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Old 03-26-2008, 12:53 AM
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Default RS Spyder: Cost to run
Taken from the pages of Racecar Engineering magazine
RS Syder 1.5mil
Spare body kit 308k
Le Mans aero kit 88k
Engine 322k
Engine Rebuild 133k
Gearbox 203k
Gearbox rebuild 42k
Two Mufflers 15k
Two sets of spare radiators 30k
4 BBS Wheels 8k
Front Brake Disc 3.8k
Rear Brake Disc 4k
Clutch 9.2k
Two driveshafts 13.3k
Refueling equipment 20k
Alignment Equipment 27k
Electronics and hydraulic kit 55k

So the next time you get a bill from your race shop, do not complain, it could be worse.
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Old 03-26-2008, 12:55 AM
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at least the wheels are reasonable
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Engine and engine rebuild costs are nuts....
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I got a copy of the whole list last year and posted a bunch of numbers, too. Thread probably buried somewhere on page 2347 (or more).
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Old 03-26-2008, 01:57 AM
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Maybe the wife will accept this as justification to spend $300-400 in a weekend for a DE...
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Originally Posted by Porsh-uh
Maybe the wife will accept this as justification to spend $300-400 in a weekend for a DE...
...or else she will realize that a $1.5 million RS Spyder is the logical conclusion to your nasty weekend habit.

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I had heard that they're about 10k per hour to run...but I'm really wondering how much they've got to pay that enormous crew?
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Old 03-26-2008, 06:23 AM
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These are Formula 1 prices.
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How does the saying go?

Which part didn't you expect to cost so much......The Porsche part or the racing part.
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Old 03-26-2008, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by MUSSBERGER
How does the saying go?

Which part didn't you expect to cost so much......The Porsche part or the racing part.
Nail ----> head

Porsche.... ouch expensive

Racing.. double ouch... double expensive

logical conclusion... RS spyder
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Old 03-26-2008, 08:07 AM
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now imagine if it was a LMP1 car!
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In addition, they cannot even start the engines without a Porsche engineer.
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Originally Posted by Geoffrey
In addition, they cannot even start the engines without a Porsche engineer.
Why is that? They carry around a briefcase with a special passcode?
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Basically that is how it works. The team I have friends on actually lease the cars, so it may also be a contractual thing.
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