How much do you spend on your pride and joy

[bravo 35]

Not your daily - the car you love, pamper, cherish and mod.

I have a detailed spreadsheet for all my cars that details all costs, service dates and mileages with the exception of fuel costs.

In 3 years of ownership of the e30, here is a breif summary:

3year toal/avg p.a

Oil, air, fuel filters, diff, trans and coolant: $450/150

Other repairs and maintenance as things break/wear out - includes tyres and wheel alignments: $3500/$600 (last year I had a major repair that skews the total)

Modifications: $11,000/$3,000

Insurance: $2,500/$600

WOF/Reg: $800/$290

Guesstimated Fuel: $5,000/$1,800 based on 10,000kms a year

Total cost of ownership including all mods, purchase price, fuel, and all R&M is about $27,000.

I have missed alot of smaller items like cleaning products and things I pick up but forget to put on the spreadsheet. it also doesn't include my own labour (probably a couple of thousand hours???) tools, and sundry costs (like hiring a trailer to pickup the car I bought to get my tech II kit).

How about you?

[pureboiracer 0]

in the year that i have owned my race car. probably spent around the 10k mark. this includes suspension, diffs, tyres, wheels, paining inside. bushes, motor rebuild. misc bits and bobs.

[JiB 0]

Adding up my receipts and bits was a bad idea

Could've bought a E36M3 that'd be a lot faster

[jjs 64]

I have a detailed spreadsheet for all my cars that details all costs, service dates and mileages with the exception of fuel costs.

I would be too scared to make a spreadsheet like that!

However, I don't spend much on my ride. The warranty company pays for any repairs and I'm not into modding - stock is good with me. So I'd say about $500 - $1000 per year, being regular servicing, registration and consumables such as tyres.

Edited April 19, 2009 by Crockett

[*Glenn* 854]

I'm standing at about $25,000 without labour for my 328Ti Manual and I need to spend a little more. Head lining and a bit of paint on the skirts and repaint the front spoiler

[BM WORLD 1283]

my e28 M535i with m5 engine is getting upo there now , with all the upgrades i have done to it .

but still cheaper than buying a e28 M5

[Greg111 13]

Too much.

[pjay 8]

Already over 5k in the last 12 months easy

[Hi-Tek 3]

Hmmmm approximately $30,000 + in the 18 months I've had my E30 M3

[JiB 0]

Hmmmm approximately $30,000 + in the 18 months I've had my E30 M3

Lol, I guess sometimes it's a good thing not owning an M car.

[kiwi535 538]

thousands on routine services and tyres alone.Mind you i have had the 535 for 6-7 years now.I dont want to know how much petrol i have put through it.Prolly doubled that routine stuff last week too.

[Hi-Tek 3]

Lol, I guess sometimes it's a good thing not owning an M car.

Haha

In reality I've not had to spend a cent though.

[Yamahoo 6]

DON'T WANNA KNOW!!! I'm poking my eyes with forks so I can't read this thread and running about with my fingers in my ears yelling so no one can read them to me. HAPPY PLACE! HAPPY PLACE! HAPPY PLACE!

[bmw_guy 0]

not much about 5 max all up inc the car

[Jeddy 0]

Since September when I got the car:

$1700 for wheels and tires

$1500 for suspension

$1000 Servicing

$200 Cleaning stuff

Wow didn't realise it was that much already.

And probably a it more on other bits and pieces

[mtech1e30 0]

Since Aug 08 I have spent $3,398.80 on fuel. Travelled approx 18,000k, 1782L of fuel.

Yay spreadsheets.

I don't have one for maintenance yet, have been meaning to make one but have not got around to it.

[caleb 0]

about $3500 over the last 6 months of ownership. Spent on various maintenances and repairs excluding petrol

[lbirgel 0]

in the 2 years of owning this e30 im up to 17k, off the top of my head so probebly a bit more. this includes mods, rego, some of the large services i can remember and some rust removal.

This does not include buying the car and petrol.

looking at it its kind of depressing but it just gives me more reason to keep it

Edited April 19, 2009 by M 325i

[Matty104 0]

E30 (in 9 months of ownership) $9k including purchase

KE20 (in 2 years building from scratch) $10k

But i also brought a ke20 parts car which i am now selling parts off so making alot of money back

neither includes servicing, cleaning products or fuel costs ,

cars are the devil haha

Edited April 19, 2009 by Matty104

[e30plz 1]

Too much.

I could be rolling in a M325i by now.

*tear*

[hybrid 1043]

put it this way, I'd own a m3 CSL and another e46 m3 by now.

[Mark 178]

Spent about 4 grand on the E36 on top of purchase price. About to spend close to 2 grand on the E30... new cam, head studs, replace fuel pump, fix leaking gearbox seal etc.

I have a "TO FIX" list in my glovebox which I add to most days. *sigh*. Oh well, it's half the fun I guess!

[simke 0]

Around $6000 in last 12 months on maintenance and a new set of tires.

And around $100 on fuel every 7 to 10 days.

[kingkarl 136]

This is one of very few threads on BS that make me thankful i don't own a BMW.

[jjs 64]

A question for you spreadsheet folks - Why do you keep such a sheet running?

For me, seeing such a sheet on a weekly basis would be very depressing!

For you business owners, I doubt you would be able to depreciate mods on your car and claim them back, the IRD wouldn't look too happily at spending that wasn't strict repairs and maintenance. However, I figure it could be good for insurance purposes to negotiate a higher payout should your car be written off and could also be good for resale - but most buyers would want to see receipts.

Interested for your insight!