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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Auto Repair

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This is a good book for the basics. I bought this so I would know what my auto mechanic was talking about when I brought my car in for repairs or maintenance. It helped me be on the same page as my mechanic and to trust the mechanic's recommendations rather than feel that I was being sold something that I didn't need.

As a single woman who finds doing things herself remarkably empowering, the auto repairs were the one area that scared the daylights out of me. Not just changing the oil, but everything.

I knew I knew what was needed, but it was the 'doing'.

This book freed me. The empowerment I felt before purchasing the book has doubled now that I can do the 'do' and do it right.

The book is written for those of us who may think we are "idiots" or those of us who may actually be (yes, my son uses it too) and not only saves money, but our sanity too.

Since purchasing the book, I have changed my oil, replaced a passenger door lock mechanism, and even a belt pully - MYSELF. The confidence the book has given me has allowed me to attempt and complete even those repairs not covered int he book.

I now have the book in my car, and in my son's car. A copy will be in every car I own - it is a must have addition tot he tool box.