<VV> Me too post - about recruiting younger members

[Kinzelman, Andy]

Guys (gender neutral),
I recognize the hope to recruit young members (I'm 50) - but I am
concerned about something that I haven't seen mentioned.
Many Corvair owners are happy tinkering with their cars - including me.
I drive a Corvair daily - even in Wisconsin winters.  I am very willing
to help out others - but more as a teacher/mentor than as a doer.  Many
people can't, or won't try to do their own work.  I have also heard
there are fewer Corvair mechanics around than in the past - and this
will likely continue.
However, I have seen some local (relative) youngsters give up on their
cars - as they don't know how to work on them - and can't find a
mechanic willing to do so.  Some may feel I am in the wrong here - but I
have told several people interested in buying a Corvair that unless they
are mechanically inclined - it may not be a good idea.  I stand by my
belief that (any) older car requires frequent (generally minor)
maintenance - and that most people are so used to modern cars that this
idea is foreign to them.
Any comments?
Andy K.
Wisconsin