Alright heres the deal, im 23 years old been a carpenter since i was out of high school.... and to tell you the truth i have serious doubts if i want this carreer forever so i started thinking about other things i would be interested in doing and it always comes back to cars,motors,mustangs :)..... iv wanted to own my own shop since i was a kid... iv done autobodt and really want to get into the drivetrain aspect of it... where do i start? so i need some advice from some people who may have been in this situation before.... what should i do i already know that i want this so whats the best way to go about it... should i look into UTI school in norwood? i dont really have anyone that can teach me and reading forums cant answer everything im better learning hands on.... or do i try to look for a local shop around and try to help them on weekends???? im serious about this so if anyone is looking for help that owns a shop i would love to come work on the weekends i dont care what id be doing just really like to learn....... or even anyone in the area can teach me someshit... i just really wanna get into this before its to late and im 40 years old still doing something that i wish i wasnt.... and i know racing and cars is what i would love to do.....
sorry for rambling and wasting peoples time with this post.... may seem stupid but its worth a shot.......
stay out of the automotive industry... it might ruin the hobby and its a complete fuck show. even if you have a good attitude about it everyone else will not. if i could go back in time i woulda stuck with something more straight forward such as an electrician or plumber or any other trades that are in high demand
stay out of the automotive industry... it might ruin the hobby and its a complete fuck show. even if you have a good attitude about it everyone else will not. if i could go back in time i woulda stuck with something more straight forward such as an electrician or plumber or any other trades that are in high demand
I think @ 23 yrs old u should go to school uti, or new england tech or any tech school out there and learn all u can about cars in genrl. then u can concentrate on mustangs & muscel cars, work @ a shop learn how a shop works the cost to run a shop then decide if u want to open a shop up u would need to educate youself on bussiness. p/s buy lots & lots of tools!!!
i have been working on cars since i was 8 years old when i got my first truck it has been fun it really has i am now 20 years old and reality has set in .......THERE IS NO REAL MONEY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS (UNLESS YOU OWN YOUR OWN SHOP OR PART OUT CARS THEN THERE IS HANDFULS OF CASH) do not go to uti it is not what they make it out to be ....uti they tell you do you what you want to hear and then do the opposite ...do you want to make between 80-150 k a year and then next thing you know you got a 200 a month college loan and working at jiffy lube for 10 an hour and you could have done that in the first place.......i had a good job in middleboro paying $10 a hour and i just graduated high school for graduation my dad gave me a 2004 hummer h2 black .....stupid me sold it for $25,000 to pay for uti and the only thing i learned was how much of a waist of time it was and how i could still be driving a nasty truck around
uti is a lot of money i put down $25,000 cash and $7,000 was in a loan from sally mae.....
the economy is crap so less people are going to be working on their cars and it is really a bad time to try to start a garage a lot of knowledgeable and reputable garages are closing down in these hard times so i have doubts that a new garage would last long
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thanks for the feedback guys..... to be honest id like someone just to teach me how to work on my own shit lol but seriously thank you for the advice cause its a thought that is running through my mind daily
hey its only a question!! the only dumb questions r the 1s not asked!!! but yes i would stick with what u kno maybe learn on the weekends if u can find some 1 to teach u. but there will always b a need for carpenters if u dont like it try being a plummer the get paid big $$ after there year in and u can never get 1 when u need 1
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stay out of the automotive industry... it might ruin the hobby and its a complete fuck show. even if you have a good attitude about it everyone else will not. if i could go back in time i woulda stuck with something more straight forward such as an electrician or plumber or any other trades that are in high demand
might ruin the hobby thats funny the hobby sucks now cause im constantly under a car working on a car or towing a car FUCK CARS and i own my own place uti sucks i went there for alittle while its horrible not worth 25 dollars no less the 30plus thousand dollars they want if you wanna learn to work on cars go buy a cheap car and rip it apart and put it back together sell it then try again
X4 been involved in automotive field since 1986!!!! Fucking hate every aspect of it. Be a pimp or drug dealer...fuck it...do both!!!!
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-- Edited by 93_REEF_NOTCH at 07:21, 2008-11-19
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I've was involve in the auto trade UNTIL 10 years ago-I'm 39 now. It was a tough way to make a living. These last 10 years of NOT being an auto tech, have been the best 10 years of my life. I still wrench on my own shit, and I still fucking hate it!!
so whats the best way out for all us clowns stuck in repair shops slamming our cocks in the toolbox drawer?
Find another trade while you are young or go to college and get some sort of degree. I opted for door number one. Got into the bike business and I seriously doubt that I'll ever consider looking back at working on cars for living unless I make the rules...........
I've been in the automobile world my whole life. I'm 40 now. There is no money in it unless you own your own shop. Now is not the right time to own a shop or even open one up. The economy sucks right now and alot of shops are closing their doors. If I had to do it all over again I'd be Plumber or an electrician. Those guys make some serious cake and they don't have to work as hard as an auto mechanic. Once those guys get there licence they buy a van and there in business with low or no overhead. They can make there own hours for the most part. Oil burner techanicans make alot of money too and there is a demand for them. The only drawback is they go home smelling like fuel oil. As for schooling I don't think UTI could teach you any more then you teaching yourself. You learn alot more by being self taught. You pay more attention teaching yourself.
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Im at a tech school right now for Automotive Engineering. And it is hard to find places looking for interns/jobs. But i am pretty lucky, i moved on to second round interviews for Toyota. I would have to move out to L.A, but hey, have to start somewhere. But i wouldnt say all of the jobs are bad, just have to know your stuff, and sell yourself. :D
It's not just the automotive field that pays crappy money. Any field will pay low wages unless you're either self employed or in the union. I know plenty of electricians and plumbers who worked for their bosses and they were making $15.00 per hour with NO BENEFITS. I was a House Painter for 16 years and I started at the bottom while I was in High School and worked my way to the top. The only one that got rich was the BOSS! At that time, I realized that I was never going to make REAL money unless I started my own business. Because I now had a wife, two daughters and a house to support, I couldn't take the chance to go out on my own.
I did quit and get another job, this one was with a big corporation. I was bringing home the same amount of money but now I had benefits as well. However, it SUCKED working for this company and I "fired" them by quitting with no notice. I've since found another job that pays me more than either of those jobs and it also includes benefits. I'm reasonably happy these days and only have to work 40 hours per week. If I need extra money, I take on side jobs doing the painting that I've honed my skills on.
The moral of my story is this: Go to school and get an education in business management. Learn accounting and all aspects of business. It doesn't have to be a school that cost's $20K-$30K per year either. Also, while going to school, work part time in a field that you like and begin to learn your skills on the job. When you graduate, hone your skills for a couple of more years and then go out on your own. You'll have the skills to do the job and the brains to run the business.
This is something that's not going to happen overnight but if you have the desire, will and stamina to do it, you won't fail.
on a day with a better attitude....if your a skilled worker you will never starve. i work in a small low overhead low key shop. it does suck watching 10k a week go out and you only keeping barley a 10th of it. people don't understand how challenging it is sometimes when the pressure is on and something needs to be fixed. doing restoration work sometimes its hard to swallow that there is no choice to fix something becuase it cannot be replaced. i definitely think its harder work than most trades as diversity in skills is needed to fix every aspect of automotive repair. im gonna work hard through my 20's and maybe be a voc school teacher or something else along those lines. i may even take over the shop ive been at for 7 years in the near future.
Just want to say a mechanics car is never fixed. My dad was a mechanic for about 30 years when I told him want to become one. He said to me "Do you like working on your car?" I replied "I love working on my car." He said "You won't want to work on it after sending all day fixing everyone elses." So now I drive tractor trailers for US Foodservice, own four mustangs, and love working on all of them. When I am not working 60+ hours a week.
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337 C.I.D.
390 R.W.H.P.
362 R.W.T.Q
11.44@120 in the 1/4
7.35@ 95 in the 1/8
1.60-60'
N.A.
1988 L.X. Hatch 5.0L 5-Speed, 85,000 original miles
