i'm mechanically inclined, do doubt. i have no trouble picking up on things like that and i have a fairly good understanding of most automobile systems, short of automatic transmissions since i've never owned one. most of my experience being in honda and mazda, both of which i've had stripped to nothing and rebuilt from the ground up. i am not, however bilingual.

qd. i'm not in a situation where i can't afford to be a little picky. i'm still making money selling things i really don't have any use for and doing odd jobs for folks, and i'm probably making more doing that than i would working part time fast food.