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Financial tally on our cars!
- Subject: Financial tally on our cars!
- From: vwscir88@hotmail.com (the hitman)
- Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 16:27:33 -0400
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<P>i don't think i really want to go there right now. lets just say that over the years and thru 7 sciroccos (3 of which i still have) and one corrado, i've spent enough. how's that?<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV>So Sayeth The Hitman </DIV>http://www.techography.net/brettsgarage
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Michael Abatzis" <ABATZIS2@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Financial tally on our cars!
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 20:09:42 +0000
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<DIV></DIV>>i don't think there's any way i spent that much on the old rocc:
<DIV></DIV>>bought in
<DIV></DIV>>95 for 4k with 50k on the clock.
<DIV></DIV>>$650 for suspension
<DIV></DIV>>$400 exhaust through the years
<DIV></DIV>>$600 rebuilt 2l
<DIV></DIV>>$500 wheels, $500 2 sets of tires
<DIV></DIV>>those are the big things. little things are control arms/bushings,
<DIV></DIV>>ball
<DIV></DIV>>joints, axle, tie rod ends, used alt, a/c work ($200), clutch
<DIV></DIV>>($150),
<DIV></DIV>>brakes/bearings ($200?). maybe throw in another $1000 for
<DIV></DIV>>maintenance stuff
<DIV></DIV>>like hoses/belts, things i'm forgetting. that's $5000 in 5 years,
<DIV></DIV>>or about
<DIV></DIV>>$75/month. and a lot of that was stuff i wanted to do, not needed
<DIV></DIV>>to do.
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<DIV></DIV>>the new rocc: $4800 (ouch, i know!) last month. so far, about $100
<DIV></DIV>>into the
<DIV></DIV>>a/c, and $35 for an exhaust weld. this one doesn't feel as reliable
<DIV></DIV>>or as
<DIV></DIV>>fast as the old one though. and we're not counting court costs, jail
<DIV></DIV>>fees as
<DIV></DIV>>a result of the new one...
<DIV></DIV>>-michael
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<DIV></DIV>>>From: Mark Mages <WASSERBOX@YAHOO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>>whoops - wrong link
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<DIV></DIV>>>http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages/cars/Scirocco/mainspdsht.htm
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<DIV></DIV>>>--- Mark Mages <WASSERBOX@YAHOO.COM>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>>> > I keep a semi-updated running tally on mine - this
<DIV></DIV>>> > is
<DIV></DIV>>> > for 4 years but only ~30K (small town) - this does
<DIV></DIV>>> > not
<DIV></DIV>>> > include gas and lubricants
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>>http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages/cars/Scirocco/scirocco.htm
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > Black text is current, white has been replaced and
<DIV></DIV>>> > pink is yet to be installed
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > That does not include ~400$ worth of window rubber,
<DIV></DIV>>> > G-Grind Cam that are not installed but are in the
<DIV></DIV>>> > garage, and the new master cylinder, coolant hoses
<DIV></DIV>>> > (all of them), and cylinder head / oil pan gaskets I
<DIV></DIV>>> > still need to buy.
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > As for the why - at this point I am far too many
<DIV></DIV>>> > dollars into it for the measly $3000 (that's a
<DIV></DIV>>> > generous estimate) that I would get out of it. I
<DIV></DIV>>> > really like working on it too - but rebuilding the
<DIV></DIV>>> > engine on my van (successfully!) took all the
<DIV></DIV>>> > work-on-car mojo out of me for a while.
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > Oh - and I like driving it :)
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > Mark
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > --- Mike Blain <REPT@QWEST.NET>wrote:
<DIV></DIV>>> > > I just did a solid tally on the expenditures of
<DIV></DIV>>> > > tuning my car in the
<DIV></DIV>>> > > three years Ive had it. It includes everything
<DIV></DIV>>> > > spent from initial
<DIV></DIV>>> > > purchase excluding state lisencing fees and
<DIV></DIV>>> > standard
<DIV></DIV>>> > > petroleum product
<DIV></DIV>>> > > consumption. Basically, I could have just gone
<DIV></DIV>>> > out
<DIV></DIV>>> > > and bought a new
<DIV></DIV>>> > > jetta with some extras on it- maybe even the
<DIV></DIV>>> > > wolfsburg if I haggled
<DIV></DIV>>> > > right. I expected to be in the teens but not the
<DIV></DIV>>> > > high teens. This
<DIV></DIV>>> > > brings me to wonder how many others are acutely
<DIV></DIV>>> > > aware of how deep they
<DIV></DIV>>> > > are into their rocc projects (singular, per car
<DIV></DIV>>> > > tally)?
<DIV></DIV>>> > >
<DIV></DIV>>> > > At this point im asking myself what the hell im
<DIV></DIV>>> > > doing and why? I mean I
<DIV></DIV>>> > > love cars- but im dumping money into a vehicle
<DIV></DIV>>> > that
<DIV></DIV>>> > > can be had for the
<DIV></DIV>>> > > cost of a nice vacuum cleaner. And, im thinking I
<DIV></DIV>>> > > should have maybe
<DIV></DIV>>> > > jumped into a project that would actually pay for
<DIV></DIV>>> > > itself like a 70-71
<DIV></DIV>>> > > cuda 340 or 440 sixpack.
<DIV></DIV>>> > >
<DIV></DIV>>> > > So the question stands: How much and why- to my
<DIV></DIV>>> > > fellow listers.
<DIV></DIV>>> > >
<DIV></DIV>>> > >
<DIV></DIV>>> > >
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<DIV></DIV>>> >
<DIV></DIV>>> > =====
<DIV></DIV>>> > Mark
<DIV></DIV>>> > 84 Rocco
<DIV></DIV>>> > 87 Westfalia
<DIV></DIV>>> > 96 Rockhopper Comp (commuter)
<DIV></DIV>>> > 98 Yeti AS-R XC (freeride)
<DIV></DIV>>> > 01 Schwinn Fastback Ltd (in progress)
<DIV></DIV>>> > http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages
<DIV></DIV>>> >
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