There doesn't really seem to be much to this article: the work is physically demanding, has a lot of up-front cost, and the path to good pay is not certain. Alt

There doesn't really seem to be much to this article: the work is physically demanding, has a lot of up-front cost, and the path to good pay is not certain. Although it's sort of implied, the article really doesn't touch on the increasing complexity of automotive repairs. Like so much else that's going wrong with cars these days, they're getting more and more difficult to repair, and there seems to be no way to back off from the precipice. I visited a corn maze with my kids late last year, and they had an old fire engine there. The inside of the doors were just a flat sheet of metal held in place by normal-sized Phillips screws. Anyone could have serviced that door without specialized tools or knowledge. We should be able to build cars like this these days. Obvious, exposed bolts and screws, designed intended to allow for repair-ability. But like so many other trends, forces are sending us in the wrong direction. Also, the article offers a helpful explanation of what a transmission is, just in case you didn't know: > "transmissions, the duffel-bag-shaped, 300-pound machines that transfer power to the vehicles’ wheels."