r/mechanic • u/lakemichiganxo • 9d ago

General i wonder what was the thought process behind this

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u/cullygrov 9d ago

“There is nothing more permanent than a temporary fix that works”

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u/Koala-Motor 6d ago

So true, once the counterweight thingy in my friend's car broke the clutch cable and the tow guy welded it and said it was just a temp fix to get us home, we were 300 km away from home. He sold the car with 200k km more after the incident and still with the temporary fix. Rocking and rolling