all the stuff i from my friends at work plus all these car threads popping up.
I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THEM!
but where do i start
I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT THEM!
but where do i start
need some help with cars
- Thread starter DeLgAdO
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What do you want to know?
Basically you take a key, put it in the ignition, pray a little, and perhaps it will start
I'm just playing.... What are you looking to learn?
Basically you take a key, put it in the ignition, pray a little, and perhaps it will start
I'm just playing.... What are you looking to learn?
ahhh i dunno where to start. im a n00b. damn i feel like a new dumbass aro keeper thhats looking for help, except with cars
pretty much imma save up to buy my first car.
a honda civic SI coupe.
pretty much imma save up to buy my first car.
a honda civic SI coupe.
You could always take a class at your local community college or do like I did and follow around your uncle who practicaly lives at the junkyard. I leared more from him in 4 days then I learned in my Auto II classes in high school.
dont start out with a civic get something American's it will be much easer to learn about as you work on, American cars are huge so there is a ton of room to work under and in them civics are small and every thing is under a plastic panel or just glued on.
rallysman;1067525; said:
Agree on howstuffworks.com see if how much info they have on auto's that you can learn. IMO first learn the parts of a normal piston engine since that is the main component that is similar on all cars. There are piston engines and rotary engines. The latter is IMO more mazda specific so you don't need to know it inside and out just know it exists. Everything else from suspension design to other mechanical peices is different from car to car so you'll only want to really study those for the care you're interested in.
Or if there's a question in your head, just search it on google. There's no quick way to know alot. Just start reading and finding answers.
reverse;1067531; said:
I agree. Joining a forum for the car of your interest is a good place to start. And my advice is to lurk, and take all the info you can for a while. Internet forums can be harsh, especially car forums...
Also pick up a magazine or two of your choice. Something that caters to something of your interest in cars. You should be able to learn a good bit there.
Other than being mechanically inclined, I learned all I know just from taking in info for the last 20 years mostly from magazines and then when the internet age came about the forums really helped me to learn more. Sure I've owned a couple cars that I had to perform work on but all in all you can not have that specific car and know alot of info from just doing your research.
Buy a car for less than $500,keep it running as your daily driver for as long as possible using manuals from the library and auto parts store.Repeat.
Worked for me
Worked for me