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PDF guide + spreadsheet
Your Next Car: Guide + Vehicle Record
An 18-page buyer's guide covering the decisions and the paperwork, including a new section on buying tires, plus a Vehicle Ownership Record spreadsheet that keeps every VIN, loan, policy and service in one place and flags what's due.
General consumer information, not legal, tax, insurance or financial advice.
What's inside
- Deciding what to getA budget that includes everything, buy versus lease, and lease terms decoded.
- FinancingGetting pre-approved, which dealer add-ons are worth it, and the 2025–2028 car loan interest deduction.
- New or usedUsed-car checks, private-sale steps, and Oklahoma tags, title and excise tax.
- Insurance and protectionOklahoma's requirements, a coverage guide, recalls, warranties and the lemon law.
- Buying tiresReading the sidewall and date code, comparing UTQG ratings, tread depth, TPMS, out-the-door quotes and a tire log.
- Ownership recordVehicle information pages, a maintenance log and an after-a-crash sheet.
- Vehicle Ownership RecordVehicles, loans and leases, insurance, a maintenance log, a service schedule with due flags and a buy-vs-lease calculator.
Details
- Fillable PDF guide, 18 pages, plus one .xlsx record (7 tabs)
- Spreadsheet works in Excel 2016 or newer, Microsoft 365, or Google Sheets
- National guide with Oklahoma tag, title and insurance notes, current as of November 2026
- Instant download after checkout
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