ivo335 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Hi guys! I am pondering creating an app for tracking car spendings. For a proof of concept, I would love to learn what are your habits here. It would help me a ton if you could just dedicate 3-5 mins to answer the questions below: 1. Do you write down somewhere car-related transactions? (if no - just answer NO and that's all I need If so - please answer YES and go to 3 more questions below) 2. What kind of spendings do you write down? (all of them, or maybe just fuel, or just major works, or...?) 3. What tool do you use (Excel, some mobile app, web service...?) 4. For what purpose do you use the collected data? (is it getting back to the information on what was done to the car & when? is it to compare two or more cars in terms of cost generating? for personal budgeting? any other reason?) Any input highly appreciated Chances are good, this will contribute to creating something cool and useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffy Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I put it straight in the denial bank and be done with it [emoji23] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Like many people, Id rather not know! :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Excel here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auzzam Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Excel here /QUOTE] Ditto - collect most info running costs, maintenance, modifications ... And really just use it to make sure I stay within my car allowance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 If I thought about purchase prices of the cars, maintenance, tyres, brakes, modifications......I think I would be pretty upset. If you chuck on fuel, tax, insurance and depreciation, I would be suicidal..... Better of not knowing and just enjoying. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mk4Gaz Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I choose to forget what I've spent. That way, when the missus asks, I can say "I don't know" and I know I'm not lying. I don't really care what I've spent though to be honest. It's irrelevant as I would've likely wasted the money on some other shit. I've learnt so much during vehicle ownership, which I consider invaluable, and the grin factor makes it all worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 What? Just tell her indoors what she can find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Google Sheets spreadsheet. Works on any device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraTRD_MK4 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I am currently getting my car back up and running to its former glory. MIssing alot of parts sadly and motor and well alot other stuff. So from the day I purchased it, the receipt of that transaction and every part paid for via ebay and fb on paypal and courier fees from around the world. Every page I am keeping in a file so I can see if I shot myself in the foot at the end of the day or not. Take note, finding a supra in my country is somewhat rare. People are selling cars that cannot be registered or have no papers either n/a auto or n/a manual cars for like $15 000 or more. I have always kept info in sleeves or in a file for future reference to parts or as proof to show of history in terms of maintenance. Some people if buying a car feel relieved to know the car they buying was well taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 I keep all reciepts, paypal transaction printouts, ebay printouts and always staple my printed recipets to the a4 copy along with any import documents. Have done since 2013 and i got quite a pile Ive also kept track of every single thing i do to the car...whats been done and dated..1 file for each year. I also have a a3 scrapbook and print and add my photos at the end if each year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 If I thought about purchase prices of the cars, maintenance, tyres, brakes, modifications......I think I would be pretty upset. If you chuck on fuel, tax, insurance and depreciation, I would be suicidal..... Better of not knowing and just enjoying. H. I'm with you on this bud,i am the same with my musical gear,amps pedals,guitars,i dread to think what iv'e spent over the years,so luckily I don't know:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivo335 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Hahah, clearly it comes down to the type of person each of us is. Some do (and always will) gather the data, analyze it, make lists, etc. (that's me) - while others hate that (my wife, for instance ). I just want to know how much (in general) this or that car costs me. How much of this are repairs? and fuel? what are the average monthly spendings? average cost per mile driven? total cost of particular modification project? and so on. So from the day I purchased it, the receipt of that transaction and every part paid for via ebay and fb on paypal and courier fees from around the world. Every page I am keeping in a file so I can see if I shot myself in the foot at the end of the day or not. Take note, finding a supra in my country is somewhat rare. People are selling cars that cannot be registered or have no papers either n/a auto or n/a manual cars for like $15 000 or more. I have always kept info in sleeves or in a file for future reference to parts or as proof to show of history in terms of maintenance. Some people if buying a car feel relieved to know the car they buying was well taken care of. I keep all reciepts, paypal transaction printouts, ebay printouts and always staple my printed recipets to the a4 copy along with any import documents. Have done since 2013 and i got quite a pile Ive also kept track of every single thing i do to the car...whats been done and dated..1 file for each year. I also have a a3 scrapbook and print and add my photos at the end if each year I can relate to this, TOTALLY... Personally, I like tracking category of each transaction (whether it was maintenance, repair, mods...) but at the same time I want to know if that were fuel, parts, a 3rd party service and so on. To complicate further, I sometimes bundle a number of transactions into 'projects'... Because of this I cannot switch to some nice app and get rid of the spreadsheets so far. And even though they are pretty cumbersome to use, all the apps I tried were not even close to what I was looking for (most of them is focused on fuel consumption ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT Paul Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Just buy it drive it. Spend abit. Drive it. Spend more. [emoji106] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I know ish. Based on the big items I think im running in about 10kish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evinX Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I have categories Materials & tools Reciept & non reciept parts Mechanic work I dont tracket fuel, mot or tax. However i could add tax and mot to the list but those are recorded from past documents. I also print the online reciepts for tax and staple it to my reminder forms to. But dont count the cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivo335 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Haha, looks like Supra communities (I asked the same question on another forum) are more than others unwilling to know what they spend on their cars Like I said, there will always be people who do not want to bother, and some group (likely minority) who will track every penny. I think it is not as much about the money as it is about the type of brain you have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo11 Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Excel. You don't need anything more complicated than a spreadsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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