I was certified when I got out of Motech in '83, but since I've been in the insurance claims biz since '85, I've added the two body certs I needed to satisfy the state.

But I've been an insurance appraiser 20 years, I've run my own race car for the last 10 years, have had two years of body shop experience, 2 years of dealership service department experience, and 25 years of general experience screwing with my cars.

I was a lot faster before working on electronic cars. I can do what I need to do, but I'm not fast at it. I only try to make recommendations on things I know. Have service manual will travel.