Bobby Ventura, a lanky 62 blonde-haired blue-eyed high school junior, is a self described home mechanic who enjoys tinkering with his screaming yellow 97 Mustang at every opportunity he can get. Having an uncle who runs a garage helped him to land his first car several months before he obtained his drivers license.
Im not much for studying, but auto shop has kept me focused. I plan on working for my uncle when I graduate from school and Ill take night classes at Tech to get my AAS in Automotive Systems Technology. Cars have changed a lot over the years and my uncle wants someone who can not only turn a wrench, but be able to read a computer. Todays cars have much more diagnostic stuff to figure out and that is what I am going to learn at Tech, Bobby quipped.
Cars have changed and the market for new mechanics has changed as well. As older mechanics retire, they will need to be replaced by professionals who not only know cars from bumper to bumper but can also understand computer software. Installing a K&N cold air intake is still a necessary skill, but many repair shops now want students who can understand and fix global positioning systems, such as OnStar,...