i am a single mother who is looking for a cheaper way to fix my car and a friend suggested looking into mechanic schools and volunteering my car. of course i'd still have to pay but not as much as a shop would charge. anybody know how to look into this?
2007-01-01 14:28:38 · 7 answers · asked by lilacdelight 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i mechanic for a living,and they do work for individual people like your self,all you have to do is furnish the parts,,and all work is supervised by a professional mechanic also,,they do good work though,,but i bet you find that there almost booked up for the year,,they do a lot of work,you can call your local high school,or vocational school for more details on this,,its a good thing for you and them,,good luck hope this help,s..happy new years
2007-01-01 14:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At most schools the students work on their own cars, the faculty's cars and the general public's cars. You just need to call the school up and talk to the person in charge of scheduling. The only drawback is unless you know someone in the program there is usually a long wait.
2007-01-01 14:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call around to any college or mechnic school. When I went we worked on the teacher's friends cars. I'm sure they'll work on it for cost of the parts, HOWEVER, you are dealing with students, you may not want to put your life in their hands for repairs such as brakes and other safety devices. I know that when I was in school, we didn't do the greatest work because we didn't know what we were doing, some cars had to come back for a re-do. One guy's brakes caught on fire!
2007-01-01 14:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by ouch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the cars are customer cars and then some of them are cars "donated" to the school by a dealership or company. Just go to the trade school and talk to anyone who is in charge of the automotive department.
2007-01-01 14:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I don't know where you live but there is a auto repair school in Torrance called s.c.o.c.k. if you call or inquire within the facility, they may be able to help you. If they cant and you live in the south bay
area perhaps I could help you out. on yahoo . just use my screen name to e mail.steveomac1958
2007-01-01 15:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of them will do it just for the cost of the parts...would be free labor and they are all checked by the instructors call all the trade and tech schools in your area and ask if they do this...good luck
2007-01-01 14:38:09 · answer #6 · answered by misty_51273 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could also try a high school auto shop, they would be more likely to help you out
2007-01-01 14:35:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋