Which of you New Edge guys are actually Auto Mechanics?
06-12-2011, 09:25 PM
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06-12-2011, 09:45 PM
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06-13-2011, 05:45 AM
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06-13-2011, 06:27 PM
#24
My job title is Robot Specialist. Its completely opposite of auto modding. But the maintenance is similar. I in no way consider myself a mechanic. But I hope to someday go to college to get ASE certified so I can be. I'm only 20, so its still in reach lol.
06-13-2011, 08:17 PM
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You do not need to go to college to get your ASE's. Those technical colleges are a joke imho. I went to the Ford ASSET program and it was a complete laugh. I was in there with kids who havent even touched a wrench before while I already had 2 yrs of dealership under my belt
06-13-2011, 10:23 PM
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You do not need to go to college to get your ASE's. Those technical colleges are a joke imho. I went to the Ford ASSET program and it was a complete laugh. I was in there with kids who havent even touched a wrench before while I already had 2 yrs of dealership under my belt
06-13-2011, 10:27 PM
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I did work at a GM dealership and they were going to send me for my journeymans. But after 2 months of doing oil changes and expecting to get on the job training, I got fired.
They fired me because I forgot the snap rings after I changed the U joint(first u joint changed ever, didnt see the snap rings on the inside when I took the old u joint out) on the bosses vehicle. I also heard another story that I was always high when I came to work... which was absolute bullish.
So now I work on a oil drilling rig, which has its ups and downs but overall its 100x better than being a mechanic IMO.
They fired me because I forgot the snap rings after I changed the U joint(first u joint changed ever, didnt see the snap rings on the inside when I took the old u joint out) on the bosses vehicle. I also heard another story that I was always high when I came to work... which was absolute bullish.
So now I work on a oil drilling rig, which has its ups and downs but overall its 100x better than being a mechanic IMO.
06-13-2011, 10:29 PM
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Hands on. A lot of it. I went to a vo-tech highschool and did the auto tech program. I got placed at an independent shop at 16 as an oil changer / shop bitch.. Got tired of it fast, went to Ford as a "student apprentice" I got lucky enough to have the team leader take me under his wing...and Im still working with the guy now. No matter which book I read or literature on cars I see... NOTHING prepares you for it other than getting dirty and doing it yourself
06-13-2011, 10:32 PM
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Hands on. A lot of it. I went to a vo-tech highschool and did the auto tech program. I got placed at an independent shop at 16 as an oil changer / shop bitch.. Got tired of it fast, went to Ford as a "student apprentice" I got lucky enough to have the team leader take me under his wing...and Im still working with the guy now. No matter which book I read or literature on cars I see... NOTHING prepares you for it other than getting dirty and doing it yourself
