# How did everyone learn how to work on cars?

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**Created:** [January 10, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-did-everyone-learn-how-to-work-on-cars/194703 "2008-01-10T17:38:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-did-everyone-learn-how-to-work-on-cars/194703/3 "2008-01-10T17:57:09Z")

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> [@Watch Crew: What to buy?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/watch-crew-what-to-buy/34295/37):
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> Self taught. Learned on smaller motors first. Dirt bikes, ect… just experimenting. You’ll never learn shit from a book

not always true, yes doing it is better than reading it, but I stole a Helms manual…well barrowed off of a friend with intent of not giving it back 🙂 that thing is a Bible to me. Best thing i did was found a well known local mechanic and a bunch of buddies that were really in to cars and there was a lot to learn from them.

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