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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Car Care, Second Edition (2nd Edition) by Dan Ramsey, Thomas L. Bryant ISBN: 0-02-863583-3 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 19 August, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good, general overview
Comment: One of the things that most appealed to me about this book was fact that it did provide info and guidelines for working on older cars. I've read several other care care/repair books and none of them had guidelines for cars older than about 1980. The guidelines in this book are rather general, but they should suffice for a beginner or for somebody who doesn't need their hand held the whole time.
Unlike most car care books that stop at explaining how to check fluids and change your oil, this one does give at least some general (very general) info on replacing a carburetor or automatic choke, or repairing a fuel-injection system. As noted by the author, however, these jobs really do require a Chiltons or Haynes manual. Since the book does include "Idiot's" in the title, you can bet it won't be nearly as detailed as an aftermarket or shop manual.
One thing I found really irritating were all of the cutesy words and phrases used by the author. It may be for "Idiot's", but we are still adults. On the plus side, the author does provide an entire chapter on using the Internet to further your knowledge. While the info provided was pretty useless (show me one person under 60 who doesn't know the components of a URL), he did offer a bunch of links that I found helpful.
Rating: 1
Summary: ugh. Pass it up.
Comment: this book just confused me. Most of it only applies to really old cars, and the rest was too vague to actually follow.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good intro for the inexperienced
Comment: Nice easy read. Good bathroom book for people like me, who don't know a damn thing about cars (hey, I grew up and lived in a city with public transporation most of my life). I agree that it doesn't really go into alot of specifics. The author tells the reader to go out and get an aftermarket guide (such as Haynes) if you need to do something serious (which I did). In that respect, this book is probably a good starting point for the person who knows absolutely nothing (to get an overview), but it can't serve as the best reference guide for your particular model of car. Other then that, it gives you a general overview of the different systems that have to be in any automobile, a very basic overview of what to look for when inspecting your ride and then some instructions on working with the simple stuff and what goes one when professionals need to do the heavy stuff. Worth the price.
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Title: Auto Repair for Dummies, Second Edition by Deanna Sclar ISBN: 0764550896 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 16 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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