I graduated from an excellent Auto Tech program in my community college. At the time there weren't any manufacturers' involved, so the training wasn't specific to one brand. I worked full-time at various local garages during the day and went to school at night. With the high-tech boom just around the corner, I considered leaving the field in the mid-eighties and enrolled in Technical school to study digital electronics. After two years of night school I graduated with a diploma as a Digital Electronics Technician. As cars became more reliant on electronics I thought I could put my training to good use, so I stayed in the car business. I figured I might as well aim high, so I walked into an MB dealer and asked for a job. I was hired as a trainee even though I'd been a mechanic for seven years. That was eighteen years ago. Since then I've had the chance to attend MB training in New Jersey, Alabama, and California. I've gotten to know Technical Specialists, Engineers, and various other factory reps. I think that how far one goes in their chosen profession goes hand in hand with how hard they're willing to work. Oh yeah, a few lucky breaks along the way doesn't hurt either