i need to know more so when i have a car i can repair it or put stuff on it
2007-02-07 10:55:41 · 6 answers · asked by mexiconking 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
my school does not have auto shop it is pretty getto
2007-02-07 11:07:12 · update #1
my school is getto
2007-02-07 11:07:53 · update #2
Get an unreliable car. Any old British car, a DSM, an old Datsun Z. Seriously, there is no better (or harsher) way to learn than that. It can be expensive, though. Hmm...maybe an old Volkswagen would be a better choice. (Either air-cooled, or an old Fox, Golf, or Scirocco)
Also, find a good automotive forum. SomethingAwful's Automotive Insanity subforum is a good one. Brand-specific forums can be good, too, but a lot of them are full of ricer idiots.
2007-02-07 11:05:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
High school mechanics or a basic night school cource at a trades school. Don't think being a mechanic is easy, I'm in the ASTP course at SAIT in Calgary, Ab. and it is by far, not easy. It is a 4 year apprentiship with a lot of theory involved. Mechanics are not stupid people anymore, and it is a respectful career. Don't think you can learn everything you need to know over night. I work with guys who have been in the trade for 30 years, and are still learning. For the record, Theory is completly different then real world applicatins, but if you have a basic knowledge on it, then you can apply that to the real world. A lot of times, forums are for the easy way out of things, and are not the right way, and in some cases can make a vehicle seem safe, but in reality be very dangerious. Forums are good for if you have no idea where to start and want opinions, but the main purpose of forums now are to inform people of what to do, and a lot of the time, it is misinformation. However, there are a few good smaller forums, usually ones that are dedicated to a specific kind of car/truck.
Edit - And I resent the comment made below about garages taking advantage of Females. I work in a garage and a large sum of our customers are females, we get accused of ripping them off all the time, We're not ripping them off, they have it in thier mind that we are, and no matter what, they will always think it if thye have thier mindset, but in fact, if we're saying it needs $1000 worth of work when in fact, it needs $1000 worth of work. I am harsh on pricing to everyone when it comes to safty, I will give deals to people if they can not afford pricing and it is an issue of safty. Any Mechanics goal is to make EVERY car on the road safe for the driver and everyone else. Maybe 1 out of every 1000 mechanics are bad, and that 1 gives everyone of the other 999 a bad name. Mechanics are not evil, we are not out for your money, we are out for your safty as well as our own.
2007-02-07 19:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by gregthomasparke 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
online forums are a good way to learn. If you have thick skin, and dont talk out of your ar se, youll learn a ton on supercars.net. I know ive learned an obscene amount. just read the forums for a while. Youll get the idea. Its also a bunch fun (hope your sarcasm meter is well tuned though). www.supercars.net then click on forums.
2007-02-07 19:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by Kyle M 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont fix or buy what you dont know how to fix. keep your car in "stock condition" . lowering it or modifieing it brings the value down. Check the oil once or twice a month. If your driving and you smell something , ask an older dude. ask someone you think might know about cars and if your a girl...please take your older bro or a trusted friend /family member with you to the shop. Someone or some company will try to take advantage. the best advice is go with what you know.
2007-02-07 19:06:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Take auto shop in highschool.
2007-02-07 18:58:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
read a book about automotive.
2007-02-07 20:10:07 · answer #6 · answered by mechanicdude 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋