Documenting your car's history - ideas?
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I use an app on my iPhone/iPad called Auto Care. There are pro and free versions. I use the pro version. Since my phone is always with me, it's easier for me to make sure I enter the data at the time I fill up, buy tires, etc. There may be better apps for the task, but this one works for me.
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Oh, a spreadsheet would be too clinical for me. I have no intention of adding up expenses! Or labor. It will read more like a novel. Not War and Peace, maybe Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. In fact, I think I'll dedicate it to Robert Pirsig, with the quote “ 'Is it hard?' Not if you have the right attitudes. Its having the right attitudes thats hard.” He wasn't crazy about cars, of course.
MIne is probably going to be a lot closer to "How to keep your 928 alive - for the compleat idiot". Much closer to basic survival stuff.
#18
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I use google drive and google sheets for photos videos manuals and or course scan everything to pdf and OCR and indexing. I can then use the windows search or google search tools and find find key words . I can also share and collaborate with others easily. Still have some file organization to do.
Check it out -> https://drive.google.com/folderview?...2s&usp=sharing
Check it out -> https://drive.google.com/folderview?...2s&usp=sharing
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Rob--
Has it really been over ten years since we met under your car, changing motor mounts and pan gasket with the car on stands in the sloped driveway?
Has it really been over ten years since we met under your car, changing motor mounts and pan gasket with the car on stands in the sloped driveway?
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I use google drive and google sheets for photos videos manuals and or course scan everything to pdf and OCR and indexing. I can then use the windows search or google search tools and find find key words . I can also share and collaborate with others easily. Still have some file organization to do.
Check it out -> https://drive.google.com/folderview?...2s&usp=sharing
Check it out -> https://drive.google.com/folderview?...2s&usp=sharing
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I put all repairgroups in a spreadsheet, in the WSM structure. This way you can enter the repairs in a column with (if you want) the costs added. Next time you register: new column. You can use this also to quickly find a repair group in the WSM.
Send me a PM if you want the spreadsheet
Send me a PM if you want the spreadsheet
#24
Burning Brakes
I put all repairgroups in a spreadsheet, in the WSM structure. This way you can enter the repairs in a column with (if you want) the costs added. Next time you register: new column. You can use this also to quickly find a repair group in the WSM.
Send me a PM if you want the spreadsheet
Send me a PM if you want the spreadsheet
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Do it for your own enjoyment! Keep it from your wife...
Alan
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wife is the CPA/accountant/expense tracker. She could tell me the things I'm not sure I really want to know. But she doesn't, so all is good!