Does working in a shop kill the passion? What about a hole in the wall place?

if those are the only vehicles they work on then it may be a bit of a problem in using that experience to judge weather or not you like working on cars. Some cars are easier than others (japanese=easy, german=hard, american=moderate).

that being said, it is a foot in the door and I would go for it. just pay attention to weather you love/hate the wrenching and not weather you love/hate the cars that come in.

American cars are some of the easiest cars to work on. They're practically built to be modified.

I've brought my interesting shit to them for years.
They know me.

I have swapped a 6.9 does out of a crane truck and replaced it with one from an f250. I can do shit. They know it.

See hole in the wall shop. He turns domestic cars away.

It's a weird place. I have nicer tools in some regards, and my buddy has a nicer lift. But damn, do they have some interesting things laying around

There's no question about whether or not I like wrenching. I have 6 vehicles from 78 to 93 on the road.
It's whether or not I would burn out on it I'm worried.

Tomorrow I'll probe more.
This is a unique opportunity.

I have no doubt that they can be modded fairly easily. My comparison was done based on basic maintenance work and how easily accessible things are to fuck with.

Some ford engines are stupidly laid out with simple components in difficult spots. In comparison, Japanese engines are generally simply laid out for average wrenching.

BONUS: japanese cars have no dex kill

>be kid
>watching Chip Foose hotrod show
>some cool old dude works in the shop
>often goes on grumpy tirades
>"I hate cars!"
>"If you like cars don't become a mechanic"
Yes sir!
>grow up
>don't become mechanic despite people telling me I should because I like cars
>do backyard jobs for cash sometimes
>hate it

He was right.

I work on jet engines, never cared for planes before the chair force but now I get a weird boner every time I see one and find myself watching YouTube videos for hours on jets of old like the concord. Think it just depends on your personality and attention span

>ie former waste of space liberal arts major

same reason I never became a chef

Funny you mention, I'm a philosophy major

>maintenance man turned wrenchmonkey
>philosophy major

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Then I say fuck it! Go wageslave on shitboxes. Probably will end up better off in the end anyway, have great family example:

Uncle 1
>went to college, majored in Lutheran studies or some shit
>ultimately ended up becoming elementary school teacher
>constantly in debt, makes terrible financial decisions throughout life
>ends up having to retire early due to stress induced from latest generation of nigglets

Uncle 2
>dropped out of college shortly after getting his AA in business
>wrenches on semis for years to pay the bills
>eventually lands job with state transportation department
>throughly enjoyed prime years, multiple new cars, a Harley, even races dirt track as a hobby
>ultimately ended career as an office guy but always wrenched on the side
>retired now, spends majority of his time wrenching on his race cars

I always admired uncle 2 growing up, especially when he was driving his new (at the time) Miata down to LA (live in NorCal) every other week for work

same reason I never became a pornstar

coming from someone that was a tech for 6 years, absolutely yes. the old joke is if youre not sick of being a mechanic after 5 years, you will do it for life. if you are sick of it at 5 years, bail out. i ironically did get sick of it at the 5 year mark and lasted 5 years. you wont want to be near cars or work on your own projects weekends or after work

i would suggest doing what i did, do it for a few years to learn then get a completely different job

>Most people who work a job aren't technically professionals at that job.

what bumfuck country are you in? here in Canada its a 4 year apprenticeship, i graduated the old program but the new one coddles techs even harder. you get watched like a hawk as a apprentice and if you get caught doing sidework without being a journeyman you get kicked out of the program indefinitely

the only sweet gig i had was my own insurance inspection company i made right when i got my journeyman certificate, $50 a pop for a 30ish minute inspection and i had such a good reputation i did 5-6 inspections a week minimum

Lol you eurocucks are funny. I took a 6 week brakes class and got hired at a mexican shop

so you would be cool with a pharmacist doing open heart surgery on you? industry standards are there for a reason

>comparing a brake job where you can find YouTube videos on how to do it with heart surgery
Is there certification for window washers as well?

you know how many fucked up brake jobs i had to fix when i was a tech from idiots trying to do brakes? if i had a dollar for every car i worked on that someone left a slide pin bolt loose or had a car towed in because they attempted to do their own drum brakes i would be rich

remember, if you do a repair on a car and the brakes etc fuck up and the person wrecks its ALL on you. that shit scared me into triple checking my jobs

>implying there are no youtube videos on how to perform heart surgery

get gud scrub

No, it doesn't, at least it didn't for me.
It made me even more of an enthusiast since I had more money for all my projects.

Yeah well, not everyone gets to go to college for free.

Those that do end up with philosophy majors sometimes, stay mad.

I learned all about the responsibility in the class and whos fault it is if something goes wrong and the importance of wording on a work order. It was the first thing they taught us before we did actual cars. Even before the class ive been doing brakes for myself and friends without issue

>work in some corporate tire shit hole
>get spoiled with fancy lifts and impacts
>get a flat tire/change your oil on your own
>life sucks in comparison to just doing things at the shop

This, working at home is pretty brutal after using a workshop daily, unless you sink bulk cash into your home toolkit.