Mr. scotty 👋🏻
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A Question from father to his sonĀ
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i am thinking to go to mechanic apprenticeship but i scared as hell from being with un honest person just need to sell stuff customer not in need for or not qualified enough
i need someone like you really good can teach me really need it
and second one is tools is so expensive
since i have to buy my own
last one i am afraid with my benefits as auto mechanics health care Ā and other Ā benefits
and last one got me thinking
what about hvac thereās mechanics and electric work electrician Ā to same interest and with benefits and health care for sure and job is always there nothing will stop my job like what happened to some jobs
in covid
or
Millwright mechanics which has it all using tools and deal with everything electrical mechanics and welding toĀ
i am self studying mechanics and physics mathematicsĀ refresh to my mind and i feel so happy when i know more and i love working by own hand so muchĀ
so what to do i am 28 and i donāt want waste of time any more need advice i am someone who like to work by myself and do my job perfectly i hate seeing other car manufacturers sh..t in their cars OMG i will swear sooo much that people will never stand me and i give up cursing a long time ago donāt wanna go back again 😂as you saw there 👆😂
any how all i need fulfilled job most enjoyable is car mechanics but i like i told i am thinking of job stability and benefits if i have those two i am Ā in
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need advice from old wise man Ā in mechanics and in life like youĀ
As Doc said, be sure you are actually wanting to look into it as a full career. You are going to be in the majority of fixing up other people's vehicles, so you also need to think about liability, say you mess up a brake job or were unsupervised for it (cough cough real experience (not to me but a new hire that I wasn't in charge of) at a crappy shop that closed down that I worked at) be real careful. As for starting, YouTube can take you pretty far, if you got a beat up old lemons car like a Honda or something, even better. I'm in your age range now so from experience I wouldn't worry about premiums like snap-on just yet lol. I personally started with the superset, 200 tools from Sears for like $200 bucks, harbor freight has an equivalent $100 set for 150 tools on sale sometimes. And bought in to more tools the more I invested in myself. That 200 piece set did me a solid for about a year and I would just borrow what I did not have from a AutoZone. As for working at a shop, the only ones who's benefits are anywhere decent would be a dealership. Most family owned don't provide you with much unless they be a big expanded one with multiple shops. ASE are easy cause the tests ain't cumulative so you can take it one day a time. $60 per test from what I recall though. I would also personally avoid LOF shops like jiffy lube, those places are the worst that I've seen. For stability if you still want to do mechanics, learn the new technology as the green push is really going strong, At least here in Cali, everything is how many computers can you fit into a car now. Even the new gas cars can easily have over 200 computational parts to run the things. A decent trade school or city college as well would be a good start to try and carve your path. It ain't going be fast though.
bruce really appreciate it 👌😄
everyone answered to the point i like that
The only "professional" experience I have was installing tires and batteries at a discount store about 50 years ago. However there are a few things I've seen Scotty and other experienced mechanics discuss.
Don't go into hock to the tool truck guys when you're just starting out. For a beginner, decent quality over-the-counter tools will work fine. Even some Harbor Fright stuff is OK if you're selective. (You can even see Scotty using some in his videos.)
Learn the electronic side of vehicle repair thoroughly as well as the mechanical side. You're young enough that you're going to have to deal with the forced, nonsensical move to electric vehicles. If you learn electronics you'll be able to work on today's internal combustion powered vehicles as well as future electric vehicles.
Learning HVAC is a skill that would pay off as well, though the implementation in electrics and even hybrids is different than conventional cars. The basic physics is the same though.
Although any shop can be dishonest you'll find in general that dealerships are the worst at ripping off customers as well as their employees. (Of course there are exceptions, but 99% of them make the other 1% look bad.) Be ready to walk if you see real malfeasance going on.
I'm sure the pros here will have lots more to add.
woow i didnāt expect anyone to reply this fast thanQ soooo much 💪😄
If you are serious about this career, I would suggest looking into training and skills required to get an ASE certification.Ā They have them for about 50 different areas.
You might also want to check with your local junior college to see if they have an auto mechanics program that would get you on the right path.
You can start watching Scotty's videos reading answers on this forum.
G.T. already watched a lot him and chris fix to but sometimes i have to go back to scotty sometimes chris do things not everyone should do like when he change pruis battery and filter i donāt say he is bad no chris is great but sometimes you have to play it safe thanQ man 😎💪
You are welcome. I suppose you already have some theoretical knowledge then. You will have to put it into practice anyway.