Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 2.3 / 5.0

Good if you're already super-technical:

Assumes too much previous knowledge. Lacks basic description of what you're actually doing to the car, and why.

Not For Novices:

I don't know much about cars and this book really reinforced that. I've had it for several years and it really has been no help at all.

Try Bentley....:

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I'm kind of an idiot, so something like tightning the alternator belt needs to be explained pretty clearly for me. This book shrugs that type of basic adjustment off. It spends a lot of time on things (like rebuilding the transmission) which I am never likely to do. .

Hint for publishers: Maybe what we need is better description of the basic things people might actually do: change belts, tighten belts, change and gap plugs, change rotors, charge batteries and so forth. Think of the Reader's Digest car... more info

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