Car Stories #6: More Insane customer stories from the CAR WIZARD! Where do these people come from?!? 

Being a responsible gun owner goes way beyond pointing them in a safe direction.

That story of the head gasket on the F-150 is insane, some people's ego's are so bad that they'd rather waste thousands on useless work than to get their vehicle back on the road as quick and cheap as possible. Man, some people are so stupid its mind boggling

My dad was a mechanic and had many customers and experiences, he once told me “ the public will educate you son”. I have never forgot that, it is so true.

I love it when people are so firm in their own diagnosis they won’t even take photo evidence. Smh

Unfortunatly it may come to the point where you just can't allow the public near your shop (other than customers). It's always the one or two bad people that spoil it for the rest of us. Stay safe and keep the content coming!

Mental health in this country is a very serious concern.

Never get in a vehicle with someone you don't know. They could have everything planned out in a crazy scenario intent on living out a fantasy. That guy sounded like a few beers short of a six pack. Some of these people could be kidnapping, extortion, or worse. There are crazy people out there.

That story about the trucker is pretty creepy because the only context I've ever heard of truckers luring strangers to "come away with them" like that are a few serial killers.

Trucking is a lonely life. Guy has probably watched every episode and somehow identifies with everyone and didn’t realize that you don’t know him the way he thinks he knows you. He most likely lives in his truck 24/7 and has gotten so antisocial that he didn’t even realize how weird he was acting. Kind of like a mad hermit. I’m a trucker and I see it occasionally at truck stops and rest areas.

The "one box a month" story was priceless! 😂 That is the guy, who as a kid would take apart everything in the house and leave it in pieces everywhere... Without a clue of how to put it back together. I made the mistake of buying a 76 Buick Lesabre 2- door with a 455 like that, in 1988. Even a 12 year old car in that state was a nightmare.

Mental illness is has become a real problem in this country , it's sad , stay safe out there , love the videos ......

The guy on the truck that wanted to kidnap the employees is definitely a serial killer. I think he stood outside for 15 minutes contemplating wether he should just kill you all inside omega. No wonder he got freaked out when you mentioned calling the cops.

I find it so funny that the Wizard is so surprised about the way people act. To me it seems absolutely normal as long as you understand two things: 1. Fame has its price and 2. A non insignificant part of the population are completely nuts

Wizard, as a Trucker myself, some of us are WEIRD. Especially the over-the-road (OTR) guys. They don't have many social interactions and a lot of them don't have (close) families either. Although, your story was giving me serial killer vibes.

I am a guy business owner. The number of weird “customers” that have become over familiar with me is ridiculous insane. I have had customers show up at my house to hang out, want tours, be sitting in my car when I come out of my store, trying to get me to go places with them that minute, Some people don’t understand that when I am nice, they get way over familiar with me. I have had to repeatedly move and now own my home in a trust to make it hard for them to find me. I also now have to live in a gated house. Too many weirdos

"Who does that?' is a phrase I use daily. So many weirdos out there. I love your videos "weeeezard", really love that Daniel-San has his own channel now too. Keep up the great work guys!

Around 20yrs ago one of our regular customers brought her cadillac in for various repairs. One of the problems was the power seat sticking. She was 80 if she was a day and about 5ft tall while her husband was a giant of a man. Travis did the mechanical work under the hood and went to diagnose the seat problem. I was in my office and i heard a bang. Travis starts yelling and i go out to check whats going on. She had a loaded, cocked .357 wedged between the console and seat. Travis was moving the seat around and trying to get it to go back and in the process the gun went off and blew a hole in the floor. It scared the jesus out of everyone. Ruth apologized and thanked us for fixing her seat and finding her gun. Travis was a little more careful/skittish from that point on.

I have a customers 75 chevy blazer that was shipped to me from Hawaii. He keeps adding stuff for me to do. I've had the truck in my shop for over 3 years now. He pays his bills when I invoice him, but I'm getting tired of looking at it and working on it. We've put in a 502 engine with a turbo 400, upgraded the braking system and axles, rebuilt the t-case, all brand new wiring, brake lines, parking cables plus a lot more with paint and upholstery

When you have a guy named Crazy D in the front office, you shouldn't be that surprised at customers missing a card or two out of their decks

People like the guy in the last story are exactly why I never engage in road rage no matter how much the other driver deserves it. You have no idea what the other driver is capable or what mental state they're currently in.

These segments are usually funny, but this one was just disturbing; these people are clearly deranged and dealing with people with personality disorders can be very dangerous. I'm glad things turned out the way they did.

Good advice on suggesting an AirTag on things you want to track. I would add that.the AirTag should also be well concealed so it will not be found for it to remain effective. I have recently heard that the airlines are becoming annoyed with patrons who use AirTags because they know exactly where their "Missing Luggage" is located and the airline does not.

Great stories. Thank you. My dad had a shop and there were so many sketchy people that would stop by. Most common was trying to sell something that fell off a truck...

Some people don't understand that people on youtube aren't their friends. Moog of Mightcarmods once told a story of how he came out of his bathroom to find a stranger inside his home who had figured out his address through the videos (back when the channel was filmed in his driveway) and was surprised when he was told to get out and never come back.

This video in a nutshell: People are really weird, and Hoovie is, surprisingly, one of the sanest guys around. I'm just glad none of the really weird one's have hurt anybody while they're visiting. You guys stay safe.

That last one made me chuckle. I remember the adage "beware the man with one gun, he likely knows how to use it." Wanna bet he's spending all his money on guns and none on training?

42 years of my 49 year working career were connected to trucks-trucking in one form or another. It can be really messed up. One of my early jobs while still in high school (split session), was working for a major Ford dealer. One of my duties, among many, was a 'new car prep mechanic' when I wasn't checking the new units in off of a transporter. Memorable and a very positive influence. Now retired from a major truck manufacturer. My earliest memories are from Kansas (Kansas City area). Sister was born there - moved to Florida in the early 1960s. Keep up the good work!

Typically I’m not one to comment too much on videos, I just had to stop for a second and congratulate you on your success and I’m certain it’s due to how you roll and treat others. Of course skills and training/education goes without saying, in addition to that. I grew up in the business (no family in the trade, so it was pounding the pavement starting from scratch) and I can spot genuine integrity a mile away. You, Mrs. W, and your crew set the bar quite high and when the bar’s set that high, work become synergistic and employees develop loyalty. Keep up the fantastic work Sir, and thank you for your service. Best wishes!

Dealing with the general public makes you genuinely wonder how some people are still alive with the way they act and how they treat other people.

People are insane. I implore you to be a bit less welcoming to strangers coming into your shop. The internet exposure leads people to believe they know you and your staff. It’s a safety risk to you and Mrs. Wizard, your employees and all of the tools and vehicles in the shop. Stay safe out there!!

Man, you get some creepy customers. I also watch the auto related channels "Just Rolled In" and "Mechanical Nightmare". One of their videos had a car full of roaches. When you said that your mechanics did not want to sit in the car, I thought that might be the issue, not loaded guns.

Congratulations to you for keeping your equilibrium during the insanity. Besides having your valuable unpaid time taken up you even wind up with the space on your property taken up needlessly. Ever notice how helping an insane person doesn't get you anywhere?

That headgasket one blows my mind. Most shops would jump at the chance to scam someone out of the thousands it costs for a headgasket replacement, even if it doesn't need it. I have NEVER seen a customer in my line of work get offended and mad because I found out the expensive thing they THINK it was ends up being something cheap and simple. Hell, people get happy and excited when I let them know it is something cheap and easy and not something expensive and time consuming.

This guy was trying to get Magic Mike and Daniel Son to fall for the banana in the tailpipe trip 😅😅😅

I literally laughed so hard when he said someone farted on Danielsan!!😂 I know it’s wrong, but the way he said it, so calm and funny!!

If Wizard calls you "Bro" you know you've screwed up.

I never knew that their was so much going on in Kansas until you and Hoovie showed up. Crazy stories!

It's a magazine not a clip. But it's OK....because you're the car wizard not the gun wizard.

So glad your reactions and sensibilities are in line with mine! Always glad to know someone else thinks along the same lines as I was raised and believe! I was self employed for 45 years as a commercial photographer and only once had something happen in my studio that helped me decide I was going to be the only employ in my business!

For people who are shipping a vehicle put MULTIPLE trackers in them. Hide them under seats, carpet, spare tires, anywhere that would require a lot of work to find. If one is found you then have more than one backup

That's the way he rolls by giving someone else all of his guns...seems like a stable person.

I still have my late father’s 97 tacoma 3.4 I do all restoration work on my own except body and paint it’s still drives like the day it came off the lot it has 600,000 miles. Watching your channel has taught me to never doubt what you’ve got and anything is fixable and don’t get hustled from shady garages even dealerships who mark everything up as if the vehicle is from 2023. Just do it on your own thanks Car Wizard your the real G.O.A.T when it comes to the car repair sector of RU-vid keep it up 👍🏽

I went to detail a toyota tacoma when i was contracted out of a dealership. When I pulled the rear seat up there was a hammer fired Sig P220 in the storage compartment chambered with the safety off and marks in the plastic from the gun sliding around in there. I told the customer he needed to collect his firearms before I would get in the vehicle again and that it would be wise to unload them in transport to keep it from going off and striking soccer moms kid in the minivan

The truck driver was probably just happy/excited to meet everyone - maybe a mix of being lonely and on the spectrum. But don’t know who to trust these days or how people will truly react, so being direct and telling him to leave was probably for the best.

People are just losing their minds and sanity these days. In many ways, I'm happy that I'm retired and stay home except when I have to go out. I appreciate good guys like you and your crew WIzard, and the Mrs. of course.

I love how he gives a shout-out to Tyler even in this video! 😂😂😂

Thanks for the stories! If it was Steve McGarrett calling from Hawaii, the car was too flogged and shot-up to fix anyway!!

I've had some shops have a "no firearms in the car" rule. For one, some idiot could break into it and steal them and then it could be on you.

When I worked as a mechanic many years ago, a guy brought us a Renault engine in a box to overhaul. Actually to reassemble. I remember taking it out of the back of his station wagon. Did you know that on that engine the big end of the connecting rod is too big to go through the cylinder? The piston and rod assembly has to go in through the crank case. Naturally there was a part missing. Tried to get it through the Renault importer. Nope can’t get Renault parts. Never did get it together.

I got into trucking by asking a guy I never met if I can ride with him for a week. 16 years later we are still friends and was a very enjoyable experience.

Love the wacky stories! I've been in retail for a good part of my life and just when you think that you have seen/heard it all, something else happens. Keep'er coming. cheers.

The story about the trucker is really creepy and i am afraid y'all will encounter many more weird people, Take care Mr. and Mrs car Wizard

Imagine having a second shop in Hawaii! Set it with a 5 star team, fill a need and have business write off expenses of traveling there! 😀

I’ve watched several of your vids but for some reason I see I never subscribed but this vid is a wild departure and I enjoyed your story telling. So I hit the subscribe button. Way to go!

Re: your valve cover diagnosis on the Ford 5.3l. In the 1970s I was called by a Used car dealer-he had a 1972 Pinto that wasn’t running right- HE diagnosed it as needing a tune-up. I told him his car may not need a tuneup-up, there are some tricks involving Pintos. “Nonsense, plugs, points, & condenser is what it needs. Get it done!” So at his insistence, I did the tune-which it didn’t need. The next morning he called me. “That Pinto runs like s*it.” I took the parts I took off the Pinto and dumped them on the ink blotter of his mahogany desk. I told him they came off his Pinto. “But those parts look brand new!” (You insisted!!!) I told the problem was a leaky Deceleration Valve Diaphragm ($2.50) which I installed. (I could have just replaced the diaphragm and charged him for the tune up. But I don’t play that way) “

Danielson getting farted on...dude tried to cropdust, accidentally sharted, had to go check the damage

My Dad owned a body shop in ICT for many years in the 50's thru the late 70's...customers used to come in and tell him how to fix their cars...he used to tell them they are selling new cars on east Kellogg and hit the road.

16:45 What a fucking crazy story. HOW ON EARTH ARE YOU GONNA ASK FOR A FUCKING TOUR PRETEND TO BE A FAN OF THE CHAN AND THEN TRY AND WORK ON THE CARS AND THEN WHEN YOU CAN'T ASK THE EMPLOYEES TO GO FOR A RIDE WITH HIM... I swear Car Wiz we need to talk because these stories are so funny x'D You could start a syndicated show with these lolol. Please keep doing these Crazy stories vids. Solid Gold m8.

These are insane Wizard, it's so scary you have to deal with this so often when how many of us would just be happy with a 'hey how's it going' from you! Take care for you and all your staff as you clearly do and keep doing what you do.

When I was a mechanic in Texas, I used to run into guns all the time. Always the same conversation with the customer, "come get them out please."

Most of these stores were actually really creepy and scary more than insane. However very entertaining. Goes to show you there are a lot of nut jobs in this world. Some harmless and some not. Unfortunately, you can't usually tell the difference and assume the latter.

0:40 crop dusting is a sign of deep respect and affection lol

I love your DS. I see plenty being in Europe, but I never tire of seeing them. Gorgeous cars...very ingenious too.

Love the 928 story... imagine the mind of someone who pulled apart the car... and wants Wizard to put it back together... bet he had a lot of Leggo as a child.... LOL

The overall theme appears to be that weirdos are attracted to the Car Wizard, like Hoovie 😂

I have to tell you , this channel is entertaining, love your demeanor and your professionalism. Keep up the great channel, the CX9 took the cake and top honors, man what a nightmare. If it was mine I would hope it was insured and caught fire.

I appreciate you car wizard i always wish to have a mentor like yourself now i do im glad I found your channel forever thank ful

Car wizard when you do your chats like this which I love I think we need to add one of those imitation fireplaces with the foil rolling in the light for more of a cozy appearance. And maybe figure out a way to turn the car seat into a rocking car seat? Goes to show sadly how many mentally deranged people there are walking around. Love your videos

As a gun owner, it saddens me when others are so irresponsible. Takes just a few to make us all look bad.

Please keep these stories going i love this stuff.

I wonder where I would fit into your stories. I’ll stop by some day to visit & we’ll see. Thank you Sir for your videos they’re fun and amazing both.

The story about the 5.4 head gasket/valve cover reminds me of one I had a few weeks ago…nothing quite that extreme…had a Chrysler 200, died in traffic. Obviously the customer (and my) first thought was alternator. But they got it towed to the shop, we pushed it in, first thing I did was stick a jump pack on it, but I couldn’t get it to jump, turn over, nothing…so I started stabbing wires, barred the motor over, started going through the electrical diag…get a call from the customer like an hour after I start messing with it, customer wanted a alternator quote…told them ‘I don’t think it’s the alternator, but I don’t know what it is yet, I’ll call you when I figure it out’ ‘ok, that’s fine, just lemme know.’…30 minutes later they show up in the lobby…tire tech greeted them (knows more about mechanicing than your average tire tech, had seen me do enough testing that he was pretty sure it wasn’t the alternator either), so they’re talking, and the customer says something to the effect of ‘it’s definitely the alternator’ tire tech relayed that to me…shop manager’s taking interest at this point, asks me what it is ‘well the customer says it’s the alternator, must be the alternator, I’m replacing the alternator.’ (I was pretty annoyed at that point admittedly) shop manager’s like ‘nonononono, lemme talk to them’ went into the lobby…came out 15 minutes later ‘just replace the alternator.’ Replaced the alternator…didn’t fix it…lo and behold, this lady’s boyfriend had been messing with it a few days before, didn’t tighten down a ground enough, it had rattled loose, and it turned out to be a bad ground…so he cost her 600$ for the alt and labor, and I don’t even remember how much diag time…can’t imagine she was too happy.

Wow, I often think I’m a little crazy at times, But after hearing some of these stories, I feel very sane and normal... thanks for the mental health check, I feel much better about myself now😁

'This job would be great if it wasn't for the fucking customers!' -Randall Graves Also, the 3rd story, the dispute regarding the source point of the leak; this is 100% a scam! He was hoping you would make unnecessary repairs and accuse you of scamming him such that he gets out of paying for the legit repairs. Glad you compiled video evidence of the actual problems

Car Wizard, I have a 1941 VW built in Germany, she went to 3 shops in Germany to be renovated, and after 4 years of going from shop to shop, I had enough, she was shipped to the UK to be renovated. They started to work on her that same day she arrived. I can understand why people lose faith and have their cars shipped to a place that is maybe far away.

You got me laughing with the shout outs to Hoovie, nothing better than having a friend who has the same love of cars.

There's something about "virtual reality" not being real that people lose track of that fits most of these stories. All the details of a social interaction go through the little screen we look at and get twisted. Even our sense of time can get screwed up by binge watching videos so it seems like our fanship is a long time friendship. Maybe it's a fixation that only the car wizard can fix our car or maybe it's a distorted view of needing a pile of guns to feel whole or that the world is so unsafe. It's like a dark side to the interweb.

I love your humility and respect

Another great video. Thanks Mister Car Wizard, i spent so much money on trying to fix my vehicle to no avail, I wish you were near my area

The story beginning at 17:26 is the strangest of all. No matter how hard I try to put myself into the mind of that prospective customer, it makes no sense. If I had a huge arsenal of guns and felt the need to be ready for the zombie apocalypse at any moment, why would I let the mechanics of an auto repair shop have access? I just cannot understand the mentality of "You'll have to pry my guns out of my cold, dead hands! Oh, wait, I'll let you have access to them while you work on my vehicle!"

Never heard of a gun going off by itself. That’s the craziest part of all the stories.

That dude with all the guns in the truck is just insane. People break into vehicles and steal guns all the time. I wouldn’t want to be him if a cop should pull him over.

Wow wizard! You must have a lunatic magnet hidden inside some wall there at Omega. These people you tell us about are straight up crazy! Keep safe and I love these stories. 😂

"Hey Car Wizard I need for you to troubleshoot my issue over the phone...what do you mean you can't troubleshoot over the phone? You're supposed to be the Car Wizard. Use your magical powers of telepathy or psychic mindreading. Some car wizard. Can't even read minds.."

Worked in a psych ER in Denver. These customers make our patients look unremarkable.

You should have had the guy from Hawaii send you to Hawaii!

Great stories thanks for sharing. People don't realize the crazies out there. Lots of people out there with with serious untreated mental disorders. There are trolls on the internet and then there are the people who act like that IRL.

The Wizard can tell a story. I was in stitches.

I think it's really admirable that you deter people from shipping their car from Hawaii.

I think the truck driver was the guy from the phone who wanted to put things in your rear. He was trying to sneak y’all away one at a time LOL!!

There is an saying "Nothing stranger than folk!" So true! Great job Car Wizard.

Thank you fore sharing, it's the great customers that make the not so nice ones a little easier to tolerate. It is getting a little tougher to deal with the public,it can really push the limits of ones diplomatic skills.

Man.... You're reminding me why I was so happy to close my shop three years ago! The "quality" of my customers had just gone to SH*T. I closed and retired!

Wow these loonies walk amongst us. Some quite scary episodes and coincidences! I found the one with the guy making the weird phone calls the most disturbing! If I ever visited the shop (unlikely being that I’m in the UK) then I’d always be respectful of you and the staff and know when enough is enough so to speak. Many people appear not to have that awareness or even self-awareness and display some downright weird and disturbing behaviour 😳 But anyway, great video and keep safe wizard!

You said the magic words in that gun story. "What are they afraid of?" I don't care if people have guns but I can't think of anything I am afraid of to where I feel I need to be armed.

You are correct, number two has the "extended stay Mexico" feeling

I was expecting more stories like the ones with the guy who threw a hissy fit because he found out what an AC actuator was, not these stories. They were excellent stories, but some of them were legitimately harrowing or just weird. It's good to hear that you remained as calm as you did, because I definitely wouldn't have for some of them.

Snuck in a way to tease Tyler all throughout the video lol "Let me tell you stories of silly and weird people... in front of every car Tyler has in my shop right now" That's what family does, make subtle fun of each other ;)

You have some of the best content out there!

Crazy stories Wiiiiiiizard. We own a shop as well and have had customers show up on their day off and try to join us in the shop 😂. Keep the stories coming.