Time to change your nick to, 'Kinda Engineer'?

Don't feel that I'm trying to put you down, it's simply that if this was a Beetle forum, I'd be able to help with any problem that anyone has. In this age of electronics, nobody seems to have a clue, not even the so called electronics engineers employed by the agencies. It appears to be more of a hit and miss way of life than ever before.[&o]

 

well i never said i was an electrical engineer . Im actually into civil engineering. But im a car enthusiast, as we all are on here. And working on cars is just a hobby for me not a job. And its pertty difficult to know the ins and outs of every mitsu made car. Sorry that i cant help you anything further. Hopefully this gave you enough to solve your problem

 

I put 'Engineer' on my first passport in 1960 as my occupation, mainly because almost everything I'd done up to that point was involved with some type of engineering.
I started to dabble with automobile mechanics in 64, mainly due to lack of cash to pay a garage.
In 75 I started my own business as a VW Beetle mechanic with Haynes manuals as backup, ruining what had been until then my hobby!
One thing that I'd never have done would have been to offer advice on anything at anytime before being fully armed with the facts.

To the best of my knowledge, all electronically fuel injected cars work on a similar principle?
If I had access to the necessary equipment I'd bother to learn more about the systems, as I'm sure many of us would be happy to, even in retirement.

I sign off as someone who is glad that he didn't choose civil engineering as his vocation, although I was involved in it for a few years. Retiring at 47 wouldn't have been an option if I had.

Best wishes for Christmas!

 

not sure what you mean by this. Becuase once i start getting higher up in this, ill be making some really good money. What kinda of civil did you do, because its a very very large field.

 

What I mean is simply that working for a company, civil engineering or other wouldn't have given me the opportunity of retiring so early. The only real way to an early retirement is to go your own way and find a suitable niche that has a captive audience. In my own case it was eventually VW Beetles, but the niches are always there and plentiful, it's just a case of finding one that suits you!
PM if you need ideas John, I'm always willing to advise anyone who's hungry to get on in life.

 

well im pretty much gonna be doing some sort of civil engineering for the rest of my working career since i already have a bachelors in it and plan on getting my master's, maybe even Phd if i decide to become a proffesor. But ive already decided that this is what i want, and i know i can become suscessful at it since ive already started out pretty far ahead and only being 22.

 

I'm happy for you if you are, but by the same token I'm glad that I was unable to go by the education route. If I had I would have only just retired and lost the last 18 years in a workplace instead of being free to enjoy doing anything I fancy!

 

Thats pretty good. Nowadays its getting tougher to make good money without a college degree. I know you can, but its getting harder. But for me, its not like an early retirement cant happen. And even if i cant totally, i could see myself just doing small consulting stuff instead of full time jobs later in my career. But im happy for you to be able to do what youve done. I know once i retire its gonna be playing golf all week

 

That may depend on your choice of life partner and maybe the quantity of offspring produced!
Don't count your chickens too soon!
You may be as lucky as I was and go off the golf, I was 13 years into it and completely hooked, but got lucky and gave it up. It's a complete waste of time and money when there are other more useful and satisfying things to be doing, all week.

 

well i was just joking on the all week thing. But i dont think its something i could give up. I like the challenge.