Auto Repair For Dummies, 2nd Edition

I found this very helpful, maybe defunked for those with electric cars, but still an interesting book to read.

First off this book wasn't for me I'm a fully qualified mechanic and have 25 years experience, I bought it for my brother kind of as a joke because he had recently changed his spark plugs and said "I'm a mechanic now".... I usually fix his and every one else's cars anyway but its also so he could look and do simple things himself if he wanted, when it arrived I had a flick through and was pleasantly surprised at how much information is in here, It doesn't have many pictures but you can easily identify the parts by going into Google, you'd probably be better off getting a haynes manual for your exact car but this is nice to have I guess as it has little hacks in it for when things don't go as planned which is something I've spent years learning out for myself.

Very well written book, with calm explanation of things that appear complex until someone explains them to you, and sometimes there is no one who could. I would highly recommend this to everyone who just got his / her first car, as it will greatly reduce the stress of having to care about a pleasant, but expensive and fragile thing you've got. One thing I don't like in this book is that it uses imperial units. It's only good for USA, as the rest of the world uses metric system. So, miles per gallon and things like that just make me to get the point, not the fact, and I like getting facts. I would recommend author to get a calculator and create a "World" edition of this book.

After reading some adverse reports, I am pleasantly surprised how helpful the book is. It is written for the American Market, but 'translates' easily into English, with good explanations and illustrations ... I'd recommend this to any 'petrol-head' who wants a basic knowledge of how the car 'works'. Well done!

I originally purchased this book for myself and other family members when they became car owners. On this occasion, I ordered this book, for a young woman, who is a friend and neighbour, who is fairly unfamiliar with how a motor vehicle is constructed and maintained. This book has proved to be an extremely useful guide for anyone who owns a car and wants to maintain it.

Good overview of how systems work but in all honesty there’s not much in terms of troubleshooting and processes for repair, it’s a lot of “if you’re having this issue, speak to a professional”.

Very well presented and easy to follow. Would highly recommend! It's a book for life

I brought this for my niece for Christmas and she loves it, it has everything she needs to learn as she is going to college for mechanics next year. Thankfully she saw the funny side and she is very happy with it. A really good buy and a bit of fun at the same time :)

Love it. Easy to follow along and enjoyable to read!

I was interested into how a car works and in that it supplies enough information. However, if you want to learn general auto repair like if your handles are not working, or you car door lock is getting stuck, or how to install an autoradio, it will not provide in these simple steps. You cannot however not say the book only handles complex reparation as it even explains how to tank gasoline.

Great for kids to have and read when they become drivers

I had practically zero knowledge about cars and was tired of not understanding what my car was doing what it kept on doing. Now I have a decent understanding about how they work and am able to do some beginner level maintenance. Tinkering with my car is my new hobby now, and its a lot of fun!

Great! Better than expected. It goes deep and gets technical...learning a lot with this book. Good purchase, if you are doubting.