How meticulous is your maintenance?

[LoveBunny]

I voted somewhere in between because I know there are people who are more meticulous than I am. I think my mom still writes her mileage in a little book every time she buys gas.

I just get it done, take the receipt and keep it in a file marked "car." I keep copies of everything pertaining to my car as long as I have it. I usually will give it to my dad to look over to make sure everything looks right though.

Oh, and Quickurt, I keep my owner's manual in my car. And yes, I have looked at it again a few times with various cars. It's usually for when a warning light comes on I've never seen before.

Being in the market for a used and older Turbo (1996 or 1997 993TT) I can tell you first-hand that owners who keep detailed records, receipts, and files is very impressive and would command a premium price in the current market dynamics.

[Quickurt]

Originally Posted by LoveBunny

I voted somewhere in between because I know there are people who are more meticulous than I am. I think my mom still writes her mileage in a little book every time she buys gas.

I just get it done, take the receipt and keep it in a file marked "car." I keep copies of everything pertaining to my car as long as I have it. I usually will give it to my dad to look over to make sure everything looks right though.

Oh, and Quickurt, I keep my owner's manual in my car. And yes, I have looked at it again a few times with various cars. It's usually for when a warning light comes on I've never seen before.

Warnings (lights, etc.) are the first thing I make sure I understand when I get a new car.
The Boxster has more info coming on the screen than I have seen in another car. I guess Wifey was sitting in the seat wrong yesterday, as a warning came on the screen to check passenger seat position. I told her to sit up straight and make sure the seat belt was snug. The warning went off. So Porsche monitors posture?

Originally Posted by Quickurt

Wifey was sitting in the seat wrong yesterday, as a warning came on the screen to check passenger seat position. I told her to sit up straight and make sure the seat belt was snug. The warning went off. So Porsche monitors posture?

Hey, what the heck were you 2 doing? In some States, that's against the law! Maybe even worse than 13 MPH over.

[70Sixter]

Like some of you have said, I keep everything including gas receipts with total mileage, trip mileage, and mpg. All service records (done by year, not mileage). I change the oil yearly between scheduled services and save the crush washer and gasket.

I keep meaning to put this info into a spreadsheet, maybe tomorrow.

I keep the owner's manual in the glovebox because I'm older than many/most of you, and I'm never sure I've memorized anything anymore.

[Quickurt]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

Hey, what the heck were you 2 doing? In some States, that's against the law! Maybe even worse than 13 MPH over.

At our age?

[Samson]

I use docs.google.com to keep track of everything for my cars. I used to use Excel, but I somehow managed to delete both my original and backup of the past 4 years of IS300 maintenance... oops. Dunno how that happened.

For the paper, I need to get a binder. Right now, I think my two service receipts are in the door pocket. The window sticker is in the rear trunk, along with all of the paperwork.