Miguel sighed. "Do it."

It was 2014, and the golden age of simple mechanics was over. Every car rolling into the Lisbon suburbs now was a rolling computer. Miguel knew engines—he could rebuild a carburetor blindfolded—but the ECU modules, the airbag sensors, the timing belt diagrams for the new common-rail diesels? That was a language he was struggling to speak.

"I don't have money for your video games, Tosco," Miguel grumbled, turning back to his desk.

"Look at that," Miguel whispered. "The torque specs for the cylinder head... 60Nm + 90 degrees. It’s all there."

"Put it in bay two," Miguel said, grabbing his scanner. "Let me pull the wiring diagram for the fuel pump relay. I think I know where the break is."