Mark learned cars the cheap way, in a cold apartment parking lot with a dead Corolla and a flashlight in his teeth, because the choice was figure it out or pay a shop he couldn't afford. Being a cop feeds the rest of it. He's pulled up on too many people stranded at 11pm with no coat and a tow an hour out, and most of those calls were avoidable. He likes that car stuff is honest, either the battery holds a charge or it doesn't. He teaches hands-on, blunt but not mean, and he's honest about what he doesn't touch. Transmissions are a shop job.

Mark Lacy
Basic car maintenance, under the hood since 2003
American Fork, UT Doing this since 2003 1 class
- Police officer who taught himself car repair the cheap way, out of necessity
Community instructor · a local volunteer, materials reviewed by the program
What Mark teaches
- Battery basics
- Winter tire checks
- Antifreeze levels
- Jump starting safely
- Emergency car kit
Mark's classes
Recent posts from Mark
- Final class Tuesday June 9 - what do you want to cover againJun 12, 2026 · 0 replies
- Wipers and visibility - anybody push it too longJun 11, 2026 · 0 replies
- Last two weeks, parking noteJun 5, 2026 · 0 replies
- Poll: do you warm your car up before drivingJun 3, 2026 · 0 replies
- Tuesday May 26 - coolant and beltsMay 30, 2026 · 0 replies
- Anyone jump a battery wrong beforeMay 27, 2026 · 0 replies
