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Books? What Are Those? - GTBrandon - 04-14-2018
So I’m curious, this is the first car where I’ve actually sat down and read some of the manual. Some for curiosity/boredom, some for diagnosing, but I’ve never found myself doing this is another car thanks to the internet and forums.
How many of you actually read your cars manuals versus look things up online and never even touch that bundle of papers in your glovebox?
Books? What Are Those? - Senor_Taylor - 04-14-2018
I read my first Tacoma's front to back. I actually found it online and printed it out, and kept it on a clipboard in the car along with EVERY SINGLE gas fill-up, price, and trip odometer reading for my ownership.
Not sure why.
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Books? What Are Those? - GTBrandon - 04-14-2018
(04-14-2018, 07:03 PM)Senor_Taylor Wrote: I read my first Tacoma's front to back. I actually found it online and printed it out, and kept it on a clipboard in the car along with EVERY SINGLE gas fill-up, price, and trip odometer reading for my ownership.
Not sure why.
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That might be a little much but cool for records I guess. I just went through my credit cards for 2017 and found I spent about $2,300 on gas which sounds about right for Premium and the amount of miles I drove.
I also keep a folder of all maintenance receipts and any parts I buy for the car so I can track how much a car ACTUALLY costs me, but that stays at home, not my glovebox lol.
RE: Books? What Are Those? - BLINGMW - 04-14-2018
I like reading car manuals, it's a good time killer as a passenger. I can't say I've read the whole manual for every car I've had, but I've glanced at each and used them as a reference for at least jack points, fluid types and capacities, and to see if there are any funny pictures or warnings.
However, I do not keep gas and service receipts, I try to log service on a spreadsheet.
RE: Books? What Are Those? - Senor_Taylor - 04-14-2018
(04-14-2018, 08:19 PM)BLINGMW Wrote: I like reading car manuals, it's a good time killer as a passenger. I can't say I've read the whole manual for every car I've had, but I've glanced at each and used them as a reference for at least jack points, fluid types and capacities, and to see if there are any funny pictures or warnings.Same. I have a spreadsheet on my Google drive for every car with maintenance and mods.
However, I do not keep gas and service receipts, I try to log service on a spreadsheet.
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Books? What Are Those? - Sijray21 - 04-14-2018
Fuelly.com for the win. That's where I keep my fill up information.
I've only referenced the manual when I couldn't figure something out or to find out capacities (oil, MT fluid, etc.)
RE: Books? What Are Those? - ryangreen1 - 04-15-2018
Never really read the manuals for my car except stuff I can't figure out or trying to dumb down German technology on my mom's car for her. I only keep big service items like scheduled 60k mile services and big expense stuff, but I keep the rest on a spreadsheet including mods. REALLY hurt to look at the total $ I spent on the forester between mods and maintenance in only ~3 years of ownership when I sold it.
RE: Books? What Are Those? - Apoc - 04-15-2018
I've read every manual cover to cover, except the three cars I own now (probably I used to really like it, but having a toddler has stripped me of a desire to use my brain when there is quiet in the house. I'm in the process of reading a watch manual cover to cover (larger than it sounds), so I guess there's that.
RE: Books? What Are Those? - Jester53 - 04-26-2018
They are boring to read to be honest.