Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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2 1/2 years as an apprentice mechanic, I had an idea about some things before that but most of it I learned in that time. Now if I don't know I'll have a look and find out.
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Anthony
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Registered: 2nd Nov 06
Location: milton keynes. Drives: 1.6 Sport
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Helping my dad work on his old Capri laser, and his mk3 granada v6's
And have always been interested in cars from a young age.
[Edited on 30-11-2008 by jonesy_sri]
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Charlton
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Registered: 20th Mar 07
Location: Newcastle
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corsa knowledge thanks to you lot and a haynes
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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Self taught just from reading and tinkering basically, me and a mate did an engine change at 15 on his fiesta .
Now I'm just a geek and obsessed with cars.
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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I would take my car apart.........
Then watch my dad put it back together 
I owe a lot to my dad!
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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All self taught myself and went from there.
only just getting around to getting my NVQ level 3 so i can get an MOT bay fitted.
My lads 9 years old and i am passing all my skills onto him, he has already built an engine (with my pointing out things) and he can MIG weld better than some of my mates
everyone has to start somewhere......
To give people motivation to start and where it could take u, in 2000 i couldent even change a set of brake pads 
8-9years on i am building a 900+bhp twin engine corsa
Shows if you put your mind to something......
[Edited on 30-11-2008 by BeArDy]
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sadla_xe
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
Location: Tamworth,west midz Drives: Corsa sport
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i learnt off 20valver
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Rybo
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Registered: 6th Mar 08
Location: Cumbria
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the hard way...break it,need to fix it and cant afford garage bill (as an apprentice)
but generally always pissed about with stuff from young age,iv learnt a lot since i started with cars...but couldnt of built my xe corsa without you guys 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I'm jealous of your son Beardy, I never even thought about how cars worked until I was at least 16 never mind building an engine at 9
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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quote:
Originally posted by C2_Scotty
Always liked cars since i was little then Built a caterham with my grandad and his mate when i was 8 and was my first time working on a car propperly then went from there and now im 16 and on my NVQ Level 1 at college and my apprenticeship is at Vauxhall
[Edited on 30-11-2008 by C2_Scotty]
TBH i cant even remember what i did when i was 10 never mind 8.So how you can remeber stuff from back then is beyond me.
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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i no how an engine works how to maintain etc but like you goes over my head when they get too techjy, but im all self taught bought my nova blew it up re built it blew it up put new engone in then started with corsas now drive an astra..
just picjk things up from reading watching and mostly doing
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xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
I would take my car apart.........
Then watch my dad put it back together
I owe a lot to my dad!
Never known my dad so always struggled in that department. Even simple things like borrowing tools is an issue. 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Not that I know much, but all my limited knowledge has come from here, Top Gear, and what I know about BMW's, BMW Car Mag.
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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Dont u think that skills are not passed nto next generations now?
most of our dads can work on cars, and done it loads of times, always have an advice how to do one or another?
also new cars are more complicated than basic corsa.. lots of electronics, etc. in older days i u go to garage guys would tell u whats wrong by the sounds of engine, now they take a laptop
ithink because of the way cars are built now, number of poeple that have skills to repair cars will be very small
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
Some people don't care how it works so long as it does, I like to know what's happening.
That's exactly how I feel
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
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I learnt from my dad. I bought a mini at the age of about 12, and stripped and rebuilt most of it with him. Only to then sell it on before i was 15 lol.
Then i got an apprenticship at volvo trucks. studied for 3 years on block release at college for a btec in HGV repair and an NVQ level 3 in HGV repair.
Then i studied 10 modules within volvo to gain my master technician status. All by the age of 21 lol.
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
All self taught myself and went from there.
only just getting around to getting my NVQ level 3 so i can get an MOT bay fitted.
My lads 9 years old and i am passing all my skills onto him, he has already built an engine (with my pointing out things) and he can MIG weld better than some of my mates
everyone has to start somewhere......
To give people motivation to start and where it could take u, in 2000 i couldent even change a set of brake pads
8-9years on i am building a 900+bhp twin engine corsa
Shows if you put your mind to something......
[Edited on 30-11-2008 by BeArDy]
still can't learn its a barm cake can u!
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Mainly from my Dad, as he has his own small recovery/salvage company. So i'd often help him with things, or just mess about with cars before they get scrapped.
Quite a bit is self taught though, and when money allows im hoping to build some to further my knowledge
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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thought id best get a job when i left school . so done my lvl3 and mot course 
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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by ripping stuf apart and putting it back together. haynes manuals are always good aswell until you get to something not covered in there. before the civic i could do bolt on stuff with the corsa. with the civic ive ripped the engine out and rebuilt it and everything
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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i didn't
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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and never will you lazy cooont
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rodgers-nova
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Registered: 30th Aug 08
Location: flintshire
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same as most realy,by taking stuff apart, got a first car at think i was 16, met people with the same interests and wa taught by a mate ov mine
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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ROFL i know the theory behind them, i've just never put anything into practise
can i remind you of the key role i played in your conversion please lee? 
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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if you must
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