For as long as I have had my Westy (17 years) I have recorded every stinking dollar and every bit of labor I have spent on it. I keep it all in a word doc with a brief narrative of what    the problem was, how I diagnosed it and what I did to fix it. I know where I bought each part or how I made each modification. I know the dates and mileage. It’s been pretty damn helpful, especially in figuring out what NOT to use/buy again.   
  

  
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> On Feb 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM,  <Richard Koerner (mailto:rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net)>  wrote:
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>  Right. I recently asked a similar question; on how to be on top of regular Vanagon maintenance via an EXCEL spreadsheet or the like.  
> With minimal replies, I am assuming everybody is fine with their own method. I will soon come up with my method, and a spreadsheet does wonders for that. GoWesty posted great clues, and I for sure will tally this advice in. Yeah, it's all about planning ahead. As best as possible.  
> Breakdown on the road is no fun. Now....who is going to go outside and grease up their front wheel bearings?  
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> Cost me a lot of money; just saying.  
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>  On Saturday, February 27, 2021, 4:36:05 PM PST, Eric Caron  <ericcaron96@comcast.net>  wrote:  
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>  I wonder if your responses might include a app that does that and also much more for tracking vehicle care.  
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> I tried one recommended here a year ago but not accessible for a blind person.  
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> Now you might laugh and say why would a blind person need this? Well it isn’t about driving the car it is about it’s care and that would be a good job for me with all our cars. And, I will leave the driving to others.  
> That is until the car drives itself. Maybe in the next couple of years?  
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> But the simple speedo app would still be helpful to me as I need to keep track of my drivers!  
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> I used to be able to tell bus speed by the sound of the engine, but with a new engine and updated transmission I’ll have a learning curve.  
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> Eric Caron  
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> Still at VW Spa Bohemia  
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> >  On Feb 27, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Mike Miller  <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>  wrote:  
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> >  Surprise, this post is about what's a good smart phone app to use as a speedometer. I went on line and there are approxiately a quadrillion billion and six available. All I want is speed and miles traveled.  
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> >  Winner gets the entire string of posts on oil temperature questions.  
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