Question: How many cars have you fixed and made.

As part of my job, thousands and thousands! We have factories that can make a car every 2 minutes.

Outside of work, I had an old mini that I restored piece by piece. It took over 2 years but was so much fun.

I’d really recommend it Raechelle. I learned so much – how the engine worked, how all the electrics connected to each other. Working with an old car is great, the technology is all quite simple, so you can get your head around it, even if (like me at the time) you’ve never done anything like it before.

I ordered a Haynes manual and some other books online and just got to work. I found all my parts on ebay and at scapheaps, so it doesn’t have to be expensive.

If you don’t fancy doing it by yourself, there are always local car clubs that will be happy to show you the basics and let you have a go. If you are thinking of university, that’s also something you can get into there as there is usually a motor club or society – if not you could start your own!