The Workshop II

Patrick had done the servicing for Peter’s car and that was about all for a day, he was about to call for a day. A car was driven to the door step of his workshop; car owner got out from the car and said “Patrick you need to help me, I couldn’t lodge in 2^nd gear onwards” Patrick had heard about these remarks most of the time if not daily. He just asked for more details of the problems and he went beneath the car. It took him few minutes and he had found the faults, he came out and before he could explain the faults to the car owner, the car owner asked “Patrick, what’s wrong with my car? And how much it costs?” Patrick “Two rubber bush worn out and the position of the gear box misaligned, you need to fork out not more RM60.00, but you have to wait a while, my stock of rubber bush run out for your model of car”

Patrick picked up his cell phone and about to make call for the ordering of rubber bush. There was another car came by and the driver opened his car door and said “Patrick you need to help me, I couldn’t lodge in my reverse gear and I have to drive only forward from my

place to here!” Patrick cursed himself in silence; voices echoing in his brain “What the heck of today, both cars were involved gear box and both cars needed rubber bush and both cars came at this hour and I am running out of all the rubber bush that I rarely use for a decade” His cell phone answered and he just ordered the rubber bush for both cars even though he had yet to check the one couldn’t drive backwards. Jack, the owner of the reverse gear problem asked “What’s wrong with my car and how much does it cost” Patrick “Not More than RM60.00 and mostly faults of some worn out rubber bush”

Peter used to hang around in the workshop whenever he had no way to go.  He could tease and joked with Patrick and both of them did enjoy each other companionship.  This was another one of the day; he wanted to hang around in the workshop.  Patrick was under the car to dismantle the worn out rubber bush for changing to new ones. He did not want to disturb Patrick and He started to chat with two of the car owners of having gear box problems.

Billy was the owner; he couldn’t lodge into 2^nd gear and onwards. Billy “It was outrages, it was crazy and stupid I just don’t know how they could call themselves as mechanics” Peter asked curiously “Why? And please don’t be so angry it is no good for your help” Billy “This morning, my gear box was started to have problem, it is quite far to come to here from my house, so I went over the workshops nearby my place” Peter listening as well as Jack, Billy “The 1^st workshop I drove in and the mechanics came out, I told him my problem, he said non and walked back in as seem I was not there” Peter and Jack said “Huh” Billy continued “I was so bewilder and I thought I was unfriendly to him but I believe I was not. So…OK I told myself no problem and I went to the 2^nd workshop” Peter and Jack still listening, Billy “I went in and told him my problem; he listened and talked to me and advised me to go for another workshop! Dam hell, what happen to all these workshops! Are they not doing business?” He raised his voiced “The 3^rd one even more beautiful, he wanted me to change a brand new gear box! Which is going to cost more than of thousands ringgit?”

Peter and Jack joined Billy have a good loud laugh.  Peter asked Jack “Hey, let’s us hear your side of the gear box stories, there must be a good one for amusement!” Jack “I don’t really have anything to share with you all, I send my car to repair here all the time, minor or big problems” Jack paused a while and something struck his mind which make him to pose a question; Jack asked “Have you buy second hand or used car parts from the junk store?” Jack’s question reminded Billy and Billy said “a few days ago, I was trying to get a set of second hand tires with rims and I went to Mr. Junk’s junk store. The store was closed”

The Junk store sold car parts from condemned cars. The source of the second hand/used car parts, it is rumored that 1) they imported parts from overseas and they had dismantled facilities in overseas operations.  Those cars condemned by the overseas authority, they bought and dismantled and sent back home by containers for sales.  2) Those cars declared as total lost by local insurance companies, they bought over and dismantled in local dismantled facilities. 3) Those cars were too old and not operational, they bought at 50 ringgits and dismantled and retrieved good parts for resell. 4) Parts and cars from unknown source, most likely illegal, it was hearsay, nobody known.

Peter surprised and curiously asked “Mr. Junk’s junk store was closed? The one near here, it is only few blocks of shop houses away” The nick name of Mr. Junk, it was so popular until no one care to get his real name. Peter “It is too bad, he did supply good parts, I have bought number of accessories from him and they are still in good condition” Billy agreed “years ago I bought an alternator with bigger amps; my car needed bigger amps because I have added too many accessories.  It is still running fine, no hiccup, glitches “ Jack added “The best part of it, the price were very cheap compare to other junk stores” Peter “It is definitely something wrong somewhere, the price ok, the qualities, no complains.  Most of the time I was there, customers were waiting to be served by hours and yet willingly to wait”

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The Workshop I

The week after next week, there would be three consecutive days of public holiday.  Customarily Peter would either spend the holidays with his friends by vacation to some tourist spots.   Or, he would go back his hometown and spending his off days with his childhood friends. Peter would definitely needed his car for travelling except there was not yet a concrete decision where to spend his coming holidays.
It was a practice for him to send his car for checkup at his friend’s workshop whenever the car needed for long distance travelling. His friend the automobile mechanic called  his cell phone “Hey, Peter I am having a house call and I need to go someplace  near your place, I may have to spend a few minutes there only and I will be able to pick up your car for checkup. So am I not a good friend? It saves you to make a trip to my place” Peter “House calls near my place? I am working” The friend “Oh… sorry I mean the car park near your office, one lady call up from one of the car park near your Office”

Peter went over to the car park and she saw a lady standing beside one of the expensive luxury car and his friend was around. The lady was sobbing and looked pale. 

Peter handed over his car key to the mechanic and walked away. The friend called him while he was on the way back to his office. “Peter, was it heavy rain earlier?’ Peter “Yes, it was and it was not raining, the sky high up there poured and splashed tons of water a second” The friend “No wonder, the main electronic device controlling all function of a car, the mother board. That mother board of the lady’s car was totally submerged by water and burnt out.” Peter “So, changed it, what’s that to cry about!” The friend “Yeah, change it, as easy as just a snap of two fingers; it cost her at least more than fifty thousand ringgit!” Peter exclaimed “What! Just a mother board! You must be kidding. My car a brand new car, I bought it less than fifty thousand” Peter had a sudden thought, it flashed over his brain while he had ended his phone conversation with his mechanic’s friend “It is price to pay for having just only an urge to drive a expensive luxury car”

“Hey boss, it looks like, you only know and busy repairing other cars but not mine!” Peter squatted down and talked to the mechanic underneath the car “Don’t say anything; I know you are going to say, that’s what a friend for, a friend’s car will be the last to repair” Peter non stopped and continued “Aye!  What happen!  No helper again, doing by one man show” The mechanic shouted underneath “Peter! Shut up and take a seat or go to the coffee store, I will join you minutes later”

Peter look around the workshop, there were a number of cars waiting down the line for servicing.  It was not only Peter needed to service his car for long distance travelling.  There were others, especially lady car owners. Peter noticed that it was a tag pasted on the front window screen each and every car after servicing. The tag indicated, the date of service and the mileage at the time of serviced. New mileage was suggested that the car have to be serviced again.  The new mileage, it was current mileage plus 5000 km. Peter was told by his mechanic friend earlier, ever since he introduced the sticker.  His customers were punctually sent their cars for servicing, particularly most of the female car owners.

The coffee shop, Peter asked “Why? You must be bullying your apprentice until they ran away!” The friend “No….. That stupid, useless, crazy boy stole my batteries! Five batteries was gone and the next days, he never come back for work and never come back to claim his salary as well” Peter “There was one boy and he was OK, why didn’t you encourage him to stay put”” His friend, the mechanic, Patrick “That boy was ok but I could not work with him” Peter held the cup of coffee near his month and freeze up the action of drinking and waiting for Patrick to continue, Patrick raised his voice lightly “ Working with me for two months, teaching him millions of time, he can’t even loosen the simple black engine oil compartment nuts for changing lubricating engine oil!” Peter smiled “Calm down, don’t get agitated, after all when you were apprentice, I believe, you would have be the same” Patrick Stared at Peter “Speak for yourself, not me!”

The workshop, Patrick was attending Peter’s car and Peter continued the unfinished subject of hired extra helper. Peter “There was another boy, he was a bit toasted, he should be ok” Patrick was underneath the car and answered “he was more than ok, he was a prodigy “He pulled out his lying position body and shown his head to Peter on the workshop floor and continued “Ten out of eleven cars he had tended, it gave more problems for me to rectify other than the original problems” Peter quipped “But why, he was ok and handy” Patrick “Yeah, I agreed totally, I needed not to teach him, he saw and he conquered” Patrick stood up “He was a bit lazy and impatience, so very often he would use his own way to do the repairing and it created more problems most of the time” Peter “You said most of the time?” Patrick “Yes, you heard right, some time his crazy methods was fast and good”


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