do i get a job working in cars or not?

Question

im a girl going into high school and i love cars everything about them i want to be a mechanic and they make good money but its really hard physically so i dont know if i can and then somebody brought up a really good point that gas is not going to be used very much longer in making cars so that i should get into the electronic parts of autos what should i do?

Answer 1

that would not be a dumb move. electronics will only get more and more.
its to bad you wasn't a teen in the eighties. when a person could pull a engine rebuild it, and have it back in and going by the weekend in time to go out. i used to love working on cars, before they made them where u need so many specialty tools. the great thing about electronics is you could get a job in most any field. but if its internal combustion engines is where r heart is then go for it. i personally think don't think we will ever have total electric automobiles. there r to many people that pull trailers, and heavy loads. they will have a hard time getting the horsepower from just electricty. not to mention all the hotroders and racers out there. so maybe down the road they r not using gas, there will still be some sort of combustion or fuel ran engines. (hydrogen, fusion, etc.) with a mechanic degree, when they come out with something new they will have update classes. most mechanics go every yr now.
u r rt cars rock, there is no hotter sound then a car running 500+hp. that sound makes my heart skip a beat.
what ever u deceide good luck

Answer 2

This all depends on what you want to do with cars, but an intelligent choice would be to learn all aspects of cars from a Ford Model T to a 2007 Porsche 911. There is something to be learned in all forms of auto repair. For me this is a hobby and those mechanics that are afraid of the electronics in cars just dont know how to separate the two. I say go for it and learn all that you possibly can because it is not really as hard as most people make it out to be.

Answer 3

Go for it. We just hired a girl right out of high school votech. 18 years old. She took auto body, and can paint. Her father owns a mechanical shop and that helps if you are a girl, because most girls don't like the dirt, noise, and sometimes the language used in this business. I work in a GM dealership. Gm has a zero tolerance policy on discrimination, age, sex, race, religion, etc. We hire people who know the job, or in her case, want to learn. In your case, learn all you can, and look for a small shop or dealer willing to take a chance on you. Try to get a job cleaning up or something. Once they know you want to learn, they will teach you. It is hard work sometimes, but the electronic end is the future.You will fix the cars that I won't even touch. I remember when being a mechanic was a hobby we got paid for, now it is a job.

Answer 4

Yea, I guess it would be a good idea of you to go into the electrical side of auto mechanics, like doing the wiring in cars and hooking up the radio or something would be a good choice.

Answer 5

I worked in a garage for two years with my husband. I did all the oil changes, state inspections, and minor repairs. I loved it, but I got tired of being dirty all the time. The only problems I ran into was when other women came in, they didn't think I was good enough to work on their cars, but the men (believe it or not) loved it when I worked on theirs. It was a little hard physically, but that's why they make power tools.

Answer 6

Sounds like a good field for you. Cars will always be electronic, and like you say, more so in the near future.
Basic electronics has many places it could take you. Who knows where you'll end up. You can do anything. What do you think?

Answer 7

I would say go take a mobile electronics class, your learn how to install and trouble shoot sound system, car alarms, navagations systems, the works. then take a painting class, cars will ALWAYS need paint and its not a real physical thing to do, once your certified for those things get into the engines and supesion or body working, i would go for the body work first though because people will always crash or dent their cars too.

Answer 8

As long as there is anything mechanical it will need repair at some point. The labor invovled in working on cars is really not that hard. Having some good troubleshooting mental capacity is what helps more than anything.

Answer 9

Do both! Although, specializing in electronic parts for autos is a very very well paid job......companies like cadillac, mercedes, and high-performanced cars need people with that degree.

Answer 10

If you like cars and want to work with them, don't let anything get in your way. There are plenty of people who go to boring office jobs every day that hate what they do and wish they'd chosen a profession that they like. Go to college and learn as much as you can!