Excel spreadsheet. One tab per internal combustion engine and whatever it sits in.
Maintenance log
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I used to use MPGtune.com but then I slacked off on the record keeping and began relying too much on my (already short and over-loaded) memory.
I've since switched to a widget sidebar that saves simple short notes. Kind of the laptop equivalent of post-it notes, but slightly more organized and harder to lose. Plus if, or when, I decide to better organize them, I can just copy and paste it into something better laid out.
I tried spiral notebooks but have a talent for losing them.
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I've since switched to a widget sidebar that saves simple short notes. Kind of the laptop equivalent of post-it notes, but slightly more organized and harder to lose. Plus if, or when, I decide to better organize them, I can just copy and paste it into something better laid out.
I tried spiral notebooks but have a talent for losing them.
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I'm on a spreadsheet. Tabs for each car with different tabs for fuel, maintenance and repair with a totals sheet. I start a new one each year and link totals to previous years so I can see lifetime and YTD.
I use an Excel spreadsheet and keep track of the date, mileage, and work done--1 tab per car. At the bottom of the sheet I recap all of the maintenance items so that you can enter the current mileage and it will show how many miles you have on a particular service (i.e. oil change, trans fluid, PS fluid, rotate tires, etc.) and how many more miles until you need that service again. I have all of the maintenance services (about 20 of them) in a vertical column so I can instantly tell what maintenance item is upcoming.
I just use Word and type it up. Mileage, what was done, where I got the stuff, and what I spent. I also keep all receipts in a file folder that can back up what I have in my log. I send it and the receipts along with the truck when I sell it.
I keep all records in binders, including gas/mpg records. Everything is hand written. As much as I'd like to do it in Excel or Word, I'd rather it be shown I wrote it.
All receipts get stapled in as well. For oil changes, I make sure to staple the upc from the oil filter box as well.
I'd never be able to fit all of it in a glove box. My records for my truck are around 2 inches thick, less for the car due to it being newer.
All receipts get stapled in as well. For oil changes, I make sure to staple the upc from the oil filter box as well.
I'd never be able to fit all of it in a glove box. My records for my truck are around 2 inches thick, less for the car due to it being newer.
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I generally coralize my maintenance with my Oil Changes
Every "other" oil change tires rotated and balanced, etc.....
And then I keep all my documents tabulated in a manilla folder under the seat. if I ever need a maintenance record, receipt, or happen to sell the car, it's all in the trunk
Sure, maybe not the most professional, but it's all there if I ever need a repair receipt for warranty, etc....
And then I keep all my documents tabulated in a manilla folder under the seat. if I ever need a maintenance record, receipt, or happen to sell the car, it's all in the trunk
Sure, maybe not the most professional, but it's all there if I ever need a repair receipt for warranty, etc....
Vehicle Maintenance.txt
I use an Excel spreadsheet. Easy to sort and calculate mileage intervals.
I just use a small notebook, date, mileage, and service done. I also keep all of my repair shop reciepts in the glove box, in an envelope. The next owner of my car will see that it was and is very well maintained.
ford has a nice record book with a nice pen attached to it.ford logo on it ordered it at ford dealer about 6 bucks..very nice!!
Small spiral bound notepad in the glovebox or door pocket of each car.
I record each fill-up, along with everything else done to the car over the years.
It is sometimes amusing to look back at the oils I was using in what car when.
I have recycled the notebook from one of our old 200K Civics, since it had a number of pages left, and it has been riding around in our '97 Accord for the past seven years and 110K.
I record each fill-up, along with everything else done to the car over the years.
It is sometimes amusing to look back at the oils I was using in what car when.
I have recycled the notebook from one of our old 200K Civics, since it had a number of pages left, and it has been riding around in our '97 Accord for the past seven years and 110K.
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When you guys keep the original receipts of parts replaced in a folder do you have the problem of them fading over time? It seems some receipts faded out and become unreadable after several months by design.
It's because it's printed on thermal paper. They really fade if you leave them in your car. If you have a receipt you want to keep, photocopy it or scan it.
It's not by 'design', but a characteristic of using the cheapest printing method for retail applications. You never have to mess with ink or toner.
When you guys keep the original receipts of parts replaced in a folder do you have the problem of them fading over time? It seems some receipts faded out and become unreadable after several months by design.
It's because it's printed on thermal paper. They really fade if you leave them in your car. If you have a receipt you want to keep, photocopy it or scan it.
It's not by 'design', but a characteristic of using the cheapest printing method for retail applications. You never have to mess with ink or toner.
Honda Ownerlink, its free and never gets lost or thrown in the trash. The nice part is as soon as you enter your VIN, it pulls every spec for your car from their database and has it right there for your viewing. It also lets you enter your radio code and informs you of any recalls.
Honda Ownerlink
Honda Ownerlink
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I've been using an Excel spreadsheet for all vehicles since 1987. Both vehicles, that is.
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