# Carova

## Blog

- [Car Maintenance App vs. Spreadsheet: Which Should You Use?](https://carova.app/blog/car-maintenance-app-vs-spreadsheet): Spreadsheet or dedicated app for tracking car maintenance? An honest comparison of effort, reminders, receipts, and long-term usefulness.
- [Car Maintenance Schedule by Mileage: What to Service and When](https://carova.app/blog/car-maintenance-schedule-by-mileage): A mileage-based car maintenance schedule from 5,000 to 100,000 miles — what typically needs service at each stage and why intervals vary.
- [Inside the Carova Closed Beta: What's Included and How to Join](https://carova.app/blog/carova-closed-beta-guide): What the Carova closed beta includes, how to request an invite, what beta drivers get free, and what happens to your data when the beta ends.
- [Dashboard Warning Lights Explained: What Each Color and Symbol Means](https://carova.app/blog/dashboard-warning-lights-explained): What your dashboard warning lights mean, which ones demand you stop driving, and how to react to check engine, oil, battery, and brake lights.
- [Digital Service Records vs. the Paper Service Book: Why It Matters at Resale](https://carova.app/blog/digital-service-records-vs-paper): Paper service books get lost and fade. Here's why digital service records protect your car's resale value and how to go digital properly.
- [How to Keep Track of Car Maintenance (Without Losing Your Mind)](https://carova.app/blog/how-to-keep-track-of-car-maintenance): A practical system for tracking car maintenance: what to record, how to organize service records, and how to never miss an oil change again.
- [How to Track Car Maintenance Costs (and What the Numbers Tell You)](https://carova.app/blog/how-to-track-car-maintenance-costs): A practical way to track car maintenance and repair costs, spot overpaying, budget by cost per mile, and decide when a car stops being worth fixing.
- [How to Track Car Mileage — and Why Your Odometer History Is Worth Keeping](https://carova.app/blog/how-to-track-car-mileage): How to track your car's mileage with minimal effort, and how odometer history unlocks accurate maintenance timing, trends, and resale proof.
- [Road Trip Car Maintenance Checklist: 12 Checks Before You Leave](https://carova.app/blog/road-trip-car-maintenance-checklist): A 12-point pre-road-trip car checklist — tires, fluids, brakes, battery, and lights — plus what to pack and when to see a mechanic first.
- [What Is Carova? A Tour of the Personal Car Garage App](https://carova.app/blog/what-is-carova): Carova keeps your car's service history, mileage, maintenance schedule, and costs in one place — with an AI assistant that knows your car. A full tour.
- [What we are building toward in the first Carova release](https://carova.app/blog/what-we-are-building-toward-in-the-first-carova-release): A look at what the first full Carova release includes, what we are still refining, and why we are not committing to a date yet.

## Changelog

- [Carova is now in open beta](https://carova.app/changelog/carova-is-now-in-open-beta): The first public release of Carova. Anyone can create a garage — no invite required, free while the beta runs.

## Help Center

- [Help center coming soon](https://carova.app/help/general/help-center-coming-soon): The Carova help center is still being written. Here is what Carova does and how to get answers while we fill it in.