Either he was psychic or he had picked up on something she'd said or maybe it was a lucky guess - in the end, Charlie was a tad surprised by Idris' next suggestion. The change in mood registered on her face for only a moment before being engulfed once more by a general sour expression, but it lingered certainly long enough for him to see and potentially be rewarded by it. Still, the idea that this particular lot didn't deal solely in parts, but potentially also in people who know what the fuck they were doing was appealing to her, and her body language said so in a shift of posture.
"That right. I think I've got an electrical problem - the other day I was aimin' to take my Suzuki out for a spin, but it died flat 20 minutes out onta the road. Battery's new, and the starter looked fine, but I ordered some new wires just in case - from here, if yah wanna know - I'm thinkin' maybe the charging system could be faulty, but tah my eyes things don't look too bad.
"Might need a second opinion if I can't get the thing workin' again." The cat was out of the bag now, but at least this guy seemed to aim to please. He might not understand half of what she said, but if the garage ended up being something she liked, she could probably push this guy around enough to get a whopping discount.
"Instrument cluster just goes black, and it'd be a damned shame if that battery is faulty, 'cause I just got it not too long ago."