In general, How can i learn more about cars?

Question

My neighbor is 18 years old and the knows practically everything in cars hes in his first year of college and specializing in automotives. i dont want to go into the automotive field, i am only 13, but i want to learn more about cars. he uses these words about cars that im like what the hells that. basically i want to learn a lot about volkswagens and hondas. i know for question types like this you can just search up learning about cars on google or something like that but in my case it's different. where do i start? i pretty much know nothing. if anyone can give me some useful information or some good links i'd greatly appreciate it.

Answer 1

get a subscription to Super Street magazine and hang out with your neighbor, ask a lot of questions and u will know all u ever wanted in no time

Answer 2

read an owner's manual if your parents have them. Borrow some books from the public library and school library. Read car magazines. Take a shop class in high school or community college. The first maintenance items you should learn are oil changes, wiper blades, what to do when you get a flat tire, replacing spark plugs and wires, replacing the air filter, and checking and topping off fluids. Learn from your mom or dad if you can. Then you can learn how to replace hoses, fuses, brake rotors, pads, and coolant. Read books and how-to's on the Internet. Ask and learn from friends and family. Read the brochures they have at repair shops. Read a basic repair book. Learn what each part is for and what they do. And keep up with the latest automotive news on the Internet and from the magazines. If you know nothing, start by borrowing a basic maintenance book from a library, like Auto Repair for Dummies. Also read an owner's manual. Pay attention to the maintenance section and take a look at the maintenance schedule to get an idea about what it takes to keep a car running. You can view some simple how-to videos at Prestone's site:
http://www.prestone.com/carcare/howto.php
Valvoline has some simple how-to's and articles also:
http://www.valvoline.com/pages/carcare/
Car Care Council has some simple articles:
http://www.carcare.org/Articles/articles.shtml

Answer 3

the first thing you need to learn is the basics on internal combustion motors. that covers the basic ground info you need to understand why and how a car or any motor works. google internal combustion motor and start reading. you will be most interested in 4 stroke motors but you should study 2 stroke also. can come in handy if you need to fix a lawn mower or a chain saw.

Answer 4

Start reading car repair books or how it works sites or hot rod magazines.

Spend time with people working on cars and run errands for them or hold the flashlight.