CARTRUVO USED-SEDAN COMPARISON
Blank buyer worksheet | Prepared November 7, 2026
Guide: https://cartruvo.com/blog/best-used-sedans-to-buy
One copy per actual car. Organizes evidence, not a reliability, mechanical-condition or child-seat safety certificate. Unknown means unresolved.

VEHICLE / PRICE / EPA
Date / seller / listing / VIN / mileage:
Year / exact trim / engine / transmission / drivetrain / modifications:
Price reference / date / validity / geography / condition-mileage assumptions:
Actual written price / fees / optional products:
Tax / title / registration / insurance quote:
Immediate work / quote / comparable total / exclusions:
Financing APR / term / amount financed / total payments:
Exact EPA record / city-highway-combined MPG / version match:
Your annual miles / fuel price / MPG assumption / estimated annual fuel cost:
Hypothetical estimates are not actual fuel bills or guaranteed MPG.

MAINTENANCE EVIDENCE / WORK DUE
Correct manufacturer manual/schedule / normal-special use / time limits:
Current mileage and elapsed time since documented service:
Dated oil-filter invoices / mileage / oil specification:
Transmission-specific records / procedure / fluid specification:
Coolant, plugs, brake-fluid and other applicable history:
Documented work (date, mileage, component, procedure):
Required work due now / exact manufacturer reference:
Condition-based work / measurement-diagnosis / urgency / quote:
Optional preventive recommendation / rationale distinct from required:
Missing evidence / next check / unresolved uncertainty:
Camry: 5000mile6month visits vs normal10000mile12month oil-filter, oil requirements and special conditions checked with exact guide:
Accord: exact Maintenance Minder codes and applicable manual/time requirements matched to invoices; CVT identity confirmed:
Mazda6Sport: non-turbo2.5/6AT identity; correct schedule/oil-monitor setting; non-turbo75000mile plugs vs2.5T40000 not substituted:
No generic package, reminder reset or inspection entry substitutes for completed-service evidence. Ask the shop to support any fluid work with the applicable procedure and findings.

INDEPENDENT INSPECTION / DAILY FIT
Shop / agreed scope / exclusions / permission for normal road test:
Cold-start to warmed operation / warnings / diagnostic findings and limits:
Engine-transmission / leaks / applicable cooling checks / repair history:
Tire measurements and fitment / brakes / steering-suspension:
Structure / underbody corrosion / body or windshield repair/calibration records:
NHTSA VIN and manufacturer current campaigns / remedies / driving instructions:
Actual driver position / rear passenger entry and space:
Actual luggage through trunk opening / seat-folding arrangement if equipped:
Restraints if needed: both manuals followed / CPST help / unresolved fit:
No deliberate automatic-braking test or diagnosis from a symptom alone.
Decision / documents and work required before commitment:

SELLER MESSAGE
Hi, I'm comparing used sedans. Please send the VIN, mileage, exact trim/engine/transmission, asking price and known issues. Could you share dated maintenance invoices with mileage, oil/filter and transmission-fluid history, cooling-system or engine repairs, tire/brake measurements, and recall-repair records? I'd like an independent inspection and a parked fit check with my passengers/luggage before committing. Please identify any warning lights, leaks, overheating, unusual shifting, body/windshield repairs or modifications. If you're a dealer, please send an itemized out-the-door quote for my registration ZIP and separate optional products. Can we verify these details before I travel?