I learned about cars using this book
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I bought this book back in 1971 when I bought a brand new '71 Volkswagen Super Beetle. I learned to tune it and did the frequent oil changes at 3000 mile intervals and had it until 1975 at +100,000 miles to some kid. I saw it years later taking a left turn in front of my Rabbit probably, because I recognized the plates. Great little underpowered sedan. The Rabbit cured me of VW's with the sloppy valve guide debacle. All that smoke and all...
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Although, you should never rely on one source for all of your information.  This book is very good in explaining the detail of the basics on painting any automobile.  I kept this book near me as I painted my own car.
I have  yet to see a better book on the basics of painting an automobile.  I  recommend this book for any of you who are a beginner.
1015783
It is a good book with sound instruction. The way Rob helps with the driver is one of the best tips I've ever had.
3112220
This is an ideal book for anyone strating out in small engine mechanics.  I particiularly like the style of writing.  It felt more accesible to somebody like me who has moderate mechanical knowledge which has been much improved by this book.
1375164
From the Matra Rancho to the Countach Evoluzione, I learned a lot on cars  reading this book, not only on weird cars but also on automotive history, engineering and design.
Very interesting but not boring at all to read, it was a pleasure to read this book, Michael Banovsky did a great job.
181125
For me, having driven electrical RC cars and planing to bye a nitro for next season, this book provides useful information on many aspects of nitro RC cars. Easy to understand with lots of pictures. The keyword is BASICS.

Jan
3633172
I am writing about vintage cars and this book provides the information I need to do that.

The process of getting the book was just fine.
2683720
A Car and Driver magazine subscription is a very good deal.  It has a lot of information for car nuts like me.
273544
This was an easy and fast read.  I want to preface this by saying that I am a deal finder maven.  People frequently ask me how to save money doing something so it is not often I find new material reading these books.  But one area I have always been clueless is with my car.  I just let the mechanic charge whatever.  but Richard has alerted me to something called OBD and repairpal.com.  I will now use these tools!  He also has other useful tidbits about dealsites and scoops on how to save money in certain areas.  Definitely worth a read.
812412
This is one of the best driving books I've ever read. The book is about 196 pages broken into specific chapters.  The author goes into proper techniques about how to steer the car, brake and accelerate in everyday driving situations. There are too many books out there that assume the driver already know how to handle the car. Following driving rules and advice is one thing, but how a car handles is another thing.  Also for those afraid of driving, he even has a few chapters devoted to that so you will be out in the road in no time.
2002575
Buy this book - its just great if you're interested in Jag and pre-war cars in general
3488813
You you have a Beetle, Vanagon, kombi, Karmman Ghia, Brasilia, all tipes of air colled engines, 1600, 1700, 1800, with this book you dnt need to wast money with mecanics. You lern to tune up, to repair and identify  mechanic problems and repair the body too. You can repair the Brakes, to  make the correct mix up with fuel and air, all the instructions are  step-by-step. You have 55 ways to improve fuel economy and you learn to  repairing scratches and small dents.
4029560
I love this engineering book, and I own several. But the thing is, I'm no engineer, and as one reviewer put it, this book is a pleasure to read.

The author sticks to the basics, and the version I have is a revision of an older work. But proof that his basics are down-to-pat, the theories haven't changed. He just updated the pictures and some anecdotes.

Full of useful information, a racecar engineer might want to delve deeper by getting more technical books, but this book is still full of the basics -- what's really important. And for the race car driver or car enthusiast, this book will help you understand more about vehicle dynamics, suspension, etc.

Overall, highly recommended.
1032867
Very impressive collection of gadgets very useful in car diagnostics and operation. Just the KAM memory saver has been a great help for me and was well worth the cost of the book. Anyone who tinkers with (sorry, repairs) modern cars will find something of use in this remarkable book. In short, I like it a lot and recommend it wholeheartedly.
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Before I bought this book I thought it would be full of tutorials, and I was wrong. actually you can get those tutorials on the web. But what suprised me was all of the great interviews with the big guys of this industry. This book really lets you know what are you going towards to, and really helps you illustrate the design process of a car, with maybe you involved, in your mind. After each reading session I felt like I have to go draw some cars, it was very inspiring.
If you're looking for a car design career, then this book will help you imagine yourself inside, besides inspiring you to start this journey.

Enjoy
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This information is very useful. It could go into more detail but after you read it most of the info you can google it and find more info to help your research. Not a bad ebook. I made money, NOT crazy abundant money but just enough to buy me a used car in a year.
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I have loved 2nd Gen T/A's since they were new and thought I knew a lot about them.  This book offers a lot of info (I learned some new facts) that I found to be an interesting and enjoyable book.  Most photos are color (except for the ones that were in black & white originally), and are of unaltered cars, just as they were when new, or taken when new,  and on heavy stock paper.  Rocky Rotella did an incredible job on this book and of all the books I have on Firebirds and Trans-Ams, I would say this is the best I own.