# Lady auto mechanic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/lady-auto-mechanic/25596>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mechanics\
**Created:** [January 26, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lady-auto-mechanic/25596 "2009-01-26T18:58:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![rustytheruru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rustytheruru](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rustytheruru)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lady-auto-mechanic/25596/21 "2009-01-28T22:31:12Z")

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I remember saying to my friends dad that I wouldn’t mind being an auto mechanic. He said, “No, you wouldn’t.” When I asked why not, he said ,“How would you like to hoist up a 1000 pd transmission?” and other things along that line. So, anyways, he was tighting a nut or a bolt or something on one of my wheels. I don’t remember what he was using to tighten it but he was trying to stand on it to gain more leverage and the thing wouldn’t budge so I asked if I could try. He said he didn’t want me to hurt myself but I said, “Well, if I do, its my own fault.” So, he reluctantly agreed. I didn’t injure myself but I also didn’t have any better luck than he at tightening the thing. So, ya, I could see myself breaking my neck on the job.  
But, mainly I wanted to just because it pays to know how to fix most things on a vehicle- and tell when your being hustled. So, ya he said mechanic can make bank BUT it is an extreme pain in the a$$ when something is going wrong and you have been working on it forever to no avail. He has a tremendous amount of patience. I have none. I can picture myself destroying the car I was trying to fix in a fit of rage.  
But, hey, camkit2009, that’s awesome what you want to do. I’m in the medical laboratory technology program at my University and I can count maybe two guys who take classes with me. They say more women are pursuing degrees in the science and engineering fields. I think it would be cool to see more female auto mechanics.

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