# Yourmechanic is fucking useless!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 27, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913 "2015-10-27T22:59:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913/1 "2015-10-27T22:59:26Z")

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I have heard some good things about Yourmechanic, so I tried to fill out the form on their website for the service on my car that I needed. It said “We can’t service your car at this time, please call us” after I finished. I called them, and was on hold for over an hour. Only to find out that they do not offer service in my town. They couldn’t even **tell** me where the nearest place they offered service was. When I asked, they said they could only check by ZIP codes, and have no way of checking by distance. Really? Ever heard of a map?

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913/2 "2015-10-27T23:17:35Z")

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Was your city listed on their [website](https://www.yourmechanic.com/city)?

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913/3 "2015-10-29T20:07:53Z")

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Just out of curiosity, what made you think they did offer service in your area?

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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913/4 "2015-10-30T03:33:29Z")

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I’m my own mechanic, and Yes, I am pretty fucking useless.

But I’m fun to drink with.

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913/5 "2015-10-30T13:13:32Z")

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So, I had a radiator hose leaking, so I plugged it, then the temperature gauge went crazy, so I took the car to the shop. The mechanic there said all my valves were burnt and asked how the hoses got plugged …

opps …

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**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yourmechanic-is-fucking-useless/735913/6 "2015-10-30T13:24:41Z")

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> [@Gatopescado](#):
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> I’m my own mechanic, and Yes, I am pretty fucking useless.
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> But I’m fun to drink with.

I can fix a Martini much better than I can fix a car.