Lance taking an air filter off a turbocharged engine: fails dex save. Chaz: you hear a clinking noise as your 10mm socket falls somewhere in the engine bay. You're not sure where it went. Lance: fails to find 10mm and starts car. Chaz: as you start the engine you hear a loud metallic grinding noise and the engine begins to run rough. Good job. Your 10mm got sucked into the turbo, destroying it. You managed to turn a simple air filter replacement into a full engine rebuild.
Oh yeah, for sure. I'm running a paladin who is kind of our party's "carry" in our current campaign. And I seem to have a knack for rolling Nat 1's right at crucial moments when it's going to perfectly screw not only me but the rest of the party as well. When it happens I tend to just go slack jawed and drop my head onto the table with a dramatic thud. LOL
@@ShenMerrick That's my Wizard. I'm not spec'd for damage, but I have access to so much tech that has turned the tide of some seriously unwinnable encounters. But damn do my dice enjoy incapacitating me during some dire moments. Spent the last session insane because of Contact Other Plane.
how he was holding the wrench and the sequence of bad rolls leading up to it, screamed the wrench was falling into the engine. (which sucks having to fish it back out...)
@@AdroitConceptions He got off easy, on a nat 1 I was thinking the DM was gonna have the wrench cross connect the battery terminals or fall into the fan blade.
Yeah, I'm also a little surprised at the socket scene. 'you listen for the sound of the socket hitting for the floor and it never comes' THAT would have been spot on.
That does happen with third party warranties. The place I worked at got used transmissions and engines pulled out of a wrecking yard. Maybe they will work. Maybe they won't.
@@benvoliothefirst if more people realized that, there would be less people on Reddit's "What could go wrong" board. Also less people who visit my ER. i often wonder how many patients we get where somewhere in the patient's description of events was a "I thought it would work."
@@Scoop2992 the issue is spline alignment is for installing a clutch in a manual transmission and they do not have range sensors, nor are the called drive shaft seals its output or tail shaft seals.
So a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer and a computer engineer or driving to lunch. The car breaks down and the 3 engineers are trying to decide what's wrong with the car. The mechanical engineer says, "it's clear something is wrong with the engine we may have to rebuild it". The electrical engineer says, "clearly there's a short in the wiring. We will probably have to figure out where the short is". Finally the computer engineer looks at the other 2 engineers and says, "Hey, maybe if we just get out and get back in?"
And yo this is one of the few channels I'll be jumping at the notifications for. These D&D skits have really brightened my lockdown these last few months 💚
The tool owner’s creed: Don’t touch my tools. Don’t borrow my tools. Don’t move my tools. Don’t even look at them! “Sara” just doubled her hotness factor. Can a motorcycle led rumble be far off? (Instigated by someone stealing her tools)
@@chuckfinnly4143 to be fair, the percentage of the total amount of money I've earned in my lifetime that I've spent on dice is probably similar to the percentage $30,000 is to a mechanic in the same timeframe (Assuming I count social welfare as "earning money" otherwise the percentage would be drastically higher)
Heh my brother's a professional college certified mechanic and he's handy to have around. He's shown me some things. Anyway, I've been interested in classic motorcycles and have been filling a sketchbook with motors, engines, cars, mechs, military vehicles, etc. Also, of course Sarah would know the most! She's no dainty damsel, she's the dragon!
I got seduced into buying an old 83 Honda motorcycle with a transverse engine. Had the most distinctive profile I've seen in a while. Ran like shit and was impossible to get parts for. Know what you're getting into before you buy yourself an ugly unicorn.
@@Condorito380 had similar experience with an old Yamaha virago. Got i I With a dead battery, no problem..until I realized the starter was shot, engine had a knock and the lights were moody when it came to staying on. Was a fun few months tearing it down and rebuilding
It seems yall already seem to plan out the next episode, but I do hope to see you do an NPC edition, where the players are playing as non player characters. Would be a nice mind bending experience.
@@adamself2463 or the know-it-all who calls while working on his own car at home and wants to know if he can ask the mechanic a couple of questions. "Sure you can. We have phone consultations at $147 per hour, and the first hour will be pre-billed."
I love these but I think my favorite part,other than your genius adds, is the song at the end. It usually gets my four year old to start dancing when he hears it too lol.
Here's an idea for one of these videos: Michigan Edition. The gimmick: DM rolls for weather at random intervals. Even several times while players are deciding their actions. Certain weather changes would require adaptability saves (like 90 degree weather to a blizzard or freezing rain to calm, warm, and sunny), but if any of the player characters are a native Michigander, that player ignore those. I imagine it would lead to some great moments.
I'll just say out of the 5 good mechanics I've known 2 looked like "girly-girls" so, totally believable. Lol I used to watch one pull get pony tail through a ball cap and she'd crawl under the hood of her classic truck. (And no, I never touched her tools)
I can relate. Had a 20 minute meeeting about how the new Palm Pilots that were purchased worked just fine, but they couldn't be used to do database searches because that software hadn't arrived yet.
@@m_d1905 mah dude my company decided to roll out a new VPN while everyone was WFH....you can't access the network without connecting to the VPN so I can fix shit
As someone who's worked in the automotive field on the parts and service counters for 15 years I have to tell you I enjoyed this immensely you did a fine job and I hope to see you guys come back again. Very well done!
@@Gandalf721 Soooooo true MY BOFH BROTHER. For the rest of you Bofh is bastard operator from hell Google and read in small bytes for everyone's safety, the full run is only 90% true.
The ad in the beginning, and the first customer reminds me of an old sketch from Norway: A Monk calls Helpdesk to figure out a new invention: The book. "If l knew what was wrong, l wouldn't have called Helpdesk!"
After watching UA-cam for over a decade the algorithm gods finally bestowed upon me the gift of Mann Shorts. This channel is epic and I can't stop watching it.
Next episode: Car Karen comes in and demands you fix her car for free because you just worked on it and something entirely unrelated broke after the initial repair
She had work done two years ago. Now the car is "making that same noise". She doesn't want to pay anything and she REALLY doesn't want to hear about an expired warranty.
LOL - You know you do a commercial right when people trying to remember the name of a product goes "Oh I know who talked about it!!" Love the D&D "X" versions. Keep up the good work and keep making awesome commercials! :)
Thank you for bringing to light the daily plight of a modern mechanic. Your technical consultant was pretty good on this one for sure. For future "Mechanic" editions, I volunteer to be a technical consultant. Just ask Warren. He and I go way back 👌
Pretty much perfect. If this ever comes up again you should throw in the mechanic that only orders parts. They tend to talk on the phone to the parts rep for hours on end, and will do anything to avoid actually touching a vehicle despite that being what they're paid to do
The alternator bit reminded me of when there used to be a guy selling "gently used" and "off the back of a truck" tires in the parking lot of the local flea market. People would buy these highly suspect tires and drive down the street to the Walmart tire and oil place and try to get them put on. You missed the people who drop off their cars for service and then stand there outside the garage door and intensely watch you while you're doing anything to their car..
I seriously almost stopped watching on the paid promotion part because I thought that was the video for a second. They are really funny, thanks for keeping the humor.
Having worked as a tech, and covered the counter as well, this is all frighteningly accurate. Only thing you need to add is search checks for " Who the f walked off with my parts/tools this f-ing time?!"
I used to deliver for an auto parts store and I would guess 80% of our business was with companies like construction and landscaping. Modern society without mechanics would not exist. Thanks for all you do.
I’m not a mechanic or in any way “handy” by any possible stretch of the imagination; but I’m going to use the, “I’ll use your tongue as a timing belt” line for sure! 👍🏼
The best RO I ever saw said “Customer states the vehicle idles at stop lights”. My shop foreman called a shop meeting with about 15 techs and the service manager to show the manager the BS write ups we’d get. Needless to say the service manager wasn’t too pleased, but we all got a good kick out of it.
2:35 ...so this is why they have computer diagnostic systems for most cars now. And the single best joke to this effect. A woman takes her car into the mechanic, complaining that the engine is running choppy. The mechanic listens for a bit as it runs, turns it off, retrieves a hammer, hits the engine once, and turns it on... it's purring like a kitten. "Okay, so that'll be $100 please." "$100?! But all you did was hit it with a hammer!" "Yeah - $10 for the hammer, $90 for knowing *where* to hit."
"If you touch any of my tools, I'll use your tongue as a timing belt," cracked me up.
I just fell in love with Sarah all over again. And it started right there.
I may have to use that line eventually lol
Lance taking an air filter off a turbocharged engine: fails dex save.
Chaz: you hear a clinking noise as your 10mm socket falls somewhere in the engine bay. You're not sure where it went.
Lance: fails to find 10mm and starts car.
Chaz: as you start the engine you hear a loud metallic grinding noise and the engine begins to run rough. Good job. Your 10mm got sucked into the turbo, destroying it. You managed to turn a simple air filter replacement into a full engine rebuild.
Edit... "Good job. You found the 10mm socket."
As a mechanic, I heard "make a dex save" and thought "welp, there goes the 10mm."
I believe it's the 7/16 and 9/16 for my dad because his tool box has a dozen spares for both sizes.
Never to be found again
@@orlock20 You forgot the 3/8th.
Why is it all of us Mechanics use the word “welp”.
When Wailin stares silently at the die for a minute, you just know what it is 😆😆
Oh yeah, for sure. I'm running a paladin who is kind of our party's "carry" in our current campaign. And I seem to have a knack for rolling Nat 1's right at crucial moments when it's going to perfectly screw not only me but the rest of the party as well. When it happens I tend to just go slack jawed and drop my head onto the table with a dramatic thud. LOL
@@ShenMerrick That's my Wizard. I'm not spec'd for damage, but I have access to so much tech that has turned the tide of some seriously unwinnable encounters.
But damn do my dice enjoy incapacitating me during some dire moments. Spent the last session insane because of Contact Other Plane.
And the subtle twist of the wrench going from up to down as he stared at it, "deflated", made me howl.
how he was holding the wrench and the sequence of bad rolls leading up to it, screamed the wrench was falling into the engine. (which sucks having to fish it back out...)
@@AdroitConceptions He got off easy, on a nat 1 I was thinking the DM was gonna have the wrench cross connect the battery terminals or fall into the fan blade.
Not one scene about a missing 10mm socket. Disappointed. Other than that, every bit of this is exactly what it's like in a mechanics shop.
Or where the repair manual gives you vague instructions when you are looking for specific instructions.
Yeah, I'm also a little surprised at the socket scene. 'you listen for the sound of the socket hitting for the floor and it never comes' THAT would have been spot on.
"I rolled a...can't tell because that number has been scratched of. Ok."
Checks other faces of D20
"Why is my 10 gone?"
Or a 9/16th deep well with the old domestics
8m sure it was the one attached to the socket wrench he lost in the engine.
as an Audi mechanic, the bit about the guy bringing his own Alternator had me laughing so hard hahaha
That does happen with third party warranties. The place I worked at got used transmissions and engines pulled out of a wrecking yard. Maybe they will work. Maybe they won't.
We always said "would you bring your own steak to a restaurant and ask them to cook it for you?" Usually that analogy got them to understand.
$1700 for a $300 bosch alternator is no laughing matter. Never had a tech scoff when I bring an obviously new in box part.
Audi Mechanic... now thats job security!
@@iguanapoops that happens more than you would think
At least Lance acknowledges he shouldn't be near power tools! XD If only my coworker would too.
Self-awareness is the most valuable skill.
As another person who realizes they shouldn't get near power tools; hindsight is a bitch! LoL
@@benvoliothefirst if more people realized that, there would be less people on Reddit's "What could go wrong" board. Also less people who visit my ER. i often wonder how many patients we get where somewhere in the patient's description of events was a "I thought it would work."
"The car is not working. Fix it." - GOLDMINE.
My ethics might take a holiday. Or not. She wants to believe she's paying someone for awesome service. How wrong would I be to fulfill that want?
I've never loved Sara more. She was even better than the cyber punk edition. Gotta love the intensity of her knowing error code P0706 off hand.
she totally rocks int his edition, if I had a car I would want her to be my mechanic hehe.
90% sure they googled all of that.
@@chuckfinnly4143 Regardless, within the sketch Sara's knowledge, confidence, and enthusiasm are extremely...roll a hotness check with advantage.
I liked Sara's enthusiasm and confidence even when she said she was going to "remove the bell housing".
@@Scoop2992 the issue is spline alignment is for installing a clutch in a manual transmission and they do not have range sensors, nor are the called drive shaft seals its output or tail shaft seals.
I'm surprised you had everyone at least trying to work. My shop always had that one guy who would avoid work like the plague.
Was his name Ron?
So a mechanical engineer, an electrical engineer and a computer engineer or driving to lunch. The car breaks down and the 3 engineers are trying to decide what's wrong with the car. The mechanical engineer says, "it's clear something is wrong with the engine we may have to rebuild it". The electrical engineer says, "clearly there's a short in the wiring. We will probably have to figure out where the short is". Finally the computer engineer looks at the other 2 engineers and says, "Hey, maybe if we just get out and get back in?"
And yo this is one of the few channels I'll be jumping at the notifications for. These D&D skits have really brightened my lockdown these last few months 💚
The tool owner’s creed:
Don’t touch my tools.
Don’t borrow my tools.
Don’t move my tools.
Don’t even look at them!
“Sara” just doubled her hotness factor. Can a motorcycle led rumble be far off? (Instigated by someone stealing her tools)
A mechanic's tools are like a gamer's dice.
I have a friend who keeps trying to take both, it is so annoying
I always bring an extra set of dice in case someone else forgot theirs but it's the shitty dice I don't care about so they won't use mine
How dare you.
You ever spent $30,000 on a set of dice?
Ever wonder why losing someone else's tool comes with a death sentence?
@@chuckfinnly4143 to be fair, the percentage of the total amount of money I've earned in my lifetime that I've spent on dice is probably similar to the percentage $30,000 is to a mechanic in the same timeframe
(Assuming I count social welfare as "earning money" otherwise the percentage would be drastically higher)
You keep them away from Will Wheaton?
I loved that there was a 'service advisor' character, those guys and gals are the real heroes, customers are INSANE
Heh my brother's a professional college certified mechanic and he's handy to have around. He's shown me some things.
Anyway, I've been interested in classic motorcycles and have been filling a sketchbook with motors, engines, cars, mechs, military vehicles, etc.
Also, of course Sarah would know the most! She's no dainty damsel, she's the dragon!
I got seduced into buying an old 83 Honda motorcycle with a transverse engine. Had the most distinctive profile I've seen in a while. Ran like shit and was impossible to get parts for. Know what you're getting into before you buy yourself an ugly unicorn.
@@Condorito380 had similar experience with an old Yamaha virago. Got i I
With a dead battery, no problem..until I realized the starter was shot, engine had a knock and the lights were moody when it came to staying on. Was a fun few months tearing it down and rebuilding
It seems yall already seem to plan out the next episode, but I do hope to see you do an NPC edition, where the players are playing as non player characters. Would be a nice mind bending experience.
Like Viva La Dirt League with "Epic NPC Man" or like NPC the unthinking herd meme? I could see a case for both.
6:42 Bus driver edition? One of them can be a school bus driver, another can be a metro bus driver, and the third can be a charter bus driver.
oh that sounds like hard work... especially the school bus driver...
@@gecko2.617 Not if they have Geico.
@@meganb.2249 Geico?
The service advisor is spot-on. If you need, I have a good amount of experience as a service advisor if you're planning on doing part 2 (I hope).
I hope they make a part two there's so much material they can use
Part 2 needs a customer with a Tesla driving up and telling them his car won't start / can't hear it running so something is wrong.
@@adamself2463 or the know-it-all who calls while working on his own car at home and wants to know if he can ask the mechanic a couple of questions. "Sure you can. We have phone consultations at $147 per hour, and the first hour will be pre-billed."
Next week, “less labor intensive” edition...
PREGNANCY EDITION 👶🏼
Could be more labor intensive also
That would be interesting.
That was my first thought as well.
DENTIST EDITION!
Under-appreciated comment!
Wailin used Sarah's tools...ARE YOU ASKING FOR A HORRIBLE PROLONGED DEATH?!
Not only did he use one but he also lost one. Hope he's got his will written out
@@firestorm165 Very true...RIP Wailin
She should of said, Get your Dick beaters off of her Tools....
Sure borrow the socket set. I'll throw in a hammer for free, when you least expect it.
"labor intensive" makes me think you're planning "pregnancy edition"
But he says less labout intensive.
So maybe it's an abortion.
@@iododendron3416 lance is getting a C-section.
It might not be planned.
I love these but I think my favorite part,other than your genius adds, is the song at the end. It usually gets my four year old to start dancing when he hears it too lol.
"It's just not working." This is why I compare IT work to auto work so much.
Yeah, gotta finesse that discovery dialogue
Given that all cars eith an OBD port basically have specialized computers, it makes a lot of sense.
Have you tried turning the computer off and on again :p
@@blackcorp0001 give me your boss, the issue is not work the computer we'll have to replace the user...
Over 1k views in less than 20 minutes!! I love it. And I love the DnD videos
haha. sarah was killin it.
Here's an idea for one of these videos: Michigan Edition. The gimmick: DM rolls for weather at random intervals. Even several times while players are deciding their actions.
Certain weather changes would require adaptability saves (like 90 degree weather to a blizzard or freezing rain to calm, warm, and sunny), but if any of the player characters are a native Michigander, that player ignore those. I imagine it would lead to some great moments.
That first customer is spot on! 👌As was the second...
Oooh, that throws a spanner in the works.
I read "mechanic edition" and thought this was going to be an hour long joke about pathfinder's grapple rules.
"I was talking, like a professional!" 🤣😂
I'll just say out of the 5 good mechanics I've known 2 looked like "girly-girls" so, totally believable. Lol I used to watch one pull get pony tail through a ball cap and she'd crawl under the hood of her classic truck. (And no, I never touched her tools)
I love his "I believe you" moment with Sara lol. I love that she's so good at all these editions.
Im not a mechanic, but i am a computer tech and I felt the bit about "its broken "
I can relate. Had a 20 minute meeeting about how the new Palm Pilots that were purchased worked just fine, but they couldn't be used to do database searches because that software hadn't arrived yet.
@@m_d1905 mah dude my company decided to roll out a new VPN while everyone was WFH....you can't access the network without connecting to the VPN so I can fix shit
As someone who's worked in the automotive field on the parts and service counters for 15 years I have to tell you I enjoyed this immensely you did a fine job and I hope to see you guys come back again. Very well done!
I can't wait to see the bloopers version of this.
I really love these "Drunk before ads" lately 👏👏 bravo
Crazy I am just finding this channel. I love this shit.
Ah yes mechanic edition. It's like IT jobs but with mechanical and way more parts.
And far less instructions. You look at the repair manual on how to remove the engine and all it says is, "Remove bolts."
@@orlock20, this is what happens when the guide is written by mechanics. When it's written by engineers, it's incomprehensible in a different way.
And a whole lot more dumber "mouth breathers".
Hahaha
@@Gandalf721 Soooooo true MY BOFH BROTHER. For the rest of you Bofh is bastard operator from hell Google and read in small bytes for everyone's safety, the full run is only 90% true.
This is pretty accurate except for: no missing 10mm, no one got cursed out or told what to do by someone who had no clue, and no one got hurt.
Not gonna lie I upvoted mainly for the worldanvil opening scene that was great.
Jump online, and BOOM, new D&D. Loved this one. But you know he messed with her tools...
Was watching older episodes last night in hopes of a new one soon! Wishes do come true! 🤩
OMG My husband Loved this one! And he understood everything Sarah said! I can not wait for part 2 and 3!
The ad in the beginning, and the first customer reminds me of an old sketch from Norway: A Monk calls Helpdesk to figure out a new invention: The book. "If l knew what was wrong, l wouldn't have called Helpdesk!"
After watching UA-cam for over a decade the algorithm gods finally bestowed upon me the gift of Mann Shorts. This channel is epic and I can't stop watching it.
This was a great episode, everyone was funny and Sarah played this one perfectly!
loved the roll reversal and it was totally credibly done.
"It's not working" This brought back so many memories.
Labor intensive. Midwife eddition.
Loved this edition was rolling the whole time. Thanks guys
Mann Shorts always produces high quality content. I’m honestly shocked that the channel isn’t bigger. The writing is superb.
Next episode: Car Karen comes in and demands you fix her car for free because you just worked on it and something entirely unrelated broke after the initial repair
She had work done two years ago. Now the car is "making that same noise". She doesn't want to pay anything and she REALLY doesn't want to hear about an expired warranty.
Loved how the socket wrench drooped in his hand when Wailin realised he'd rolled a nat 1!😂😂😂
Also... The rebuilding an F-Zero carb was hilarious. Loved that game as a kid
Just being honest, Sarah is the reason I keep coming back...
The guys fit very well with her. I like them too, but she definitely is a star.
That chiropractor joke and his laugh is the reason I clicked the like button lol
Said it before but I'll say it again. Thanks for making skits out of the ads, makes it actually fun to watch through.
Your adds are getting better and better!
your honestly the best at advertisements, you make it actually watchable
Big props for accurate car chat. Corridor recently botched that in a super painful way.
Dropping a wrench into the aether and the wrath to follow? I felt that. Condolences Wailin.
“I have no business near major Power tools” was the first time I lol’d in like 3 days
I have been so busy, I didn't get to watch this when it uploaded. My life has been incomplete until this moment.
LOL - You know you do a commercial right when people trying to remember the name of a product goes "Oh I know who talked about it!!" Love the D&D "X" versions. Keep up the good work and keep making awesome commercials! :)
Thank you for bringing to light the daily plight of a modern mechanic. Your technical consultant was pretty good on this one for sure. For future "Mechanic" editions, I volunteer to be a technical consultant. Just ask Warren. He and I go way back 👌
I love what you guys do. This one isn't one of my favs, but thanks for putting in the time and effort!
You hit another one out of the park, team! Way to go, this was great. You NEVER touch someone's tools. NEVER.
I love Sara when she just kicks butt and takes names! No need to roll knowledge when you already possess said knowledge!
Lol like chefs and their knives in kitchens . You never want to use the community knives.
Engines are awesome!!! Really good edition!
D&D and cars mix beautifully.
Mann Shorts is my Grin Factory. I'll be grinning all day. Thanks!
1:27 Something tells me Sarah would make Hermine Granger want to punch her out.
Pretty much perfect. If this ever comes up again you should throw in the mechanic that only orders parts. They tend to talk on the phone to the parts rep for hours on end, and will do anything to avoid actually touching a vehicle despite that being what they're paid to do
The alternator bit reminded me of when there used to be a guy selling "gently used" and "off the back of a truck" tires in the parking lot of the local flea market. People would buy these highly suspect tires and drive down the street to the Walmart tire and oil place and try to get them put on.
You missed the people who drop off their cars for service and then stand there outside the garage door and intensely watch you while you're doing anything to their car..
As someone who got stuck in the lobby of a buddies shop for 3 1/2 hours and listen to the banter on the Work room floor, this is EXACTLY right.
Yep. This Sara is the best Sara, hands down. 😂
I have an Aamco, this is so much like real life its scary. Great job y'all.
I used to be a service writer so very familiar with the "just fix it" routine.
I seriously almost stopped watching on the paid promotion part because I thought that was the video for a second. They are really funny, thanks for keeping the humor.
"Engines are awesome."
Okay then, Sarah, you can take the lead on steampunk edition.
This may have been my second favorite of all time.
I always feel like mann shorts just has so much fun writing their ads and sketches :)
I'd totally be like Lance in this situation.
Having worked as a tech, and covered the counter as well, this is all frighteningly accurate. Only thing you need to add is search checks for " Who the f walked off with my parts/tools this f-ing time?!"
I used to deliver for an auto parts store and I would guess 80% of our business was with companies like construction and landscaping.
Modern society without mechanics would not exist. Thanks for all you do.
Loved this edition. I'm a Harley-Davidson Technician and a lot of this was pretty spot on XD
I’m not a mechanic or in any way “handy” by any possible stretch of the imagination; but I’m going to use the, “I’ll use your tongue as a timing belt” line for sure! 👍🏼
lol I cant wait to see the customers get thru the doors of the work bays and then they have to stop those attacks
This was all Greek to me, but nevertheless, I loved the episode!
@4:25 You just couldn't get a take where Melissa isn't smiling at her own joke, could you? It's a great line.
Been using World Anvil for about 6 months now, I love it!
The best RO I ever saw said “Customer states the vehicle idles at stop lights”. My shop foreman called a shop meeting with about 15 techs and the service manager to show the manager the BS write ups we’d get. Needless to say the service manager wasn’t too pleased, but we all got a good kick out of it.
Sara is so empowering, it’s great!
"I have no business around major power tools"
Same, but that doesn't stop me! Time to chainsaw a hedge.
Former mechanic here, VERY well put together skit! Relatable, and pretty damned accurate!
HAHAH!
2:25 - right about the point that I realized this was secretly just the next customer service edition! Sneaky GM! Sneaky! Well played!
2:35 ...so this is why they have computer diagnostic systems for most cars now.
And the single best joke to this effect.
A woman takes her car into the mechanic, complaining that the engine is running choppy. The mechanic listens for a bit as it runs, turns it off, retrieves a hammer, hits the engine once, and turns it on... it's purring like a kitten.
"Okay, so that'll be $100 please."
"$100?! But all you did was hit it with a hammer!"
"Yeah - $10 for the hammer, $90 for knowing *where* to hit."
as a mechanic and a d'nd nerd, this is my favorite edition