Personal Stereotypes About Cars

Since I was very young I have been really enthusiastic about cars, how they work and everything about them, when I was young I also had a mat with streets and roundabouts and houses, which I played with taking my cars around the streets. Just a few years ago I started to work in my dad’s garage, this meant giving up my school holidays. I didn’t mind doing this as it is something I have always wanted to do. The first morning I was going to work I got picked up and I was up really early because of the excitement of going to work for the first time. I was up at 6am but I started work at 8:30am. On my first day it was all about learning the basics, for example, dealing with answering phone and sweeping the floor.
I think going to work has matured me as well as I have learned loads of …show more content…
A lot of people get mixed up when speaking about tyres; most people get mixed up between a tyre and a wheel. I know how to repair punctures in tyres, this is a big process to go through, and I can go and do this without asking for help now this is a big achievement for me. I can also change parts of exhausts or change a full exhaust system; I can replace brake parts such as pads and discs. Also I can price up a job and give a customer a quote on the job this involves me thinking of what the job involves how much time I would spends, price of parts, if I would need any help, this is a very handy skill to have in general. Having these skills also helps me write in CV’s which a lot of people can’t do when they try for their first job but I have the advantage and I am able to write about work experience, on an application form of a job I would love to do. I have also met new people while working and it has helped me talk to new people easily and make them feel welcome if they had just started in the new job, because I knew what it felt like, not knowing who anyone is or where anything