A software that helps a user keep track of a car’s maintenance schedule, track expenses related to the car, and to calculate it’s fuel economy.

Features: BrightCar is a solution to take care of the task of keeping track of the maintenance schedule for your car(s). To begin with the user can automatically populate the maintenance schedule by using the predefined database that comes with the software by simply selecting his / her model. This process can be repeated for any number of vehicles. Once this has been done, modifications can also be made to this maintenance schedule according to your specific requirements. One can also choose to enter their own maintenance schedule, not relying on the predefined schedules (the predefined schedules are however manufacturer recommended and are preferable in most cases). Once the maintenance schedule is in place the software sends automatic reminders as and when the scheduled maintenance is approaching (the schedule adjusts dynamically to time passed and miles driven since last maintenance). The maintenance record can be printed out (say for example when you are looking to sell the car), and so can expense and performance reports (vehicle related expenses and the car’s fuel economy / mileage are automatically calculated over time).

Overall: BrightCar is a pretty useful utility for people who would like to keep track of the most relevant information regarding their car’s maintenance and performance. It is especially suited to families with more than one car, making the job of tracking much easier and essentially removing the burden of remembering from the user. Similarly, it can be useful to small businesses which have one or more cars. The sleek interface is also easy to use and most of the tasks are done fairly intuitively. Note that to work well, it does need constant user input (i.e. updating the number of miles the car has run, the amount of petrol / gas used etc.).