hehehe...without tallying reciepts.........

psportoveloce · Post by **psportoveloce** » Feb 16, 2005 2:08 AM

oy....just adding up major upgrades and svc reciepts (over $1k) and including my car; I've spent $27,000 since October of 2002, when I got my car.

Bob in San Jose · Post by **Bob in San Jose** » Feb 16, 2005 2:36 AM

Let's see. 1988 535i 5 speed bought in May '93, Brakes, tires/wheels, new head in '97, exhaust, guibo, center bearing twice, AFM, LS diff, misc. maintenance items. Probably right around $20K includuing original $8500 cost.
$20k/142 mounths = $141 per month
$20K/100k miles = $0.20 per mile.
Doesn't include gas, oil changes and insurance.
Still, not bad.

Of course I have well under $10K total in my two e12s.

My e34 is close to $18K in 2 years, but I expect that to slow down now that I have fixed most of the 100Kmiles problems.

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Dinan e28 · Post by **Dinan e28** » Feb 16, 2005 3:02 AM

Well over 10k and maby 6k in parts and service and it needs more , it always loves the color green

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Feb 16, 2005 3:56 AM

With my car's inital cost of $175.............................$29,759. Includes "OH" and "OT"

Thats with the receipts I have. I am missing many though. Now reilize that I have sold some of the items I bought. I did not factor that in.

shifty · Post by **shifty** » Feb 16, 2005 7:57 AM

[QUOTE="Duke M535Ti"]$29,759. Includes "OH" and "OT"[/QUOTE]

That's over the course of about 4 years, right?

Does your wife know about that? If not, does she have access to the board? :p

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Feb 16, 2005 8:35 AM

[QUOTE="Shifty"]That's over the course of about 4 years, right?

Does your wife know about that? If not, does she have access to the board? :p [/QUOTE]

Yes, yea sort of and no.

Nice avatar.

shifty · Post by **shifty** » Feb 16, 2005 8:50 AM

[QUOTE="Duke M535Ti"]Nice avatar.[/QUOTE]

Thanks! :p

Wanna use it? I'm already tired of it, and it's been up for an hour.

Blue Shadow · Post by **Blue Shadow** » Feb 16, 2005 11:15 AM

Speaking of Shifty's avatar of Duke, since Shifty said he was willing to let Duke have the use of it as he was tired of it, I agree,

I could see getting sick of that in an hour!

Because I know Shifty will change his avatar and then this post will look even more stupid that it already is.

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IceHaus Dave · Post by **IceHaus Dave** » Feb 16, 2005 12:04 PM

Oh man, my sphincter gets altermately tight and loose thinking about this subject. I've probably spent around $16-17K over 5 years of ownership. I'm done with the car and on to other E28's now. "Axel" (Ginny gave him a name) sits under the carport and I reserve him for those occasions when the roads are dry and relatively uncluttered. He is nearly perfect for making my neck short-hairs stand up whilst eating up twisty roads outside my door. I smile every time I crank it up and marvel at how much fun a four-door box car provides.

I have an '87, white, auto now that I paid $800 for and am in the process of getting it road worthy and comfortable. I have a budget of no more than $2,500 to get "GirlFriend" (that's the new name for the '87) in shape and suitable for showing to my UBER critical E28 friends. Nothing special here, just a basic transport with some minor handling improvements to make everyday commuting fun.

Dave

IceHaus Dave · Post by **IceHaus Dave** » Feb 16, 2005 12:11 PM

Along the lines of this topic...I bought my car from the original owner and he said the car was a like a really bad mistress. That is, every time he saw her he had to drop a load of $$ on her. That's why he decided to dump...er...sell her.

Dave

al525i · Post by **al525i** » Feb 16, 2005 1:13 PM

i hav'nt added up reciepts because i'm scared too. but since january of 2003 i'm in over $20,000 and if i'd had to pay for the crank, rods, and pistons for my engine i'd be over $30,000. and i've got some other stuff i'm not figuring in because i bought whole cars for one or two parts and sometimes i've traded things out for other things. and then i guess you'd have to factor in the lump i'm building for it now so i really don't even want to think about it. !@#$
~_~

Dinan 5er · Post by **Dinan 5er** » Feb 16, 2005 2:56 PM

Hmmmm, leseee;

I'd guess about $15K - 17K, mostly due to the original purchase price 4 years ago and the engine rebuild 2 years ago. I can't buy a Corolla S or Vibe GT from my employer for that little money and my car is way more fun.

Mike C.

RoyW · Post by **RoyW** » Feb 16, 2005 3:12 PM

I have about $30K invested in my dedicated track M5 since I bought it for $1800 in Jan, 2002. This car was pretty much a complete re-build both mechanically and cosmetically... and was basically saved from the "crusher". And, I have about $20K invested in my weekend street M5 that I bought in March, 2003 for $16K. I plan to bring both to 5erFest.

Rich in Tupelo · Post by **Rich in Tupelo** » Feb 16, 2005 5:00 PM

I have about $30K invested in my dedicated track M5 since I bought it for $1800 in Jan, 2002. This car was pretty much a complete re-build both mechanically and cosmetically... and was basically saved from the "crusher". And, I have about $20K invested in my weekend street M5 that I bought in March, 2003 for $16K. I plan to bring both to 5erFest.

awesome. I look forward to seeing them.

Rich

Blue Shadow · Post by **Blue Shadow** » Feb 16, 2005 5:41 PM

Icehaus, Just get the parts and take your white car to the NorCal WrenchFests with a case of beer. Sit back and manage the resurrection of the car to your standards. I'm sure the guys will chip in and get it right.

Bill in MN · Post by **Bill in MN** » Feb 16, 2005 5:45 PM

Seems I'm not alone having spent 15k +. After that I quit keeping track.

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hehehe...without tallying reciepts.........