B1ur

Well im new to the thread and I want to get into Automotive technology
But i keep hearing it sucks..Has any one here ever take the automotive program
in Moraine valley community college, Or Know of any body?
I was also thinking about going to the automotive classes at
Southern Illinois university....
Please help me out here..

simmode1

Get a factory service manual and start tinkering with your own shit. At least you'll be lightly comfortable around cars if you decide to try and make a career out of it. Start as a lube or tire tech somewhere and work your way up while taking ASE certification courses.

Most garages that I've talked to say they almost never hire stuedents from those technical institutes. And I can see why: Most of those students that I've met are brain-dead on arrival.

outtacontrol240

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go to college, manage people.

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B1ur

Ya..I was Also thinking of majoring in mechanical engineer
and then just get some ASE Certificates...lol
idk..tho

LoveMyProbe

go tear your car apart in sections (ie. interior, engine bay, suspension, drivetrain) and put it back together w/ no manual. or try to use it as little as possible. my dads been a master tech at Mercedes for 30 years and ive been helping him since i was little and i didnt learn shit until i actually did the work myself. its a hands on job. if you enjoy working on your car, the mechanics of how cars work, and have common sense youll be good.

B1ur

lol..Thnks
Ive been fixing my parents cars and When my friends get there cars broken they come to me. I bought myself alot of tools with the money i get here and there.

RedSiBaron

my advice is if you like working on cars, dont do it for a living or you wont want to do it when you get home on your own car...work on heavy equipment or semis or something...

im a car designer...it was 6 years of work in college, but it was worth it...im happy

LoveMyProbe

great advice. the last thing my dad wants to do when he comes home from working on cars all day is work on a fucking car. lol. also he's 53 and has horrible arthritis. not something you can do when you get old remember that. im a Computer Engineer. I can sit on my ass whe im 70 and make the same as i did when i was 20.

240sxrb25

yea dont do only what you love for your job.

im a reassembly guy in a big body shop and do the mechanical stuff on my own.

all pretty much learned from reading books and doing stuff on your own.

oh and if you go to school for collision its BS you relearn everything where you work so pick the shortest program possible lol

speedracer5

lol im about to do a build soon if u want to come and help lol im in the militry (boring)

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ReaperBJJ

I work at Keystone auto/LKQ as a grinder/DA sander. I basically grind and sand bumpers,brush guards, wheels, or other random stuff to be chromed or anodized. Its dirty work but its great money.

Bubbles

Slang rock, hours are wack but the pay's deece.

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RedSiBaron

I hate doing body work on my own car with a passion, but I would do that shit all day long for pay...what you do does sound like nasty dirty work though

Cake Is Dope

Ok here is my story, I took automotive technology in high school for three years. Graduated then took a 2 year course at a local community college, where i got my Associate degree in automotive technology (Toyota T-Ten) program. I got a job at a toyota dealer, when i started there was a kid that i graduated with already working there for a year! He didn't go to college, just got hired off the street. As each year went by i started loosing interest in the job. Cars ALL day, when i get home everyone wants me to work on there car.. didn't feel like working on my car! I worked there for 8 years. Flat rate pay sucks, checks are unpredictable. You never know what your next check is going to look like. if the work isn't there your check will reflect that. When you try to upsell work the customer denies it. I quit this past summer, and now i work for the railroad (repairing trains, welder/fabricator) My hourly salary DOUBLED. I couldn't be more happier. Do what YOU feel though

Silverbullet

These are two different worlds your talking about here. One is being a mechanic/technician/trades worker, the other your talking about designing/analysis/running operations.

Go for the engineering degree. It'll open doors for real jobs.


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nismoracingsx

I did automotive for a couple years as a line tech...made workin on my car a chore >.<
Now I work on helicopter engines instead of cars (in the military now) and it pays for my hobby ^_^ Just bought a second 240, actually (this makes number 3)

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shanes14

i didnt take automotive but i did take automotive refinish and repair and now ive been in a bodyshop ever sinse. it isnt as good as i was hoping, but they are right, i dont want to even think about painting my car lol.

WanganRunner

I'm in real estate development & acquisitions

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Devius

DCP at a place called Westside Rehab. Pretty much i supervise crazy people

S14kouki_10

what did you major/majoring in?

ms!3

I never understood why people wanted to be a mechanic. Having to work on some one else's car sounds no fun at all. Especially when you have have some fat ass lady coming in with her 89 tercel, dirty ass fuck with a blown head gasket, and torn ball joints. Fuck you.

Im in the military btw, i fire artillery.

ms!3

double post.

ALTRNTV

I'm an RT in Los Angeles.

VAs13

im in the army

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Okinawandrifter87

Im in the Marines. I spend most of my time at the hobby shop.

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yokotas13

i fix jet engines for saudi arabia lol

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I was an auto tech at dealerships for about 4 years. I would say do it, but get into working on something high-end with a high labor rate. Something like Porsche, Benz, BMW---where the customers are most likely the first owner of the cars and they have no problem shelling out the cash to repair or maintain an older vehicle. With owners of lesser car makes it is harder to upsell work, and as the cars get older the cost to service them begins to equal or outweigh their value. Making it difficult to get those hours.

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RedSiBaron

Well let's see, car design is a design degree, not an engineering degree. A proper education (not all are equal) teaches you to learn about engineering and take it into account when you design so you have a viable vehicle that works at the end of the day. After you develop a concept for a vehicle you establish design peramiters you work around, you develop what technology you will use and a rough idea of where you'll place it or where you could place it in the vehicle. This helps you establish the proportions and general look of a vehicle, then you start developing body designs around it through sketching development. After you develop this further you refine it into a finished idea...

From there marketing ruins it and then you have the camaro...


Its a lot of sketching and rendering (digital painting), computer modelling, research, critical development thinking. School was a 5 year program I did in 4 by taking the first year of classes in the summer so I could catch up a year after 2yrs in aerospace engineering. We worked an average of 80-120 hrs a week on school work. It was A LOT of work, but we also did paid internships, which made it survivable. I would not suggest the profession for the faint of heart or those looking to succeed in the field. Its statistically harder to get a job as a car designer than it is to become a professional football player. I graduated with 4 other people from the university of cincinnati DAAP program with a bachelors of science...not a BFA...our program is ranked second in the country...if you are interested in car design I suggest checking out UC it'll be the cheapest and the best education that'll give you the best shot...the biggest issue is that you will only get out of it what you put in...if you slack you wont get a car design job, but if you bust ass you will have a better shot than most to get a car design job out of school.

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im in the carpenters union in NYC i build high rise buildings

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