Dare To Repair Your Car: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop [Paperback]

Julie Sussman (Author), Stephanie Glakas-Tenet (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2005

We're back! And this time we've got your back when it comes to you and your car.

In Dare to Repair: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home, we opened the door for you into the world of basic home repairs. Now, we're opening a different one -- a car door.

Dare to Repair Your Car is a basic car care and safety book written by women for women ... and men, and new teen drivers, and senior drivers. Okay, it's for every person who dares to drive a car.

Here are just some of the things that will keep you and your family safe:

• Changing a flat tire
• Maintaining fluids
• Jumpstarting a battery
• Replacing a headlamp
• Finding a great mechanic
• Installing a car seat
• Driving tips for teens and seniors
• Preparing for a road trip

Filled with detailed illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, Dare to Repair Your Car will help you shift gears and get you moving in the direction of maintaining your car -- yourself. You'll be so excited about what you've learned you'll want to toot your own horn!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Can-do authors Sussman and Glasak-Tenet follow up their best selling Dare to Repair, a home repair manual, with a female-friendly guide to proper care and maintenance for a woman's second home: her car. This comprehensive, smartly written guide urges women to "take a proactive approach to maintaining your car rather than the typical reactive approach." Knowing that some readers won't be willing or able to tinker around under the hood, the authors include both do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me solutions. Beginning with the basics (how to read the car manual, how to open the hood) and explaining every system of the car with clear illustrations and understandable, if unavoidably dry, text, the book excels at breaking down common repairs and basic maintenance, such as changing tires, oil and brake fluid. The perfect size to fit in the glove compartment, this easy-to-read primer is for anyone-regardless of gender-looking to cut down on repair bills or feel more at ease when dealing with mechanics.
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Review

“Before your car breaks down...before you even go shopping for a car -- get this book.” (Library Journal, starred review )

“This easy-to-read primer is for anyone...looking to cut repair bills or feel at ease dealing with mechanics.” (Publishers Weekly )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (August 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060577002
• ISBN-13: 978-0060577001
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Professional & Technical > Automotive > Repair
  • #44 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Home Repair
  • #48 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Do-It-Yourself

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers Maintenance, Safety, & Minor Fix-Its, September 1, 2005

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Virginia Allain "(retired librarian)" (Poinciana, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dare To Repair Your Car: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop (Paperback)

This book comes to the aid of women (and men) who don't have a clue about their car's interior workings. The authors don't claim to be experts, but consulted mechanics, government agencies and car manufacturers to get the info a novice needs. It tells you what to check if the heater isn't working, and what to do if you get a flat tire. Preventive tips like checking the air pressure in the tire and checking the oil get covered as well.
There are do-it-yourself as well as do-it-for-me sections, so you will know what you can tackle or what you need help with.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can do it Girls!, November 10, 2005

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This review is from: Dare To Repair Your Car: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop (Paperback)

This is a really good guide, not only is it for girls who dont know what a dipstick is, but its also for men and women alike, who have a basic understanding of the inner workings of their cars and would like a guide book to help them with repairs. Every chapter in the book has a do-it-yourself section where you can learn to replace your fueses or clean your fuel injectors. There is also some preventitive maint tips to keep your car from NEEDING un-needed repairs. The diagrams are pretty dumbed down, which can get a little annoying at times, but its good so even the novice can understand, and its fairly obvious the book was written for women (aside from the Betsy on the cover) because the text has a bit of a girly feel to it. There are a few blurbs here and there with some cute humorous parts to it, which makes this also a fun, enjoyable read.

This is a great book to have around the house for when you need it. My husband is currently in Iraq, and with him being gone Im in charge of repairs of the house, and our two vehicles, and this book has already saved me!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dare to repair: a do-it-yourself guide to maintenance, etac, October 17, 2005

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This review is from: Dare To Repair Your Car: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Maintenance, Safety, Minor Fix-Its, and Talking Shop (Paperback)

Great book! We bought it for our daughter who lives 250 miles away. Now she has the ability to figure out what is happening under the hood, if it can be fixed, how it can be fixed and how involved the repair will be. I don't see her putting her head under the hood and doing the reapairs herself anytime soon, but it surely makes her a more informed consumer when she heads for the repair shop.