How do you guys keep track of your maintenance?

I just save -notes- in my phone.

 

I have a folder with all the receipts and a spreadsheet of the maintenance

Twice or three times a year I review and see what is needed and plan accordingly

Since I do most of the work myself I try to schedule multiple vehicles on the same day/week so that the maintenance is aligned

After 6 vehicles though this may not work

Have you look into an application like simply auto .. I was looking at it ..give it a try

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You ask a good question! I keep a spread sheet with tabs for each car. On one axis I have the year on the other I have items such as oil change, or brake fluid change, or engine rebuild, etc. I just check off the boxes, thus, I can see the history in a semi graphical representation and see if I am missing anything. I have actually been really bad about updating the spreadsheet over the past few months as I got too busy. I need to get back to my homework!

 

That would be tough to do. I might keep a large whiteboard on the wall and make notes and then periodically transfer to a spreadsheet. I was thinking about adding one of these to my garage wall but have yet to do so.

https://writeyboards.com

Seven labeled boxes for receipts or maybe a dedicated work cabinet with labeled drawers?

 

I did some playing around on the simply auto app ..looks pretty darn good .. has a app for phone and one for PC

With a little work you can input all services due for each car and it will remind you

It has a place to add services so you have a record including copies of the documents (receipts etc)

The free version has a few limitations but the app is only 5 10 doallrs

May need a little setup but looks like it would be worth it

Even prints reports and backup to cloud



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i just do it off my registration sticker for garage queens. medium use daily drivers same way. the work horse gets oil changed in jan and july. every 25K i check to see if i need plugs, belts, etc. Those also get checked when its time for tires and pads.

 

I use the app Car Minder. It keeps track of any parameter you set up.
But I also keep meticulous records via spreadsheet and paper files.

 

Get a notebook for each car

 

heres how i do it. i also have pics that is in a dedicated folder on desktop

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Paper list in my manual folio.

 

Here is an example of one of my service records.

 

Hire an attendant? I.e. Concierge. We're a service economy, you know.

 

Excel spreadsheet for each car. Reoccurring stuff like oil, diff, coolant changes listed across top with dates of service. Then maintenance items in chronological order. Sheet goes on top of receipts arranged in same order. One folder for each car.

 

Spreadsheet with a folder holding all receipts

I have half your issue as I am only maintaining 3 cars

 

I just saved all my receipts.

 

I post DIY threads of my work on FChat.

 

Pencil

 

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Paper file just chuck receipts and scratch date on the oil filter .

 

Lets get that errant clamp back where it belongs....n-kay?

 

It’s back , pic was taken just after I refitted the air box .That pipe is a breather of some sort goes to a tiny mesh grill in the air box .EU spec .

 

5 cars.. i use a marker and write everything down on a big mirror in the garage. Then each car has an album full of receipts and pictures.