How meticulous is your maintenance?

[Paul]

I keep a log of all of my cars and yard equipment on a clip board in the garage.

All receipts are kept in the owners manual case of each vehicle.

[Quickurt]

I have all maintenance done at the dealer, on all our cars, and keep every receipt in the owner's manual folder. I keep the owners manuals in a file cabinet, as they are only really reference material after you've memorized them upon delivery.
No, seriously, after you have learned how all the trinkets work, do you ever look at your manual again, except for possibly a maintenance schedule check? The original owners manual folder is very heavy duty, always fits well in the glove box, since it was designed for it, and is always there to stick that receipt in, as soon as you get it.
I've found, in my more mature years, that the dealer really isn't that much more expensive than indies and it is ALWAYS the preferred place of possible buyers and IS NEVER QUESTIONED when you trade the car to another dealer. When you trade the car to the dealer where you bought it AND had every single oil change and maintenance done, those few hundred extra dollars are the GOLD STANDARD for trade in value because that dealer now has a used car to move that has a GOLD STANDARD history of maintenance, as wellas a great testimonial for their service department, and you all know what that would be worth to you, if you were sitting in my black boxster, dreaming of making it yours.
If you're lucky, the salesman will tell you what I traded it on.
Mine was the original customer's first Porsche and he traded it on a 997 after 9 months and 10,650 miles. He then traded the 997 after 7 months and 9k miles on a Cayman S.

[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.