Lifelong Mechanic Shares Money Saving Advice in New Book

RINGOES, N.J. (MMD Newswire) April 26, 2011 -- "Don't Let Your Mechanic Pick Your Pocket!: A Simple Guide That Can Save You Money and Keep the Dishonest Mechanic in Line. It Works for any Car, Truck or SUV, Anywhere You Live" by George A. Moyer, a lifelong mechanic, is intended to help readers self-diagnose and understand automotive problems.

"This book is designed to save its readers money and provide the knowledge needed to deal with unscrupulous repair shops found everywhere," says Moyer.

Moyer promises the book will easily reveal a variety of bumper-to-bumper noise, leak and vibration symptoms into understandable diagnoses. The goal is for car owners to be able to prioritize the problems before seeing a mechanic. For instance, tens of thousands of brakes, he says, are replaced prematurely based on non-serious squeaks. "Most of these problems can be determined without even having to touch your car," says Moyer, "Mechanics have been 'scaring' people into unneeded repairs for decades. This book will help keep them accountable and protect the consumer in the process."

Customer Mark Smith says, "I have seen a preview copy of Don't Let Your Mechanic Pick Your Pocket!. The book is informative and imminently useful. If my daughter had had this book, she could have saved her engine and $3000."

Moyer says he believes so strongly in educating consumers that he had given dozens of free seminars to car owners on basic automobile anatomy at his shop, Advantage Automotive Services, Bridgewater, N.J.. "It is my experience that a well-educated consumer is a better customer," he says.

"Don't Let Your Mechanic Pick Your Pocket!: A Simple Guide That Can Save You Money and Keep the Dishonest Mechanic in Line. It Works for any Car, Truck or SUV, Anywhere You Live" is available for sale online at Amazon.com and mechanicsscam.com.

About the Author

George A. Moyer, an Army veteran, owned an automotive repair shop for eight years, working as chief diagnostician. In 2003, he was recognized as a local United Way "Unsung Hero" for the charity mechanic work he performed for needy families. Moyer and his wife, who have been married 37 years, have two children and three grandchildren.