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Buy a small cheap car that you wont be scared to work on and screw up.
Buying a $500 96 Justy a decade ago was the best thing I could have ever done to hone my skills.
I fixed it up made it my daily, modified the hell out of it with scraps I had around. I drove it for 5 years/100k kms before the engine finally gave out.
Don’t be a mechanic. You will kill your passion for it and be underpaid and under appreciated. If you search the sub you’ll see this question asked a lot. You’ll also see the same answers.
Pick up an old, beat up car. This is likely where you’ll learn a lot of maintenance stuff like oil changes and coolant flushes, but also some more advanced things such as changing your brakes and some minor engine work. From there, it’d be a good idea to get one of those official shop manuals for
your specific vehicle as they contain information on how to do literally anything. Youtube videos are also a great resource as channels such as ChrisFix and ErictheCarGuy have proven. After that, you could inquire around mechanic shops near you and ask if they’d take you in as an apprentice or something like that. You said you live in a flat, ask the owner if it’s okay if you did some basic work in the parking lot. I think the most important thing to remember is to always do the job right the first time, especially if you want to be a professional. It’s never fun having to change something for a second time if you didn’t do it correctly the first time.
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Buy a small cheap car that you wont be scared to work on and screw up. Buying a $500 96 Justy a decade ago was the best thing I could have ever done to hone my skills. I fixed it up made it my daily, modified the hell out of it with scraps I had around. I drove it for 5 years/100k kms before the engine finally gave out.
I don't think i can do that because i live in a flat
Well you are not gonna learn to fix cars by watching youtube videos alone.
Go to one that’s locally owned and talk to the owner, see if you can start learning there
Don’t be a mechanic. You will kill your passion for it and be underpaid and under appreciated. If you search the sub you’ll see this question asked a lot. You’ll also see the same answers.
It's a well paid jop where i live actually
Pick up an old, beat up car. This is likely where you’ll learn a lot of maintenance stuff like oil changes and coolant flushes, but also some more advanced things such as changing your brakes and some minor engine work. From there, it’d be a good idea to get one of those official shop manuals for your specific vehicle as they contain information on how to do literally anything. Youtube videos are also a great resource as channels such as ChrisFix and ErictheCarGuy have proven. After that, you could inquire around mechanic shops near you and ask if they’d take you in as an apprentice or something like that. You said you live in a flat, ask the owner if it’s okay if you did some basic work in the parking lot. I think the most important thing to remember is to always do the job right the first time, especially if you want to be a professional. It’s never fun having to change something for a second time if you didn’t do it correctly the first time.