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Carlos Herrera ยท The Mexican-Way Garage Guides ยท No. I

Stop Paying Shop Prices for Ten-Minute Jobs

A mechanic with forty years under the hood shows you what actually keeps a car alive โ€” the three-dollar old-school fixes, the few products worth your money, and the habits that dodge the four-thousand-dollar repairs. Three books, 200 pages of step-by-step fixes. A one-time $47 โ€” less than one visit to the shop.

Skip the Shop, Volume 1 โ€” The Three-Dollar Garage Skip the Shop, Volume 2 โ€” The Parts-Counter Truth Skip the Shop, Volume 3 โ€” The Half-Million-Mile Plan
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I.

The Offer

Three books, the printable Glovebox Kit, and lifetime updates โ€” for one honest price.

$47$79
Launch price โ€” ends soon
What you get today
Volume 1 โ€” The Three-Dollar Garage (the old-school fixes from my tรญo's shop)
$27
Volume 2 โ€” The Parts-Counter Truth (what's worth buying, what's a rip-off)
$27
Volume 3 โ€” The Half-Million-Mile Plan (the habits that outlast the payments)
$27
BONUS โ€” The Glovebox Kit (printable checklists, logs & shop-visit cards)
$19
BONUS โ€” Lifetime updates (every future edition, free)
$24
Total value$124
You pay today$47
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II.

The Math

Most people pay the most for the problems that are the cheapest to prevent.

The Usual Way
Dealer "recommended service" visits$400/yr
Upsold flushes, additives & filters$250
A diagnostic fee for a loose gas cap$150
The $4,000 repair that began as a $3 fixsooner or later
Year one$800+
The Mexican Way
White vinegar, dish soap & a spray bottle$9
0000 steel wool & microfiber rags$16
A basic socket set that lasts forever$50
The habits, the schedule, the know-howFree
One-time, ~$75 + $47

One dealer diagnostic fee costs more than this whole library โ€” and the library you keep forever.

Figures are illustrative ranges and vary by car, region, and choices. The books are educational โ€” not a guarantee of any outcome or saving. Some jobs belong at a shop, and the books say which ones. Always follow your owner's manual.

III.

What's Inside

Three books, one plan โ€” in the order you should do it.

Volume 1 โ€” The Three-Dollar Garage
Volume 1

The Three-Dollar Garage

The old-school fixes from the barrio shop โ€” pantry-shelf supplies, showroom results.
  • Streak-free glass with a nine-cent trick โ€” the one 12,000 people watched
  • The engine-bay deep clean that won't fry your electronics
  • Rust: stop it and patch it โ€” without a welder
  • Inside-windshield haze, gone for good
  • Seats, carpets & plastics back to showroom, for pocket change
Volume 2 โ€” The Parts-Counter Truth
Volume 2

The Parts-Counter Truth

Your honest filter for the parts store and the dealer's service menu.
  • The additives worth money โ€” and the 90% that are snake oil
  • Fluids decoded: what really needs changing, and when
  • The $60 starter toolbox that covers most jobs
  • Every upsell script they run on you, translated
  • When to stop and pay a pro โ€” the honest line
Volume 3 โ€” The Half-Million-Mile Plan
Volume 3

The Half-Million-Mile Plan

The habits and the calendar that make a car outlast its payments.
  • The habits behind every 500,000-mile car I've ever seen
  • 21 things you should never do to an automatic
  • The one-page maintenance calendar, by miles not months
  • The hidden features your dealer never shows you
  • How to buy a used car without buying someone's problem

Plus the Glovebox Kit: every checklist, maintenance log, and cut-out shop-visit card โ€” ready to print.

IV.

Meet Carlos Herrera

Forty years under the hood โ€” fifteen in his tรญo's shop, twenty-five running his own.

Carlos Herrera in his garage
Carlos, in the shop

I was fifteen when my tรญo put a wrench in my hand and told me the first rule of his shop: look before you buy. I spent fifteen years in that little garage learning the tricks that kept a whole neighborhood's cars running on pocket change โ€” and twenty-five more running my own shop, seeing what the dealers charged for the same jobs.

I've watched a three-dollar fix save a four-thousand-dollar repair. And I've watched good, careful people pay for engine flushes their car never needed, additives that do nothing, and diagnostic fees for a gas cap that wasn't screwed on tight. The shop isn't evil โ€” it's just got a menu, and nobody ever taught you how to read it.

My rule for every page in these books is the one I gave every customer for forty years: does it actually work, and is it worth the money? If a job is cheap and safe to do yourself, I show you exactly how, the way my tรญo showed me. And when a job truly belongs at a shop, I say so โ€” and tell you what a fair price sounds like. That's the whole reason I wrote these books.

30-day, no-questions guarantee

Read all three. If they don't pay for themselves, I'll give it back.

Take a full 30 days with the whole library. Do the nine-cent glass trick, run the maintenance calendar, take the shop-visit card to your next appointment. If you don't feel smarter about your car and your money, email me and I'll refund every cent โ€” no questions asked โ€” and you keep the books. That's my handshake on it.

V.

Questions Buyers Ask

I've never fixed anything on a car. Is this for me?
Volume 1 was written for exactly you โ€” the person who has never opened the hood. Every fix starts with the shopping list (usually under $10), then walks you through numbered steps with exact amounts and check-points at the end. Start with the nine-cent glass trick; you'll be a believer by the second window.
My car is new, or leased. Any point?
The newer the car, the more the service menu costs โ€” so Volumes 2 and 3 actually save you the most. You'll know which "recommended" items to decline, which fluids really need changing, and the habits that keep a lease penalty-free and a new car out of the shop. Nothing in the books asks you to touch anything that would void a warranty without a clear warning first.
Are these internet "hacks" that ruin modern cars?
No. These are the tricks that survived forty years in working garages because they work โ€” and every one comes with the "where NOT to use this" note. Where a method is for older cars only, it's marked. And when the honest answer is "pay a pro," the book says exactly that.
How do I get the books, and how fast?
Instant download, about 60 seconds after checkout. PDF format โ€” read on any phone, tablet, or computer, and print whatever you want for the garage wall. No apps, no accounts, no subscription.
What if it's not for me?
You have a full 30 days. If the books don't earn their keep, email me and I refund every cent, no questions asked โ€” and you keep the books. All the risk is on my side of the fence.

Be the driver the shop can't upsell

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