The Driver's Defense Manual

How to stop overpaying and keep any car on the road past 300,000 miles.

The Driver's Defense Manual is the TarmacHub channel in one book: what to buy, what to skip and what to say no to. Every chapter follows the same five steps: what most drivers believe, what's actually true, the rule to follow, a one-page checklist, and the tools worth owning.

Inside, 11 chapters in 5 parts:

• Fuel: the gas station truth, and what really goes in your tank
• Tires: the tire pressure truth, and buying tires without getting fleeced
• What manufacturers won't say: hidden features and factory secrets
• The engine and its systems: oil and filters, cooling, transmission, brakes, battery and sensors
• Money and the long run: the service desk decoded, the 300,000-mile habits, buying your next car to last

Also included: the Service Desk Cheat Sheet, a printable Maintenance Log and the Glovebox Cards.

And the audiobook: the whole manual read aloud in 13 MP3 tracks, about 2 hours 43 minutes, for the commute.

124 pages, PDF. Every number in the book is backed by one of 226 sources listed at the end of each chapter, so you can check any of it yourself.