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The Driver's Car Maintenance Record Book

When was the oil changed? Which tires, and when? What did the shop say last time?

The Driver's Car Maintenance Record Book

Every service, repair and receipt for one car.

It keeps one car's whole history in order: every service, every repair, every receipt. Write one line the day the work is done and the answers are there for the next oil change, the next repair, and whoever buys the car from you.

46 pages · 560 service lines · One book per car · 8.5 x 11 inch paperback

Your schedule, from your manual. This book prints no service intervals, oil specs or tire pressures, because every car is different. You copy your own schedule from the owner's manual onto a page that already lists oil and filter, rotation, filters, fluids, spark plugs, wipers and battery.

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What's inside

  1. How to use this book — with a filled-in sample line
  2. The car — VIN, plate, engine, oil type, filter part numbers, tire size, battery, wiper sizes, where the spare key is
  3. Your service schedule — copied from your owner's manual
  4. Service log — 28 pages, 560 lines: date, odometer, the work, parts or oil, shop or do-it-yourself, cost and receipt
  5. Tires and brakes — tires bought, brake work, rotations and tread checks
  6. Repairs and problems — what went wrong, what the shop found, and the fix
  7. Recalls and warranty — how to check for recalls free with the car's VIN, and when each warranty ends
  8. Shops and parts — the shops you trust and the part numbers you keep buying
  9. Renewals — registration, inspection and insurance, year by year
  10. Breakdowns and accidents — where, who towed it, and the report or claim number
  11. Cost by year — and cost per mile
  12. Notes

One book per car, kept for years. Undated: start it any day.

The sections inside The Driver's Car Maintenance Record Book
Sample pages from The Driver's Car Maintenance Record Book

What you get

  • An 8.5 x 11 inch glued paperback, 46 pages, black ink, big clear columns
  • Twenty-eight service log pages with 560 lines: years of service for one car
  • A page for the numbers the parts counter asks for, written down once

Who it's for

Anyone who puts a lot of miles on one car and wants its history in one place.

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Common questions

Is this a download or a real book?

A real book: an 8.5 x 11 inch glued paperback, printed and shipped by Amazon. Buying it happens on Amazon.

Can I start it any time?

Yes. It's undated, so you can start it in any month.

Is there a fillable PDF version?

Not of this one yet. It's a paperback only, made to sit in the car and be written in with a pen.

Please read

This is an organizer for your own records, not professional advice. Follow your owner's manual, and let a qualified mechanic decide anything to do with safety.

This item was created with the use of AI.