Drive It Forever: Secrets to Long Automobile Life (Paperback)

~ Robert Sikorsky (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Sikorsky, through his syndicated newspaper column "High Mileage Club", issued an invitation to readers who own vehicles with over 100,000 miles--that have not had engines or transmissions rebuilt--to write and tell about their cars or trucks and the methods they have used to attain high mileage. "Drive It Forever" is a collection of those responses .

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: ATG Media; 15th edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965757706
• ISBN-13: 978-0965757706
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #208,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A very basic book complete with product plugs and mistakes., July 21, 1998

By A Customer

This book has some useful information, but it is very basic, generally common sense advice. The advice of this book can be summed up in 1 sentence; Change your oil and fluids often and don't drive a lot of short trips. Some of the advice is simply incorrect and reflects a reliance on folklore instead of hard data. Sikorsky is also apparently a bigger sucker than the FTC, giving ringing endorsements of products such as Slick 50 and "The Force" that have not been proven to be effective (The FTC made Slick 50 stop advertising its unproven claims of engine protection). I get the feeling that Sikorsky culled his information at random from corporate PR departments and other works. This book is derivative and will not help anyone that posseses more than a general idea of how a modern automobile functions. A much better source of general information for a lot less money is "10 ways you may be ruining your car without even knowing it." by Tom and Ray Ma! gliozzi, the Car Talk guys (cartalk.com), or their book, "Car Talk" (available at amazon).

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has paid for itself MANY times over., June 25, 1999

By A Customer

A must have book. As far as I know, the guy who wrote it is the top expert in the country. It is amazing to me how few people really maintain thier second biggest investment (thier cars). He makes extending the life of your car a total science. I used to know squat about cars. Thanks to Sikorsky I do know how to maintain a car. And I can tell you from the results, his advice has really WORKED for me.

Doug King

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bay Area Porsche owner, February 25, 2002

By A Customer

Overall an excellent book. It doesn't just tell you what to do to maintain your car, but includes the science behind it, so you know WHY certain practices are good or bad. The best section is on the four causes of engine deterioration. On the down side, there is too much discussion of carburetors, and the two product plugs seem unprofessional, especially since one of them is for a product made by the publisher of the copy I purchased, ATG. Also, there is some repetition and some mild contradictions - the book is not well edited.