Ralph Kalal is a member of the RockAuto.com staff and the author of Car Care for Car Guys: Tips & Techniques Beyond Auto Maintenance 101. Ralph’s book explains the purpose of parts, how they work, and gives tips on how to choose the most appropriate replacement parts. For example, what are the real differences between semi-metallic and ceramic brake pads? Read the “Choosing the Right Brake Pads” section.

After wading through factory repair manuals, Car Care for Car Guys is like a breath of fresh air. It describes real-world conditions under the hood with clear text and clear photographs and outlines doing repairs and maintenance with readily available tools.

We are certainly proud of Ralph’s accomplishment. But independent of who the author is, we like this book so much, that every new RockAuto Customer Service person gets his or her own copy of the book no matter how much previous experience they have. RockAuto has also purchased a stack of the books from the publisher to make available to customers at the discounted prices outlined below. The suggested retail price for the book is $24.95. We even got Ralph a new Sharpie pen to sign the books!

Book Promotion:
Get Car Care for Car Guys: Tips & Techniques Beyond Auto Maintenance 101 signed by author Ralph Kalal for the following prices: $0 with a $200 or more purchase, $5 with a $130 or more purchase, or $10 with a $95 or more purchase.

Put the book in your shopping cart by clicking on the Extras tab at the top of the RockAuto.com catalog page and then looking under Literature, Repair Manual and General Repair Manual. Or use the Part Number Search tab to pull up the book’s manufacturer/publisher CARTECH. These books all ship separately from parts and incur their own shipping charge. The promotion runs until October 31st or until we run out of books.