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Auto Repair For Dummies, 2nd Edition was previously published as Auto Repair For Dummies, 2nd Edition. While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. The top-selling auto repair guide-400,000 copies sold-now extensively reorganized and updated Forty-eight percent of U.S. households perform at least some automobile maintenance on their own, with women now accounting for one third show more of this $34 billion automotive do-it-yourself market. For new or would-be do-it-yourself mechanics, this illustrated how-to guide has long been a must and now it's even better. A complete reorganization now puts relevant repair and maintenance information directly after each automotive system overview, making it much easier to find hands-on fix-it instructions. Author Deanna Sclar has updated systems and repair information throughout, eliminating discussions of carburetors and adding coverage of hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. She's also revised schedules for tune-ups and oil changes, included driving tips that can save on maintenance and repair costs, and added new advice on troubleshooting problems and determining when to call in a professional mechanic. For anyone who wants to save money on car repairs and maintenance, this book is the place to start. show lessTags
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I know basically nothing about cars. Didn't even get my license until I was 26. So I'm trying to learn, finally. I got this and one other book out of the library. Of the two, I liked this one better. Clear explanations, helpful pictures. I was able to check almost all the basic stuff under the hood of my truck, which made me feel really handy! (Also, I figured out that I was very low on coolant, and was able to top it off. Go me.) Never did finish it, for various reasons, but I think I want my own copy.
I came across this book thirty years ago at the house of a friend, long before the Dummies series of books existed. I liked the concept, and when the Dummies series of books came out, I wondered about this book. Now this book has become part of the Dummies series. I am happy to say that my copy is pre-series - blue, hardcover, with a dust jacket - although I bought it after the series came into existence, having found it (the book, not the series) at some library or yard sale. But I keep wondering about what happened behind the scenes. Did somebody come across Auto Repair For Dummies, think: "What a great idea for a series of books!" and go from there? Or was it that the Dummies series got started, and then the Dummies people learned show more about this book and decided they had better bring it into the fold? Inquiring minds want to know. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Auto Repair For Dummies
- Alternate titles
- Auto Repair FOR DUMMIES
- Original publication date
- 1976
- Dedication
- For my children, Gina and Casey, who are now old enough for cars of their own. May we stay "in tune" forever!
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 629.2872 — Technology Engineering Other branches of engineering Motor land vehicles, cycles Tests, driving, maintenance, repair Automobile repair Automobile repair and maintenance
- LCC
- TL152 .S42 — Technology Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Motor vehicles. Cycles
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 25
- UPCs
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- ASINs
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