She Fixed It: The Car

The car is not a mystery. Nobody ever showed you, that's all.

She Fixed It: The Car takes 25 jobs you can genuinely do yourself, in the order a real car needs them, with a photo for every single step. No workshop. No lift. No jargon.

It also tells you the part nobody tells you: which jobs a garage charges you three times the part for, and which ones are worth paying someone else to do.

What's inside, 25 jobs, 12 parts:

• The five-minute checks: tyre pressure, tread depth, engine oil, coolant, brake fluid, washer fluid. Six things you can look at before work on a Tuesday morning.
• What you're overpaying for: cabin air filter, engine air filter, wiper blades, bulbs, fuses. Five jobs where the labour costs more than the part.
• The lights at the back: nobody can see their own brake lights. That's exactly why they stay broken.
• When it won't start: jump-starting, and replacing the battery.
• Tyres: changing a wheel, the sealant kit and what it really costs you afterwards, and how to tell whether a puncture is legally repairable.
• Before you go: the emergency kit, what the law makes you carry, and the long-trip check.
• When it goes wrong: that light on the dash, and what to do when you've broken down and you're on your own.
• Money: how not to get ripped off at the garage, and what service work is actually due.
• If yours is electric: what changes, and what doesn't.

Who it's for

Anyone who has nodded along at a garage counter without understanding a word. Anyone who has been told a job is urgent and had no way to check. Anyone who would rather know.

Format

• Instant download: PDF, opens on phone, tablet or computer
• A photo for every step
• Yours forever, no subscription

Educational material, not a substitute for a qualified mechanic. Some work on a vehicle is safety-critical and some is regulated where you live — check the rules in your country. Your statutory rights as a consumer are unaffected.