Many of us drive cars daily, but understanding how to buy a car and keep up with car maintenance can feel overwhelming–or straight up intimidating. From haggling for a car price you can afford to finding a mechanic you trust, the ins and outs of car ownership can often feel geared toward men and unapproachable to everyone else. Today’s guest, Chaya Milchtein, saw the gap in automotive education and made it her life’s mission to educate women and queer people about their cars. She joins host Jade Iseri-Ramos to give tips for how to get and keep a vehicle.

Chaya’s forthcoming book is Mechanic Shop Femme’s Guide to Car Ownership: Uncomplicating Cars for All of Us.

Chaya Milchtein is an automotive educator, influencer, and founder of Mechanic Shop Femme. She’s dedicated her career to educating the average car owner, not automotive enthusiasts, about their cars – a career she found and built after aging out of the foster care.

She’s taught her popular car classes at libraries, universities, non-profits, and businesses, including John Jay Criminal College, BMO Bank, and Vanderbilt University. Chaya has worked with national and international automotive brands, including CarMax, TireRack, iFixit, and Jerry. She has been featured in AARP, NPR’s Lifekit, Oprah Magazine, Car Talk, and The Chicago Tribune. She’s written for AAA’s Via Magazine, Parents Magazine, Shondaland, and PBS’s Next Avenue. Chaya lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her wife, tortoise, and black cat

Photo by McKenna Patterson Photography courtesy of Chaya Milchtein

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