# AI for Auto Repair Shops

> Plain-English AI for auto repair shops: estimates that get approved, status updates that end the ‘any update?’ calls, and the authorization and advertising rules that protect your shop.

*AI on the Job: Auto Repair Shops Edition · Series 001 of 025 · Trades & Main Street · 2027 edition*

Two stories reach the bay: the trade is finished, or none of it matters. This book is about the third one — the writing that piles up between the car and the customer.

## Formats

- **Ebook (EPUB)** — EPUB 3 · reflowable · no DRM · 1057 KB · about 30,940 words · ISBN 979-8-90623-411-7. $7.99
- **Audiobook** — MP3 · unabridged except the Prompt Library · 2h 35m · 20 tracks · ISBN 979-8-90623-412-4. $14.99

## What it takes off your hands

eleven hours a week.

- Chapter 4 — Writing estimates and translating tech findings (~3 hours)
- Chapter 5 — Status updates, approval requests, the phone that never stops (~2 hours)
- Chapter 6 — Invoices, warranty claims, fleet billing, payment chasing (~1.5 hours)
- Chapter 7 — Review responses and complaint letters (~1 hour)
- Chapter 8 — RO notes, TSB reading, customer explanations (~1.5 hours)
- Chapter 9 — Marketing you keep putting off (~2 hours)

That’s eleven hours in a normal week. Your first week will be slower — you’re learning a tool. By week three, the numbers above are realistic. Chapter 12 gives you the 30-day plan to get there.

## Contents

1. Your Head Start
2. The 30-Minute Setup
3. How to Talk to It
4. Estimates That Get Approved
5. The Front Counter That Never Goes Quiet
6. Money Paperwork That Writes Itself
7. Reviews, Complaints, and Your Shop’s Name
8. On the Job — The Second Brain Behind the Counter
9. Getting Cars in the Bays
10. The Rules You Can’t Afford to Break
11. Tools of the Trade
12. Your First 30 Days

Then: The Prompt Library, Glossary, The AI on the Job Series, About This Edition.

## Free from this book

- [First, About the Robot in the Bay](../read/001-ai-on-the-job-auto-repair-shops-edition.html) — the opening, 2,194 words, complete
- [All 150 prompt titles](../prompts/001-ai-on-the-job-auto-repair-shops-edition.html)

## Questions

**Do I need to pay for ChatGPT or Claude to use this book?**

Not yet. The free tiers of both tools will carry you through this entire book’s TRY IT NOW exercises and your first few weeks of real use. You’ll know it’s time to pay (roughly $20/month) when you hit the free tier’s daily limits during a normal workday — that’s the signal the tool is earning its keep. Chapter 11 covers what the money buys.

**Is this book going to tell me AI is coming for my job?**

No. It takes the opposite position, and says so on page one: it is a good tool for words, it does not do your job, it does the writing around your job. The book's own last line on it is “this book will not tell you AI is magic. It’s a power tool. It kicks. We’ll show you where.” You can read the whole opening, First, About the Robot in the Bay, free: 2,194 words, no sign-up.

**What is actually in the 150 prompts?**

Eight groups: Setup & Voice (1–15), Estimates & Service Writing (16–40), Customer Communication (41–65), Money & Paperwork (66–85), Reviews & Reputation (86–105), On the Job (106–120), Marketing & Growth (121–145), Admin & Momentum (146–150). Every title is listed free on the prompt page, and twelve of the prompts are printed there in full.

**I have never used AI at work. Is this too advanced?**

It assumes nothing. Chapter 2 is “The 30-Minute Setup” and Chapter 3 is “How to Talk to It” — the tool is set up and the one real skill is taught before anything else is asked of you. The glossary at the back explains every term the book uses.

**How long is it?**

It is about 30,940 words across 12 chapters, plus the 150-prompt library and the glossary; the audiobook runs 2h 35m across 20 tracks, measured from the masters on 2026-08-31. Chapters 1–3 take about an hour and everything else depends on them.

**What do I actually get, and how is it delivered?**

Ebook at $7.99 and Audiobook at $14.99. Both are downloads and arrive the moment you pay — the EPUB has no DRM, so it is yours on any reader. Ebook ISBN 979-8-90623-411-7; Audiobook ISBN 979-8-90623-412-4. There is no printed edition of this one yet.


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*AI on the Job Press · Greenlight Publishing · 2027 edition*