@ wannabe: a much smarter mechanic figured the carburetor thing, too bad I nearly drilled a hole in the Ozone right above me before somebody finally figured it out...
The thing is, I don't have space to work on my car, something I've always wanted to do, I don't even have the space to wash my car, I park on the street and I live in an apartment and the building is old, doesn't have a garage, and even if it does, garages are over crowded, they tell you not to leave your car there, because it's definitely gonna get scratched. or bumped or whatever...
Knowing more helps with the mechanics, 90% are frauds, they just want you to keep the cash coming. In a way he'd mess and tell you he fixed something, and then in 2 days, you'll be back to tell him something else is wrong, and since you don't know a thing, he'll just keep milking it. Knowing things makes u understand if he's bluffing or not, or when you need to go look for someone else. Knowing things makes you tell the mechanic what you want to do, because asking is definitely wrong, he'll just rob you. I've always known my mechanic was too scared to work on my car. Cause it needs a good one, something he definitely isn't. However Hassan's day job (the new mechanic) is an engineer in El Nasr car company (produces fiat old cars and some lada), his technicians are good, and he definitely gets paid well but at least he gets things done!
On a shallower note, I am a senior standardshifter