Njung'e wrote:True that!.....but knowlegeable,reliable and honest ones are hard to come by.....Yesterday,one even suggested that my engine had developed pressure
@ Njung'e you remind me of my village mechanics who specialize in Landrover 109 and Landcruiser za green (don't know the model). Ukipeleka gari they ask if kama unawaenjoy. But I like their honesty.
Once, after heavy night downpour..i couldn't operate the power windows. Took the car to some mechanics in Narok. Jamaa alizunguka gari like 20 times looking for fuse box, checked the one under the bonnet, things were fine...then he set off to dismantle the switches after almost kung'oa mlango. When I saw he wasn't going to solve the problem, I paid his 5 sok for his efforts. My kawa mechanic just located the right fuses under the glove compartment and replaced it in seconds and all was well.
Then there was this time I arrived at a jua kali to check drive train lubricant levels, a mechanic approached the vehicle na spanner na nyundo. After being told, 'special tools' were required by some mjuaji...he pocketed the items and slowly backed off whistling
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