Software/websites for car maintenance reminders?
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Software/websites for car maintenance reminders?
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.
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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I wonder how people managed to maintain their cars before the interwebs?
There's also Honda's owner link site where you can manage and track a lot of stuff already.
Last edited by AZuser; 07-18-2010 at 10:38 PM.
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Thanks for all the responses, guys. I guess the engineer/entrepreneur in me was hoping there was an opportunity here, but it looks like I probably would've been just wasting my time. I'm glad I checked here first. ![Smile](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
The good news is, I think I found a different market for the concept that would be much more viable, so now I just have to go validate that idea.
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The good news is, I think I found a different market for the concept that would be much more viable, so now I just have to go validate that idea.
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