Guides

Practical, no-fluff guides to tracking what your car really costs — fuel, maintenance, and everything in between.

• How to Calculate Your Car’s Cost per Kilometre

  A step-by-step way to work out what every kilometre really costs you — which expenses to include, a worked example, and how to keep the number current.

  6 min read

• Fuel Log Template: What to Record at Every Fill-Up

  The exact columns a useful fuel log needs, why the full-tank rule matters for accuracy, and a comparison of paper, spreadsheet, and app logging.

  5 min read

• The True Cost of Owning a Car (It’s Not Just Fuel)

  Fuel is usually less than half of what a car costs. A breakdown of the seven cost categories most drivers underestimate, with a worked annual example.

  7 min read

• How to Track Fuel Economy Accurately (Fill-to-Fill)

  Why the dashboard read-out flatters your car, how the fill-to-fill method gives you the real number, and how to convert between L/100km and MPG.

  6 min read

• Car Expense Tracking: Notebook, Spreadsheet, or App

  An honest comparison of the three ways drivers track car expenses — what each does well, where each breaks down, and how to pick the right one.

  6 min read