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I want to start working on cars. I want to be a mechanic. Does anyone have tips for starting this? Video channels or good books to start with?
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I want to start working on cars. I want to be a mechanic. Does anyone have tips for starting this? Video channels or good books to start with?
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mizstfu
A tip, don't despair, working with cars takes a long time and sometimes a lot of headaches, you learn most of the knowledge as you do jobs or watch on the internet.
hana 🦇
Hi! I have experience as a mechanic and I have worked on cars in a garage I still work at ! I'm not sure depending on where you live but, the best thing I can recommend is possibly doing a college course however, often times an automotive college course is an absolute joke and you don't really learn anything. If this is something you're interested in obviously do research on your car parts, how they work, common faults, etc. But the best thing I can recommend to you is see if you can find a local garage that can either, support you with work experience, or take you on as an apprentice and maybe later on give you a job there. I can promise you that the best way is to go to a garage and just ask if they can do anything for you as they will teach you everything and you'll get the hands on practice and experience.
banditswagah
as someone who is still learning to be a mechanic, id suggest doing a college course (like what megs said!) and learning through there BUT if youre lucky, id also recommend asking ur folks to see if they know any mechanics who can help get you learning and soon in a shop or ur own lil side gig fixing cars. a good thing to keep in mind when becoming a mechanic - at least, the getting started part - is connections and building a web of trusted folks to learn from or potentially work with.
good lil reminder tho, dont be scared to ask questions when you are learning, even if the question is "stupid" and dont be afraid to be hands on when learning, too. even if its just something simple, experience is experience and everything counts man. good luck on your journey bro, i wish nothing but the best for you :)
forgot to mention, but taking a class/college course is a good way to make buddies in the trade, too. youll be around more armature mechanics and learning together is a great thing when it comes to this stuff
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Megs
I'd suggest a college course. I've done mine mostly in construction, but a friend of mine moved from construction to automotive, and she really enjoys it.
Good ways to get into outside of a course are to understand car manuals first, then understand basic automotive systems first, then how to do basic maintenance checks on a car, maybe practice it.
Watching YouTube videos and tutorials will also help you grasp it, along with free online quizzes and free automotive theory websites.
It'll also be good to ask garages or companies if you can do volunteer work/work experience with them for a day or a few days.
Look out for online courses as well since they're always a bonus but not always necessary unless you want a Qual in it.
starowllover2
I do not really know anything about cars but if I were you, I would start by asking chatgpt were to start. It's really helpful!
Where to start***
by starowllover2; ; Report
that isn't a very good idea since chatgpt lies a lot, it's better to learn from people and books, even youtube
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