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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It used to be that teen boys loved tinkering with their cars. Now, it seems that boys don’t have anywhere near the same interest in cars in general, much less a desire to mess around with them.  Why is this? [/quote]

Just curious how old are you, op?  I've never seen any teen boy work on a car and I'm 52.[/quote]

This.  I graduated high school in the late 90's.  I never saw any teen boy work on a car.  DH graduated high school in mid-90s.  I don't think he has any idea what is inside our car and certainly has never "tinkered" with a car in his life.  [/quote]

I graduate from a midwestern HS in 1983.  I could change the air filter, spark plugs, jump a car and change the windshield wipers.  These were the basic requirements my had for any kid who wanted to drive one of their cars.  Most parents considered these things 'life skills'.  My father was a physician and my mother an RN.  But, both came from the working/farming class.  Many boys I grew up with, including my brothers, were very interested in learning to fix cars because they could only afford to buy junkers.  If they didn't know/learn car mechanics, no wheels for them.  So, yeah, I agree with PPs that it's a 'class' issue and because parents don't know how to do it.

My oldest DS is 16 and my oldest DD is 14.  They both know how to do basic car maintenance because DH and I feel it's a life skill just like knowing how to do laundry, cut grass, take public transportation, etc.  They're saving money to buy cars and, when they do, I'm expecting them to buy cheap clunkers so they can fix them up.  Or, they can continue to drive our 2000 Honda Odyssey. That van offers a lot of learning opportunities - at least if they want power steering and air conditioning!  :lol:

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