How To Keep Your SUV Alive! Tips & Techniques for Driving, Maintaining & Extending Your SUVs Life

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This book is essential reading for anyone considering the purchase of a new car. Engineer and author Mark Warner cuts through the dealer hype and technical misinformation with an easy-to-read explanation of how to care for a new SUV.

Topics covered in this highly accessible book include: Vehicle buying secrets | Break-in myths and truths | Vital automotive fluids | Chassis, brakes, and suspension care | Tire and wheel tech | Washing and waxing advice | Tune-ups and repair recommendations | and much, much more.

Table of Contents

1. GETTING STARTED
The big, bad business of SUV marketing | How to use this book | Introducing uncle Dilbert | The most important things to learn

2. BREAKING IN YOUR NEW SUV
Do's and Don'ts | SUV Break-in | When all else fails, read the manual | Warm-up myths | Learning to drive all over again | Breaking in brakes | Don't stress your transmission | Oil changes during break-in | A word about turbochargers | Other break-in myths | Revving it up | No A/C during break-in | No towing

3. BLACK GOLD: OIL and FILTERS
Do's and don'ts | Oil as blood | Highs and lows: oil levels | How to check your oil | When to change your oil | Having your oil and filter changed | A word about synthetic oils | A word about additives | The bottom line

4. LEAKS and DRIPS: VITAL AUTOMOTIVE FLUIDS
Do's and Don'ts | Octane Games | Automatic transmissions | Keeping cool with radiators | Batteries and battery fluids | Power steering | Some final words about underhood fluids

5. STOP, RATTLE and ROLL: BRAKES, CHASSIS, and SUSPENSION
Do's and don'ts | Don't break your brakes! | Shocks and MacPherson struts | Lube jobs and wheel bearings | U-joints, constant velocity joints and boots | Driving styles and road hazards

6. ROAD and ROUND WE GO: TIRE and WHEEL CARE
Do's and don'ts | Tire pressures | Buying new tires: size does matter | Tire lingo | Is tire rotation for you? | Tire and wheel alignment | Flat tires and spares | The bottom line

7. DETAILING YOUR SUV
Do's and don'ts | Keeping it clean | Automatic car washes vs. doing it yourself | Professional detailing | Washing and waxing by hand | The bottom line

8. TUNING YOUR SUV
Do's and don'ts | Quality tune-ups | The who and what of tune-ups | Parts are parts, right? | The bottom line

9. ODDS and ENDS: GOOD STUFF TO KNOW
Do's and don'ts | Where to park? | Crime busters: antitheft devices | Some miscellaneous driving tips | Some miscellaneous walking tips | Preparing for the worst

10. BUYING A NEW SUV
Do's and don'ts | High miles = no sale | Ex-rentals are no-no's | Engine options: size matters | Rust-proofing and undercoating | Paint and paint treatments | Good options | A word about hybrid SUVs | A word about new models

How To Keep Your SUV Alive! Tips & Techniques for Driving, Maintaining & Extending Your SUVs Life