2006-09-12 08:30:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
not as much as a electrishion
2006-09-12 08:38:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colleges traditionally teach about things 10 years out of date, it is the logic of fault finding and working from first principles which you need for a sucessful career in the motor Trade, especially electronics, imobilisers, Black boxes, taking the lid off and fixing them that sort of thing checking using lap top computers, electronic tuning by altering black box parameters, not just replacing old with new.
To get a handle on how a good mechanic should think read some David Vizard, How to Modify Your Mini, or A series engine or Pinto engine. He wrote lots of stuff brilliant, I know his mother in law!
However as you dream of road testing Ferarris all day do not forget your back will go by 45 so make sure you are ready for an office based role by then, and welding wrecks your eyesight.
Have Fun.
Michael Schumacher is a trained mechanic he aint done so bad but even he is out of a job come next month.
2006-09-12 17:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by "Call me Dave" 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will learn as much as you want .. Do you want to be a mechanic ? Yes ... ? then do the course .. Do you get work experience ? Yes .. Then take the opurtunity to talk to as many people in the trade .. so that when you leave college the chances of a job are Greater .. Dont squander your time as how many of us over 30s did and now regret it.
2006-09-12 15:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by animpalways 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the first steps in your life towards a very good career, Motor mechanics/technician can be very rewarding, keep on with it, some times it will seem boring and others hard but in a few years time when you are earning good money, driving a good car and working on top marque cars you will look back and think "I'm glad i carried on with that course".
If you don't push yourself then you don't know what you are capable of..............................
2006-09-12 16:52:39 · answer #4 · answered by spud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
college was a great experience for me and you will always have a qualification under your belt, but its up to you to make the most of it but if you dont feel passionate about it them maybe its not the course for you!
2006-09-12 15:38:10 · answer #5 · answered by melanie g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if it was for motorcycles, Harley Davidson pays excellent wages to be certified.
2006-09-12 15:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by shewolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My local main dealer asks £90 per hour, not bad if you can get it.
2006-09-12 15:38:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is great
i enjoyed it immensly
did not choose it as a career but it was usefull
2006-09-12 18:01:41 · answer #8 · answered by sparky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋