Easy One-time Certification
Hey guys I'm visiting the area coming all the way from Rapid City SD to help my grandma and uncle with chores around the house for a month. I am a rather young, naive, and socially anxious aspiring auto mechanic who has done more than his fair share of online instructional video watching and tinkering with his own car but now (years behind schedule) I'm looking to gain some hands on experience for the first time with someone elses vehicle. Unfortunately Rapid City doesn't have hardly any repair shops that are hiring and the few that are I probably won't ever get my mechanic's certification from. Having read the last ten pages of this thread and gandered at the local maps it looks like there are a few auto repair shops in the area but the customers I hear can be finicky and fewer still will let you check on the lights or better yet the oil and even then only after you've proven yourself a competent mechanic.
Without naming names are there repair shops in town that would hire a total noob and show him what auto repair is all about and get me certified in a single visit or would I be better served by taking a day and travelling a few hours north (DC) or south (NC) of here?