In the video, Ahmed urged drivers to never say three phrases to their mechanic (Image: Getty)
A well-known has urged drivers to avoid saying three phrases to anyone fixing their car to .
Ahmed is a who runs the YouTube channel , regularly posting videos in which he offers advice to help motorists and help them when getting their car repaired.
In , Ahmed discusses things drivers should avoid saying to mechanics, warning all viewers to never admit that they do not know about cars.
He advised: “Oh, the good old ‘I don’t know anything about cars, please help me’. Folks, if you say that to a good mechanic, they will take that as a huge responsibility because you are fully, blindly trusting them because you know nothing about the matter. You want them to if their car and fix it well.
“But bad mechanics will take it as open season to pay their next and six more mortgages after that because you don’t know anything about cars. Folks, avoid saying these words, even if you really don’t know anything about cars.”
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Drivers should try to research the fault they are facing and share their knowledge with the mechanic (Image: Getty)
According to Ahmed, drivers should never admit to having limited knowledge about cars since this gives unethical mechanics the chance to trick the customer into thinking that more work needs to be done than is really the case.
Instead, the mechanic suggested that drivers search the internet for common causes for any issues they are experiencing, and politely suggesting them to the mechanic.
Whilst it is important that customers do not tell the mechanic how to do their job, demonstrating an understanding of what might have led to the issue and how it can be resolved will make them less inclined to overcharge them.
Drivers were also urged to be honest when explaining how forms of damage took place (Image: Getty)
Later in the video, Ahmed also recommends that drivers avoid lying to the mechanic about how a particular issue happened, stating it can make it harder and more expensive to rectify the fault.
He added: “This one is a very important one. Honesty should be met with honesty. If you want your mechanic to be honest with you and do you right, you should meet them the same way. Don’t hide facts from your mechanic, don’t cover things up, don’t present an image that is not there.
“It takes great courage for someone to walk into a repair facility and flat out admit ‘, I damaged my car’, or ‘I neglected my car’, or ‘I tried to do something, and it caused damage’ I’m with you on that. But you have to do that because the cause of action for your mechanic depends heavily on this information.”
Finally, the mechanic suggested that drivers never ask a mechanic for a tune-up, stating that modern engines are capable of doing that automatically.
He continued: “Oh, the good old tune-up. Folks, let’s say this first. Please don’t walk into a workshop or any repair facility and say you need a tune-up. If your mechanic is good and ethical, they’ll tell you ‘there is no such thing as a tune-up in modern cars, you only need this or that for maintenance’ and we’re good.
“If your mechanic is not a good one, and more importantly is not an ethical one, this will be an open invitation to sell you whatever they want under the umbrella of a tune-up.”