I think it's the distributor..I see what happened,those yahoos broke
> off that lower  wire connector, As it's a clean break and I JUST 

This is a good opportunity for me to vent my anger about the VAST 
majority of car-repairmen out there who have absolutely no clue as to 
what they should be doing. I have a dozen of horror stories to 
tell, having to do with sheer stupidity and/or carelessness and/or 
ignorance of people that have worked on cars, and I am sure each of you 
has heard/experienced some ridiculous situations. 

What is the deal here? These are supposed to be certified technicians. I 
know firsthand that fixing a car is quite a simple affair (usually), as I 
had never opened a hood in my life before 3 years, and now I can perform 
pretty much every fix with the aid of a set of tools and a Bentley. Have 
repair places become so desperate that they hire every goofy idiot who 
is willing to work under greasy conditions? Don't they have some minimum 
requirements, test the people they are about to hire, or have some 
substantial mandatory training period? 

You have to be a complete moron (or not to give a damn about the car) to 
be able to perform some of the horrific "repairs" I have seen on cars. Is 
there a dearth of car mechanics or what? Not to mention some ridiculous 
hour-rates that they have been charging.


Ilias
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