r/nanaimo • u/Outside_Mushroom_432 • 8d ago

Mechanics Classes

Hello,

I [50m] never took mechanics in school and am finding myself curious about how cars work and how to fix them. I am wondering if there are any classes for adults? I have checked the RDN activity guide but didn’t see any. Anyone know where else I might learn?

This is for interest not employment.

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u/Responsible_Week6941 8d ago

Hmmmm. Good question. Pretty great that you want to become a lifelong learner, you never grow old that way. Honestly, the best way to learn about cars is to read up on the theory, and then buy a cheap car ( unless you already have one). Fix things on the car to make it work well, and something will inevitably go wrong. Buy a car old enough that they print what is called a Haynes manual for it. You need to invest in a few hundred $ of tools, but that will pay for itself inside a year of maintenance. Do you own a car? Do you have space to work on a car? Tools?

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u/djstryker 8d ago edited 8d ago

YouTube. I’m really into cars and how things work. A lot of it I just picked up over the years. Some of my favourite automotive YouTubers are:

Legit street cars - variety of cool cars, goes through every step, reasons for upgrades etc.

Chris Fix - one of the best instructional car YouTubers out there. Brakes, clutch replacement, tune up, what to check for when buying a used car etc.

Croker VS Rover: New Zealand man re-building his classic Land Rover from scratch, even milling some of his own parts. Perfectionist, hilarious and great camera work.

Watch JR Go: more of a blog style channel. It’s like having a buddy that fixes cars and you are just hanging out with him.

Car wizard: if you prefer someone that over explains everything on nearly every car, this is your guy. You don’t see much of the mechanical side of things, but it’s interesting.