True car people are becoming a thing of the past
Here's the best example I can give. I have been a step-dad to a kid raised without a father since he was 11 (now 19) I have had a 70 Challenger , 65 Barracuda, 2 - 68 Barracuda's and now a Dodge A-100 truck (I bought for him) He acts interested in cars UNTIL THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE. He says "You know what you can buy me for Christmas ??" And when I replied "No what?" He says "Mechanic simulator for my computer" I about lost my cool. I said "Mechanic simulator is going on EVERY NIGHT out there in the garage WHERE ARE YOU?" the answer is in the house staring at the computer or video game. MECHANIC SIMULATOR MY *** LOL this is what the world is coming to......
you are nice to not have lost your cool.
I have a now Ex boyfriend who fit this description. He was a car guy until it came time to put in the wrench time. I felt like he expected me to do the wrenching and I did, so he could brag about his (my work) to his friends. I lost my cool. I even bought him tools for Christmas (2022) which are still in the original seals because every time I asked him if he likes and used them, he'd say "I don't know how to use them" So I would say "bring the tools and your truck this weekend and I will show you how to do a compression test and we will tune up your truck (1982 dodge).
Then he would drop the truck off,(three different occasions) tools on the front seat and make up a ton of excuses why he can't be there and he'd say "but I will love you, if you tune my truck for us"
I did not do it and I still refuse, why, when I can my own cars. I lost my **** and had some colorful words. when I thought he wanted to be a real car guy I prepared one weekend to mic out my 340 in the garage. I ended up doing it all by myself, and yes it needs 30 over. Ridge-much
My adoptive dad always told me and the other kids in the house "if you have time to play video games and horse around, I have some work for you". Video Games were strictly banned in the house I grew up in.
Now I am kinda skeptical when any guy asks me "can you help me with my car" ....I am not sure if that means "come and let me use you" or "I genuinely want to tune a carb"
