Posts from — June 2009

I’m having some work done at the shop later this week when I can find someone to watch my kids. Yes, it’s the dreaded AC work that I posted about earlier. It turns out I need a compressor and possibly more. Ugh. But at least I can trust that when Jon says I need a compressor, I really need it. Reliable mechanics are always able to show you why you need the work you need done. In my compressor’s case, Jon hooked my car up to a machine and showed me what it should do when the compressor was working normally. My car was doing the exact opposite. Fun.

Some parts are more readily available than others. In the case of my compressor, it needed to be ordered. When you have a part that needs to be ordered, unless your car can’t run without it, the best thing to do is have it ordered and make an appointment to have it repaired when the parts come in. It’s funny to me that other shops don’t always do this when a part needs to be ordered. I one time had to leave my car at a shop for 5 days while they waited for the part to come in. It’d be fine if I had an extra car, but I don’t!

You can always find out if the service you need requires a part to be ordered by calling Master Tech Automotive at 904-7700 during regular business hours and telling them what service you need and your car’s details, and asking if that part is something that would have to be ordered or if it is a part that can be gotten easily.

Yikes. I can hardly imagine what this was like for the driver.

Of all the guys at the shop, I know Klint the least. He’s been around for several years, but I never had the chance to work with him. Klint has always struck me as a kind, soft-spoken guy who loves his family immensely. When I asked around the shop if my impression was correct, everyone agreed that that’s pretty much Klint.

In the shop, he’s Jeff’s backup at the desk, and it seems like he does a little bit of everything. An interesting side note- when my grandma was still alive and in reasonably good health, I took her to have her hair done every Friday. Klint’s long-time girlfriend works at that shop, though it took us awhile to figure out that we all knew each other. Murfreesboro is certainly a much smaller place than it appears to be.

Here’s Klint’s profile:

Are you married or single? Do you have any kids?

I’m in a long-term relationship. I have one boy named Hunter who’s 6 years old and just finished Kindergarten.

Do you have any pets?

Yes, 2 lizards, 4 dogs, 2 turtles, 3 fish and 2 horses.

What are your hobbies?

I like anything having to do with the outdoors- football, basketball, golf, baseball, softball, ATV riding, fishing, hunting, shooting guns, and of course, TV.

How long have you been working on cars?

All my life, really. I’ve worked 10 years in a shop.

Why did you go into the auto repair business?

Growing up, my dad was a big “do it yourself” kind of guy, always working on his own cars, tractors, etc. He also worked on everyone else in our family’s cars, so it just kind of fit with me when I got old enough to work.

What’s your dream car?

1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS-6, 4 speed. (Any color is fine.)

What’s your favorite kind of car to work on?

My own 1978 Chevy 4×4- it’s easy and cheap to work on compared to today’s cars.

What’s your least favorite kind of car to work on, and why?

Anything European- I know very little about them.

Come out to the shop and see Klint in action!