I attended school in Mesa and some kids there attended a vocational school for part of the day. I have often wished that I attended the automotive program, not to become a mechanic, just to do my own repairs from the beginning, potentially my family's, too.
Then again, they had computer programs, and if I had a good career I would probably have a newer car, potentially under warranty, and I could definitely pay a mechanic...
Maybe I should not indirectly criticize my employer at work...