98SVTC
Hard-core CEG'er
Well, that's what the owner should have done - check the battery cables, clean them, tighten them, etc. - but once the car gets into the shop, the book comes out. Do tow truck drivers carry tools to do "light" repairs anyway? Battery cables to jump start a customer's car sure but I don't think they make any repairs. That's never happened to me (knock on wood) so I don't know. Regardless, like I wrote in another post, if for what ever reason, a person is unable to fix their car, they shouldn't make a big thing about how a technician does it. They're just going "by the book".While many good points have been made in this thread, I think this is the best one. I mean, seriously people, what do you do if your car doesn't start? Check the battery :help: . Clearly, when the tow truck driver popped the hood and saw corrosion on the terminals, you'd think a little light would go off in his head. "Hey, let's clean the terminals and then give it a try." But they do a charging system test? Bah, that's unnecessary and you know it...
And technicians are people too and people, being the sensitive types they usually are, can pick up a customer's negative attitude and that may not make one's stay at the shop any more enjoyable. Hate (or hater) is an overly dramatic word which is overused to the point of infinity. However, I'm sure what the OP really meant to write was "what I hate about the procedures that mechanics have to take in order to fix my car when I can't but now I understand why" or something like that. Right?
Karl