Thanks for taking the time, this is great info.
Great thread Pete. It's a joy to see people actually picking up tools and bonding with their car. But I have a question, do you ever feel guilty for depriving the local mechanic of his children's tuition or boat payment?
Costs for June 2025 Nothing but fuel and loan payment this month. Loan Payment - $1000: Principal $416, Interest $584 Fuel - $43.70 June Total $1043.7 Total Cost Breakdown to Date Total Spent $47,405 - Includes Principal paydown, Interest, Taxes, Registration, Cost of insurance, maintenance and fuel Maintenance costs to date - $11,925
Costs for July 2025 Another "boring month." Fuel and loan payment. That's it. I do have some stuff planned for later this fall. Going to pull the dash and fix the vents, and replace the rear ball joints and tie rod ends. Loan Payment - $1000: Principal $438, Interest $562 Fuel - $55.09 July Total $1055 Total Cost Breakdown to Date Total Spent $48460- Includes Principal paydown, Interest, Taxes, Registration, Cost of insurance, maintenance and fuel Maintenance costs to date - $11,925
That's not too expensive for the window switch repair kit, but I just 3D printed my own. It's not too hard. I just took some measurements and printed about 3 or 4 tries before getting them perfect. It would be easy to do over again now that I got the part printing figured out. Loris
Costs for August 2025 Another month of just fuel and loan payment. Loan Payment - $1000: Principal $422, Interest $578 Fuel - $60.03 August Total $1060 Total Cost Breakdown to Date Total Spent $49520- Includes Principal paydown, Interest, Taxes, Registration, Cost of insurance, maintenance and fuel Maintenance costs to date - $11,925
Just curious, but what does that entail? One trip for fun, few cars and coffee meets? Commuter for a few days? It's always interesting to hear how people use these cars (or don't in some cases).
Mostly just driving around on short errands. To the gym, to the local C&C, to the store if I'm picking up small stuff, a couple of "I'm bored I'll go for a drive". I take to to work if I need to go to a meeting on my day off, but I usually work shifts and dont want it parked outside unattended for 24 hours. I haven't taken it on any road trips . . . but am really thinking about it now that the weather is getting really nice. What about you?
I drive mine to work every Friday. I have good parking at work so I don't have to worry about where I leave it. I also do road trips, club drives, and date nights with it and the wife when we want to be fancy I'm tracking on average 3-4k miles a year
Costs for September 2025 Well, this was an interesting month! Paid off the loan, added fuel, and had my fuel injectors cleaned. Loan Payment - $97,357 Fuel - $56.17 Injector Cleaning - $160 August Total $97,573 Total Cost Breakdown to Date Total Spent $147093- Includes Principal, Interest, Taxes, Registration, Cost of insurance, maintenance and fuel Minus the cost of the car - $32,093 Maintenance costs to date - 21 months -$12085
