1. A monitoring system for a vehicle comprising a plurality of components, wherein the monitoring system comprises: a data gathering element capable of receiving data associated with operation of the vehicle; a customization element for applying at least one user preference to the data, wherein the at least one user preference comprises at least one user preference selected from the group consisting of alerting preferences including directions to alert the user once the data reaches a predetermined threshold, prioritization preferences including directions to prioritize the data based upon historical data related to at least one of the vehicle and a type of the vehicle, and data delivery preferences including directions regarding where to deliver the; and a display element for presenting at least a portion of the data received by said data gathering element after said customization element applies the at least one user preference to the data.