When you bring your vehicle to a mechanic, please clean your nasty shit out first. It ain’t gotta be totally perfect, but hell, clean your own nasty junk and bug infestation out first.
Side note: Please make sure to properly disable your car alarm before getting your oil changed. I can guarantee you that the guy working in the pit really appreciates his (/her) eardrums, and the pit is a literal echo chamber.
You want a sledgehammer to the bottom of your transmission? Sure, just let your stupid ass car alarm go off in the shop, go ahead and test your luck with the mechanic in the pit that probably already has a migraine…
Edit: 3rd respect for mechanics. Please God don’t sit in your vehicle running the air conditioner while waiting for an oil change, oil gets fucking hot yo! Please let your vehicle cool off, there’s a damn fine reason they have an air conditioned waiting room.
Fast oil change shops, at least where I’m from, allow the driver to remain in their car if they want to. Personally I think that’s about a dumb and risky policy, but that’s how many fast oil change shops roll around here.
It’s said that about 95% of car alarms are accidental triggers. Try working at an oil change shop, it’ll happen at least 3 times a week. And down in the pit, the echo is so loud that the alarm might as well be inside your skull. And we absolutely cannot wear earplugs, the mechanics have to have clear communication at all times.
To make matters worse, some vehicles have aftermarket alarms and security systems where some bonehead thought it would be cute to make the doors automatically lock when you simply close the doors, even if the keys are in the ignition and the engine is running.
When you bring your vehicle to a mechanic, please clean your nasty shit out first. It ain’t gotta be totally perfect, but hell, clean your own nasty junk and bug infestation out first.
Side note: Please make sure to properly disable your car alarm before getting your oil changed. I can guarantee you that the guy working in the pit really appreciates his (/her) eardrums, and the pit is a literal echo chamber.
You want a sledgehammer to the bottom of your transmission? Sure, just let your stupid ass car alarm go off in the shop, go ahead and test your luck with the mechanic in the pit that probably already has a migraine…
Edit: 3rd respect for mechanics. Please God don’t sit in your vehicle running the air conditioner while waiting for an oil change, oil gets fucking hot yo! Please let your vehicle cool off, there’s a damn fine reason they have an air conditioned waiting room.
Why would a car alarm be a problem…?
Every place I’ve ever been, they take the keys and drive it into the garage to do any work they’re doing.
Car alarm should only be relevant if the mechanic locks the car, no?
Fast oil change shops, at least where I’m from, allow the driver to remain in their car if they want to. Personally I think that’s about a dumb and risky policy, but that’s how many fast oil change shops roll around here.
It’s said that about 95% of car alarms are accidental triggers. Try working at an oil change shop, it’ll happen at least 3 times a week. And down in the pit, the echo is so loud that the alarm might as well be inside your skull. And we absolutely cannot wear earplugs, the mechanics have to have clear communication at all times.
To make matters worse, some vehicles have aftermarket alarms and security systems where some bonehead thought it would be cute to make the doors automatically lock when you simply close the doors, even if the keys are in the ignition and the engine is running.