PAID MECHANICS
03-23-2006, 02:00 PM
#31
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
I hate working on other people's cars, drives me nuts- if I did that job I'd never work on my own cars, 95% of techs you talk to feel the same way, and I'm not about to ruin something I like to do as a hobby
03-23-2006, 02:29 PM
#32
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
ill tell u what if i was a mechanic and my car broke down or wasnt running right i would fix it.....look at most mechanics...drunks.....so they dont have any money...its not because they are too lazy......i bet if they didnt spend all thier money on dumb ---- they would be able to work on thier own stuff.....i know like 3 mechanics that dont drink and one has his own buisness and makes a ton of money and drives a lexus that never has any problems.....one drives an old nova thats rebuilt....and i have actually two brothers around my area that have thier own buisness and have 4 volkswagon uhhh currado or something like that...all 4 are 450whp and over....so i say if you dont spend you money on dumb ---- and if your a mechanic becuase you wanted to be not because you just fell apon it....then youll still like it when you go home at the end of the day......the only thing i think ill get tired of is other poeple always wanting thier cars fixed for free....my family/gf's family.....i think thats the only thing that will suck...i probably will probably atleast make them take me to outback steakhouse afterwards or something....haha...i love there jackeroo chops
03-23-2006, 03:38 PM
#33
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
Originally Posted by BRIOHATCH
ill tell u what if i was a mechanic and my car broke down or wasnt running right i would fix it.....look at most mechanics...drunks.....so they dont have any money...its not because they are too lazy......i bet if they didnt spend all thier money on dumb ---- they would be able to work on thier own stuff.....i know like 3 mechanics that dont drink and one has his own buisness and makes a ton of money and drives a lexus that never has any problems.....one drives an old nova thats rebuilt....and i have actually two brothers around my area that have thier own buisness and have 4 volkswagon uhhh currado or something like that...all 4 are 450whp and over....so i say if you dont spend you money on dumb ---- and if your a mechanic becuase you wanted to be not because you just fell apon it....then youll still like it when you go home at the end of the day......the only thing i think ill get tired of is other poeple always wanting thier cars fixed for free....my family/gf's family.....i think thats the only thing that will suck...i probably will probably atleast make them take me to outback steakhouse afterwards or something....haha...i love there jackeroo chops
Me, maybe I'd do it if I were working in a custom shop that makes things faster or cooler. But I could never work in a shop where I just fix things that are broken back to their boring stock state.
03-23-2006, 03:43 PM
#34
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
Originally Posted by BRIOHATCH
well i know basicly nothing about fixing an engine right now.....my main plan in life was to go to wyotech for the 72 college credits they give me and be a cop.....u start off at 35000 around my area witch isnt bad but isnt great or anything for a newb.......im tired of not knowing how things work and what not to mess with....tired of getting ripped off when i have to have my car fixed.....wyotech also sends me out with definatly two certifications in something i dont know what it is....and one in welding if im with the right instructor......so three certifications and knowing basicly everything ive been wanting to know is worth the 23,000......i am also not paying nearly any of that money for real....my parents have money but not rich or anything so im getting a bunch of money from the feds or whatever....so ill probably owe like 5 grand when im done.....and then ill know mostly everything i want to know ill be certified in some stuff and i will have the credits to be a cop......
Um 72 credits for that. Why dont you just go to community college and become a cop
Anywho my thought stands real life owns. Learn on your daily driver you will become a trouble shooter fast and learn how to work fast. Overall most good mechanics are above average on the iq chart imo.
The redneck guys are well just that but modern mechanics who can actually get things running and back on the road are hardly bums.
03-23-2006, 03:45 PM
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
Originally Posted by krustindumm
I am currently in school and I'm a tech at a nissan dealership. I do most of the time consuming driveability ---- because i'm hourly. I'd rather go proffesional firefighter (currently volunteer) because that starts at $50k+benifits and you get like 175 days off per year.
03-23-2006, 05:57 PM
#37
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
hah jackeroo chops own....---- steak...but yea real life situations dont get you certifications and they dont give you a reputation of being a good mechanic...and if i go to school im guarenteed to make more money starting off than i would if i just worked on my car all the time....that and if i were to do it that way i would have to sit around for like 3-6 years just to learn what im gonna learn in 9 1/2 months at wyotech.......
03-23-2006, 06:03 PM
#38
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
Originally Posted by BRIOHATCH
that and if i were to do it that way i would have to sit around for like 3-6 years just to learn what im gonna learn in 9 1/2 months at wyotech.......
03-23-2006, 06:32 PM
#39
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
if you want to go to school for a mechanic go to a local tech school i know alot of ppl that went to uti and stuff and also alot of ppl that went to the local tech school like me you save so much money and learn just as much....
03-23-2006, 06:41 PM
#40
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Re: PAID MECHANICS
i'm going to this community college out here, supposedly one of the top 5 automotive programs, non-university. the only thing thats expensive about is ------- out-of-state, but by next semester i'll qualify for in-state so its much much cheaper.
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