So, who has taught you about cars?

I learned on my own. I always loved cars and wanted to work on them since I was a kid. When I got to high school I took auto shop. We had no tools in my families home other than a couple screwdrivers, pliers and a hammer so my dad was no help at all.

When I got my first car, a '72 Dodge Dart I bought a set of Craftsmen tools. First thing I did was to swap out the intake and carb on the Dart's 318. Soon after I added headers and it snowballed from there.

When I was 18 I went to Denver Automotive and took their automotive technician course, after school I got a job at a tranny shop. I worked as a mechanic for about 6 years, until I moved to AZ. Once here I decided to change careers. Still love working on cars, just not for other people.

I just wanted to add this:

I nearly forgot what REALLY got me interested in doing ALL my automotive work myself. I brought my Dart to a local shop for some carb work. I drove the car home from the shop, opened the hood and the entire engine compartment was DRENCHED in fuel. They had forgotten to tighten a hose clamp on the fuel line. Left it completely loose and fuel was spraying everywhere. I was SO lucky that my ignition system was in good shape and didn't arc over somewhere and burn the car down. After that, there were no more shops for me... I did everything myself.