Im sure we all realize that. The best is the odd times a wrecked car comes in. Rope holding the hood down or my fav was a new lincoln where i had to do a brake job and the right front wheel was so out of whack it dragged the tire down the road on road test. Steering wheel was out about a turn, customer didnt want that stuff fixed though. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.gif

new cars are nice, cause they are new

dont get me started on my tech school experiences.



basically if it wasnt for everything i knew before going there, i would've come out knowing nothing.



I dont even tell people i went to lincoln tech because it'll make them think all the bullshit they tell you is true. I'm an A tech, and i am the sole head tech at my shop. I'm only 22 and graduated LTI in '03. I make pretty good money, could've been making a lot more but refused to work 90+hour work weeks. My shop makes about $30k a week give or take a few K, so far year-to-date to my name i have around 330-350k of personal sales. that's almost half of our current YTD total for the shop....and i work with 4 other people. If i was to go to a dealer around here i'd probably start at 18/hour and in a year or two be around 21ish/hour.



Now thats what LTI wants you to believe will happen to you when you graduate....but its not true. 99% of the people there are bums, useless, i've fired 3 LTI students in the past 4 months. If you really wanna give it a shot, follow baldy's idea start off at a basic place and let them know you want to learn, if you get in a good shop there'll be guys willing to teach you, and if youre willing to learn and watch and pay attention then youll do awesome.



but yea, speedmachine hire me i do good work! and im trying to get into doing aftermarket stuff, fixing peoples wrecks with stock **** bores me.



kevin.

apply at WELDONG!

So in all honesty the best way would be to find a small personal shop and start there? I know of a shop right down the road, but would i atleast be able to get any certification or is that not going to help at all?

What do you think you get paid on? You get paid on ASE certifications. There are 7 of them total. I don't know exact details about them, as I have never taken them.



But yes, in short you are better off working at a shop, working very hard, and working your way up, ask questions, get invovled in other parts of the car even if you don't get paid for doing the work, you are still saving money by NOT going to a tech school.

Thanks guys appreciate all the help and advice.