What's the nastiest auto-related practical joke you've seen?

[Astrofarian]

Just curious...we've probably all seen the potato in the tailpipe or baby powder in the vents, etc. Looking for some of the most-imaginative gags you've played ( or had played ON YOU).

I'll start. I was working at an agricultural-manufacturer in the 80's that had welders, forklifts, lotsa steel, etc.
One "slow day" someone took 5-6' of .045" welding-wire and ran it from the distributor secondary wire to the springs under the upholstery of a smaller Hyster forklift. Long story short, the shipper jumped on....hit the key....and got the SHOCK of his life! NASTY as Hell, for sure but no long term ill-effects (Luckily)
BTW....DON'T try this at home, kids!
Anyone else?
-Mike-

[Lumpy]

I knew a guy that bought his wife a Ford.


Lump

[Astrofarian]

I knew a guy that bought his wife a Ford.


Lump

Because it was cheaper than a divorce?

-Mike-

[icebrrg3rd]

Heard about a guy with a Harley messing with a guy's non-Harley (Yamaha), continually flipping the kill switch while parked at work. So the Yamaha guy starts pouring oil under the guy's new Harley. Harley guy kept taking it into the shop, and they couldn't find a leak anywhere. Eventually the Harley guy was talking about it, wondering when it would stop. Yamaha guy says pretty soon, the quart bottle is almost empty. Never touched his Yamaha again.

-Andrew

[Astrofarian]

Heard about a guy with a Harley messing with a guy's non-Harley (Yamaha), continually flipping the kill switch while parked at work.......


-Andrew

Certainly NOT condoning messing with anyone else's bike here but don't you always check the kill-switch, neutral, sidestand, and fuel supply before starting a bike? Sidecar and trike guys are obviously exempt re: the sidestand, of course! lol

Good action....the HD guy certainly had it coming!
-Mike-

[bubbalowe]

I enjoy a limburger cheese vidalia onion sandwich and had a little extra for the defroster vents one evening on a shared company service truck. Months later the recipient of the joke had me fired, 2 weeks before Christmas with 3 young kids at home. Wish now I could of taken the joke to another level.

[Astrofarian]

Negative outcome.....NOT good!
-Mike-

[Meterpig]

I enjoy a limburger cheese vidalia onion sandwich and had a little extra for the defroster vents one evening on a shared company service truck. Months later the recipient of the joke had me fired, 2 weeks before Christmas with 3 young kids at home. Wish now I could of taken the joke to another level.

Probably a good thing. Sounds like he was quite insecure.

[Lumpy]

... Wish now I could of taken the joke to another level.

Sounds to me like the other guy already beat you to that "other level".

If you put limburger and onions in my defroster, I'd indeed beat you to another level.


Lump

[Astrofarian]

... Wish now I could of taken the joke to another level.

Sounds to me like the other guy already beat you to that "other level".

If you put limburger and onions in my defroster, I'd indeed beat you to another level.


Lump

I agree....the HEATER outlet is WAY more subtle!

-Mike-

[bubbalowe]

... Wish now I could of taken the joke to another level.

Sounds to me like the other guy already beat you to that "other level".

If you put limburger and onions in my defroster, I'd indeed beat you to another level.


Lump

you missed the part about "company service truck" Even being a punk *** kid like I was then I would NEVER mess with another man's ride or his lunch.

[Astrofarian]

I guess instead of "nasty" I should have said FUNNY or CREATIVE? This is going sideways towards ugly......
-Mike-

[Don1806]

I knew a guy that bought his wife a Ford.


Lump

A Pinto with a set of Firestone 721 radials?

[chevymaher]

In high school a few of us had MG's. We used to pick them up and turn them sideways in their parking space. Or set them on the sidewalk, by the bikerack.

It is a pain getting out of your space by yourself if it is sideways.

[thegreenmachine]

In high school a few of us had MG's. We used to pick them up and turn them sideways in their parking space. Or set them on the sidewalk, by the bikerack.

It is a pain getting out of your space by yourself if it is sideways.

We used to do that to our shop teachers Nissan micra. The vice principals Chevy sprint.


I stock piled the round paper from a 3 ring paper punch and poured it down the defrost vent and my buddies car.
He had the car for 8 years, I'd get a call saying he hit a pothole and it would come shooting out. He's still mad about it.

[VRTSid]

I have 3,
We hid granny-porn all over my friends car, everywhere. inside every spot we could find, taped inside of the airbox, on the back sides of heat shields, under the springs of his seats, dash board, the top and bottom of his car stereo, EVERYWHERE! he found tiny pictures of naked old ladies for years... years.
inside the back sides of his tailights... tops of head light bulbs...

We were roommates and shared a garage so it was easy to trickle it in little by little... a few pages at a time... for months...

Vaseline finger prints on rear view mirrors and side mirrors, cant see it in the day but at night the headlights prism and drive you nuts.

And farting up a new car interior on its maiden voyage because its tradition.

[bubbalowe]

Heard of putting a jumbo wire tie on the driveshaft and watching the owner tear the front wheel bearings apart looking for the ticking sound .

[thegreenmachine]

Heard of putting a jumbo wire tie on the driveshaft and watching the owner tear the front wheel bearings apart looking for the ticking sound .

Now I'm putting zap straps on my bosses truck. Lol

[MechBob]

Just saw this thread.Not really nasty,more like evil.Back in the day,I wadded up paper tightly,plugged both vents in fellow mechanics racing 510 datsun.Most mechanics,such as him,do not realize when you do that,it makes the carb. flood.He had the top off the carb. 4 times,never noticed, before one of the other mechanics told him!!!.

[Astrofarian]

Lmfao, you just found it and I had totally forgotten about it.
-M!ke-