Car Mechanic Simulator 2014 Review (Steam Version)

u1950 · 02-21-14, 05:55 AM

Have they included whiney cheap customers who believe they know more than the mechanic?

Kapitan_Phillips · 02-21-14, 07:05 AM

Reminds me a bit of Gearhead Garage, where you bought junkers at auction, fixed em up, and then sold them again. Man, they need to do that with this game.

Gunsilnger · 02-21-14, 10:38 AM

Heyyy! Watch the stereotypes guys,

I'm a real mechanic and we're not all scammers.

Now, that said, who needs their muffler bearings changed?

AVGWarhawk · 02-21-14, 02:48 PM

Does the game come with rough plastic and steel parts that the player can bust their knuckles on when a wrench slips or is this simply a read the flow chart in the Chilton's manual and pick the right tree for proper diagnosis of the vehicle? Does the Snap on representative show up once a week and overcharge for a set of screwdrivers? Do the customers accuse the player of breaking something else on the car that is totally unrelated to the repair the player has just completed? Does the customer accuse the player of stealing money or sunglasses from the vehicle during repairs? Does the customer attempt the repair themselves, fails, then bring it to the player for hours of fixing what they screwed up and then making the correct diagnosis and repair?

I was a mechanic with Goodyear for 11 years. I don't recall point and click.

GoldenRivet · 02-22-14, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by u1950

Have they included whiney cheap customers who believe they know more than the mechanic?

Yes actually.

The customer complaint portion of the clip board will go on about some sound, and how the customer thinks x y and z need to be done asap...

x y and z are fine... you just went on a wild goose chase and it was a totally different problem.

I especially like the "missions" where a customer will bring in a car "I just picked up this car for next to nothing, it was a steal, but its not running, inspect it from bumper to bumper and restore it to like new condition, budget is $7,000"

going through and dismantling the car, fixing the old parts, replacing the ones beyond repair, and then test driving it and it drives great.

Platapus · 02-22-14, 06:44 AM

So for those who are actual auto mechanics, do you think there is any educational value in this simulator?

GoldenRivet · 02-23-14, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

So for those who are actual auto mechanics, do you think there is any educational value in this simulator?

absolutely none.

Its pretty much just an entertainment platform. Basically nothing more complex that unscrewing some bolts taking a part off and replacing it and knowing what some of the possible culprits are for running rough or not starting or not accelerating well etc etc

Aktungbby · 11-01-24, 11:12 PM

leiladaphne!

Platapus · 11-07-24, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by leiladaphne

Some customers come in thinking they know it all, challenging mechanics' expertise—an unavoidable part of the job! But a good mechanic knows how to stay professional, guiding them with knowledge and patience.

02-21-14, 07:05 AM	#2
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Reminds me a bit of Gearhead Garage, where you bought junkers at auction, fixed em up, and then sold them again. Man, they need to do that with this game. __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

02-21-14, 10:38 AM	#3
Gunsilnger Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: The Mediterranean, somewhere between Gibraltar and Malta Posts: 115 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Heyyy! Watch the stereotypes guys, I'm a real mechanic and we're not all scammers. Now, that said, who needs their muffler bearings changed? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Current Realism settings: 84% My Vessel: Asus M-pro Z-77 Intel I5 3.4Ghz Nvidia Gforce 610 1 Gig ram/Overclocked 8 Gig ram.

02-21-14, 02:48 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,256 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Does the game come with rough plastic and steel parts that the player can bust their knuckles on when a wrench slips or is this simply a read the flow chart in the Chilton's manual and pick the right tree for proper diagnosis of the vehicle? Does the Snap on representative show up once a week and overcharge for a set of screwdrivers? Do the customers accuse the player of breaking something else on the car that is totally unrelated to the repair the player has just completed? Does the customer accuse the player of stealing money or sunglasses from the vehicle during repairs? Does the customer attempt the repair themselves, fails, then bring it to the player for hours of fixing what they screwed up and then making the correct diagnosis and repair? I was a mechanic with Goodyear for 11 years. I don't recall point and click. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-22-14, 06:44 AM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	So for those who are actual auto mechanics, do you think there is any educational value in this simulator? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-01-24, 11:12 PM	#8
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,004 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! leiladaphne! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

02-21-14, 05:55 AM	#1
u1950 Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Left Coast Posts: 20 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	Have they included whiney cheap customers who believe they know more than the mechanic?