How do you keep track of what you do to your truck, and when you do it? Do you just write it down in a notebook? Do you use an app? Or do you not keep track of it? Some of these apps are pretty cool and will keep track of everything for you, and includes costs and such. Just wondering what everyone else here does.

 

I personally just use Microsoft word by at the top writing the truck out, all the specs then start a list first the part then in parenthesis the part was installed at and price of the part. EX:
1988 Ford F150 4x4
5.0L EFI etc....
Parts
Oil at 157K $20
oil filter ate 157K $15
and so on


but I did just recently download Microsoft office 2013 on my computer and I am going to be working on transferring it to Microsoft Excel as it has a special template for it.
Trav

 

This works for me. I don't have the patience to keep track of anything more like costs. Used to keep it on a paper but I would forget...phone is always in my pocket so it's no big deal.

 

I use an app called Roadtrip on my iPhone. It's mainly for gas & mileage but you can track other expenses as well, for as many vehicles as you have.

 

Here is my [old school] "app": self designed grid paper; one design for tracking mileage (on white paper) and another for tracking maintenance and upgrades (on yellow paper). I first laid these out in about 1979 and have tracked every gallon of fuel and every maintenance procedure & upgrade on every vehicle I've owned in the intervening years. The logs are very easily kept in the vehicle; protected and in order using one of these:

Log Book Covers

in each vehicle.

Just my OCD $.02 worth.

dn.

These also are a great place to keep your insurance card at the ready!

 

While I like this app I downloaded (it's called "aCar"), I kind of like Donnor's suggestion about just writing it down, old school style, in a notebook that is kept in a binder or aluminum organizer, and kept right in the vehicle. It would be easy to keep it right behind my seat, as I have a regular cab and not much else can fit behind me.

 

Don't know of any place online to log maint. records but www.fuelly.com is a good place to keep track of gas mileage.

 

Gas Cubby (not to be confused with Gas Buddy, also a great app for finding the best gas prices near you).

Jason

 

I usually keep all of my receipts for the big or important things I've done.