how to spot a good mekaniko

**badkuk** · February 19th, 2008 11:13 AM

any tips po? makikita po ba sa kilos/galaw?

what are the usual M.O.'s of bad mechanics to look out for?

**shadow** · February 19th, 2008 11:21 AM

huh!? good as in magaling or good as in honest-good? kung sa magaling then you can't say it unless magpagawa ka and maging satisfied ka sa trabaho niya...

maybe...when he f*ck up the work done to your car???

hinde ko talaga alam how to answer our question...:dunno:

**XTO** · February 19th, 2008 11:29 AM

Magaling? Hmmmm mahirap maunahan… maingat at maabilidad? madaling makita agad. Sa gamit pa lang, sa pag hawak and when he fix a simple bolt and nut you can tell if he’s maingat. Sa galing, pwedeng sa mga susunod na mas komplikadong ipagagawa mo sa kanya. IMO lang rin po.

**ronchimata** · February 19th, 2008 12:03 PM

Para sa akin, a good mechanic has the following characteristics:
1. Maingat sa kotse - he valued your car as much as his job.

2. Honest - being honest and being technically good are two different things. But most of the time, honest mechanics are also the good ones.

3. "killer instinct" - hehehe what i mean is tingin pa lang, alam na nya problema, pero it's different from those na nagmamagaling lang. Having a quick diagnosis says a lot on his experience.

**hitomi** · February 19th, 2008 12:29 PM

eto pinagsamang "magaling" at "honest":

ipapaliwanag niya sa iyo detalyado kung ano yung sira ng kotse, bakit nasisira, ano papalitan, paano gagawin at gaano katagal gagawin.
saka pumapayag siya na ikaw ang bibili ng piyesa, kahit malugi siya.

hirap maghanap ng ganun hehe

**ronchimata** · February 19th, 2008 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by hitomi

eto pinagsamang "magaling" at "honest":

ipapaliwanag niya sa iyo detalyado kung ano yung sira ng kotse, bakit nasisira, ano papalitan, paano gagawin at gaano katagal gagawin.
saka pumapayag siya na ikaw ang bibili ng piyesa, kahit malugi siya.

hirap maghanap ng ganun hehe

Korek boss hitomi. Share ko lang, yung mekaniko ko kasi ngayon nirecommend lang sa kin nung service ng mga pamangkin ko. Trusted mechanic din nya. Although walang sariling talyer, mukang dalubhasa ito at talagang magaling. Pinatingnan ko sa kanya yung clutch ko kasi hirap mag-engage minsan ng transmission. Eh nag-engage naman nung chineck nya. Sabi nya: "pwede pa gamitin to." di nya agad ginawa kasi kino-consider din nya kakayahan ko magbayad sa mga materyales. Kung iba yun, baka ibinaba agad yung transmission..easy money sana pero di nya ginawa at binigyan nya ko ng options. Sabi nya baka sira na bearing kasi may chirping sound kapag inaapakan yung clutch pedal. Napansin nya din na kaya parang humuhuni yung makina at laging diskarga yung battery kasi maluwag yung belt. Di nya pinalitan yung belt! kasi daw tama naman yung sukat. Ang mali daw eh yung iron bracket ng alternator, so winelding nya. Tapos napagdesisyunan ko na ipababa na yung transmission/clutch. Nung bumalik ako nung gabi sa kanya (galing ako work), di muna daw nya binalik, pinamili nya ko kung gusto ko na palitan yung lining at pressure plate kasi may tama na din. Binigyan nya ko nung presyo ng mga nacanvass nya na brand new materials. Ayos siya kasi honest at kita ko na tama yung mga sinasabi nya. Hopefully magawa na kotse ko mamaya.

**forcemajeure** · February 23rd, 2008 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by hitomi

eto pinagsamang "magaling" at "honest":

ipapaliwanag niya sa iyo detalyado kung ano yung sira ng kotse, bakit nasisira, ano papalitan, paano gagawin at gaano katagal gagawin.
saka pumapayag siya na ikaw ang bibili ng piyesa, kahit malugi siya.

hirap maghanap ng ganun hehe

dag dag konadin ito...mekaniko na pumapayag na may refund, yan pinaka mahirap mahanap pro ako may nahanap...sa RVC motorworks sa felix ave cainta

**spyghost** · February 22nd, 2008 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by ronchimata

Para sa akin, a good mechanic has the following characteristics:
3. "killer instinct" - hehehe what i mean is tingin pa lang, alam na nya problema, pero it's different from those na nagmamagaling lang. Having a quick diagnosis says a lot on his experience.

i beg to disagree, pero i do not agree with this kind of approach. kelangan parin ng diagnosis. opinion lang naman po no harm intended :idea:

**afrasay** · February 22nd, 2008 09:08 AM

Ah...eh...nanggigitatang daliri dahil sa grasa...hehehehe...seriously for me, a good memory. mahirap yun makakalimutin hehehe. Diba with a good memory comes experience?

**boydapa** · February 22nd, 2008 09:20 AM

1. knowledge of the subject(cars)

2. history/experience

3. Ethics

4. how he solves problem--dapat specific or minor parts muna bago yun general. like sira lng pala yun ic eh sasabihin sira yun buong alternator ganun ba.

5. malinis gumawa--- before and after check ng check. oil leaks check, all screws check, my screwdrivers check ect.

--para lalong malaman dapat itest muna make a simple problem tpos pag diniagnose nya na complicated at mahal yun ah sigurado mananaga yun! like get a busted sparkplug or high tension wire.

---yun iba dyan sasabihin agad ay naku yari na overhaul na ito kaching kaching kaching $$$$$ im sure may nakaencounter na nyan. so ganun iwasan na agad yun mga ganito