Folks,

My comments regarding the mechanic had nothing to do with gender. They were based on what the mechanic said.

I don't care if a mechanic is male, female or what. If they can do the work and understand what they need to understand then I'm on board with them.

I would have said the same thing based on their responses.

Actually, my daughter would never be an auto tech, but she would make a great one. She understands things that I tell her and she is does amazingly well handling tools. When she started out at 16 with her 300D I made her do a brake job and a few other minor things. I was amazed at how she could do things like use a punch and hammer and other things even though she had never done ANYTHING like that before.

She knows a lot more about the inner workings of a car than most drivers regardless of their gender. In fact I think it causes problems because she knows more than the boys that she hangs out with.

My son on the other hand, never learned or cared much about cars. I would be afraid to drive a car on which he had just put the spare on the ground without checking the lug bolts first.

Gender doesn't have to be a factor in this.

Have a great day,