Hey guys,
Haven't been to the forum in a while. Been kinda busy with school and stuff. By the way, My Accord is great, I'm thinking about trading for a newer model!!! In any case I have a question I'd like to ask.

First off, I am not really mechanically incline and I am practically the only member in my whole family that has a passion for cars. That is to say, besides loving them and driving them...I don't know anything else.

I want to get more knowledge about cars. Basically, I want to know enough to be able work on my own car when necessary or just for the fun of it. I'm not looking into making it a career but more of a hobby because it is something that I really love.

With all that said, any of you guys have an idea of which would be the best place to go to? I was thinking UTI, but someone told me not to bother because it is way too expensive and I will hate it. He also said that wyotech, and the other school like UTI are pretty much the same. The best thing to do is go to a community college that offer an automotive program...

Any thoughts????

 

Most of my friends went into the automotive field. The one that came out on top went to wyotech.

That being said they all seem way too expensive, especially if its just for maintaining your own car and not for a career.

Also seems like its a lot of time to devote just to be able to work on your own car. Or maybe you do want a career in the field but thats not the way it sounds.

I do most of the work on my car unless I just plain dont have time or a specialized tool to do it; including engine swaps, engine builds, rewires etc. However I never went to automotive school, I took automotive in high school but we mainly just did oil changes and tire changes.

I would suggest just learning by trial and error, it helps if you have a friend that can be there to show you some things.

 

Well that's what I was told, if I'm getting the knowledge more as a hobby and not for a career, it's not smart to go to those specialized school because I would spend too much money for nothing.

1 other reason why I want to study automotive, I wouldn't mind working on my own car by trial and error, it's just that I hate dealing with things when I have no clear idea what they do. Plus I only have 1 friend who is somewhat knowledgeable about cars and his knowledge kinda stops at changing oil and replacing spark plugs!

I don't mind studying it even if I end up only working on my car. After posting this thread I went and check the CC auto tech syllabus, their program doesn't seem that long, and since I'm not majoring in it, it might even take less time. Plus, I'm getting my bachelor this May so I can assure you that the auto tech program is definitely not for a career!

 

Get a shop manual for your car. Best one is from www dot helminc dot com. It's pricey, but way better than Chiltons. It will walk you through any repair, without leaving much to your imagination. You can pick & choose the jobs you want to do yourself, after reading through the procedures.