Amateur Mechanic Prints

He spends all weekend under the stupid thing, but I don't think he's really fixing anything.

When Tia Carmen says... "A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner" it means "I can fix it with a hammer."

"One more rinse and the inside of your car will be clean too, Dad."

Kid with messed up project in Wood Shop, titled: 'Wouldn't Shop'

There's no such thing as a triple carburetor bypass!

It's only firing on 87 cylinders!

'Well, the good news is; You won't need to tax and insure it.'

"You might be interested in our encounter group for people with transmission problems."

'Now what?'

'I think I've isolated that funny noise you've been having.'

CLEAR!

"So this is what you want? This is why after school, almost every day, you spend all your extra free time working at the auto store?"

"If I were a surgeon, Mr. Ferguson, which I ain't, and your car was my patient, which it ain't—except that it is, in a funny sort of way; that is, if you want to look at it like that; you know what I mean—and you was her husband, I'd have to say, 'Sir, your wife is going to need a valve job.,"

'I tell you what: If it weren't for the headrest, I would have serious whiplash right now...'

'A 50's vintage automobile...a billiards room. YOu, my firend, have got it all.'

The Small Business Advisor: 'The first bit of advice I'd give you for your garage start-up is to tell your dad'

Kid about scratched up car to dad: 'I made a mistake washing the car with a brillo pad.'

Is this for wiping greasy hands?

"Nothing serious - just some twenties stuck in your crankshaft."

'Put your tools away. We can't afford to pay any more tradesmen to fix another of your botched DIY projects.'

'I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about external combustion engines.'

Cars feeding at a gas tanker on the side of the road

Rust test in progress.

"This baby gets such horrible miles per gallon, you actually save on gas because nobody can afford to drive it!"

'My husband thought he could save money by repairing it himself.'

''Meaning of Life' is the next mountain over. I teach auto mechanics.'

"No, I don't think you 'new break shoes', I think you need new break feet. You are supposed to depress the brake pedal you know."

Last Chance for Everything.

Cowboy at mechanic with horse hoisted

Nice park. . .

"My name is Leonard, and I'll be your auto mechanic for today."

"Baldo, I don't care what you are...as long as you're good at it."

"Donald, the dog wants to get back in."

Tune up $90. Tinker $20.

The American Nightmare.