xa0s
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Registered: 4th Mar 08
Location: Dartford, Kent Car: Turbo'd Fabia vRS
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Just curious how you all acquired your knowledge of cars and maintaining them.
I've never had family members who knew about cars, so I've only just started learning when I had to maintain my own vehicle (bike in this situation, but still the same basically). Completely self taught.
Baffled how so many people seem to have in-depth engine knowledge. I know the basics but when people start talking about manifold angles and stuff it just goes over my head.
I love reading through project threads on here, and turbo engines generally fascinate me.
How did you learn what you know about cars?
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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Mother and father always had practical interest in cars, my brother tried but failed a lot, and I learnt most of my car stuff from working on the Corsa.
Sadly it's all gone out of the window now with the rotary, but I can still do all the general maintenance if needs be.
Some people don't care how it works so long as it does, I like to know what's happening.
[Edited on 30-11-2008 by CorsAsh]
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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self taugh...
got a haynes and set to work 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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Always loved them from a very very young age, no idea why.
Leant by taking something apart and seeing how it went back together, self taught basically.
The technical geekery I have is from 8 years of tinkering with stuff.
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
got a haynes and set to work
This is another big help.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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From 'getting stuck in'. Never really had an interest until I got my first bike, then car. Got a Haynes and set to it
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corsa_sean
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Registered: 11th Mar 08
Location: aberdeen
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myself grandad working on his old fords etc as a young lad then getting my first car at 14 going to work at 15 at wallaceperformance
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DaNnY_LaD
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Registered: 30th Nov 05
Location: Walkden,Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
self taugh...
got a haynes and set to work
Same here.!
I remember my brother passing me a small turbo of his fez when i was alot young...I didnt have fucking clue what it was till i heard it fitted and he took me out in it...
Yeah id have to say self taut..
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_sean
myself grandad working on his old fords etc as a young lad then getting my first car at 14 going to work at 15 at wallaceperformance
Did you build Kindness' XE? 
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Wrighty_1988
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Registered: 30th Jun 06
Location: South Yorkshire
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I know enough to get me by, all self taught aswell. Would like to take a night course as i fancy it (im a sparky by day), but all the ones ive seen at college you cant jump into the good stuff, you need to do all of the learning to service cars and shite first.
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sampayne21
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Registered: 3rd Sep 08
Location: Sidcup Kent Drives: BMW E46
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self taught and still learning
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corsa_sean
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Registered: 11th Mar 08
Location: aberdeen
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i helped with it is as a aprentice loved that car made me build my one
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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From my dad, and I got an interest at a very early age 
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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watching my Dad tune capri's/xr3's/fiesta's from about the age of 5
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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dad i guess, always used to work on his kitcar, bikes etcetc
but didnt no much before i started my job
[Edited on 30-11-2008 by warren.g]
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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Was always around lorries and heavy machinery because of my dads scrap yard..
Car wise I needed something to do after school so went to college and did my level 1 nvq then I sodded it off and did music tech.. But kept an interest in cars.. Messing with mine.. Then after college and getting my btec in music I didn't like the idea of uni debt.. So got a job in parts
I'm often in the workshop seeing whats happening..
But the majority of my knowledge is corsa based from Reading up on here and owning 3 of them..
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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From my dad. He works in a garage and i was took there virtually everyday, used to stand by the door watching him work, its one thing ive always had an intrest in.
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c16xenov
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Registered: 9th Nov 04
Location: falkirk, scotland
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My knowledge is quite basic but mainly from ma dad or trawling threw forums etc.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Self taught.
I didn't know how to take a wheel off when I got my car. My dad showed me
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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trial an error..
was taking my toy cars apart so i knew how to fix them if they broke lol
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
Location: Plymouth
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self taught. only ever changed oil on a car before my let project though 
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Self taught / dad / mechanic mates
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adz_gsi
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Registered: 20th Sep 08
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went working in my dads old garage on weekends n hlolidays wen younger + an apprenticeship and nicking his old qualification n city n guilds too which made me an apprentice wen i was 16 (now 21 and fully q'd
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Just pick stuff up as I go along like most folk do
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Corsa_Scotty
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Registered: 8th Aug 07
Location: Scottish Borders
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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]
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