Used car guides, checklists & profit trackers
Practical, plain-English downloads for people who buy, sell or earn with cars: PDF guides for used-car buyers, and spreadsheet templates for car flippers, Turo hosts and gig drivers. Pay once, download instantly, use as many copies as you need for yourself.
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PDF guides for used-car buyers
Used Car Inspection Checklist
Printable 8-page checklist: walk-around, test drive, paperwork and a 3-car scorecard.
- Questions to ask before you drive out
- Walk-around, under-the-hood and cold-start checks
- Interior, electronics and test-drive checklist
- Underbody and paperwork checks, plus when to walk away
- Repair-estimate sheet and a scorecard to compare 3 cars
$4.99
PDF · 8 pages · instant download
Used Car Price Negotiation Playbook
10 pages of word-for-word scripts to pay less, skip the add-ons and know when to walk.
- How to find a fair number before you talk price
- Private-seller scripts and dealer out-the-door playbook
- Worked example: two quotes, a $1,494 difference
- F&I add-on table and replies to common sales tactics
- Trade-in, inspection leverage and a one-page worksheet
$6.99
PDF · 10 pages · instant download
Spot the Scam: Used Car Buyer's Fraud Guide
10 pages on title washing, odometer fraud, curbstoning, payment scams and VIN cloning.
- Title washing and odometer fraud: how to look for them
- Curbstoning, fake escrow and payment scams
- VIN cloning and a 10-step verification routine
- A quick scam score and a plain-English glossary
- What to do if you have already been scammed
$6.99
PDF · 10 pages · instant download
Used Car Buyer's Toolkit (all 3 guides)
All three guides: inspect, negotiate and avoid fraud. Save $5.98 vs buying separately.
- Inspection Checklist (8 pages)
- Price Negotiation Playbook (10 pages)
- Spot the Scam Fraud Guide (10 pages)
- Plus one combined 30-page PDF with all three in a single file
$12.99 save $48.98 vs buying separately
PDF · 30 pages · instant download
Spreadsheet templates (Excel & Google Sheets)
Car Flipper Profit Tracker
Find out what each flip really made you: net profit, ROI %, days to sell and profit per day for every car.
- Logs every car from purchase to sale: buy price, auction fees and taxes, repairs, parts, detailing, transport, listing and selling fees
- Totals invested, net profit, ROI %, days on market and profit per day per car
- Dashboard with capital tied up in unsold inventory, a month-by-month table and charts
- Dropdowns, a step-by-step Instructions tab and example data you can clear in two steps
$14.00
Excel + Google Sheets template · 5 tabs · instant download
Turo Host Profit Tracker
Run your Turo fleet like a business: monthly P&L, utilization % and profit per car.
- Log every trip (price, extras, Turo fee, odometer) and every expense (insurance, loan or lease, cleaning, maintenance, tires, charging, tolls)
- Monthly P&L for any car or the whole fleet; net profit by car by month
- Utilization %, average daily rate, profit per mile and payback against car value
- Built for 15 cars and 1,000 trips; example data you can clear; Instructions tab
$17.00
Excel + Google Sheets template · 7 tabs · instant download
Gig Driver Mileage & Tax Tracker
For Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart drivers: log miles and earnings, see your mileage deduction and quarterly tax estimate.
- Log each shift's miles, hours, earnings, tips and bonuses
- IRS standard mileage deduction with editable rates (set to the 2026 IRS rates: 72.5¢/mile through June 30, 76¢ from July 1)
- Quarterly estimated-tax helper with the IRS payment periods and due dates, and editable tax rates
- Dashboard: gross and net $/hour, $/mile, true car cost per mile, results by platform. A planning tool, not tax advice
$12.00
Excel + Google Sheets template · 6 tabs · instant download
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