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Where do you learn the skills to work on your car?Do you recommendations on first projects to tackle? I'd love the experience and to save the trouble of finding a mechanic I trust.
As the other commentor mentioned, YouTube is a great source.
I'd also recommend getting the repair manual (Haynes or Chilton are pretty great) for your car and flipping through it. They have detailed instructions on most things that you'd need to do on your car.
Most stuff you'd ever need to do on your car preventative maintenance wise are really easy (comparatively) to do yourself if you have the right tools. Which in most cases is just a socket set and a torque wrench.
YouTube is a pretty good place to find help. I'm not a car person, but I've changed my cars' brake pads, installed a aftermarket radio, and even helped replace my brother's car's speakers, all from YouTube (and some car forums). Even my dad, who is an amateur gearhead (he's done a full engine replacement before), uses YouTube a lot.
Really just have to be willing to get a little dirty and put in some work.