993James993

Given how valuable complete service records can be, I wonder if any of the folks here who do their own service and repairs bother to document it. If I were in the market for a car and the seller had detailed documentation of this sort I think I would tend to value the car higher than if they just claimed to have done the maintenence.

Rick Lee

I do so religiously. My meticulous log book is what helped me get top, top dollar when I sold my SC. I log date and mileage for whatever I do. For the SC I even logged oil temps and track conditions. I keep all receipts and usually have digital photos of me doing the work. But I don't care, since I'll never ever sell my 993. I just do it so I know when it was last done and when it needs doing next.

ppressle

Absolutely! Description, date, mileage, receipts and signature.

Worst case it shows how sick I am.

e9stibi

Yes, I do and keep all receipts. It is a nice history and good documentation of cost of ownership.

Erik

AOW162435

Absolutely. The amount of stuff I've recorded since September '05 boggles my mind.

Andreas

TMc993

Yep...Notations of work done is written on the receipts for parts/materials and the receipts are kept in chronological order along with other service records.

Don Plumley

Yup - date/mileage/service done in a spreadsheet and receipts in a second (never add this up) folder.

CAHRERA

Same here keep all records either done by a shop or by me. Hope to never sell.

autobonrun

I have complete records on my 79SC back to 1984. The only negative is that I can see just how much money I've spent on repairs, tires, and upgrades over 23 years of ownership. To help me feel better, the repairs are divided into planned and unplanned. I hear people talk about the maintenance and upkeep of Porsches, but I find it amazing how limited the unplanned items actually are on Porsches; at least on the ones I've owned.

I keep the same type records on my 993 and M5, and not a single unplanned repair on the 993 in the last two years.

deltawedge

Another, yes.

epj993

Ain't that the truth! I use an Excel spreadsheet that documents date, mileage, service/task, part number, description, source and price. It's been extremely helpful as time flies by. I also track mileage, but just for fun

jnnking

I guess I'm the odd man out. I do what needs to be done when it needs it, clean it up and go for a drive. Does it really matter at what date and mileage I replaced the alternator?

sigf

Regarding my 993, I also keep a little notebook that serves as a "gas log" in the glove box. I record every fill-up (date, place, $/gal, OD reading, # gals, and comments.) Same log contains oil, tire info and comments. Don't know what I am going to do with the gas info, but its something that I started doing about six years ago.