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Okay, so I just took delivery yesterday on my 1987 911 Carrera. The car is in beautiful shape. Honestly, the 30 year-old paint looks showroom-perfect. No exaggeration. One pic from proud new owner (not a current plate)...
Now, the challenge.
I had been told the car was "very well maintained over its life," which sure seems accurate. When I went through all the service receipts/invoices that came with the car to get them chronologically presented, I recorded mileage (where shown) and price (always shown) for each entry.
Take a guess at the total-dollar service costs.
Contest ended. The correct answer: $32,140!
Only two clues:
-No engine rebuild or removal of the engine from the car.
-No invoices for the first 20 oil-change services (supported only by warranty book stamps and entries).
Check back this time tomorrow for the correct answer. Price is Right rule applies.
Winner receives nothing except the respect and admiration of fellow Rennlisters.
Last edited by no.radar; 02-05-2017 at 09:53 AM.
Reason: Adding answer to the posed question
25K.
I'm not sure what to do about the lack of records for the first 20 oil changes. Roughly 1K per year in maintenance (including tires, brakes, all the routine stuff) on average, minus the first few years on Warranty, plus a little more at the end for 'old car stuff' like replacing shrunken rubber seals
$10~12K. That's assuming all records (calculate the first 20 oil changes, tires, AC vac and refill, tune ups, are there). No way to really put a dollar number on it without some sort of assumptions about the owner, whether tires were changed every 5 years at least, etc etc.