Thank you for having me over Wizard! Had a great time poking around and chatting with your techs. You have some solid guys working for you and I’m sure your customers are thrilled! Now, if only my Ford parts would hurry and show up….

"The things with the stuff", yup that's Jake in a nutshell, Love his channel , and a great crossover

Omega Auto Clinic seems like the kind of shop I used to work at. Customer satisfaction was our highest priority, and the job was done right the first time. Unfortunately, there was the rare occasion when we messed up something, but the customer never paid for our mistakes. We never padded the bill with unnecessary repairs, we always verified every repair, and we warranted every repair. If I hadn’t become disabled, I’d love to still be diagnosing and repairing vehicles. I loved the challenge of finding a hard to find problem, and the instant gratification of fixing the problem.

I feel like there's room for an "interview with a satisfied customer" segment.

"Good mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless!"

The biggest problem in our town: it’ll be a four hour book rate job, and the mechanic will charge eight hours, because he knows he can get away with it.

I was talking to a really talented mechanic recently and he was mentioning how a lot of local shops are not able to retain experienced mechanics, his explanation was that the shop owners didnt want to pay the best mechanics enough to keep them around and they would rather hire an inexperienced tech since theyre cheaper

If you enjoy dry humor Jake is 100% for you. One of the best channel intros as well. 👌😄

Well done mr wizard, helping the little guy out to kick start his channel. Jakes a great interviewee as well. He pays attention to what you say and applies well thought out responses. Nice touch. Have him on more often. Ty

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! I have not taken a car to a dealership or shop in more the 45 years. I’m a retired bomb technician and I learned to do EVERYTHING myself. If I knew someone like the Car Wizard, it may have been different. But he is a rare mechanic, indeed.

Jake is great... the everymans at home mechanic...I love Jared, Alex, & you as well.... inspirational

The reason I started working on my car a decade ago in my early 20s. I’m an engineer by trade and a car enthusiast. I didn’t trust the local shops. I truly enjoy doing the work myself.

FANTASTIC video. More of Jake please. This was a very good set up ... a hobbyist mechanic giving his take on what's in the shop. JAKE'S CHANNEL - highly recommend it. Informative, step-by-step, everything explained, very well edited. And he's a very nice guy and super enthusiastic about his work.

Lists are a beautiful thing! We ask all our customers, who are looking for more than just an inspection or LOF, to make us a punch list of what they desire us to do. Of course it gets copied onto the work order/invoice and filed, then we attach a copy to the work order, just incase of the off chance, an item didn't get copied to our paperwork. Often times, a copy may also end up taped to the windshield.

The failing to put a part in the mail is disgustingly real. Recently, I needed a relatively inexpensive part. It was in-stock and supposed to ship in three days. A week later, nothing. I emailed and used other means to get a status. I called and got the run around. One day (3.5 weeks into the process) I called and got to an actual parts person. She put it in the mail the same day. Disappointingly, I'd order from them again. Good price on a good part that my local shop told me couldn't be found anywhere in the country. The way things are now, you put up with the headache.

Wizard, you have already said it before. Skilled labor is not cheap and cheap labor is not skilled. Also experience does not happen over night. You have to put the time in and expect to learn from our mistakes. We have all been there who appreciate the industry. The old school guy.

When I need work on my car and it's something I've never done or aren't very comfortable with, I feel more confident in doing some research and learning how to do the repair by myself than I do taking it to a shop. So far, so good. I've learned alot and saved a bunch of money.

Thanks for another instructional video, Wizard. As I have written before, after hearing the horror stories you have shared, I am grateful for my local trusted BMW Whisperer. I am even thankful that I have had good, albeit pricey, experience with two of the local BMW dealers. The local Honda dealer has done good work on my wife's Accord as well. If anyone with a BMW or a Honda is in the Houston Area, I am comfortable referring them to these shops. If you have an Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW or Volvo and you do your own wrenching, I cannot recommend FCP Euro enough.

Very cool to see 100% Jake and the Wizard together.

Thank you Wizard for turning me onto 100percent Jake. I have enjoyed watching your channel and was binging yours and his channel all day yesterday during the blizzard we had here yesterday.

I understand what you and Jake are talking about with parts becoming scarce for certain cars. My experience was with a 2000 Olds Intrigue in 2008 and the dealership telling me that GM did not make a certain part needed. I told them to try to go through the auto wrecking yards.

Love 100%jake, it just baffles me that he doesn’t have more subscribers then he actually does!! His editing is top notch and his videos are great.

I have a very hard time taking any of my vehicles to any shop in Wichita anymore. All of the things that you described have been happening to me. As a semi truck owner and Driver, getting a semi truck fixed in Wichita is almost impossible. I have had wretchedly horrible, and expensive, experiences in town. It's so bad that I get the bulk of all my work done in South Dakota now. The lazy ineptitude of some of the shops is quite literally Criminal. I would love for the car wizard to be able to work on my stuff because I am quite literally out of places to go in the Wichita Area. It's gotten so bad that I've actually went out and bought as much tooling as I could just so I wouldn't have to take my car to a shop

I have dealt with those lousy dealer mechanics before. Some dealers have good mechanics and some have a bunch of jack legs. I had one that didn't even do the damn work they were supposed to do and I questioned them on it. "How can you replace valve stem seals and not even touch one bank of the engine". It was still dirty and didn't even have a hand print on it while the other side was clean and had fresh gasket goo oosing out. Even after the second time, they still didn't fix my damn car. It still use a quart of oil every 400 miles and it only had 30k miles on it.

A good, honest mechanic is an invaluable resource. I miss not having a Volkswagon because I had such a great mechanic. He was 2 hours away but it was well worth making the trip. I’m contemplating getting another after my Veloster has run it’s course.

I’ve have a 2009 Corvette that I have had for 7 years. When I bought it I knew how much run-flat tires cost, that you can’t get a 6 qt Mobil 1 oil change for $19.99, and that repairs will cost more. But I have maintained my car and I don’t drive it broken. And overall I have had great service and pleasure from my car. Put your Big Boy Pants on before you buy a performance car. This is why so many older performance cars are money pits, the high school kid who was the third or fourth owner could not afford the maintenance.

Jake speaks so clearly and eloquently! I subscribed!

As a hobby mechanic, I refuse to let a shop touch my car, unless it's tires or an alignment, and tbh they're barley trustworthy enough for that

I had a local dealership try to sell me a whole new short block($7800), saying I had a spun bearing. I learned to rebuild my own motor, new rods, new pistons, new main bearings, and new connecting rod bearings, but guess what, no spun bearing(s). The problem was a oil plug on top of my motor threads got ripped to shreds, and leaked oil under pressure.

Wizard you are such a Classy person. This is why I watch your channel!

Jake and the Wizard, my two favorite grumpy old men of KZfaq!

I worked as a parts guy at a local dealership for a bit and it was definitely a quantity over quality situation, they opened a quick lane oil change but didn't actually have anyone just doing oil changes so they would rush repairs just to keep all the oil change customers from complaining, you know instead of just hiring a couple more people for the "quick lane"

No mechanic in my town ever takes my old cars seriously first thing they say well it's an old car.

Thanks Jake! I agree once we drove the SC430 we knew we would have to keep it. Nothing on earth drives quite like it. Its a small hard top convertible that has seats and cruises like a Lincoln continental.

Hey I’m subscribed to 100percentjake

Good mechanics are few and far apart. In my experience, there are many mediocre mechanics and tons of bad mechanics, both in local shops and even in dealerships. I would imagine that a lot of the parts swapping and upselling is nothing more than profit driven.

Love this video! Jake provides a good angle of knowledge.

Jake you're content is really starting to take off. Keep doing what you're doing man love your channel!

I wish gentleman like Dave would be in charge of passing future technicians in school. I bet 80% would fail of techs we have today

Jake, always humble... Love your content!

I’m reminded of that commercial from the 80’s where the guy brings in his vehicle to have the transmission fixed and there’s a tech off to the side trying to get a garden hose nozzle to spray and saying, “Gee boss I always wanted to fix a transmission!”, while there’s a couple of chimps in the background jumping around a transmission and beating on it with sticks

As a hobbyist I ran into the showing available but not really being available a lot on a Toyota Pickup I was fixing recently. First time I've had that problem. I ended up forming a relationship with a local dealer and actually going in and placing an order at their parts counter as the most reliable approach. The other issue is even hunting for used parts, I tend to buy new parts but when they aren't available I'll turn to used parts. A lot of the salvage yards aren't keeping the vehicles on their lots as long (or they're getting stripped super quickly) and so I have to check regularly to see if a compatible vehicle has turned up on their lot.

I laughed 😅 when Jake popped out of the side of the Ferrari

Arrrgghhh... that issue of people not willing to spend money on a good shop is frustratingly common on all fronts. As an IT professional, I see it on a constant basis with computers and equipment. As an avid kayaker, I see people wanting to by a whole kayak for what they should be spending on just the paddle.

I guess this is why a lot of people lease their cars. Problems become someone else’s in 3 years. Cars are becoming so complicated with electronics, no one knows how to fix them. Time to start thinking of modern cars like cell phones. Planned obsolescence in the warranty period. No parts or support beyond that.

You have a reputation as an ethical hard working mechanic. You should consider franchising your brand and overseeing new locations that adhere to your ethics. I would love to bring my car here in LA to a car wizard shop where I know they wont cheat me.

Id love a feature on the e320 cdi, theres a sort of cult following of these. Keep up the great work guy!

The one with the Charger, I understand him. Some dealerships just do it for the money or just don't care. Which is why I'm happy at my work placement where they do good and honest service! Some of the mechanics even clean the plastic cover

This stuff you and Jake are talking about in your video is precisely why I work on all my vehicles myself. Now I’m lucky enough to have a friend that owns a shop so if I need information or knowledge I have access to it. But shops in this area are notoriously bad especially tire shops.

100PJ vids are fun to watch because it’s what we called shade tree mechanics. Also I enjoy seeing the Wizard yacht on plane during the intro.

I've had a few small issues with repair shops in my area, and because of that I stopped taking cars I care about to them. They can handle my work truck but not my fun cars. I've had issues lately with a body shop that cannot seem to get the door on my GTI properly. It's gone back to them 4 times and it's still making a ton of noise at highway speeds because of wind. And now the door card is creaking and stuff because it's not designed to be taken off and replaced 4 times

The crossover we didn't know we needed! Love it!

Sad noises from JR's shop for not being mentioned along with the other Wichita KZfaqrs. 😄

It's a shame we can't get parts for some of these older vehicles. I am trying to restore my Grandfathers Vega and Summit racing had the valve guides but some of the frame and fenders are either not supported by Chevy as they have deemed them "obsolete".

A true Hoovieverse crossover.

"overnight shipping" doesn't mean it'll be there the next day. It's just a shipping service. Granted most ordering places will express process that order so it can get out ASAP, but it's not always a guarantee.

Wizard - of course there are crappy places out there. Your channel benefits greatly because of them. BUT not all other garages and dealerships are crappy. Omega is not the only place that can do quality work.

Very interesting, guys. The issue I often have is that places are simply not prepared to work on an old car. My daily is a 386,000 mile Volvo 240DL wagon. Luckily, parts are generally very easy, and FCP and IPD are good about shipping. The problem is finding someone who cares, who believes me when I say I want the old car fixed properly. I am not replacing the old boy. There is no need. 32 winters have definitely taken a toll, but the car is solid and it works. Only issue is that in a town of 142,000 people, mine is the only 240 in town.

I not only sometimes use lists when I take my vehicle in (for my memory more than my mechanic's), I also lay the factory service manual in the front seat if it's a weird thing going on. I do a lot of minor maintenance work myself, but take it to my fav local mechanic for the tougher stuff. We have a good rapport and he knows enough not to take offense when I leave that "official" reference material easy to get to. He uses it if necessary. Some of that third party shop software doesn't have all of the specs on older vehicles.

Very cool to do the collaboration!

Jake is great. Love the episode.

Thanks for the update!

12:25 "possible accident due to shocks not being bolted down. I find it SHOCKLING..." I see what you did there Mr. Wizard 😂

Jake had a very good comment at the end Buy a car that suits your budget instead of trying to be all flash and no cash 👍👍

i know August of last year I spend $400 on a set of Cats for My Lincoln LS V8. It burned them out because of valve cover Gaskets failure that killed a couple ignition coils and flooded them with unburned fuel. Was a fun experience getting those changed. Without a lift and only a couple floor jacks.

That is because the EPA ONLY wants you to buy EVS.. so they tell them stop making parts for gas cars

Wizard I really enjoyed this episode with you and Jake and the interesting car talk.

Really enjoyed Jake! Please have him back anytime.

Always great info ! What’s up Jake ! Hello Mrs. Wizard !

Man that GOLD Jaguar S type is so freaking clean, I love how its painted in that 1960's/70's color.

I went into a Mercury dealership back in the early 1992 for a tire rotation for my 1991 tracer LTS. I drove away hearing clunking in the trunk. When I looked in the trunk, I had 12 lug nuts rolling around. They never did the rotation, because they could not remove the factory lock nut that came with the car (key was in the glove box).

I just bought a 2007 Quattropotre now the learning begins. The Cheap Florida car.

Enjoyed this - please do more in this format. jake added a lot to this plz come back

It seems like we can tell you about the same stories you had in the US over here in Germany !!!! Parts sold which are not actually on stock, shipping delays and s.o. I own a Mitsubishi Sigma 3.0V6 12V from 1991 and parts supply is very difficult. If I did not have a tech who has got those parts on stock I would never ever be able to make the repairs. Even the Mitsubishi authorised dealer is buying those parts from him, like for the 3000 GT ! Right now my front ABS sensors have given up live. They will be shipped from my tech to the MMC dealership,so they can make the repair. I just love my car and want to keep it. It was never sold in the US, only as a Diamante which has a different design ! Omega is doing a great job and you.....Wizard and Mrs. Wizard.

I saw the smirk develop on Jake's face after Wizard said "shocking". I miss the sound of my Ducati S2R. The dry clutch sounded like a bucket of bolts but the exhaust was incredible.

Excellent content- Thanks

Having Jake on ur channel is gonna make his channel grow; I mean I subscribed lol

Hobbyist mechanic here. I have an older diesel truck that I was pretty certain had a valve issue on cylinder number 1. Having checked compression and leak down I was confident. I took it to a local “diesel specialist” in my area for an assessment and they convinced me I had no issue with #1. They also diagnosed my injection pump as faulty. They replaced it and when that didn’t fix my smoking issue they reinvestigated and found a bent valve. I was quoted $5500 to rebuild the head. I said no. When I went to pick up the truck half the injection lines were leaking and there were greasy hand prints everywhere. Very disappointed. Worst $1500 ever spent.

If the industry did NOT use the flat rate system we'd probably hear 1/2 the nightmare repair stories we do...

I've purchased many parts from various sources over the internet. Never had a problem. Some times they arrive sooner than expected. A lot of eBay sellers do not have the items they are selling. They either order it when you purchase it or direct ship from a source

@100PercentJake Hope you read this..... regarding your seat heating, try the aftermarket universal carbon heating mats. Might have to cut out a resistor because your car already has that installed in the switch but other than that these things work just fine with the original switches/circuit.

Thanks for the recommendation on another channel…. Now I have lots to watch this weekend while it snows…

And this is why I stick with the small and big block GM, Ford and Chryslers simple to find parts for them even the Torqueflite, Turbo-hydromatic, Ford C4/C6 is simple to get parts for.

Long time subscriber here, And yes Wizard it really is that bad out there. I'm a semi retired ASE certified mechanic and have been doing it since it was NIASE, so over 30 years. I still have people begging me to work on there cars at my home shop because they have had such bad experiences.

Love that MB from Vermont! As a Vermonter myself in my experience there are very few "qualified" shops to work on anything around here....

I got into a flood situation nothing major except a shorted out starter and some water got into the turbos. The dealership had it for almost 6 months. I got it back missing clips, not running right, interior panels damaged finally. They claimed the car came in like that. They then did a 13+ hour job to just check the turbos and put them back in and they made so much noise when I got the car back. They charged two times for all new fasteners. I put an exhaust on the car a little later and all the fasteners were rounded off and/or missing. It was billed at $13000.

You all make me wish I were in Wichita. I'd love to be able to walk through your shop, not to mention get tons of new subscribers!

Great tour of works in progress, and visit with ol' Jake. Now that he fixed my Ferrari, can I come and pick it up? Hovies Ferrari - Wizard should have rubbed fender for Genie of the engine.

I've had this problem with eBay recently. I was trying to get bicycle parts & of the 3 things I tried to get, I only got one. I kept getting emails that item was either damaged or no longer in stock. I found an old bicycle shop that had me set up in no time for cheaper.

In Sacramento niello Acura Mechanics did a great job on my cars. I would always check after them and every time I could not even tell they did anything other than the new part lol.

Cool Mechanic to Mechanic being a Mechanic myself I felt like I stopped by for a visit and hung out for a bit.

“Doesn’t take 30 minutes any more!” Thank god i have a 97’ Cr-V. Took my shop aprox. 1 hour total to get the driveshaft out and put the new one in. (Bout a month in-between with only 2 wheel drive due to budget but that’s why i’m grateful for that model car.)

A shop fitted new rear struts to my Skyline in '93. First hard left I made one lower bolt fell out, and the body dropped down left on side. They hadn't put the nut on the bolt. I'm a mechanic, but they wouldn't supply struts unless they fitted them.

New episode just in time for my morning cup of Yorkshire Tea Gold!

Pretty Jag! Love the color.

I’m a home mechanic like hoovie, best ‘tool’ is a magnetic tray/ bowl to stop losing your nuts! You should promote that on your affiliate page

Very good info, I'm afraid to take my Toyota to a dealer, they have treated me so bad I won't go there anymore.

The only time I've used a local shop or asked for information it's been amazing. That was a town of 3500 he knew his sheeit.

I'm so lucky to have a friend who works at a shop that's walking distance from my house. It's unbelievable.

Carwizard, it’s super bad in Atlanta. People are paying me any money I want, just to do it professionally and correctly. I can’t say I haven’t made mistakes. We all learn from them. But when someone hands you they’re keys. They are relying on you and as a professional technician, you need to know what you can do. And what you can’t. And I think that’s the biggest issue in our field right now. Not declining jobs they should not be repairing