Vehicle Maintenance Cards in 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 Index Card Sizes

These vehicle maintenance cards form a compact index card system, cut to true 4 x 6 in and 3 x 5 in sizes, that keeps each car record within easy reach. The undated set has 31 pages: ten card layouts offered in both sizes, crop marks for trimming, backs in lined or dot grid style and four tabbed dividers named Car, Service, Road and Seasons. You get US Letter and A4 PDF files as an instant download, and nothing is shipped.

Print on card stock, trim on the crop marks and drop them in a card box, with the roadside card tucked in the glove box.

Why vehicle maintenance cards are easier than a logbook

The profile card holds the details you keep looking up: make, model, year, VIN, plate, tire size, pressure and oil type. After an oil change, a shop visit or a repair you add one line to the right card, with the mileage, the cost and when the next one is due. The tire card logs pressure for each wheel, rotations and tread depth.

Fuel and mileage cards reveal your MPG and miles driven for work over each month. Renewal dates, important numbers and a kit checklist live on the registration and insurance card and the roadside card. Since the cards are loose instead of bound, every car can have its own set, and you only reprint a card once it is full.

Who this car card system is for

• Drivers who want a record of oil changes, repairs and tire checks without keeping a full logbook
• Households with two cars or more that want a small set of cards for each one
• New and teen drivers learning seasonal checks and who to phone when something goes wrong on the road
• Index card fans who enjoy a neat card box, with a roadside card that fits in the glove box

Design, sizes and printing

• Minimalist white pages with soft blush pink touches that use very little ink
• Wide margins all around, so a home printer will not trim anything
• Exact trim sizes of 4 x 6 in (10.2 x 15.2 cm, two to a sheet) and 3 x 5 in (7.6 x 12.7 cm, three to a sheet), with crop marks, on A4 (210 x 297 mm) or US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) paper
• Undated, so begin with any car in any season
• A card system, separate from the full-page Car Maintenance Log in the shop
• The lined and dot grid backs match the fronts when you print double-sided and flip on the long edge

Inside the card set: 31 pages

1. 1Cover page listing the contents
2. 2How the cards work, in five steps (profile, log, track, renew, check), a table explaining what each card is for and when to reach for it, the four sections of the card box, helpful habits, tips for households with more than one car and a reminder to follow your owner's manual
3. 3Printing, cutting and setup in four steps, the two card sizes, a checklist of supplies, a table to find pages and a tip for double-sided printing
4. 4 to 13Ten designs at 4 x 6 in, two to a sheet with crop marks. The Vehicle profile card (the car's nickname, year, make and model, color, plate and VIN, when you bought it and the miles then, tire size with front and rear pressure, oil type, capacity and filter, battery, air filter and wipers, notes). The Oil change card (how often by miles or months, then 6 rows logging the date, odometer, oil used, whether the filter was changed, the next due point and who did it, a shop or yourself). The Tire rotation and pressure card (target pressure for the front, the rear and the spare, four checks for every tire each with a box when all is fine, and 3 rotation rows noting the odometer, tread and comments). The Service record card (odometer, garage and price, 7 items inspected, 6 lines describing parts and work done, and when the next service is due). The Repair log card (7 rows covering the date, odometer, the fault and how it was fixed, the garage, the price and a box if warranty paid, totaled at the bottom). The Fuel log card (8 fill-ups with date, odometer, miles, gallons, price, total and MPG, plus monthly total, average MPG and best fill-up). The Registration and insurance card (plate, expiry, renew by date and fee, insurer, policy number, renewal and premium, due dates for inspection, emissions and license, notes). The Roadside emergency card (5 lines of who to call, an 8 item car kit checklist and where things are kept in your car). The Seasonal car check card (circles for each season, 10 checks, lines for what needs attention and who it is booked with). And the Mileage tracker card (8 trips with start, end, miles, purpose and work or personal, plus totals)
5. 14 to 15Backs for the 4 x 6 in cards, one lined and one dot grid
6. 16 to 25All ten designs again at 3 x 5 in, three to a sheet with crop marks, with fewer rows so they fit the smaller card
7. 26 to 27Backs for the 3 x 5 in cards, lined and dot grid
8. 28 to 29Tabbed dividers for a 4 x 6 in box: Car, Service, Road and Seasons
9. 30 to 31Tabbed dividers for a 3 x 5 in box: Car, Service, Road and Seasons

What you download

• Vehicle Maintenance Cards in US Letter, a 31 page PDF
• Vehicle Maintenance Cards in A4, a 31 page PDF
• Read Me First, a short PDF printing guide
• Set the print scale to 100% or Actual size, and avoid Fit to page. Heavy card stock of 65 to 90 lb (200 to 250 gsm) works best, and a paper trimmer gives clean edges along the crop marks

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The vehicle maintenance cards are a PDF for printing and cutting at home. No printed cards are sent.
• This is a digital file only. Nothing physical is mailed.
• Printed colors can look a little different from your screen.
• For your own personal use only. Please keep the files to yourself and do not resell them.
• Digital files cannot be returned, but if something will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• The cards help you keep your own records. Let your owner's manual and a qualified mechanic guide repairs, service timing, tire pressure and which oil to use. Nothing here is mechanical, legal or insurance advice.

How this was made

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