just wondering..with everyone on this board loving their car as much as they do..have u guys ever taken a class in automotive and trade..or anything? anyone tried taking a class at city college of sf..their basic courses? im thinking about doing that..just cuz cars are so cool, but..is it a waste of time? and..what other places teach about cars and junk/ btw, im 17 so..not sure if those institutes and stuff apply to me.

 

Not yet. You are not the only one. Gotta finish my education 1st.

 

I took vehicle dynamics in grad skool.

 

i got to sequoia institute where i learn nothing but cars :banana:

 

check out skyline college and their automotive program. it's sponsored by toyota and you can get 50% off snap-on tools. several of my friends are currently enrolled in those classes. they say its fun and you actually learn alot about cars.

 

my friends took Auto Tech for ROP and dropped it after the first semester. I went to one class because i didnt feel like going to my 6th period and it was a joke. Just a bunch of kids standing around cars while other people do the work. The only reason i didnt take the class is because i already do all the work on my car and dont think i would learn anything by taking it.

 

I owned a VW bug that broke down almost everyday and required the valves to be adjusted every other week. I could pull the motor and have it on a stand in 10 minutes. That is where I got all of my auto experience. Thanks VW!!!

Kurlee Daddee
(THE ORIGINAL)

 

Took Skyline classes for a year a looong time ago. I wanted to get into the Toyota or Mazda program back then. Got in the way of work.
Most of what I know I learned by myself by working on my cars since I was in my teens.

 

imma goto sequioa

 

hmm... although i love cars, i don't wanna spend a lot of valuable time learning about em. I think that there's not a lot of money to make in the mechanical world... I'd rather drive a lambo than just know about em...
god i'm going to get flammed for this.
i might take a summer course, just so i know what i'm doing. save me some money... hate dealers.

 

I'm 18, and I'm going for my ASE certs. first week of May.

 

I took a course on airflow, camshafts and valvetrain dynamics at Skyline with Dema Elgin

 

self taught, starting in my parents garage and then moving to my own. i haven't taken a single formal class, but i've done everything from rebuildng crashed racebikes to replacing clutches.

 

impressive, and yeah, this is not a career thing, im not planning on being a mechanic, just i like cars and want to learn about them, and its ognna be a summer thing for me, and wanted to know if these summer courses are worth my time. thanks for all the replies, and for all u that took it at skyline, were u already enrolled and such? or can u just sign up?

 

In highschool I got to take 1 semester of Autoshop.

Got to rebuild a 1/2 liter, 4 stroke, 1cyl lawnmower engine. :banana: woot!

Not like I could do anything with a modern engine, but I still had lots of fun that whole semester.

(Funny thing is, though, is that I wasn't really a car guy when I took the class. I actually took it by accident)