Everyone's Guide to Buying a Used Car and Car Maintenance

By Scott Kilmer

Scotty Kilmer, mechanic for the last 50 years and star of YouTube's "The Scotty Kilmer Channel" for DIY car repair (with over 200 million video views), has revised and updated his book: Everyone's Guide to Buying a Used Car and Car Maintenance. In the book, he shows how to check out used cars for purchase yourself and how to avoid the proverbial used automobile "lemon." From the initial glance at the dealer (or private seller) through the road test and bartering stage, Scotty shows how to evaluate a vehicle for purchase, and also provides more in-depth tips for experienced do-it-yourselfers. And as a bonus, he also provides tips on essential auto maintenance for all autos, used or not. Whatever your level of sophistication, this book will help keep you from getting swindled in your next car purchase and keep you on the road for many years to come.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1973292661
• ISBN13: 9781973292661
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Informative, clear and concise... cheap too!

Not being a car-expert and being confronted with the need to purchase a used car, I picked up a copy of Kilmer's book at my local library. I highly recommend this book because it is fluff-free and easy-to-read. It is only about 130 pages, but Kilmer has packed in more information than you would expect. Kilmer (a mechanic) does a good job explaining what to look for and when to avoid a car (as well as his reasons for it), without getting bogged down in technical details. I would recommend reading this book in conjunction with "The Insiders Guide to Buying a New or Used Car" by Burke Leon. The latter has more information about how to haggle with used-car salesmen. However, this should not take any credit away from Kilmer's book that is definitely worth its price.