The car that goes, "Eeeeeeeeeee"

squeeeeeeee......eeeeeeeeeee....eeeeeeeeeee

This sound came on and off while I was driving. It came when I was cruising and did not step on the brakes. At first, when it happened, I thought it came from the factory since I was driving through an industrial area. The second time it happened, I thought it was the beat up lorry in front. The third time it happened, I thought it was the car behind and so on. Until there were no cars or factories within the 20 metre radius. And then, I know its the car. Since I was near the workshop, I decided to pay them a visit.

Me: Boss, got strange noise from the car, so I am sending it the workshop
Boss: OK. But...... can you go to the XYZ customer first? Hmm..... better not. Fix the car first
Me: OK. But its going to take some time
Boss: And also, get them to service the car since its past the 5,000km mark.
Me: OK

This time, I insist on using Platinums even though they costs RM128
now, compared when it was RM68 (for my Satria) in 1998. The original
plugs looked shot. You should note that Platinums or whatever "-diums"
you are using, does not help much in terms of performance for a normal
"A to B" car. All it does is that it lasts longer than normal plugs. But if you
are using a highly tuned or a turbo-charged car, then its a different story

Yep, the air filter's gone too. I told the mechanic to shut up as he was
being sarcastic about the filter not being changed since it left the car
showroom. Funny this was, the frame is rubber and so, I played with
it like it was an accordion or something.

So, this was the cause of the metal screeching sound. The brake pad's
going. And this is just the rear wheel. The front wheel's have a bit more

"Can I have the EBC green stuff, huh, can I?"
"Not unless you want your Boss to kill you"

Oh, OK. And this is the new pads fitted. But I cannot stop
the car like normal as the new pads need to settle into the
discs before it can start to "bite". So, I have to brake slowly

There were some chaps on a 2-month learning experience from a local
college called "The Automotive College" or something. The workshop guys
told me these are the future experts in car maintenance and repairs.

Maybe he is telling the truth as these guys are very good at observing things.
I just told the mechanics that if I see them servicing any of our cars, I would
personally kill them.

And one of them told me to take more pictures about the dirty workshop
and eMail it to him so that he can write about it in his workshop. WTF!
So, I am going to send this picture to him instead, Ha ha ha ha ha.
Since I am starting to know these mechanics, it does not matter if the place
is dirty or not. Chances are, if you go to a workshop that is spotlessly clean
there must be something wrong, if not, trust me, you're going to be that
"every minute" sucker.