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Old Jul 24, 2003 | 11:34 PM
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Originally posted by FourthGenHatch
I start Mechanic school in September

Not to talk trash but why waste your money on a tech school?
I AM ASE certified in

Automotive
Brakes
Suspension
Engine Performance
Manual Transmission & EPA 509 certified for Freon Recovery

When I worked for Jaguar we got grads straight out of UTI who could not even change oil let alone a whole motor. We found they could not cope with working in a busy shop with the stress and cars lined up out the bay Vs one car at a tech school. Being an auto mechanic sadly is part racing to get work done, its a fast production job where time is your's and the shops money thats something you won't learn in school. And IM nolonger a mechanic, the nice thing is the shop I once worked at calls every month asking if I will come back.
Even more worse is I now make more money selling plumbing parts while going to college.

My words of advise go to work in a shop as a grunt and find out if its for you. The training that can be had in the field is a 100x better then a tech school
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