Free Downloads How To Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money (Motorbooks Workshop)
For many people, a well-maintained automobile is a source of pride and peace of mind. But for others, the idea of routine maintenance is daunting. How to Make Your Car Last Forever will guide you through the minefield of preventative maintenance, repair, extended warranties, and magic elixirs that claim to cure everything from oil consumption to male-pattern baldness!Author, car repair expert, and host of satellite radio show America's Car Show with Tom Torbjornsen, Tom Torbjornsen has seen it all in his 40 years in the automobile industry. Let him show you how to extend the life of your car indefinitely. In How to Make Your Car Last Forever, he explains the what, when, and why's of automotive maintenance and repairs in easy-to-understand terms. Simple how-to projects supplement the learning with step-by-step instructions that will save you time and money.While you may not want your car to last forever, Torbjornsen's advice will help you preserve it indefinitely while maximizing resale value down the road. Preventative maintenance is the key to the automotive fountain of youth. Let Tom Torbjornsen show you the way!
Series: Motorbooks Workshop
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks; First edition (October 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760337969
ISBN-13: 978-0760337967
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.6 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #415,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #17 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Automotive > Repair & Maintenance > Fuel Systems #147 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Automotive > Trucks & Vans #186 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Automotive > Customize
Without going too in depth, this book outlines the basics of the various automobile systems, as well as basic preventative maintenance procedures.One problem I noticed is that various "schematics" were on the wrong pages (it would say refer to X below, but instead of below it would be on the previous page and such). Also, on at least one occasion it would refer to "color coded" areas of schematics that were not color, only black and white (how in the world did they miss THAT one??? Tsk tsk)
The whole book basically boils down to "do the maintenance in the manual". The author give lots of examples and reasoning behind why this is true, but that's essentially the focus of the book. I totally agree though. I've done all the maintenance for my old car, and at 257,000 miles, its just now starting to show valve and ring wear. If you don't have a manual for your car, Get one! Its cheaper and more convenient to choose to take your car in for maintenance than to have it towed when it breaks.
Filled with tips and illustrations, this book does a great job of explaining how to do preventive maintenance - a process that greatly extends the useful life of the car's moving parts. While simple enough for the handy but not skilled person, there are tips and ideas useful to any weekend mechanic even those already doing their own maintenance. Also the book includes hybrids and 4WD cars, something not found in many basic books. Recommended for anyone who wants to take part in their own car maintenance or just for someone who wants to know what is the real need for maintenance so they can confidently have the car properly maintained by local mechanics without the high cost of dealer maintenance.
Although slightly outdated he is dead on when he talks about how to make your car last forever.Pro's: good practical advice about how to take care of your car. Good introduction to the topic.Con's: probably not a book for the advanced auto mechanic. But the majority of mechanics would agree with his advice
I bought this book at a book store recently and everyone that owns a car should have a copy. Great advice and information that I wouldn't be able to find anywhere else. Since I bought this book, I have added at least 5 years to the life of my car, and I just got started.
How to Make Your Car Last Forever tells how to make basic repair, avoid costly failures, and how to perform preventative maintenance to get the most from an aging vehicle. From adjusting haul loads during different months of the year to reduce vehicle stress to solving common fluid problems, this is packed with keys to long-term vehicle health, and applies to any make or model car. General-interest collections must have this!
Very good ebook. Some ebooks amount to little more than a shot essay. This guy gives you your money's worth. Well thought out, concise and well illustrated.
Good information and easy to read. Quite useful for those who don't know much about cars and mechanics.
How to Make Your Car Last Forever: Avoid Expensive Repairs, Improve Fuel Economy, Understand Your Warranty, Save Money (Motorbooks Workshop) Money: Saving Money: The Top 100 Best Ways To Make Money & Save Money: 2 books in 1: Making Money & Saving Money (Personal Finance, Making Money, Save Money, Wealth Building, Money) Warranty Fraud Management: Reducing Fraud and Other Excess Costs in Warranty and Service Operations (Wiley and SAS Business Series) Personal Finance: Budgeting and Saving Money (FREE Bonuses Included) (Finance, Personal Finance, Budget, Budgeting, Budgeting Money, Save Money, Saving Money, Money) How to Paint Your Car: Revised & Updated (Motorbooks Workshop) How to Repair Your Car (Motorbooks Workshop) Car Insurance for the Average Joe: How To Get The Best Car Insurance Quotes and Save Money Money Management Tips: Control Money Don't Let It Control You (Budgeting your money, How to save money tips, Get out of debt fast, Live cheap, Debt free, Spend less) Make Easy Money Online: Follow in my footsteps and replace your 9-5 job in 30 days with no prior experience (How to make money online, Work less, Make money from home, Build a business) Credit Repair: Make a Plan, Improve Your Credit, Avoid Scams Reinventing American Health Care: How the Affordable Care Act will Improve our Terribly Complex, Blatantly Unjust, Outrageously Expensive, Grossly Inefficient, Error Prone System Money: How to earn money with : Earn $5000 per Week Part Time using the power of Arbitrage with Liquidation Products on (How to make money ... on , How to make money with ) HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE: Learn how to make money from home with my step-by-step plan to build a $5000 per month passive income website portfolio (of 10 ... each) (THE MAKE MONEY FROM HOME LIONS CLUB) Make Money Online: 70 Painless Ways to Make Money for $5 Or Less (Make Money Online Now) Leave The Grind Behind: Rocket fuel to live life on your terms. Make more money, build your legacy, and quit your job. Money: Saving Money: Success: Get More Money & Success In Your Life Now!: 3 in 1 Box Set: Money Making Strategies, Saving Money Strategies & World's Best ... Tips for Personal Finance & Life Success) Car insurance book: A Complete Guide to Car insurance (Auto insurance book, Understanding your car insurance) How to Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup (Motorbooks Workshop) How to Restore and Maintain Your Vespa Motorscooter (Motorbooks Workshop) 101 Projects for Your Porsche 911, 996 and 997 1998-2008 (Motorbooks Workshop)
