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Hey, good luck!
I can tell you from experience that working on other people's greasy, oily cars 8 hours a day 5 days a week is a different ballgame than wrenching on your own baby in your garage.
Most of the guys that I knew really didn't like it anymore, the cold garages in the winter, hot in the summer, constant dirtiness, busted knuckles, etc.
But some did like it.
The ones that liked it the most were the ones that eventually developed their own clientele, opened their own shop, and spent 7 hours a day developing business, running the front office, and only touching the cars when they wanted to.
But I don't mean to discourage you. In fact, I encourage it. It is a tremendous, valuable learning experience. However it works out, I don't think you'll regret it. You are doing the right thing, go for it!
Also, given what you are (a non-professional mechanic), I doubt that any shop that will be hiring you will expect you to bring your own tools. You will be hired more as an entry level shop boy, parts chaser, cleaner upper, etc.
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