The Cuban Method · $27 · Instant PDF download
Keep Your Car Running 10, 15, Even 20 More Years — Without Ever Being Bullied By A Dealer Again.
I kept cars alive in Havana with no parts, then spent twenty years behind the service counter in Miami. This is my field guide for everyday drivers: read any estimate, refuse the padding, handle the easy jobs in your driveway, and keep the car you already own. Written for drivers, not mechanics.
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Here's what a padded estimate looks like
One year of service on an ordinary sedan with 110,000 miles. The left column is the kind of list I watched customers sign for twenty years. The right column is what the car actually needed.
The book teaches you to read the left column and get to the right one: what your owner's manual actually calls for, what a fair price looks like, and exactly what to say before you sign.
| Line item | Quoted | Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Synthetic oil change | $129 | $70–$130 |
| "Engine flush" | $149 | $0 not in the manual |
| Engine + cabin air filters | $140 | $30–$60 10 minutes, DIY |
| Front brake pads | $450 | $150–$350 |
| "Fuel system cleaning" | $179 | $0 no real problem |
| Total | $1,047 | $250–$540 |
Illustrative example built from typical U.S. prices. Your car, your area and your shop will differ.
Ernesto Morales · @ErnestoMoralesYT
Who I Am
From Havana, With A Wrench.
I was born in Havana in 1962, the year the parts stopped coming. I grew up in my father's taller in Cerro, keeping our 1952 Chevrolet taxi on the road with hose clamps, patience and whatever we could find. When you can't order the part, you learn how a car really works.
In 1999 I came to Miami and spent twenty years on the other side of the service counter: dealership service, independent shops, then my own little two-bay shop in Hialeah. I watched good, careful people pay for flushes their cars didn't need, and trade in cars that had another 100,000 miles in them, because nobody ever showed them what to look for.
— Ernesto Morales
The Cuban Method · $27 · Instant PDF download
What's Inside The Cuban Method
Eight chapters, plus six printable tools for your glovebox.
This book is for you if…
- You drive a normal car, truck or SUV and want it to last 200,000+ miles
- You've ever nodded along at a service counter because you didn't know what to say
- You want to do a few easy jobs yourself, safely, and know which ones to leave to a pro
- You'd rather keep your money than make a car payment
It's not for you if…
You want a repair manual for one specific car. Your owner's manual is still the most important book in your glovebox. This one teaches you how to use it.
Guaranteed Risk Free
Take it to your next oil change. If it doesn't save you more than $27, I don't want your $27.
Read it, open it at your next service visit, and check the recommendations against the book. If it doesn't catch at least one thing you didn't need, or you just don't like it, reply to your download email within 30 days and say "refund." You get every dollar back. No forms, no hard feelings.
Questions Before You Buy
Yes. I wrote it for the person paying the bill, not the person turning the wrench. If you can check your tire pressure, you can use every page.
It's written for modern gas and hybrid cars, trucks and SUVs. It teaches the method and sends you to your owner's manual for the exact specs of your vehicle.
No, it's a PDF. You get it instantly by email, it reads well on a phone, and you can print the Glovebox Kit pages for the car.
Keep going to the dealer. You'll just know which lines on the estimate are worth a yes, and which ones to question.
Reply to your download email within 30 days and say "refund." You get every dollar back.
Your next estimate will either cost you, or it won't.
Skipping one unnecessary upsell pays for this book several times over, often on the first visit.
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