A co-worker of mine had me work on his honda civic and toyota pick-up. He was impressed with my skills and asked me all kinds of questions. Well turns out he just bought a auto repair shop in modesto, ca. And wanted me to be a mechanic in the shop along with another guy.

He said its not going to be anything to major, so no engine rebuilds or overhauls. He wants me to work on tune-ups, tires, and brakes. His other buddy has been working over at the dodge dealership and just finished getting his certificate for A/C so he will work on A/C, suspension, and alignments.

He knows i dont have any certificates or anything like that for auto mechanics but still wants me to work for him and go to school to get my certificates over the summer. The shop will be opened up and all put together next year.

What do you guys think? is it worth it in the long run? My plan was to get my auto mechanics training at the city college. And after that my family said theyd be more then willing to help me open up my own shop.

But should i just get my certificates through ROP over the summer and work for my co-worker to get some experiance first? Then later on open up a shop of my own?

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