Tim_M
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Great Post. I keep a mix of photos and records for my cars.
I also have a Chevy Volt, and my mileage is more like 90% electric, so I change the oil every second annual PA state inspection on age alone. On my 1960 Buick, I do it every 2,000 miles or so, which usually corresponds to the start of spring. That car has 47,000 original miles, and I do my best to baby that aging but low-mileage Nailhead.
As far as records, I keep them for the Volt so I have reminders of when certain mileage and time-triggered services are necessary. With the 1960 Buick, I keep detailed records because its history is so well documented. It was owned by the original buyer's family until 2020, so I see myself as its new custodian, and I try to keep track of all work I do to it or have done professionally. I don't go overboard and document every gas fill the way some people do, but I want to continue the documented history of a car whose 66-year existence has been faithfully recorded in detail by three generations -- and I'm the fourth.
I also have photos. Here's me with my car and OJ Whatley, the owner of Watch-u-Want who first hired me in the watch industry in 2014. I hope to build many more memories around this car during the 2026 driving season.
Best Regards,
Tim
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Great Post. I keep a mix of photos and records for my cars.
I also have a Chevy Volt, and my mileage is more like 90% electric, so I change the oil every second annual PA state inspection on age alone. On my 1960 Buick, I do it every 2,000 miles or so, which usually corresponds to the start of spring. That car has...
It’s kinda a sad state of affairs when we only need to change our oil on our birthdays.
My insurance company now asks for proof of mileage every year because it’s only 5000 miles and they keep trying to charge me for 12,000 or 8000. At least it keeps the mileage down on my 2005 Wrangler.
Isn't that the truth? I have the same problem
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