Are all men supposed to know how to fix a car?

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I think that is a basic requirement that makes a man a man for me. I couldn't get into a serious relationship if the guy didn't know how to fix my car 💪🚗

ccp16 · Accepted Answer

I can change a tire, jump my car and do some light wiring if a light isn't working. I am all for watching you tube and making a trip to a store to try and figure things out to avoid expensive mechanic fees- but I know nothing about cars, never really cared. It's a tool to get me from point A to point B- not a toy to tinker with in my free time. to be clear, that is fine if people do enjoy that, but it's not me.

That being said, I wouldn't date a girl who wouldn't at least try and fix a problem on her own before calling a man to solve her problems. I once dated a girl who didn't even know how to pump gas in her own car- It literally took me refusing not to pump the gas once and a fight before she calmed down and got out of the car while I showed her how. needless to say, that one didn't work out lol

CaptainLegal · Accepted Answer

Yeah I think so too, I mean, you don't really need to know all the mechanical stuff but some basic thinks, like chang oil or changing tires etc I think every man should know this. I see some men that are not even able to change their tires and I'm pissed off. The same with girls when they dont know how to cook. I'm like wtf? You dont even try, plus I'm not asking to be a chef, a car mechanic or something like that, I'm asking you to have some basic knowledge.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

most people who live in big cities out source these things. my boyfriend can do a lot of the basic things such as oil change and what not. i still go to my mechanic for $35. i would rather him and i go out and exprience life than have him work on my car for 2 hours or whatever time requires. when its only $35.

like most said... kinda silly expectation?

MountainstoSea · Accepted Answer

Yes girl! I’m one of those who’s with you here.. and yes, I know how to cook 😂. No, he doesn’t have to know the ins and outs and be able to rebuild my engine, but I’ve dated those guys who can’t turn a simple wrench or make a simple repair.. sorry fellas, if I can do it better than you.. I’m out!

CherryRoseChampange · Accepted Answer

Ummmm, I don't think all men are SUPPOSED to know how but both men and women should try to know a little bit about fixing one at least because it's good knowledge. My boyfriend knows more about building stuff and computers more so than cars but he's still a man to me all the same.

Leimarie · Accepted Answer

Are you incapable of learning how to fix your own car? I like guys who know how to fix things too, but I’ve learned how to maintain my car. It’s not exactly rocket science. If it is really important for you that your man knows how to fix your car, just date your automechanic.

HungLikeAHorsefly · Answer

When I was a kid, I helped my father rebuild cars, trucks, boats and tractors. We converted a 1933 IH Farmall F-series to alcohol when I was about 12 and we completely rebuilt a 1979 Jeep CJ-7 Renegade the year before I went to college.

But now everything is computerized and even though I'm a fucking superstar with computers, they're too specialized to really work on like you used to be able to. I can do things like change a tire, replace a headlight, install a new radio, change the oil, etc. but anything major I'd be afraid of screwing up a sensor or something.

NearlyNapping · Answer

Everyone should be able to do basic repairs on a car. I think it should be a graduation requirement for high school. That doesn't mean everyone should be a good mechanic. It means they should known enough to have the confidence and ability to do basic repairs. It also means they can do other types of repairs as well. It promotes critical thinking and organizational skills.

It promotes a type of thought process that is used in many professions such as engineering. I worked in engineering many years. An engineer who doesn't have that kind of background doesn't make for a good engineer in my opinion. They tend to be the "book learning" types who don't know the difference between what the book says and what the real world is like.

passinby · Answer

I started in a shop when I was 8 working on cars mechanical and body and then construction at 13. I fix all my own junk and my place. I got certified in A/C just to work on my own stuff. I can't stand to have someone else touch or work on my stuff. Last year I replaced my own septic system myself with a backhoe. I hunt and farm to live out in the sticks because I hate depending on the grocery stores for food. Anyways, I try to do everything I can without depending on anyone.

MrOracle · Answer

Of course not. While many, maybe even a majority, can do the basics like checking the fluids, changing a tire, or changing the oil, most modern cars require plenty of specialized tools and equipment to do real work, plus you need an empty garage if you are doing anything that's likely to take more than a day, so there is less need for the average guy to know how to work on a car.

On the other hand, lots of guys are experts in fields that didn't even exist 30 years ago. As civilization becomes more advanced, more people must specialize, and fewer people have "common skills".

ImSoSquishy · Answer

lol cars are getting more and more high tech. doing maintenance like replacing oil and liquid or changing a flat tire is still possible for most people. but you tell the average man to pop the hood and fix a problem, fuck that shit! no one will even knows what the hell they're looking at under the hood and i've seen car technicians linking in their laptops and everything to do maintenance and fixing shit for new cars, you really think we know that shit? HELLSSSSSSSSS NO!

AllThatSweetJazz · Answer

Everyone, not just, men should learn basic stuff like changing tires or whatever.

But the only people who really know how to fix a car will be mechanics and car enthusiasts and that's not me. I've looked into it and the way models and parts differ from each other makes it just annoying to deal with you have to be enthusiastic about cars to care. I think it makes sense to focus on what your do care about and what you're good at, then just pay a mechanic to fix it. I'm studying atomic physics right now and I just don't have the time or room in my brain for that shit.

So my approach would be something more along the lines of invent robots that can fix my car or make cars obsolete or invent or discover something else that simply provides me with enough money to pay for the best cars and mechanics. Trying to learn to fix them just seems like a waste of my time.

Anonymous · Answer

I think that doesn't really matter in a healthy relationship as for him as he gives you the priority above everything and a true and healthy relationship consists of sincerity and loyalty even if he doesn't know how to fix your car then he might know some little tweaks.
If you are looking for a pure mechanical engineer or technician that might be he found out to be a tech freak and he would probably find engines for attractive than you.
I think if that begins to happen then all car technicians in the world should be single.

os2blue · Answer

I use to think that this was the case so I learned how to fix cars. Now that I work I just take it to a shop. It's a time saver. To be honest, I don't think in today's society we as men need to learn how to fix cars. We just need to be resourceful and a problem solver. And if you only date men who can fix cars then either you date a mechanic or you date someone who has older cars. As cars get newer and newer they seem to be more electronic its a pain in the butt, to be honest. So unless he has gone to school or he's a quick learner, there will be a time where he will need to take it to the shop. Now if your asking should they be problem solvers? Then I would agree with that.

strawberrysouffle · Answer

What? That's one of the weirdest and most shallow requirements for dating someone that I ever heard.
Call a damn roadside assistance company, those people are trained to fix your car, not some guy you're dating.
Imagine some guy not wanting to date you because you can't fix all of his computer problems. Seems stupid, no? Trust me, it is.

Branwenn · Answer

No I don't think so. It wouldn't really bother me as long as he wasn't completely helpless. I think everyone (men and women) should know the basics like how to change their light bulbs, check their fluids, put air in their tires and how to change a flat.

Factshurt90 · Answer

I prefer to have basic knowledge about cars myself.
Is it a plus if he knows cars? Yes, not a requirement however.
The two guys I dated that “knew cars” were often wrong😂
A quick google search and some research and I diagnosed my issue myself.
Then again I’m resourceful🤷🏾‍♀️

ImagineSketchy · Answer

If all men could repair a car, mechanics would NOT find a job. What sense would that make? Just call up a male friend and ask for help, and it's a done deal. There's much more to "repairing" a car than a simple oil job, tire rotation, fluid swap, etc. Have you ever looked under the hood of your own vehicle and seen the complexity of it (assuming you have a vehicle in the first place)? Probably not.

front2back · Answer

All men should at least have an emergency kit in their car, and be able to do basic car things like swap a wheel, change oil, change a fuse, change filters, etc.
However, as someone that works on cars as a hobby, I do not expect all men to actually *fix* them. Fixing cars sucks: Time consuming, dirty, and can cost a lot in speciality tools.

Miristheiss · Answer

That is a cliché. Most "repairs" require new parts. It is a falsehood that any car that breaks down can be fixed just by some knowledgeable mechanic looking under the hood. It would have to be really minor to get a car running again. Usually parts have gone bad, belts have broken... etc.

Computers and electronics are prevalent now. Most diagnostics require hooking up the car to a computer to run a check.

"FIX A CAR" Ha! You have no idea what you are talking about.

markscott · Answer

It depends on what you mean by fix a car. Most cars require expensive tools to be able to do much serious work on them, and it's often very difficult to get at components to replace them. The average guy should not be expected to be able to do this. If you mean should he be able to do minor things like change head lamps, batteries, replace tires, change oil, etc., then yes. It would be good if every guy could do that.

QuestionSeeker84 · Answer

in my opinion, I think everyone, both men and women, should at least know the basics of car maintenance, but not necessarily repair.

Car maintenance would be fixing a flat tire, adding wiper fluid, replacing wipers, etc. These are basics that everyone should know about their own vehicle, because as an adult they are responsible for maintaining that vehicle.

Car repair would be replacing fluids like oil, transmission, brake, etc, as well as replacing brake pads and drums. I wouldn't expect all men or women to know car repair basics. Is it helpful, of course, but if a man can learn it, then so can a woman. A woman does not have to rely on a man for car repair, when they could choose to learn themselves or go to jiffy lube, brakes plus, or another car repair, and the same for men. A man does not have to be knowledgeable in car repair just because he is a man or is trying to attract a woman.

MrKinktastic · Answer

I'm no mechanic but I can change a tire, change the oil or brakepads etc. I'll be honest and say I can't troubleshoot an engine to save my life though aside from basic stuff like fluid levels etc. I think if you are going to have a requirement like that you'd better be ready to have some skill to offer back, beyond that you can demand whatever you want really :P

Or just date mechanics, then you're all good :P Cars are getting stupid complicated.

SngBirdy · Answer

Its kinda normal that most men know it, because most men are interested in cars.
But for people like me, its really weird. I care so little about cars. Like i seriously dont give a shit, so its "hard" for me to ever start learning the basic stuff.

It feels like someone is asking me to figure out Dschingis Khan favourite colour.

Johnnie1000 · Answer

Repairing cars isn't what it use to be. You've got to have diagnostic tools and you can't even see where things are. If you want more than checking the oil, draining the fluids and changing wipers you are off base.
I like the cooking comment. Do only real women know how to cook. A women who can't cook isn't a real woman. Bull.
You have things mixed. What you really want is someone who has enough money to fix your car or buy a new one.

NotAnAverageGuy · Answer

So all men are supposed to be car mechanics? No other career path is suitable for a man? What kind of a dumb question is that?

How about 'are all women supposed to do all the housework, because that's a woman's job?' It's funny how men have to tread on egg shells to avoid upsetting women who think they are being discriminated against, yet brazenly sexist statements like yours is deemed socially acceptable.

BriaToWet · Answer

I bet if some one came on here saying every woman in the world needs to know how to cook clean and do hair they would be called a sexist

DamnSam · Answer

So you stand all day in the kitchen and raise the kids and all these "typical" woman stuff?

nofunkgiven · Answer

Are all women supposed to know how to cook?
It's this type of question

No it shouldn't be a must, but it's better to know these things of course. Even I would wanna know how to fix a car if I owned one

Lovethecountry · Answer

They should, or at least know how to change the blinker light fluid 😂 I actually knew a guy who was going to drive 50 miles to a dealership just to get a less than $2.00 a gallon of windshield washer fluid put in... I saved him the trip

unkqty · Answer

everyone should know basic "first aid" for their car. if it's so necessary for you, maybe you should learn it, as well. that way you won't be stranded when you're between men.

CT_CD · Answer

Yeah. Just like all women should know how to cook. I think that is a basic requirement that makes a woman a woman for me. I couldn't get into a serious relationship if the woman didn't know how to fix me meals

proteus912 · Answer

I like it when a man knows how to fix a car, but I don’t think they have to know. There are some girls out there who don’t know how to cook so how is it fair to expect all guys to know how to fix a car

Chreos · Answer

No, we have specialists for that who make it their life and means to have an income. If you study/work on a different topic you can't be expected to know all traditional ''manly'' things. It's just rubbish. This isn't the 1950s, the economy has changed and with it peoples skills and needs in life.

matchrestore · Answer

I think its a good skill to have, but I don't think it should be a requirement. I think everyone should know how to jump a battery, check their oil, tire pressure, and change a tire - all genders.

MlleCake · Answer

No, not all men learn how to fix cars, just like not all women learn how to bake bread.

Boo_Boo_Bumpkin · Answer

Ya just like I expect women to know how to cook and clean same thing right also sex is all about my orgasm not yours so if you have one cool if you dont whatever I did were good

ArrowheadSW · Answer

It depends how involved the "fix" is. Cars are a lot more complicated than they used to be, and for a lot of things you need specialized tools unfortunately.

nathanp97 · Answer

No, are all women expect to know how to cook and always cook for the man?

jacquesvol · Answer

With all the electronics in recent cars, only the person who has the manufacturers' software on his laptop can fix most problems.
Simple basic cars without dashboard computers are raritiesnow (or old timers).

Chaz269 · Answer

Nope. That's actually a pretty bizarre expectation considering the amount of education and experience a common mechanic requires to work on modern vehicles.

Lance1965 · Answer

Not anymore apparently. I have met guys who can't even change a tire. That would have been unheard of decades ago.

HuckleberryHound723 · Answer

maybe a little, but it's not fair to assume all women can cook, beyond something out of a box with instructions on the back.

ItzYaboi · Answer

I had a similar expectation even for myself but I think that kind of knowledge is dying besides for those who like cars a lot

Soladach · Answer

No they don't need to, that's why mechanics exist. Some men may be better at fixing other stuff like computers, plumbing, electric, landscaping, etc.

Ellie-V · Answer

Nah... me and my homie are just going to be stranded together

alvincasey · Answer

It's not a requirement I guess. I don't know what kind of a man can't change a tire, jump a dead battery, or other basic car upkeep.

LeoZay · Answer

I'm all for man rules but being from a generation where you kinda were indoctrinated into them now you have all kinds of guys that can't fix shit.

EmmaMary · Answer

That comes extremely low on the very bottom of my personal priorities.

Logorithim · Answer

LOL, I didn't know anything about cars until my tomboy girlfriend started teaching me when I was 17.

ElissaIsBelgian · Answer

If he has a job that is paying well enough he can let someone without a college education do the dirty work. Why would he put his own hands under the oil if not for a lack of education in college?

AynonOMouse · Answer

He can only remember how if the woman with that attitude does everything he says all the time and he gets to beat her when she doesn't listen because she is his property.

Najie_TooSweet · Answer

Thats like saying do all women supposed to know how to cook and we know that damn sure ain't true

awesometjgreen · Answer

Depends on how much they should know how to fix. I can change headlights and tail lights, change a tire, replace a battery, etc. Basically the basics. Is that good enough?

dontgofalling · Answer

I don't think so, since not all men have a car.. But fixing cars certainly interests me and a lot of men...

Schrodingerscat · Answer

I don't decide worth of people as my SO s based off of something I can get done at mechanic's

valualty · Answer

Very sexist lol are all women supposed to know how tobe house wives lol

PlsWork · Answer

Yeah and I want my woman to make me food because she belongs in the kitchen. Lmao

William-Davidson-Jr · Answer

I'd say any person man or woman should know the basics of working on a such as changing a tire, and changing the oil. Beyond that it's a matter of opinion.

Nerdking · Answer

Nope I have no idea how to fix a car, but give me your phones/laptops/tablets etc i can fix those, and its more profitable bc EVERYONE nowadays breaks there electronics haha Also business is BLOOMING

YourCrusader · Answer

Well then same would go for a woman who doesn't know how to cook, do laundry, raise kids and so on. Ohh and all of it by herself, no help allowed. I mean it's basic requirement that makes a woman a woman for me.

BigRob420 · Answer

I thought so until I say some guy call his wife to change a tire.

litty · Answer

Do you mean being reliable in general? I wouldn't put it past a person, but if they refuse to learn, that's a whole different story.

Redstang88 · Answer

I expect anybody that owns a car to have basic mechanical skills.  Same with other basic life skills, that’s just part of being an adult

Nadim171 · Answer

A man shall know how to fix a car, and also fix house stuff and workshop stuff, light a fire.  I actually still don't know how to fix a car because I still can't drive but my father does

DAVIDISD3AD · Answer

Not everyone is interested in cars. There are way to many things in this world for people to know about. You can't expect every man to know how to fix a car. Although you dont really even need to know anymore because youtube.

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