The Greaseless Guide to Car Care [Paperback]

Mary Jackson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

This second edition of an excellent car owner's repair manual doesn't hold the in-depth detail of model-specific guides; but it does provide all the basics of regular maintenance and repair to help individuals understand how to keep a car running. From choosing good mechanics and understanding maintenance routines to saving on car care, this tells all. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 243 pages
• Publisher: John Muir Pubns; 2nd edition (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562612123
• ISBN-13: 978-1562612122
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,312,848 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Greaseless Guide is not completely gone!, January 31, 2006

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J. Larsen (Stowe, VT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Greaseless Guide to Car Care (Paperback)

This excellent guide for "dummies" is sadly out of print. I loved it when I first read it years ago, and was thrilled to recently meet Mary Jackson, the author, in person. When I told her how sad I was to not be able to buy more copies for friends, she told me that all is not lost, and that most of the info in Greaseless Guide has now been reborn in her other book, Car Smarts.

If you loved Greaseless Guide but can't find it because it's out of print, try Car Smarts instead!

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greaseless Guide to Car Care, August 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Greaseless Guide to Car Care (Paperback)

This is a great book if you know next to nothing about cars but you own one. Very well explained and not a struggle to read for the beginner. Gave me a handle on terms and what they mean and how to find your way around the repair shop. Should be curriculum for life skills class for everyone.

5.0 out of 5 stars car care for novices and the uninformed, November 23, 1999

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Arlene "ravingreader" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Greaseless Guide to Car Care (Paperback)

I'm sorry to see this book out of print. I purchased copies for each of my children and myself. Jackson clearly explains the essentials you need to know in order to talk to your mechanic and understand what is important and what is not. A must for those of us who just want our cars to run with as little personal involvement as possible.