goofballdeluxe

I don't DIY and, just for fun, I added up my total expenses for all repairs and maintenance over the last 6 calendar years on the 993:

It came out to $424/month. A lot cheaper than most monthly leases to drive one of the all-time great cars.

No complaints here

95_993

For me, it was about $80 for oil and filters DIY and about $15 in mezerma polish, wax, and polishing pads. Good year. Next year maybe a bit more.

mhm993

This is an evil thread.

However, I swear I have the most bulletproof 993. 2013 was more or less only consumables, and not many, consideriing.

Last year was one set of tires, a brake switch, couple lights, set of rotors and pads, lower valve cover on one side, maybe three oil changes, a few replacement fasteners and drain plugs, gear oil and two liters of blue.

Maybe $900 at tire rack, $850 at sunset, 600 bucks at raceshopper and a couple hundred at walmart. 12 hours of diy? Oh, and the insurer bought me a windshield, zero deductible.

speyer911

I'm trying to start a sinking fund for future maintenance. This year was an oil change, clutch flush, new seats, T-lights, turn and speedometer bulbs, carbon shifter, new heater duct, gas cap, key and fob, pollen filters, new nut that I dropped doing the pollen filter... Starting to feel light headed maybe I should stop counting.

cgfen

smart man
i save receipts
enter them into
THE SPREADSHEET
and
NEVER
use the <sum total> capability

this is pretty much it for last year.
Only $203.00

Flush and Bleed Brake System and Clutch Cylinder 3-Mar-13 Preventative Maintenance $30.00

Repair Failed Drivers Window Switch 12-Jul-13 Repair $0.00

Install new Transaxle Oil 10-Nov-13 Preventative Maintenance $65.00

Oil and Filter(s) Change 10-Nov-13 Preventative Maintenance $90.00

Install new Air Filter 11 Nov 13
Preventative Maintenance $18.00

Repair bad solder joint in drivers side window motor 11-Nov-13
Repair $0.00

and also spent ~ 2k on tyres


I've already saved nearly $34K in mods since 1 Jan 14

Ed Hughes

Altogether now:

race911

Because..........business expense? Yeah, the 4S IS a vending delivery vehicle, though as mentioned it was inactive in 2013.

MrRoboto

A tad over $9k. First year in 9 years that I actually had significant expenses on maintenance.

MarkD

These are wise men

Terry! Hope you are doing well, sir.
We miss you out here...

Kika

If you only list maintenance, not mods, enhancements or those items that you WANT, the totals should not be scary.

I don't consider Fisters to be a maintenance item unless for some strange reason your OEM mufflers need to be replaced. I considered my LWF as maintenance! as my DMF was failing. If it weren't failing, then in would count the LWF as a mod.

All of this is philosophical, and highly subjective, at the end of the day, I have no regrets about the money I spend on my 993. It is really the only true extravagance I have in my otherwise cost effective lifestyle, but as said earlier, it makes me happy.

Opo

As long as I don't add the mod's

phoneyman

Not starting an oil thread jack, but where do you guys get 10+ qts. of oil and both filters for $80k

NYC993

Mobil 1 from walmart is 50 (if you can find), and parts from pelican another 30-40 bucks.

P-daddy

I've owned this C4S exactly one year now. Maintenance $$, for the first year to sort out issues and get the car exactly where I wanted, was a bit high. This coming year should be less.

A/C repair $2100
Plug wires $430
Other maintenance $1600
Total $4130

I'm not even going to total up my Mod $$$ receipts.

Quadcammer

you guys really gotta stop buying parts at pelican. they are overpriced as ****:

oem filters:

sonnenporscheoemparts.com, parts.com, sunset imports: Big Filter, $11

small filter, $14.92