When I first saw In the Driver's Seat: A Girl's Guide to Her First Car, I thought it was a wonderful idea for a book. After reading it, I now think that it should be called "A great guide to buying, owning and using a car for ANYBODY that is not an expert. I am studying this book myself and I am then going to give it to my son.

Written by Erika Stalder, In the Driver's Seat: A Girl's Guide to Her First Car is a very easy to read and use, practical advice guide. Unlike most literature about cars, this book is truly written for anyone to understand. It should be required reading upon graduating from drivers education classes.

You can get an idea of how practical the advice in 'In The Driver's Seat' is by reading the Table of Contents. These are the chapters included in this book:
  1. Snagging your first car
  2. Learning to love (or at least look at) your owner's manual
  3. Checking out your cars anatomy
  4. Stocking your car with must-haves
  5. Maintaining your new set of wheels
  6. Fixing stuff on the fly
  7. Going to the mechanic
  8. Navigating dicey driving situations
  9. Styling your ride

In addition to the extremely useful advice, there are also fun facts and statistics inserted throughout. Maybe if I had a book like this when I was younger I wouldn't have to rely on my husband for every little car-related thing. In the Driver's Seat: A Girl's Guide to Her First Car is the perfect gift for any new driver.

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