5ive0

Bump. Just to get more poll results.

5ive0

just a bump for 2015, to get more poll results.

dutch86

2014 was my first year with the car. I bought it from a guy who just wanted some of the previous owners upgrades off it and put everything back to stock. So he never drove it. It had been sitting for close to a year. Total bills to the mechanic ended up being around $3200, give or take. I'm hoping that since I have actually been driving the car, this year will be less. This doesn't count my mod budget though. That's another story...

dhc3

Bought my car a year ago, 44K miles one owner well maintained car. I put 12k miles this past year from March to December as a DD which included a 3k mile road trip and a few track days. 3 oil changes, one at dealership and 2 DIYs, bled the brakes DIY before track events. I did hit a major pothole and blew out a rear tire so I purchased 2 new rears, but that was the only expense besides the oil changes.

Gern

I am in the $2k - $3k per year range. I have had a couple of unscheduled repairs -- window microswitch, deck lid fan, trunk latch and coolant tank. The rest was just maintenance -- oil changes, tires, brake flush, brakes, plugs, etc. There is no doubt that expensive things can break, however, for similar performance one would be hard pressed to spend less on another supercar. As an aside, for 60K service do you all recommend doing coils along with the plugs (even if the coils "look" OK)?

ps. I have owned the car 3.5 years and 27k miles (58k total)

"02996ttx50

its gotta be over a few k a year for me and tip top shape. this is plus the never ending yet relatively "inexpensive" discretionary/unecessary(?! mods. spent a few since yesterday considering 2 tires and 2 tail lamps.
it adds up.

5ive0

People say you should, and I'm far from an expert. but as i understand it, if you wait a bit longer and your coils begin to crack, you could end up with a misfire.... which isn't the end of the world.
Also, I dont think you have to replace them all at once, but I would take a close look, any hairline cracks, then replace those ones.


Ofcourse, if you've got money to burn then change them so you dont have to worry.

"02996ttx50

forgive me, but thats not a great idea at all! never piecemeal stuff like coils or plugs. why bring uncertainty into the equation! it won't be burnt money thats for sure

Gern

Thanks. I think the coils will be changed at 60k.

cburke996

I think I am in the $1-2k range. Tires maybe every year and a half, plus other misc items.

"02996ttx50

count yourself lucky. last year i was at least 1500 on tires alone and thats withOUT any tracking. two new rear pirellis yesterday and the DEAL was 800 a pr lol

"02996ttx50

pretty certain that's a factory interval for "major svc" @ 30/60/90k miles iirc? so thats prudent. i just change em every other plug change, and plugs at least once a year! oem gt2 bosch fd6. pre-gapped.

wellcraft290

Did the 30k service because was new car to me coils etc and when they did that found the turbos were bad. Lucky had the warranty so figure about 15k first year expenses Ouch but let's hope 2015 is a batter year.

"02996ttx50

sounds like your warranty saved your posterior. my 1st tt had at LEAST 15k$ in warranty work in my first year of ownership. much/most of it was a battle from breakdown to repair at the home dealership! this in spite of my having a fair amount of experience with both pcar dealers as well as PCNA directly from having bought a cpl new 911s previously.

sounds like you lucked out!..but, bad turbos on a -30k car car?! wtf!

5ive0

Quarterly Bump for more poll results.


just dropped $1200 for new shoes... Should last me 5 years with the little I drive. Went with Hankook Evos and I'm quite happy...Not as sticky as Pirellis but still a great tire so far... Next set will be PS2's since Hankooks are discontinued.