Arguably the most astounding thing I've ever seen at a nationally advertised car repair place that shall remain nameless:

We're all sitting in the waiting room. My car's parked out in the lot, waiting for a tire rotation and a fluids check. A guy who owns a PT Cruiser suddenly gets up and starts screaming through the plate glass that separates us from the garade, BECAUSE... the mechanic working on his car has decided to give it a test drive around the building...

... with the hood still up.

Swear to God, I thought the guy was gonna kill him when he pulled back in.

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