Fire On All Cylinders!

This year is blazing by like the world record breaking, 200mph, Hennessy Venom! I cannot believe that we are all going to graduate in a couple of months, It is as if we just started high school yesterday! Looking back on my earlier years at iPoly, I could remember looking at all of the seniors graduate every year, failing to realize that I would be in there shoes in such a short amount of time. I cannot wait to get my final presentation done so I could move on to better things! To start my life as an adult and aspire to great things for my family and most importantly to honor God! God has blessed me with a healthy body and a smart brain that is capable of many great things, so the last thing I want to do is waste my gifts away by being lazy or getting into drugs or alcohol. I want to continue to do my best in everything I do, to honor God and my family! I will continue to love on everyone and be used according to God's purpose in order that I bring all the Glory to Him! That's all for this post! Love ya'll!

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

1. How many years did it take you to be confident that you knew exactly what you were doing in the shop working by yourself?
2. What do you think is the most important part of being a good mechanic?
3. Where is the best place for a should a beginner mechanic to start his career?
4. Is there any major lessons that you have learned about auto care through your years of experience?
5. What in your opinion, is the most important factor in maintaining an automobile?
6. What do you think is the most important tool that every mechanic should have?
7. Do you think that fuel additives to your car will have a real effect on the long term performance of your car?
8. What do you do to your cars to make them last longer?
9. Do you think that just "going for it", as in just taking things apart and hoping that you can put them back together in the end, is a good approach to learning more about cars?
10. What is a good practice that a mechanic should do when working on cars?
11. When faced with any mechanical or electrical issue that is unidentifiable, what is the best approach at attempting to fix the problem?
12. How does it take for you to just hear a problem and know exactly what the problem is without even lifting the hood?
13. Do you think that changing the transmission fluid is a necessary procedure?
14. Do you think that maintaining an old car or a new car is easier?
15. What would you look for when buying a used car?
16. Where would you start when working on a car that won't start?
17. How do you keep organized when working on a car with lots of parts that could easily get lost?
18. What would you look for when finding a new mechanic?
19. How do you know when its time to change you fan belt?
20. What would you consider a bad mechanic?

Blog 17: Answer 3

What is the most important factor in maintaining an automobile?

Answer 3: The most important factor in maintaining an automobile is self educating yourself on the basics of auto mechanics.

• Self educating yourself about the mechanics of your car will allow you to have a better understanding of what is going on under your hood and will allow you to practice preventative maintenance on the car more effectively because you will know what the car needs and take the appropriate steps in providing those needs.
• Self educating yourself about the mechanics of your car will also help out when diagnosing problems with your car without having to start disassembling anything or taking it in to the shop, which can save you money on labor by the mechanic at the shop.
• Self educating your about the mechanics of your car will help out because you will figure out how to do the small jobs on the car yourself like brake jobs, oil changes, and light changes(ex.headlight, taillight), thus saving you money on the labor of the mechanic in the shop.

Resource: My grandpa Jesus Vazquez, he is a very experienced "car guy" and is one of the wisest people I know. Year after year we see his wisdom being put into play, sometimes even proving us wrong about some choice we thought would have been smart to do. I listen to my grandpa very carefully and enjoy having someone with so much experience in life. He is the one who helped me develop my third answer.

I think that this answer is definitely refutable but I am not to sure if it will be such a detailed answer to my question. I might have a hard time trying to explain such a concise and practical answer. In all, I might make a few adjustments or changes to this answer but for right now this is my third answer!