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Your book & its companion
Every handbook ships with a printable companion sized for the glovebox — a quick check, a checklist, a service log. It comes with the book, and it is also free to download right here, for every handbook. No account, no code, no email required.
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The printable companions
One per handbook, sized for the glovebox. They come with the book too — these are here so a lost file, or a paperback bought on Amazon, is never a dead end.
- 01 The 10-Minute Car Check The monthly walk-around, in ten minutes, in the order that finds problems soonest. companion to Basic Automotive Maintenance for Beginners
- 02 The Diesel Truck Quick Check Fuel, filters, DPF and DEF at a glance, plus the intervals that are easy to miss. companion to The Diesel Truck Owner’s Handbook
- 03 The EV Quick Check The monthly twelve, the charge limit each maker actually names, and the numbers to write down once. companion to The EV Owner’s Handbook
- 04 The Used Car Inspection Checklist The desk check, the walk-around and the test drive, on paper, for the curb. companion to The Used Car Buyer’s Handbook
- 05 The 100k Checkup What to inspect past 100,000 miles, and the repair-or-replace arithmetic. companion to The High-Mileage Handbook
Want to know when an edition updates? Corrections get folded into a new free edition, and owners get it at no cost. Send one line and you’ll be told when the next one lands. Nothing else, ever — and you never needed it to get the files above.
updates@ownerlevelbooks.comThe series
- 01 Basic Automotive Maintenance for Beginners Easy step-by-step inspections and maintenance for anyone who has never opened a hood. with The 10-Minute Car Check
- 02 The Diesel Truck Owner's Handbook Power Stroke · Cummins · Duramax, 2008 and newer. The fuel system, the emissions system, and the mistakes that cost five figures. with The Diesel Truck Quick Check
- 03 The EV Owner's Handbook Tesla · Ford · Chevrolet · Hyundai · Kia. Charging, battery health, warranties, and what never needs a wrench again. with The EV Quick Check
- 04 The Used Car Buyer's Handbook Gas, diesel or electric — how to find a good one, check it properly, and not get taken. with The Used Car Inspection Checklist
- 05 The High-Mileage Handbook Keeping a car past 100,000 miles, and knowing when to stop paying for it. with The 100k Checkup
The five handbooks are also sold as paperbacks on Amazon.
The log books
The handbooks tell you what to do. These are where you write down that you did it — services, repairs, oil and tires, and what the year cost. Paper only: there is no useful PDF of a book you are supposed to write in.
- 01 The Car Owner’s Log Book Services, repairs, oil and tires, and what the year cost. One car, one book, handed to the next owner.
- 02 The Truck Owner’s Log Book The same record with towing, fuel by the fill, DEF and the filters a work truck actually goes through.
- 03 The EV Owner’s Log Book Range at full, season by season, charging costs, and the battery record that carries the resale.
No log book has a companion of its own — it is the checklist. The free quick-check for your vehicle is in the printable companions: the 10-Minute Car Check, the Diesel Truck Quick Check, or the EV Quick Check.