You dont have to be a car person to want to learn how to do something. Putting things in boxes or on pedestals like that is how you get trapped into consumerism and ignorance. A car is no different than plumbing or electricity or farming or making a fire. You have to learn how it works, and then learn how to fix it or make it. The desire to learn is what it missing.
like the u/Butttoucha9k said, you have to learn what you're doing.
a big job like an engine? ask around at the autoparts store. some farmer probably has a side hustle and can help you out.
fluids, tires, brakes, lights, alternators, belts, etc? youtube and an autoparts store will give you all the info you need. hell, half the time, one of the guys will help you if it's something simple like a battery or a blown taillight. and I'm not even talking mom and pop. i'm talking oreillys or autozone.
keep in mind, i'm not a car guy at all. i appreciate them immensely, but i'm more familiar with the guts of a computer than the guts of a car, and i still do most of my own maintenance.
The essential ability to build a computer or build a car is the same. Its about wanting to know how it works and trying to figure out how to make it do that thing. Its about the desire to know and the will to do it.
I’m not a car person and I don’t feel comfortable doing repairs that might kill me or my family if I do them wrong.
You dont have to be a car person to want to learn how to do something. Putting things in boxes or on pedestals like that is how you get trapped into consumerism and ignorance. A car is no different than plumbing or electricity or farming or making a fire. You have to learn how it works, and then learn how to fix it or make it. The desire to learn is what it missing.
like the u/Butttoucha9k said, you have to learn what you're doing.
a big job like an engine? ask around at the autoparts store. some farmer probably has a side hustle and can help you out.
fluids, tires, brakes, lights, alternators, belts, etc? youtube and an autoparts store will give you all the info you need. hell, half the time, one of the guys will help you if it's something simple like a battery or a blown taillight. and I'm not even talking mom and pop. i'm talking oreillys or autozone.
keep in mind, i'm not a car guy at all. i appreciate them immensely, but i'm more familiar with the guts of a computer than the guts of a car, and i still do most of my own maintenance.
The essential ability to build a computer or build a car is the same. Its about wanting to know how it works and trying to figure out how to make it do that thing. Its about the desire to know and the will to do it.
Agreed, I'm just saying you don't have to be a gearhead to change your own fluids, especially in the age of the Internet.
Knowledge is easy to come by.