Who said anything about being able to get ASE certified from taking at-home classes? You have to actually go to the school...

 

Not true, ASE schools only prep you for taking the certification tests, but you can pay to get the practice books and then go to an official testing area later. Similar to the SAT. Tech schools are designed to take people with no experience and get them certified, but aren't required to get ASE certified, in fact, if you got an internship with a dealship [which I had a relative do], all they do is give you guided hands-on stuff until they think you're ready to take the certification test. When you find out what kind of places actually want ASE certified mechanics and how [relatively easy] it is to get it, it's no wonder that a lot of small shops that have experienced mechanics aren't ASE certified.

To top it all off, being ASE certified really doesn't mean much, because there are many areas to be so, brakes, engine, suspension... the ASE master techs are the guys that have passed all the tests, but does that necessarily mean they know all about cars?

 

Hell no they dont! My teacher (I go to sequa) Only knows jap and american cars... If you brought him a VW or a mercedes he would just tell you to take it somewere els!