Class Content

All knowledge levels are welcome. Each lecture day or service day will be covering very basics to more nuanced considerations of specific automotive systems with an emphasis on practicality. No experience or knowledge is necessary. Class content will vary depending on students needs and skill levels.  

If you want to… 

  • Learn how to replace you car’s light bulbs

  • Learn how to safely change a tire roadside

  • Take better care of your car with preventative maintenance based on your driving habits 

  • Change your own oil

  • Learn safe practices for working on vehicles

  • Overhaul the DEF system on a RAM 5500 or other class 5 and 6 trucks 

  • Diagnose that weird grinding/clunking/clicking noise 

  • Learn how to console your friend when their Subaru's engine fails and how Colorado weather may have affected it

  • Check your vehicles fluid levels

  • Learn how to jump start a car safely 

  • Rebuild the rear differential on Ford F-series trucks 

  • Win an argument with your coworker about why Toyota 4Runners are WAY overpriced and how matching Oakley sunglasses won’t make it any better 

  • Check and change fuses

  • Save your family some money by doing their brakes 

  • Understand why a shop is recommending a specific repair

  • Bond with your stubborn uncle about his old Chevy so that you can find common ground when discussing intersectional political liberation 

  • Learn what to do if your car is overheating 

  • Be more familiar pulling codes from you check engine light

… then consider joining our class. These are just examples and many ideas are welcome.