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    okay so i just graduated high school and still do not know exactly what i wanna do i know i have it down to a few things mechanical engineer,auto mechanic, machinist. okay i am wondering if you guys think it would be a good idea to go to uti right near me not even an hour or so away and maybe do nascar institute and since im near charlotte which is a big place for nascar i think i could go do the uti nascar stuff and get a good job around charlotte with a race team like hendrick or something or do you think it would be harder than that to get with one of the big teams or would it be better to just go to uti for a dealership like bmw ford mini toyota or nissan??

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    Re: School questions,nascar or dealership

    let me correct that the nascar is an elective but i dont under stand how haveing that elective will help get you into a nascar shop,haha im going to have to get some info on the school to better understand how it works but does it sound like a good place to go to school and has anyone you know went or going to uti
    Last edited by 3.8lcoty; 07-20-2012, 02:08 AM.

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      Re: School questions,nascar or dealership

      You have to finish all your classes for auto, then you'll be able to take on the elective you chose.

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      • #4
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        Oh ok thanks for explaining that

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          Re: School questions,nascar or dealership

          One thing you need to understand about working with a race team.

          1st... expect to travel every week.
          2nd... don't expect that great of money
          3rd... it will be hard to break into, you will need to know someone.

          You can become an autotech, I don't know much about the market, and what is needed and cost options from schooling.

          I became a aircraft Mechanic, and work for Boeing(I see you are in SC) I actually got to work ground crew for the 2nd 787 off the production line last night.

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            Re: School questions,nascar or dealership

            Originally posted by DAS BOOT View Post
            One thing you need to understand about working with a race team.

            1st... expect to travel every week.
            2nd... don't expect that great of money
            3rd... it will be hard to break into, you will need to know someone.

            You can become an autotech, I don't know much about the market, and what is needed and cost options from schooling.

            I became a aircraft Mechanic, and work for Boeing(I see you are in SC) I actually got to work ground crew for the 2nd 787 off the production line last night.
            yeah i cant be nascar i wanna have a family and see my wife and kids when i have some

            maybe auto machanic for ford or chevy or bmw or some big company

            and idk maybe i could do planes my brother is the marines and is a bulk fuel specialist so he deals with planes and stuff all day,currently stationed in Okinawa japan

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              Re: School questions,nascar or dealership

              Unless you already work on cars, or really have a passion for working on other peoples dirty, broken, nasty cars every day, DO NOT go to UTI. I shelled out nearly $30,000 for UTI's auto/deisel program and decided halfway through that as much as I enjoy working on my own, that I didn't want to work someone elses for a living. Don't get me wrong, UTI gives you a first class education, but the odds of becoming an automotive technician after going to school there is about 1 in 3 or so. Now if you were to take a manufacturer specific program, like BMW, Volkeswagen, Toyota, International, etc. your chances would be better of getting into a big dealer where the money is. In the end, it's up to you. That's just my experience.
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                Re: School questions,nascar or dealership

                Okay thanks cfreed11 your reply is a lot of help because I fell that way I think I enjoy working on my car but other people idk if I would enjoy it like I do working on mine,I might just do the mechanical engineer and do some machinests classes

                Is there any machanical engineers on camaro v6

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