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kplatfoot
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Posted: 07/18/10
06:18 PM
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How do you keep track of scheduled maintenance for your cars? I've been looking around for good solutions (specifically, software/websites) to track maintenance for my 2005 Acura RSX-S, and I found several apps out there (some free), but they all seemed kinda half-baked.
Since I'm a software engineer, it occurred to me that I could probably put together a nice web-based car maintenance reminder service that would put the others to shame. I'm envisioning a site where you add your vehicle, set up some recurring maintenance tasks (or just accept the defaults like oil change every 3K miles), and then get email/SMS reminders when maintenance is due. Maybe also a feature for tracking gas mileage.
If I were to build something like this, who here would be interested? Would you be willing to pay a small monthly subscription to use the service (say, $5-10/month)? Are there any "killer" features you can think of that would definitely make it worth your time/money?
Thanks for any feedback. I *think* something like could be a success, but before I invest any time, I wanted to get some honest opinions from real car enthusiasts like you. 
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WrightIMC
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Posted: 08/05/10
09:38 AM
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Hi, it sounds like a very good idea to build a website for car maintenance.I am a web developer myself. I would invest $5-10 a month for such a service. 
Park Place Texas
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Posted: 10/31/10
10:56 PM
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After paying huge amount for buying the cars, maintenance is quite imp.If not maintained properly
performance would be degraded.
Some of the software that i would let you know are as: CAR Care Automotive Software, BrightCar and LONEWOLF SOFTWARE offer free trials on their car maintenance. or http://alembx.com/
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lycron
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Posted: 12/12/10
02:44 PM
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You can try www.carmaint.net. It has an article about how to http://www.carmaint.net/your-quick-and-easy-guide-to-car-main.html and other articles.
My first car was an old one... lucky with the web....
Old cars ar much easy to maintain but the new one I have some truble and sometimes I am scared...
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Posted: 01/31/11
10:22 PM
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Did you ever end up building something like you describe?
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Posted: 02/20/11
10:32 AM
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I definitely think there is still a need for a good web-based automobile maintenance tracking solution. I'm putting together a discussion group to learn what people want to track about their vehicle, and see if there is an opportunity to build a solution to meet those needs.
If anyone is interested in participating please sign up here: http://bit.ly/fivbYv
Thanks!!
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