Financial tally on our cars!

[lacelle@frontiernet.net (Erik LaCelle)]

Hmmm, OK

700 for the car (87 16v) purchased Feb 2002
95 hall sender
400 replacement motor
~200 various seals, motor mounts, hardware, timing belt, oil filter, etc
68 transfer registration/plates to car
227 for all 4 rotors, metal pads, rear wheel bearings and seals
83 right rear caliper (just bought today).

It's been driven a little over 1,500 miles since replacement motor
installed, 27-28 mpg = 55 gals@1.65/gal = about 90 for gas

15 oil change after 250 miles or so

That's about 1878.  OK, not much so far. But, there is still much more
to do as this car was severely neglected.  It needs control arms with
bushings, struts (for lowered/sport springs), strut bearings, why not
ball joints while it's apart, 4 new tires two of which I have already,
etc.  The list could go on....
Erik L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Blain" <rept@qwest.net>
To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: Financial tally on our cars!


> I just did a solid tally on the expenditures of tuning my car in the
> three years Ive had it.  It includes everything spent from initial
> purchase excluding state lisencing fees and standard petroleum product
> consumption.   Basically, I could have just gone out and bought a new
> jetta with some extras on it- maybe even the wolfsburg if I haggled
> right.  I expected to be in the teens but not the high teens.  This
> brings me to wonder how many others are acutely aware of how deep they
> are into their rocc projects (singular, per car tally)?
>
> At this point im asking myself what the hell im doing and why? I mean
I
> love cars- but im dumping money into a vehicle that can be had for the
> cost of a nice vacuum cleaner. And, im thinking I should have maybe
> jumped into a project that would actually pay for itself like a 70-71
> cuda 340 or 440 sixpack.
>
> So the question stands: How much and why- to my fellow listers.
>
>
>
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