cjoffroadtrx97

We'll I hope to go into the automotive industry preferably into off-road stuff hopefully like working on rock crawlers or trophy trucks. I also took auto shop this school year at the technology college for 3 hours every day and I learned a lot. I will also be taking it my senior year. I have pretty good auto experience for my age and u think I would have a job at a shop by now cause I am also student ASE certified but I have had horrible luck with finding a job

Bustedback

ASE certs will help you get a job and get you some extra money, but they don't mean too much to me. They prove you can pass a test, not if you have the skills and talent to get a job done correctly. Thinking of any trade schools?

po0dingles

30 years old. Newlywed. Wife is trying to convince me to sell my 2002 C5 Vette to increase our down payment on a house.

At first I felt guilty saying no (we both have good jobs and are putting about $2-3k/month into savings). There's no way I'm going to get rid of my car and wait another 30 years before I get another.

dave1123

Don't do it! I sold all my toys when I got married at 28. Boat, motorcycle, snowmobile, etc. and I regret it still. I man has to have some way to unwind besides sex. Your life changes again when you have kids so keep that in mind. If at a later date you decide to sell it, put the money in a college fund for the future.

cjoffroadtrx97

I totally agree with you but hey if I can do a little extra then why not get certified? Plus the tests were pretty easy. There is a school about 15 minutes away from me called UVU and I went to their automotive open house and they have one of the top automotive programs in the nation so I plan on going there after I finish high school. But I am gonna do another year of auto shop at the college while I am still in hs and don't have to pay tuition.

dave1123

Cool! You can do all the book learning you want, but nothing beats hands-on experience.

po0dingles

Do yourself a favor and take your dose of marketing from employers, not the source that wants your money (the school).

I'm not saying UVU is a bad school--I know nothing about them. But being sold on a school that claims to be "top in the nation" doesn't do jack **** in the unemployment line.

Find out from shops and dealerships which schools they covet and roll with those. If it happens to be UVU, so be it.

Bustedback

All trade schools claim to be "top in the nation". I went to UTI and it helped me quite a bit, but those schools are what you put into them. There are people that go to those schools as a last resort and think turning wrenches will be easy, and there are people that go to improve the skills they already have and want to learn more.

Programbo

Hey wait a minute..That sounds kind of shady! Good job on all the mechanics and welcome to the forum. But you should have dropped in a 4.0L so you could have a real Jeep

dave1123

Excuse me, but that would have been a nightmare. Different transmission, different electronics, etc. Give the kid credit for a direct swap before you talk about a bastard implant.

Programbo

I did and I was obviously teasing.

dave1123

Sorry, I apparently missed the obvious.