Being a responsible gun owner goes way beyond pointing them in a safe direction.

@Ryan_DeWitt

Жыл бұрын

A responsible gun owner would have likely removed the guns in the first place before he brought it to the shop and certainly would have if asked to in a polite way. They guy sounded like a nut.

@longsho2796

Жыл бұрын

Should have called the police..

@johng.4959

Жыл бұрын

There are sooo many crazy nuts out there. Who does that??

@Ryan_DeWitt

Жыл бұрын

@@longsho2796 Well it is in Kansas and as far as I know, you can have a loaded weapon in your car without a permit so I doubt the guy was breaking any laws to be technical.

@woaken

Жыл бұрын

@@Ryan_DeWittexactly

That story of the head gasket on the F-150 is insane, some people's ego's are so bad that they'd rather waste thousands on useless work than to get their vehicle back on the road as quick and cheap as possible. Man, some people are so stupid its mind boggling

@MitchJohnson0110

Жыл бұрын

I work on RV's and stuff like this happens pretty often. "Too much money and not enough sense" is what I usually say

@new2000car

Жыл бұрын

I think the guy had a trick up his sleeve. He wanted all the new parts that car wizard mentioned had to go with a new head gasket (it probably would need the soon, it is a 5.4) so he was going to reverse the charges on the credit card claiming it was extra, unauthorized repairs and parts , and eventually settle on paying half the price…which would net him free transporting.

@adotintheshark4848

Жыл бұрын

Could have been an elaborate scam in the making..maybe he thought the Wiz was going to do those two pages of work then the guy wouldn't pay, saying it "only had an oil leak".

@alcoyot

Жыл бұрын

Yes that seemed like a scam. With such a high profile shop. He could even end up trying to blackmail, claiming that they were scamming him. He probably knew what the real problem was and had proof of that.

@americanbadass88

Жыл бұрын

@@MitchJohnson0110 RV owners are the WORST and they will come in the next day or a week later and scream that their camper isn't fixed. Worked at an RV dealer to i know them all to well myself

My dad was a mechanic and had many customers and experiences, he once told me “ the public will educate you son”. I have never forgot that, it is so true.

I love it when people are so firm in their own diagnosis they won’t even take photo evidence. Smh

Unfortunatly it may come to the point where you just can't allow the public near your shop (other than customers). It's always the one or two bad people that spoil it for the rest of us. Stay safe and keep the content coming!

@hexicalcat4937

Жыл бұрын

I agree safety over everything

@benajminharris9102

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@KriLL325783

Жыл бұрын

Parasocial relationships are scary that way, some people don't understand it's all one way.

@nathanlewis5682

Жыл бұрын

As for that creepy caller stalker phone calling in threatening people. The State of Kansas does have a Castle Law and a Stand Your Ground variation.

@mitchv.7492

Жыл бұрын

As a safery officer, he should never have allowed it. Too many risks even for a "small" shop like his.

Trucking is a lonely life. Guy has probably watched every episode and somehow identifies with everyone and didn’t realize that you don’t know him the way he thinks he knows you. He most likely lives in his truck 24/7 and has gotten so antisocial that he didn’t even realize how weird he was acting. Kind of like a mad hermit. I’m a trucker and I see it occasionally at truck stops and rest areas.

@kalashnikov1343

Жыл бұрын

Some OTR guys are like that.

@Snarl616

Жыл бұрын

So it turns out that the car Wizard has got stans, lol

@sdb87149

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I found it really sad more than the guy being weird. But I understand them being freaked out. I was once a bit of an outcast cause I went to a big school and didn’t fit into a clique really. In adult life I realized I’m completely normal and well liked. But I was once very lonely. I feel bad for this guy! I hope he found a friend

@paintballsniper5

Жыл бұрын

I was OTR for a year, 100% agree with your comment. The road is tougher then most people think.

@stevesether

Жыл бұрын

It's likely that, and Wizard just being a semi-celebrity. I've heard (somewhere) that this isn't an uncommon problem among people in mass media, especially with TV. People think they know a celebrity because of all the videos, but then somehow think that familiarity is reciprocal.

Never get in a vehicle with someone you don't know. They could have everything planned out in a crazy scenario intent on living out a fantasy. That guy sounded like a few beers short of a six pack. Some of these people could be kidnapping, extortion, or worse. There are crazy people out there.

@1gerard47

15 күн бұрын

Jeff bridges.

That story about the trucker is pretty creepy because the only context I've ever heard of truckers luring strangers to "come away with them" like that are a few serial killers.

@silasmarner7586

4 ай бұрын

I know a woman trucker and she is a narcissist if not a psychopath. Beware!

The "one box a month" story was priceless! 😂 That is the guy, who as a kid would take apart everything in the house and leave it in pieces everywhere... Without a clue of how to put it back together. I made the mistake of buying a 76 Buick Lesabre 2- door with a 455 like that, in 1988. Even a 12 year old car in that state was a nightmare.

@timw8228

Жыл бұрын

I'm thinking I would have said "oh he11 no"

@T25de

Жыл бұрын

That guy sounded silly!!😅

@robles

Жыл бұрын

Who was the group with the farter?

@ExUSSailor

Жыл бұрын

I bought a '65 BSA A65 Lightning like that. It was a bare frame, and, A LOT of boxes. It had been totally restored, but, reassembly hadn't even been started yet. It was like doing a jigsaw puzzle, without the picture on the box.

@timw8228

Жыл бұрын

@@robles I believe he said Fartersanonymous lol

Mental health in this country is a very serious concern.

@azmike3572

24 күн бұрын

Right. So shame on those states that cut mental health funding.

"Who does that?' is a phrase I use daily. So many weirdos out there. I love your videos "weeeezard", really love that Daniel-San has his own channel now too. Keep up the great work guys!

I am a guy business owner. The number of weird “customers” that have become over familiar with me is ridiculous insane. I have had customers show up at my house to hang out, want tours, be sitting in my car when I come out of my store, trying to get me to go places with them that minute, Some people don’t understand that when I am nice, they get way over familiar with me. I have had to repeatedly move and now own my home in a trust to make it hard for them to find me. I also now have to live in a gated house. Too many weirdos

@sl4983

8 ай бұрын

Yes a trust and an LLC

I find it so funny that the Wizard is so surprised about the way people act. To me it seems absolutely normal as long as you understand two things: 1. Fame has its price and 2. A non insignificant part of the population are completely nuts

@jmaxim80

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@giovannibez9509

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry but it should not be this the price.

@mikehannigan848

Жыл бұрын

@@giovannibez9509 ...what do you think fame is?

@overthehilldill3626

Жыл бұрын

@@mikehannigan848 he's one of the complete nuts. Just look away and walk as fast as you can.

@mikehannigan848

Жыл бұрын

@@overthehilldill3626 But I has ta know! I can't unsee the idiocracy.

Wizard, as a Trucker myself, some of us are WEIRD. Especially the over-the-road (OTR) guys. They don't have many social interactions and a lot of them don't have (close) families either. Although, your story was giving me serial killer vibes.

@wildestcowboy2668

Жыл бұрын

Most trucker's are nothing but doped up drunks, nothing but trash...

@awakenotwoke1973

Жыл бұрын

Over-the-road? That does that mean?

@swamp-yankee

Жыл бұрын

@@awakenotwoke1973 long haul guys

@josepeixoto3384

Жыл бұрын

yeah, me too, but no, serial killers are serial because they don't leave tracks behind, not the case here.

@awakenotwoke1973

Жыл бұрын

@@josepeixoto3384 Not sure what you mean. The 'serial' part of 'serial killer' refers to murders having been committed by the same person in separate events occurring at different times.

Great stories. Thank you. My dad had a shop and there were so many sketchy people that would stop by. Most common was trying to sell something that fell off a truck...

@opera93

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, well …..we all make up the “ Public”, but Services/ Retail/ Sales is interesting….(me , some 40 ++ years : Community Pharmacy (retail, Public …….).

People like the guy in the last story are exactly why I never engage in road rage no matter how much the other driver deserves it. You have no idea what the other driver is capable or what mental state they're currently in.

@azmike3572

24 күн бұрын

A friend of mine puts it this way: There are many gun owners out there who don't THINK...they just REACT.

These segments are usually funny, but this one was just disturbing; these people are clearly deranged and dealing with people with personality disorders can be very dangerous. I'm glad things turned out the way they did.

@kimblem.w9952

Жыл бұрын

And its only going to get worse thanks to these "woke" politicians normalizing these types of mental disorders.

Around 20yrs ago one of our regular customers brought her cadillac in for various repairs. One of the problems was the power seat sticking. She was 80 if she was a day and about 5ft tall while her husband was a giant of a man. Travis did the mechanical work under the hood and went to diagnose the seat problem. I was in my office and i heard a bang. Travis starts yelling and i go out to check whats going on. She had a loaded, cocked .357 wedged between the console and seat. Travis was moving the seat around and trying to get it to go back and in the process the gun went off and blew a hole in the floor. It scared the jesus out of everyone. Ruth apologized and thanked us for fixing her seat and finding her gun. Travis was a little more careful/skittish from that point on.

@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216

Жыл бұрын

Guns don't "go off."

@pianopeach

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean, Clapped?

@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216

Жыл бұрын

@@pianopeach I mean that guns don't just "go off." The trigger has to be pulled. Anyone who's ever used one should know that.

@mikehannigan848

Жыл бұрын

@@clappedoutsubieshoopties2216 .357 likely a revolver a technician could easily have pulled the hammer back enough to fire it without the trigger just trying to to find a button or having it catch on the seat as it moves and then loose that tension as the seat moves. Normally I'm a "guns don't kill people, people kill people "kind of guy ,but this sounds like the exception that proves the rule

@sdb87149

Жыл бұрын

@@mikehannigan848 I agree. Revolvers have even known to go off, especially with a “hairpin” trigger. Look at the Alec Baldwin case

Typically I’m not one to comment too much on videos, I just had to stop for a second and congratulate you on your success and I’m certain it’s due to how you roll and treat others. Of course skills and training/education goes without saying, in addition to that. I grew up in the business (no family in the trade, so it was pounding the pavement starting from scratch) and I can spot genuine integrity a mile away. You, Mrs. W, and your crew set the bar quite high and when the bar’s set that high, work become synergistic and employees develop loyalty. Keep up the fantastic work Sir, and thank you for your service. Best wishes!

When you have a guy named Crazy D in the front office, you shouldn't be that surprised at customers missing a card or two out of their decks

I have a customers 75 chevy blazer that was shipped to me from Hawaii. He keeps adding stuff for me to do. I've had the truck in my shop for over 3 years now. He pays his bills when I invoice him, but I'm getting tired of looking at it and working on it. We've put in a 502 engine with a turbo 400, upgraded the braking system and axles, rebuilt the t-case, all brand new wiring, brake lines, parking cables plus a lot more with paint and upholstery

@attemptive

11 ай бұрын

thats insane. i would not be able to go 3 years without driving a car i had all that work done to

@brandonzilka1274

11 ай бұрын

Sounds like there is a dire need for some good mechanics who could charge basically whatever they want for doing honest work while living in the island paradise of Hawaii.

Good advice on suggesting an AirTag on things you want to track. I would add that.the AirTag should also be well concealed so it will not be found for it to remain effective. I have recently heard that the airlines are becoming annoyed with patrons who use AirTags because they know exactly where their "Missing Luggage" is located and the airline does not.

@ne2i

Жыл бұрын

Always use 2 tags. One is left easy to find and the other not. When they find the easy one they quit looking.

@bobw7018

Жыл бұрын

Of course they're annoyed, this translates into "oh great, now we can't BS this one and we actually have to get his luggage here." But can you blame the passengers? I'd be LIVID if my bags got lost.

@FWDSUXARSE

Жыл бұрын

F*ck the airline if they don't like the fact that it brings their incompetence to light.

@darylkik6204

Жыл бұрын

My bags always travel to better locations than me for some reason.

@michigangeezer3950

Жыл бұрын

I'm an Android user and have a Tile. Those kinds of things aren't "turn by turn" accurate, but if the device sits still long enough it'll give a location.

42 years of my 49 year working career were connected to trucks-trucking in one form or another. It can be really messed up. One of my early jobs while still in high school (split session), was working for a major Ford dealer. One of my duties, among many, was a 'new car prep mechanic' when I wasn't checking the new units in off of a transporter. Memorable and a very positive influence. Now retired from a major truck manufacturer. My earliest memories are from Kansas (Kansas City area). Sister was born there - moved to Florida in the early 1960s. Keep up the good work!

The guy on the truck that wanted to kidnap the employees is definitely a serial killer. I think he stood outside for 15 minutes contemplating wether he should just kill you all inside omega. No wonder he got freaked out when you mentioned calling the cops.

@thetechgenie7374

15 күн бұрын

Something definitely was off with that guy? Typically someone with bad intentions and to sit around for another few minutes after being told to leave something wasn’t right in that guy head and who knows what that guy intentions were?

This video in a nutshell: People are really weird, and Hoovie is, surprisingly, one of the sanest guys around. I'm just glad none of the really weird one's have hurt anybody while they're visiting. You guys stay safe.

@wildestcowboy2668

Жыл бұрын

You need to watch your BLOODY language and a shave and definitely a BLOODY shower tubs....

@chrismayer3919

6 ай бұрын

That one guy sounded like a potential kidnapper; Wizard was wise to threaten with a police call. (Yes, adults can get kidnapped too)

That last one made me chuckle. I remember the adage "beware the man with one gun, he likely knows how to use it." Wanna bet he's spending all his money on guns and none on training?

@thetechgenie7374

15 күн бұрын

I wish more would actually go to the range more and go to classes. Then the person with the way to many guns at once in his truck and how he rolls will realize you only need one good lightweight one that you can conceal will be all you really need. A rifle is definitely not a good choice in close combat and doubt you need one if attacker is far enough and you are in a pickup truck and can just go opposite direction and attacker won’t be much of a threat at that point.

Man, you get some creepy customers. I also watch the auto related channels "Just Rolled In" and "Mechanical Nightmare". One of their videos had a car full of roaches. When you said that your mechanics did not want to sit in the car, I thought that might be the issue, not loaded guns.

@sl4983

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking spiders

Congratulations to you for keeping your equilibrium during the insanity. Besides having your valuable unpaid time taken up you even wind up with the space on your property taken up needlessly. Ever notice how helping an insane person doesn't get you anywhere?

Dealing with the general public makes you genuinely wonder how some people are still alive with the way they act and how they treat other people.

This guy was trying to get Magic Mike and Daniel Son to fall for the banana in the tailpipe trip 😅😅😅

@jafo766

Жыл бұрын

Indeed , a canoe trip in Tennessee , Diddle Ling Ding Ding

@lrich8181

Жыл бұрын

Probably a Butt-Lite drinker.

@dreammatch2000

Жыл бұрын

​@@jafo766 I just made that comment earlier about Deliverance. 😂 I knew I wasn't the only one that felt that weird vibe when Wizard was explaining the details.

@jafo766

Жыл бұрын

@@dreammatch2000 Yes sir, I well remember my daddy telling me during that scene , Son best you take more than a GDM bow & arrow when canoeing those banjo badlands , golly I never knew such a thing happened , there were no pics like that in Play Boy. I can still hear that well fed fella and Dental Plan SEWEEEEE

@joshuagibson2520

Жыл бұрын

Eddie Murphy is where I know of Bannana in the tail pipe. You're thinking of Deliverance. Lol.

So glad your reactions and sensibilities are in line with mine! Always glad to know someone else thinks along the same lines as I was raised and believe! I was self employed for 45 years as a commercial photographer and only once had something happen in my studio that helped me decide I was going to be the only employ in my business!

Some people don't understand that people on youtube aren't their friends. Moog of Mightcarmods once told a story of how he came out of his bathroom to find a stranger inside his home who had figured out his address through the videos (back when the channel was filmed in his driveway) and was surprised when he was told to get out and never come back.

I never knew that their was so much going on in Kansas until you and Hoovie showed up. Crazy stories!

@Lookup2Wakeup

Жыл бұрын

.....😂

@mitchhedberg4415

Жыл бұрын

Kansas has it's share of nuts.

People are insane. I implore you to be a bit less welcoming to strangers coming into your shop. The internet exposure leads people to believe they know you and your staff. It’s a safety risk to you and Mrs. Wizard, your employees and all of the tools and vehicles in the shop. Stay safe out there!!

@James_Bee

Жыл бұрын

True words. I think about these girls that do OnlyFans these days and just shake my head. I mean, first of all, have some damn shame and self respect, but think about the dudes they interact with thinking the girl is for real and actually likes them... We don't even have to imagine, girls have been stalked and I know at least one that was murdered. Crazy people. Crazy world.

@MrSparklespring

Жыл бұрын

@@James_Bee More like crazy Unites States. This happens far less in Europe.

@slyfox4564

Жыл бұрын

​@@MrSparklespring people just get stabbed and pay a lot more in taxes in europe

@KriLL325783

Жыл бұрын

Parasocial relationships are all one directional, but some people don't understand that and think they can hang out with people they've watched online as if they have a normal relationship, it's scary.

@adotintheshark4848

Жыл бұрын

especially to strangers who want to take your mechanics out on "dates".

I still have my late father’s 97 tacoma 3.4 I do all restoration work on my own except body and paint it’s still drives like the day it came off the lot it has 600,000 miles. Watching your channel has taught me to never doubt what you’ve got and anything is fixable and don’t get hustled from shady garages even dealerships who mark everything up as if the vehicle is from 2023. Just do it on your own thanks Car Wizard your the real G.O.A.T when it comes to the car repair sector of KZread keep it up 👍🏽

I went to detail a toyota tacoma when i was contracted out of a dealership. When I pulled the rear seat up there was a hammer fired Sig P220 in the storage compartment chambered with the safety off and marks in the plastic from the gun sliding around in there. I told the customer he needed to collect his firearms before I would get in the vehicle again and that it would be wise to unload them in transport to keep it from going off and striking soccer moms kid in the minivan

If Wizard calls you "Bro" you know you've screwed up.

@chargeron3115

Жыл бұрын

Go Tigers!

@jafo766

Жыл бұрын

Indeed , BUD should have offered to bring WIZARD and beautiful wife to Hawaii for a couple of weeks

@Lookup2Wakeup

Жыл бұрын

Your right, never heard him call Hooptie Bro....😅

@cezz1105

2 ай бұрын

Lol

For people who are shipping a vehicle put MULTIPLE trackers in them. Hide them under seats, carpet, spare tires, anywhere that would require a lot of work to find. If one is found you then have more than one backup

@mitchhedberg4415

Жыл бұрын

You can take the speakers out of them so they don't beep.

@shadygunshow

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, for under a hundred bucks you can put 4 air tags on it.

These are insane Wizard, it's so scary you have to deal with this so often when how many of us would just be happy with a 'hey how's it going' from you! Take care for you and all your staff as you clearly do and keep doing what you do.

People are just losing their minds and sanity these days. In many ways, I'm happy that I'm retired and stay home except when I have to go out. I appreciate good guys like you and your crew WIzard, and the Mrs. of course.

@mitchhedberg4415

Жыл бұрын

Wait until the deep fakes get a little better...

The truck driver was probably just happy/excited to meet everyone - maybe a mix of being lonely and on the spectrum. But don’t know who to trust these days or how people will truly react, so being direct and telling him to leave was probably for the best.

@richardmyers7847

Жыл бұрын

Or maybe looking for his next meal 😂

I literally laughed so hard when he said someone farted on Danielsan!!😂 I know it’s wrong, but the way he said it, so calm and funny!!

Love the wacky stories! I've been in retail for a good part of my life and just when you think that you have seen/heard it all, something else happens. Keep'er coming. cheers.

That's the way he rolls by giving someone else all of his guns...seems like a stable person.

@entropybentwhistle

Жыл бұрын

Seemed like a weird “prepper” flex, thinking he was showing off rather than being a firearm accident or overnight gun theft liability.

I've had some shops have a "no firearms in the car" rule. For one, some idiot could break into it and steal them and then it could be on you.

@danielescobar7618

Жыл бұрын

All shops have a "not responsible for items left in car" .... I know some that just have them go pick em up at the police station.. which usually involves going before a judge for an order, and an ffl

@ogcowboy5743

Жыл бұрын

The weapon owner is responsible for the security of his weapons, not the garage, not the garage owner, not the mechanic.

@danielescobar7618

Жыл бұрын

@@ogcowboy5743 "but you're attacking the 2nd amendment then!!!111!!" When you don't want random unsecured firearms

I love your DS. I see plenty being in Europe, but I never tire of seeing them. Gorgeous cars...very ingenious too.

I have to tell you , this channel is entertaining, love your demeanor and your professionalism. Keep up the great channel, the CX9 took the cake and top honors, man what a nightmare. If it was mine I would hope it was insured and caught fire.

The story about the trucker is really creepy and i am afraid y'all will encounter many more weird people, Take care Mr. and Mrs car Wizard

@heffe801

Жыл бұрын

I feel like trucker guy and the guy calling and growling and threatening you may have been the same guy.

@silentpoet75

Жыл бұрын

I think the trucker was just some sort of obsessed youtube fan with an inability to differentiate his fantasy from reality. As to how dangerous he was, who knows. I have worked with some amazing delusions when I worked in mental health. The people who had them were just more dangerous to themselves than others usually. One guy believed he caused the missing Malaysian Air flight. He later died in a vehicle accident.

That headgasket one blows my mind. Most shops would jump at the chance to scam someone out of the thousands it costs for a headgasket replacement, even if it doesn't need it. I have NEVER seen a customer in my line of work get offended and mad because I found out the expensive thing they THINK it was ends up being something cheap and simple. Hell, people get happy and excited when I let them know it is something cheap and easy and not something expensive and time consuming.

@Watcher3223

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget, the reason that customer insisted it was the head gasket was because his buddy told him what the problem was. He was willing to take the word of his friend over an honest and experienced auto technician, insisting that the head gaskets be replaced despite the fact that a professional diagnosis indicated that such work wasn't necessary and that the actual problem was far simpler and cheaper to fix. Count me in among those who was flabbergasted by the customer's attitude and decision about a second opinion that would have saved him time and money and would have gotten the problem fixed right the first time.

@kenshinhimura9387

Жыл бұрын

That guy is a stubborn moron. The kind of person who will deny facts and reality even when spiced in their face. Aka your typical liberal Democrat.

@josephseno8272

11 ай бұрын

I’m sister has a Chevy Lumina that had a coolant leak. She took it to a shop, and they told her that the car needed head gaskets. I had recently drove that car, and told her there’s no way the gaskets are bad. So she brings it to me and I noticed coolant leaking from the timing cover. As you can imagine the cost difference was astronomical. That car is still going strong with well over 200,000 miles.

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

10 ай бұрын

I work trades and if you're not charging ridiculous national, unionized, corp pricing, you're "cheap". It should not cost $450 for a homeowner to change out a faucet or toilet, yet here we are. $125 ethical work and I'm the scam artist here...

@ZX2Fast

10 ай бұрын

People aren't used to honest mechanics.

Great stories thanks for sharing. People don't realize the crazies out there. Lots of people out there with with serious untreated mental disorders. There are trolls on the internet and then there are the people who act like that IRL.

When it comes to shipping cars, ive always before used companies that are on Shiply, usually get a good cheap price, but most importantly a paper trail thats confirmed with a third party (Shiply). The paper trail is so important when something goes wrong

Imagine having a second shop in Hawaii! Set it with a 5 star team, fill a need and have business write off expenses of traveling there! 😀

Car wizard when you do your chats like this which I love I think we need to add one of those imitation fireplaces with the foil rolling in the light for more of a cozy appearance. And maybe figure out a way to turn the car seat into a rocking car seat? Goes to show sadly how many mentally deranged people there are walking around. Love your videos

@laurieharper1526

Жыл бұрын

He should sit in a rocking chair smoking a corncob pipe, too.

@elitesniper923

Жыл бұрын

What Tyler's hoopties aren't good enough for you?

@Rose.Of.Hizaki

Жыл бұрын

No imitation fireplaces needed. He just needs to set fire to a few tires.

@whoknows8678

Жыл бұрын

He's actually done that before with one of those fake electronic fireplace things.

@overthehilldill3626

Жыл бұрын

Do it kinda like Vincent Price with that wicked laugh of his.

Hey brother,love your channel! Idk laws in your state,but I pray you and your folks have access to some firearms,maybe even ccw permits..cause CCTV only records the event,don't prevent it,and we all love you guys to much to hear any harm come to any of you .After watching this video,I really hope you all keep yourselves safe..take care and keep up the great content .

I got into trucking by asking a guy I never met if I can ride with him for a week. 16 years later we are still friends and was a very enjoyable experience.

My Dad owned a body shop in ICT for many years in the 50's thru the late 70's...customers used to come in and tell him how to fix their cars...he used to tell them they are selling new cars on east Kellogg and hit the road.

@dalemullins4562

Жыл бұрын

" ...beat it wise guy"

Most of these stores were actually really creepy and scary more than insane. However very entertaining. Goes to show you there are a lot of nut jobs in this world. Some harmless and some not. Unfortunately, you can't usually tell the difference and assume the latter.

@anonime_dancer

Жыл бұрын

It’s because the government do not want to see all these similar cases.

@Ryan_DeWitt

Жыл бұрын

@@anonime_dancer hu?

@Zirion123

Жыл бұрын

Just fyi this isnt normal in the world lol. Never even heard about stories like this in Europe

@alz_rdf

Жыл бұрын

@@Zirion123 well here is one for you I work as a delivery guy in Hamburg and I got mugged by the guys who ordered the food and they took all my money and everything with 2 knifes one from behind and one from front Its not as safe as you think buddy 😄

I’ve watched several of your vids but for some reason I see I never subscribed but this vid is a wild departure and I enjoyed your story telling. So I hit the subscribe button. Way to go!

Car Wizard, I have a 1941 VW built in Germany, she went to 3 shops in Germany to be renovated, and after 4 years of going from shop to shop, I had enough, she was shipped to the UK to be renovated. They started to work on her that same day she arrived. I can understand why people lose faith and have their cars shipped to a place that is maybe far away.

When I worked as a mechanic many years ago, a guy brought us a Renault engine in a box to overhaul. Actually to reassemble. I remember taking it out of the back of his station wagon. Did you know that on that engine the big end of the connecting rod is too big to go through the cylinder? The piston and rod assembly has to go in through the crank case. Naturally there was a part missing. Tried to get it through the Renault importer. Nope can’t get Renault parts. Never did get it together.

When I was a mechanic in Texas, I used to run into guns all the time. Always the same conversation with the customer, "come get them out please."

Mental illness is has become a real problem in this country , it's sad , stay safe out there , love the videos ......

I love how he gives a shout-out to Tyler even in this video! 😂😂😂

The story about the 5.4 head gasket/valve cover reminds me of one I had a few weeks ago…nothing quite that extreme…had a Chrysler 200, died in traffic. Obviously the customer (and my) first thought was alternator. But they got it towed to the shop, we pushed it in, first thing I did was stick a jump pack on it, but I couldn’t get it to jump, turn over, nothing…so I started stabbing wires, barred the motor over, started going through the electrical diag…get a call from the customer like an hour after I start messing with it, customer wanted a alternator quote…told them ‘I don’t think it’s the alternator, but I don’t know what it is yet, I’ll call you when I figure it out’ ‘ok, that’s fine, just lemme know.’…30 minutes later they show up in the lobby…tire tech greeted them (knows more about mechanicing than your average tire tech, had seen me do enough testing that he was pretty sure it wasn’t the alternator either), so they’re talking, and the customer says something to the effect of ‘it’s definitely the alternator’ tire tech relayed that to me…shop manager’s taking interest at this point, asks me what it is ‘well the customer says it’s the alternator, must be the alternator, I’m replacing the alternator.’ (I was pretty annoyed at that point admittedly) shop manager’s like ‘nonononono, lemme talk to them’ went into the lobby…came out 15 minutes later ‘just replace the alternator.’ Replaced the alternator…didn’t fix it…lo and behold, this lady’s boyfriend had been messing with it a few days before, didn’t tighten down a ground enough, it had rattled loose, and it turned out to be a bad ground…so he cost her 600$ for the alt and labor, and I don’t even remember how much diag time…can’t imagine she was too happy.

@mitsuturbo

Жыл бұрын

This is why the old (somewhat tongue in cheek) signs that show labor rates exist. "Shop rate - $40/hr, If you watch - $60/hr, If you help - $80/hr, If you worked on it first - $100/hr"

@cnf6045

Жыл бұрын

@@mitsuturbo lol…I’ve got one very similar to that hanging on my toolbox… something like ‘labor rate: 40$, 50$ if you look at it, 60$ if you touch it, 70$ if you watch me fix it, 100$ if you offer advice on how to fix it.’

@Linkaless

9 ай бұрын

Maybe I'm missing something, but, if a customer say's "I want a new X", and you say it won't fix the problem, but they say "I want a new X"... what's the problem selling them a X? I mean, shops mostly give sales receipt, so, you list 'diagnose fault + New X at customer request'

There's something about "virtual reality" not being real that people lose track of that fits most of these stories. All the details of a social interaction go through the little screen we look at and get twisted. Even our sense of time can get screwed up by binge watching videos so it seems like our fanship is a long time friendship. Maybe it's a fixation that only the car wizard can fix our car or maybe it's a distorted view of needing a pile of guns to feel whole or that the world is so unsafe. It's like a dark side to the interweb.

When carrying on person, safeties typically aren't recommended, a good holster that completely covers the trigger essentially is the safety. A lot of guns don't even have safety switches lol. If it's in the car or house and isn't directly in your possession, it's best to keep a safety on (if applicable)

Thank you fore sharing, it's the great customers that make the not so nice ones a little easier to tolerate. It is getting a little tougher to deal with the public,it can really push the limits of ones diplomatic skills.

Wow, I often think I’m a little crazy at times, But after hearing some of these stories, I feel very sane and normal... thanks for the mental health check, I feel much better about myself now😁

Love the 928 story... imagine the mind of someone who pulled apart the car... and wants Wizard to put it back together... bet he had a lot of Leggo as a child.... LOL

@MetaView7

Жыл бұрын

scrap aluminum worth a few bucks

@kimjameson7979

Жыл бұрын

Some folks excel at disassembling something perfectly good. So many baskets, so little time.

@new2000car

Жыл бұрын

Way cheaper to junk the parts and buy a used one already assembled, but how can anyone be so stupid as to not realize this?

@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261

Жыл бұрын

Disassembling things as a child is where we all started. Why didn't this guy learn how to put things back together?

Please keep these stories going i love this stuff.

There is an saying "Nothing stranger than folk!" So true! Great job Car Wizard.

As a gun owner, it saddens me when others are so irresponsible. Takes just a few to make us all look bad.

@SuperDirk1965

Жыл бұрын

And sadly there are more than a few

@James_Bee

Жыл бұрын

I mean, having a round in the chamber isn't odd. Many gun owners practice this. However, the loaded out vehicle with everything locked and loaded AND dropping it off with everything still in it is just bizarre behavior.

@clardy01

Жыл бұрын

@@James_Bee I agree. I would never drop my vehicle off anywhere loaded up like that though 😂

@kalashnikov1343

Жыл бұрын

​@@James_Bee It's important to have one ready in the chamber. However, safety on always. Only takes a milisecond to disable it on most guns.

@michaelhatchcpa

Жыл бұрын

It's magazine not clip. Ok I said it.

The overall theme appears to be that weirdos are attracted to the Car Wizard, like Hoovie 😂

Re: your valve cover diagnosis on the Ford 5.3l. In the 1970s I was called by a Used car dealer-he had a 1972 Pinto that wasn’t running right- HE diagnosed it as needing a tune-up. I told him his car may not need a tuneup-up, there are some tricks involving Pintos. “Nonsense, plugs, points, & condenser is what it needs. Get it done!” So at his insistence, I did the tune-which it didn’t need. The next morning he called me. “That Pinto runs like s*it.” I took the parts I took off the Pinto and dumped them on the ink blotter of his mahogany desk. I told him they came off his Pinto. “But those parts look brand new!” (You insisted!!!) I told the problem was a leaky Deceleration Valve Diaphragm ($2.50) which I installed. (I could have just replaced the diaphragm and charged him for the tune up. But I don’t play that way) “

You can start a service, and charge a fee to install and hide an apple airtag or something similar in a vehicle so it can be tracked by the owner. I think that would be a lucrative business ... installing hidden locators in exotic cars or older collectibles or any car for that matter ... but that's just an idea.

Danielson getting farted on...dude tried to cropdust, accidentally sharted, had to go check the damage

@FWDSUXARSE

Жыл бұрын

Came with gravy 😂

@tomtheplummer7322

Жыл бұрын

Wafting miasma 😏

I think it's really admirable that you deter people from shipping their car from Hawaii.

Wizard, 'em are some odd odd ducks. I know you're an honest mechanic and small business owner. Why anyone would abuse those facts is beyond my imagination. Great video sir!

Wow wizard! You must have a lunatic magnet hidden inside some wall there at Omega. These people you tell us about are straight up crazy! Keep safe and I love these stories. 😂

Man.... You're reminding me why I was so happy to close my shop three years ago! The "quality" of my customers had just gone to SH*T. I closed and retired!

You got me laughing with the shout outs to Hoovie, nothing better than having a friend who has the same love of cars.

@jafo766

Жыл бұрын

Ya gotta love him and his endle$$ good after bad money.

@xoxo2008oxox

Жыл бұрын

WEEEEZURD!

Can’t imagine having someone come in with that many weapons loaded. I have a CCW, but would never leave a weapon in my vehicle being worked on. It’s thoughtless, disrespectful and dangerous. Total respect for those repairing my car. They have enough hassles to have to deal with , so a loaded firearm doesn’t make their jobs easier.

Thanks for the stories! If it was Steve McGarrett calling from Hawaii, the car was too flogged and shot-up to fix anyway!!

With the exception of the stories about convincing a few folks from Hawaii not to spend a fortune on shipping their vehicles to your shop, all I did was shake my head in amazement with the rest of the stories. In all seriousness, there sadly are lots of nut cases out there that one has to exercise extreme caution in dealing with them, especially with how out of control the drug addiction issues are nowadays. As for characters such as the one from NJ who didn’t want to believe you even though you went through the trouble of showing him video proof of what the problem was with the leak, there are some out there who are hopeless.

Wow these loonies walk amongst us. Some quite scary episodes and coincidences! I found the one with the guy making the weird phone calls the most disturbing! If I ever visited the shop (unlikely being that I’m in the UK) then I’d always be respectful of you and the staff and know when enough is enough so to speak. Many people appear not to have that awareness or even self-awareness and display some downright weird and disturbing behaviour 😳 But anyway, great video and keep safe wizard!

@creditelectric

Жыл бұрын

Good advice, unfortunately the downsides of being widely known can attract the wrong people, keep the nasties out of the workshop at least.

@sumnerslandscaping5565

Жыл бұрын

I don't know how it is in the UK but I know truck drivers here can get real lonely to say the least. I see them parked outside the 24/7 adult video store that is on the side of the freeway much too often. Guy probably just wanted some genuine company...

@andybub45

Жыл бұрын

@@sumnerslandscaping5565 possibly, but it’s too big of a risk to take. How would you feel if a random stranger just walked up to you and wanted to drive you around for no reason?

@ScaldingHotCatsup

Жыл бұрын

​@@sumnerslandscaping5565 He was probably looking for a "Good Buddy".

@mitchhedberg4415

Жыл бұрын

@@sumnerslandscaping5565 Probably just lonely, could be Ted Bundy. Not their problem though.

The Wizard can tell a story. I was in stitches.

I gotta hand it to you wizard, you r one solid dude to have to deal with all this mess by weirdos nd keep it together all the time , that is bang on , hang tough body nd keep up the good work , dig you vids Ayman From Kuwait

"Hey Car Wizard I need for you to troubleshoot my issue over the phone...what do you mean you can't troubleshoot over the phone? You're supposed to be the Car Wizard. Use your magical powers of telepathy or psychic mindreading. Some car wizard. Can't even read minds.."

Your crazy stories remind me of my days working at new car dealerships and the unstable crazies you get from time to time. Can’t make this sh*t up bro lol

@kevinmach730

Жыл бұрын

The crazies at dealerships are also working on the inside. I worked for an IT company and we had a few dealerships as clients. The name on the outside didn't matter, they always seemed to top the list when it came to dysfunction at every level. I dreaded being sent to them.

@bryan_with_a_y

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinmach730, truer words could not be spoken. I worked for a car dealer in sales and in service for a number of years. I referred to us all as the 'island of misfit toys.'

@kevinmach730

Жыл бұрын

@@bryan_with_a_y 🤣🤣

@MrTony002

Жыл бұрын

"Time to time" is becoming a LOT more frequent in todays insane world....... beginning with our political leaders. 😮

I appreciate you car wizard i always wish to have a mentor like yourself now i do im glad I found your channel forever thank ful

You said the magic words in that gun story. "What are they afraid of?" I don't care if people have guns but I can't think of anything I am afraid of to where I feel I need to be armed.

Never heard of a gun going off by itself. That’s the craziest part of all the stories.

@kalashnikov1343

Жыл бұрын

Funny thing, some really cheaply made AKs with loose fitment and tolerances have been known to go off in the back of a car seat with 'safety' enabled when going over a bump. But it doesn't happen outside of that.

@contractkiller6863

Жыл бұрын

But hey, he “knows a thing or two about guns”! Right?

@PhysicsGamer

Жыл бұрын

Sig Sauer has been having a problem with that lately, actually.

@mjouwbuis

Жыл бұрын

With the safety off? The why is there even a safety if it isn't needed? In reality when any kind of object is rattling around in a car, Murphy is there rattling around right along with it.

@contractkiller6863

Жыл бұрын

@@mjouwbuis it’s needed for idiots without trigger discipline. I’ve shot nearly 60,000 rounds. Never once did a round fire when I didn’t want it to.

The story beginning at 17:26 is the strangest of all. No matter how hard I try to put myself into the mind of that prospective customer, it makes no sense. If I had a huge arsenal of guns and felt the need to be ready for the zombie apocalypse at any moment, why would I let the mechanics of an auto repair shop have access? I just cannot understand the mentality of "You'll have to pry my guns out of my cold, dead hands! Oh, wait, I'll let you have access to them while you work on my vehicle!"

@MitchJohnson0110

Жыл бұрын

My thought exactly. I've worked on cars were the customer has a gun in it, but it's always just one. Most the time they take it out before they hand the keys over

@aussie2uGA

Жыл бұрын

Playing devils advocate here, they could be CIA or deeper in the world of clandestine operations. We always think the world around is like us but there are some interesting lines of "work" happening out there.

@MitchJohnson0110

Жыл бұрын

@@aussie2uGA A real operator of that nature isn't going to have 8 guns all over the car and they definitely aren't going to leave them in the car when it's worked on, and they DEFINITELY aren't gonna insist that they get left in the car, completely unsecured while strangers have access to them. lol. This screams "paranoid guy that thinks he's an operative" not an actual operative.

@PhysicsGamer

Жыл бұрын

@@aussie2uGA Anyone like that wouldn't be driving around in a pickup truck with guns haphazardly bolted to every surface. They'd be driving a well-used Toyota Camry.

@mitchhedberg4415

Жыл бұрын

The guy thinks it makes him look tough, just makes him look super weak.

I wonder where I would fit into your stories. I’ll stop by some day to visit & we’ll see. Thank you Sir for your videos they’re fun and amazing both.

Worked in a psych ER in Denver. These customers make our patients look unremarkable.

You can't fix stupid. You can't avoid stupid. You can only master maneuvering around it. Thank you for the endearing stories.

I flew 747's as Captain for a year for Kalitta Air in 2005-2006. During my initial operating experience training as Captain, we flew to Honolulu. Spent the day there, and then came out the next morning to fly back to Los Angeles, an easy 5 hour flight. I watched as they loaded four (4) Ferrari's onto the airplane, into the lower belly compartment. I asked the loader about that: "Oh yeah, we have a guy here on Oahu who sends his cars to Los Angeles each month in order to be detailed by his friend's shop in LA. They come back the next day" Must be nice to have that kind of money~

@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261

Жыл бұрын

If I was that rich and in Hawaii I would start a detailing shop and have my LA guy come out and get it going. Bet there are other customers in Hawaii for that level of cleaning.

@Flies2FLL

Жыл бұрын

@@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261 That makes too much sense apparently....

@ogcowboy5743

Жыл бұрын

Would have been cheaper to have a complete set of detailer equipment in his house garage, fly the detailer to Hawaii each month for a week.

@Flies2FLL

Жыл бұрын

@@ogcowboy5743 That too.....

Regarding the last story. What reckless putz would leave ANY firearms in his vehicle while it went to a repair shop for service!? You handled that situation perfectly. Well done. Thx for the video.

Hey Wiz, the shipping stories are people that can’t afford the car anymore and they normally have someone on the inside for the car to get “lost” and the shipper just uses the insurance to pay the car and get extra money. That’s what I’ve seen in real life. As for the northeasterner they wanted you to do an invasive job so that they can sue you and mess up your life. Glad you were smart enough

You've got to love when a customers friend convinces them they know all.