Never breathe down the next of your mechanic.
Another thing that I would never do, despite knowing how to fix most cars myself, is to breathe down someone else’s neck while they are working.
No matter if you know what the person is going to do or not, having someone watch your every move while you are trying to work is annoying, and it can be seen as you not trusting the mechanic to do their job.
Sure, we all want to know that nothing is going to happen to our cars, but believe me when I tell you mechanics are some of the people who hate being watched by the customer the most.
This is not because they do not want you to see what is going on, but rather that one too many bad experiences with pushy and “know-it-all” customers can push even the most patient people to their breaking point.
For this reason, a lot of garages and even smaller mechanic workshops are going to tell the customer that they need to bring their car over and leave it with them over the day so they can do the repair.
It is not that most repairs or checkups end up taking that much time, but it stops a lot of the customers from hanging around the shop while they wait since many have work in the mornings as well.
But do not think that they are lying to you either! A lot of repair jobs can end up taking a couple of hours since a lot of us end up getting parts on the same day, and getting the parts from suppliers can take up to an hour by itself.
