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Hi Pete, what kind of repairs do you want to get hands on about? Maintenance work, like changing oil, spark plugs etc only requires semi basic tools. Im no mechanic, but basics arent difficult to get your head around and work out. The cars manual tells you a fair bit for that. The slightly more advanced stuff, thats when its best to, even if its your free time, observe and be the helping hand for someone in the know. There are night courses for car maintenance at technical colleges. The advanced stuff, you need more advanced tools, but i wouldnt recommend attempting advanced stuff unless completely confident. There's a reason mechanics do apprenticeships for 4 years and are mechanics.