Women buy nearly half of the cars in the U.S. Clearly, they've come a long way since the days when husbands said, "I'll let you pick the color, honey." But for many women, car ownership means both freedom -- and fear. Fear of not knowing how to change a tire, a wiper blade, a tail light or jump-start a battery. Fear of being tipped off by a dishonest mechanic -- and not even knowing it.Written expressly for women by a female mechanic, The Woman's Fix-It Car Care Book doesn't explain the complexities of how a car engine works, but it does explain how to keep it working well -- important maintenance steps every woman needs to know. Far more readable than any automotive manual, it gives women the confidence they need to look a mechanic in the eye and say, "No, I don't need new 'PCV valves, ' I just need an oil change.