Sick of being overcharged and underestimated, women are steering towards female mechanics to fix their vehicles and learn basic car maintenance
Alicia Holland was always curious about cars, passing up Barbie dolls for toy trucks when she was a child. Her father spent afternoons tinkering with the family’s station wagon – a tan-coloured Volkswagen with floral curtains. He died when Alicia was 12 years old, so when she reached driving age, there was no one to show her how to change a tyre, fix a windscreen wiper or check for oil.
Years later, while heavily pregnant, Holland’s car broke down on a busy highway. It was an “embarrassingly” simple fix, she says. The petrol tank had run dry, yet she waited, flustered and sweating, for roadside assistance to refill it.
Continue reading… Sick of being overcharged and underestimated, women are steering towards female mechanics to fix their vehicles and learn basic car maintenanceGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAlicia Holland was always curious about cars, passing up Barbie dolls for toy trucks when she was a child. Her father spent afternoons tinkering with the family’s station wagon – a tan-coloured Volkswagen with floral curtains. He died when Alicia was 12 years old, so when she reached driving age, there was no one to show her how to change a tyre, fix a windscreen wiper or check for oil.Years later, while heavily pregnant, Holland’s car broke down on a busy highway. It was an “embarrassingly” simple fix, she says. The petrol tank had run dry, yet she waited, flustered and sweating, for roadside assistance to refill it. Continue reading… Women, Australian lifestyle, Life and style
