im a mechanic...... my dad owns a shop. i get paid from him. i live home still welll i have the house to my self because my mom and dad split... my mom left... my dad found a new gf and lives with her so i live at my house for nothing. my dad pays the normal bills.. is why cars are mine cause he has no interest in any of them anymore... just old news.
my dad good friend owns a shop so when were slow i go there and work for the day
my one friend i met has another shop... so i have work there to
i have as much work as i choose to do
i also find like say 500 dollar grand prix, or 250 dollar cavaliers that need motor, trannys or just work i fix them up an re sell them. i actually just got a grand prix that needed head gaskets for 500 bucks from a customer... i fixed the motor and waxed car and went over it and sold it for 2500.
as for the cars all the high dollar cars my dad bought in the early 80's and kept them nice since and stored... he also collected alot of 4 speed parts, motors, parts over the years when cheap.
my 68 cuda i paid 200 for parts car for 1700 and rest was alot of work. i used the money i got from grauation 2500ish to do alot and rest was 2 years or wheeling and dealing.
my vega my dad helped fund not gonna lie. thats before i got paid for work but i was in shop everyday doing w/e.. plus swap meet big time... free 5 speed. 40 dollar wheels from barn... free paint... had alot of hook ups i know alot of people that like me
i dont drink i dont smoke i dont party
insurance.... 2 or 4 cars are under antique in my dads name. they dont get driven much.... rest are under name and so much a year... no tickets ever and i showed insurance i have a bike i ride all the time. all my cars have like pleasure or 2500 miles less.. i have so many cars maybe a few hundred on each one a year
i also work on snowmobiles or 4 wheelers... pipes head work anything aftermarket.. do lawn mowers weed wackers
