wall job

wall job
n. a car—in the shop for repairs— which is parked against the wall with no repairs done. (The customer is charged anyway.)
□ Places like those we surveyed may charge hundreds of dollars for what they call “wall jobs.”
□ Okay, Lefty, the caddy looks like another wall job. Throw some plastic over it, and we’ll call the old girl and tell her it needs parts.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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