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[YZ250]

well said!!  My dad brought me up to work on my own cars (my first was a 1978 Mini that needed summat doing every weekend), and he'd have me doing jobs like stripping and rebuilding the carburettor, tackling the brakes, routine servicing, bodywork, etc.

Obviously there are those that do and those that don't.  Some women are cut out for it and enjoy working on cars but my wife and daughter are not in that category. They are in the category where they try to beat their own personal best of how many handbags they bought the previous year. 
I don't deny that some women can do the jobs, but they are surely in a minority. 

Must add, I know the female members on here do just get stuck in, so fair play to them. 

[symes]

My granddaughter keeps on about when she's bigger she wants a 32 ford hotrod- Honestly dont know where she gets it from

[YZ250]

My granddaughter keeps on about when she's bigger she wants a 32 ford hotrod- Honestly dont know where she gets it from

Hmmm, me thinks Grandad's corrupting her. 

[symes]

Oooohhhhh that sounds so wrong in many ways  Seriously mate I think it stemmed from taking her with me to work on the cars for summer shows-used to put her in a bouncer chair-she was in diapers then-so could say she's been around classics and customs before she could walk    

[Andy B]

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she was in diapers then .....

Argghhhh!!! 

NAPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[SIR Philbutt]

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she was in diapers then .....

Argghhhh!!! 

NAPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With you 100% there mate 

[Marie]

Its role reversal in my house

i maintain and fix he drives i must admit hubby does pull his finger out if kicked.

i have been working on cars for years and been an enginneer since i was 17. never wanted to do anything else think it might have something to do with me conning my old man when i was 13 to by my a shell of a landrover and i took it to peices every nut and bolt and then rebuilt it much to my mothers dis like the drive way was covered in landrover parts  The more difficult bits my dad helped or did for me if i addmitted defeet.

i dont understand why ladies cant do the simple things i would cringe if i had to ask a bloke to check levels or change a tyre! if you cant do the basics then you shouldnt be allowed to drive!!!! imho!!! and levels are basics OPen bonnet and look most cars these days have yellow caps to high light them for you.

sorry mini vent over. i do try and educate my female mates and were getting there i have gone from doing it all to supervising them which is a start 

[aaronjb]

My granddaughter keeps on about when she's bigger she wants a 32 ford hotrod- Honestly dont know where she gets it from

If I ever finish the first kit car then a Factory Five '33 Hot Rod is at the top of my list (w/ 390 FE & dual quads, no hood, no overriders and no roof in flat black with red interior..) - https://www.factoryfive.com/kits/33-hot-rod/

Or maybe a '32 in brown just like this (slightly NWS, underwear visible): http://www.myrideisme.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/hot_rod_1932_032.jpg 

[Guinney1971]

lol !!

as for women collecting handbags *shakes head in disgust at my fellow female of the species*   ....

my idea of retail therapy is a day down at Looms' Scrapyard in Derby    However now I have a toddler in tow, 'elf n safety means I cant go any more, but back in the days of common sense, I used to love accompanying my dad to a local scrappie (which is now underneath a posh new housing estate).

I'm planning on bringing my daughter up the same way, she's already got her own car (a 1993 Toyota Sera that used to belong to her older sister), and she will be expected to look after it - my daughter will not refer to oil as 710 fluid......

Claire

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Always explain, and train your daughters how to undertake basic car maintenance from the earliest of ages so they do not get ripped off by anyone, and also of course do not pass jobs onto you.  Apart from that early training, send them to night school for car maintenance so they are encouraged to tackle bigger jobs and know what to do, whilst recognising woman can undertake such work as much as men!

If you don't then the ladies around you will rely on you. So many men want to be in the position of being "the man" and a jack of all trades, whilst thinking  the "little" women in doors is not capable of such work!  Rubbish!  But that is what so many men do, and you wonder why women let you get on with it!!

My Granddaughter helped me build my chev v8 and she is nearly 8 years old

Well yes, I started to become interested in car mechanics (and the boyfriend involved in them!!) at 12.  8 is a great starting age Symes!

All for it, and eventually women will make up at least 40% of all technical trades

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Its role reversal in my house

i maintain and fix he drives i must admit hubby does pull his finger out if kicked.

i have been working on cars for years and been an enginneer since i was 17. never wanted to do anything else think it might have something to do with me conning my old man when i was 13 to by my a shell of a landrover and i took it to peices every nut and bolt and then rebuilt it much to my mothers dis like the drive way was covered in landrover parts  The more difficult bits my dad helped or did for me if i addmitted defeet.

i dont understand why ladies cant do the simple things i would cringe if i had to ask a bloke to check levels or change a tyre! if you cant do the basics then you shouldnt be allowed to drive!!!! imho!!! and levels are basics OPen bonnet and look most cars these days have yellow caps to high light them for you.

sorry mini vent over. i do try and educate my female mates and were getting there i have gone from doing it all to supervising them which is a start 

I agree Marie!

It will take some time to get all us ladies in the frame of mind to tackle all jobs possible, but there is still a problem / challenge with how us girls are raised. 

My father was utterly useless with DIY in any form, but my mother, and grandmother before her, believed in tackling anything and so did all the basic house maintenance.  There were no cars in the household, so my mum never progressed to that, but she would have done if the opportunity had arisen!  But in so many households in the past, and I suspect still in some, girls are over encouraged to let men get on with their manly tasks, with women doing their's.  So old  fashioned, and bit by bit things will change.  My daughter was encouraged by me to do everything she could with looking after a car and house maintenance.  I am sure her daughter, my grandchild is now being brought up as a girl of the 21st century with all jobs open to her in the new female self reliant world!   No wonder men are becoming rather paranoid about girls being top mechanics (like you Marie ) and high level technical staff building nuclear submarines or airliners!

The revolution is in hand, but just a bit held up by a lack of confidence and over bearing men!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

lol !!

as for women collecting handbags *shakes head in disgust at my fellow female of the species*   ....

my idea of retail therapy is a day down at Looms' Scrapyard in Derby    However now I have a toddler in tow, 'elf n safety means I cant go any more, but back in the days of common sense, I used to love accompanying my dad to a local scrappie (which is now underneath a posh new housing estate).

I'm planning on bringing my daughter up the same way, she's already got her own car (a 1993 Toyota Sera that used to belong to her older sister), and she will be expected to look after it - my daughter will not refer to oil as 710 fluid......

Claire

Well done Claire, I had many a happy day like that, although I must admit I am also a shopaholic buying all the shoes, handbags, and clothes I can afford (and more!!)

Us girls can now do both, and extremely well!

[Marie]

I agree Marie!

It will take some time to get all us ladies in the frame of mind to tackle all jobs possible, but there is still a problem / challenge with how us girls are raised. 

My father was utterly useless with DIY in any form, but my mother, and grandmother before her, believed in tackling anything and so did all the basic house maintenance.  There were no cars in the household, so my mum never progressed to that, but she would have done if the opportunity had arisen!  But in so many households in the past, and I suspect still in some, girls are over encouraged to let men get on with their manly tasks, with women doing their's.  So old  fashioned, and bit by bit things will change.  My daughter was encouraged by me to do everything she could with looking after a car and house maintenance.  I am sure her daughter, my grandchild is now being brought up as a girl of the 21st century with all jobs open to her in the new female self reliant world!   No wonder men are becoming rather paranoid about girls being top mechanics (like you Marie ) and high level technical staff building nuclear submarines or airliners!

The revolution is in hand, but just a bit held up by a lack of confidence and over bearing men!

i still to this day suffer from this  if its a job i havent done before i know i have the skills etc but sometimes can just be tooo duanting and if i break my car i have to pay for it and if i break the aircraft i loose my rate and or my auths. once i have done a job a couple of times im good to go  had a fast ball today had to go out to another squadron and remove a bit of kit with time restraints and i was the lead enginner telling someone of the same rank what to do and when but i knew excatly what needed doing and how without looking at the maintenance manual  although i had to stay late at work

oh I HATE SHOPPING !!!!!!!!!!!1 REALLY HATE IT lol

[Terbs]

I don't get involved in these arguments...

My one and only comment to wife years back was.... 'Did you check the oil'.....and the reply was.... 'And when did you last iron a shirt'

I admit defeat, and do not enter that area again.

[Elite Pete]

Men use tools women use utensils