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How Much Have You Spent
When I was shopping for used Boxsters, I had a slush fund I had set aside for any work that might need to be done. Well, that slush fund for my Boxster went pretty quickly as I continued to do things that needed to be done (MAF/O2 sensors, clutch, regular maintenance, etc) as well as those things that were not necessary.
I reluctant to admit that I have probably spent half of the what I paid for the car last summer "fixing it up". It has been great fun adding to and modding the car, but it has also definately been a slippery slope, at least for me, when I started dumping money into mods. I was wondering how much others are putting into their used Boxsters both for normal maintenance and for non-essential mods. Ed :cheers: |
$34.99 for an iPod cable and $58.00 for an iPod mount. I have plans for more stuff, but I am saving for a wedding... once that's over my Boxster is getting some mods. :)
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I got my 01 986 in 02 with about 10K miles on it, and a lot of remaining warranty, so didn't really worry about having to fix things for a while. During the warranty period, nothing went wrong with the car except a leaking coolant tank (replaced under warranty) and peeling radio knob and door bin covers (both also replaced by warranty).
Now with 46K miles, car is still running like a champ. No RMS issues, original clutch. I've spent about $3K on mostly cosmetic mods (ie. clear headlamps (now litronics), clear sides/tail lamps, painted center console and other bits, dansk sports exhaust, upgraded tequipment shift knob, rear speaker kit, etc.) Only other expenses are for consumables: have changed my own brake pads, done oil changes, changed a set of tires, etc. This car is dang fun man! No regrets at all. |
Im guessing 3-4k in the last year and the probably only needed about 300 bucks worth of work. Ignition switch, clutch line, oil, filters, plugs, belt, tune up stuff. The rest was all mad money. Dont forget I do all my own work.
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$0 on repairs, about $10k on mods and another $10k for the trailer. All of that in the past 7 months. More to come over the next few months I hope. Although I may be switching cars. Maybe a 996 or 997. I'm looking for more power.
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Way more than I expected. :). I bought the car in Nov. 05
Bought windstop (~$300), Becker aux in cable, Litronics (~$800), clear side markers and lumbareez just to get the car to the way I wanted it. Needed to replace tires, bought Eagle F1s $1400, blew out one on a trip to Phoenix, replacement was $400, damaged another by driving on it at too low pressure and had to replace both rears because of the wear of the other rear - $800. Had engine replaced because of RMS, $0 (warranty), had leak in cam shaft cover fixed (~$800). Damaged inside of both right hand side wheels by driving off the edge of the road at speed (~$700). I'm really hoping year #2 will be less costly or I will have to ditch it and get something that's not so costly to repair. :( |
$200 for window regulator. and just recently, new coolant cap and flushed coolant
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60k D.I.Y.(spark plugs,serpentine belt,oil & oil filter,air filter,tranny fluid,cabin filter & fuel filter) $300 w/ some of the necassary tools needed
$350 in repairs,MAF,Air/Oil Seperator w/ "J" tube & the intermediate shaft connecting the throttle body to the intake manifold(bolt snapped so I replaced the whole part) $15 in misc. repairs(if it's scratched/cracked I replace it), the ignition trim,mud flaps in driver side wheel well $1.5-2k in updrages/mods 18" Turbo design wheels,aluminuim/leather shift knob & handbrake,Artic Silver interoir trim,rear speaker kit,MB Quart Reference Tweeters in the dash,steering wheel crest,Porsche U.S. First Aid Kit, Clear Halogen Headlights,clear headlight corners,clear turn signals,clear rear taillights,door sills & so on.... |
Paid $15k for the car 2.5 years ago. So far, I've spent $5k on repairs, $6k on mods. Yeah, I'm an idiot. It's not a car, it's a friggin' hobby now.
But I sure do love it! Drove the piss out of the car this morning and still can't get the grin off my face! :dance: |
"Paid $15k for the car 2.5 years ago. So far, I've spent $5k on repairs, $6k on mods. Yeah, I'm an idiot. It's not a car, it's a friggin' hobby now."
Thats me, I paid 21k for the car last summer put 10K+ into it. It looks great, runs great, sounds great (exhaust and stereo), but I cannt help but think what sort of newer Boxster I could have gotten with what I have spent. But hey, it still brings a big smile to my face when I get in, and as in many of my endevors, I am a little older and a little wiser...... Ed :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: |
I got mine for 17, and ive put $2700 in mods. But after that im planning on another 1600 in mods and im done for a while. I figure I could sell my car for 21 and make a couple hundred from the mods ive put in, looks a thousand times better than stock. (and yes, im fixing that last bit of amber tomorrow, I got adhesion promoter and stuff so its good this time.)
Wheels and tires-2200 GT3 front bumper- 500 Rear diffusers- 115 B&M short shifter-70 Smoked lights- 40 (should have only been 20 but I messed up) Windscreen-400 Push start- 40 20% tinted windows-120 CD player-200 Exhaust tip-40 Planned mods: Porscheleds.com for an all blue instrument cluster and climate control caliper paint racing seats and harnesses (buying the seats tomorrow) side skirts exhaust bypass valves |
Please don't make me count it up. I don't want to know.
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Besides the normal maintence stuff in the last 3 yrs, I've spent $60 on a non-smoker tray, $200 on a B&M short shift kit that I didn't use, and $50 bucks on clear side markers which I could've picked up for half the price at suncoast. That's about it.
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Come on Griz, to thine own self be true! Those 19's had to set you back a couple grand with new rubber, so that's a good start. What else have you done?
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Look at my mods and you do the math I can not or my ass would be grass and the wife would be a 21HP John Deer tractor.
In two words...... Super Charger David, I refuse to even think that you ay "switch" cars if you want more power just borrow mine ;)...I have an extra set of keys for you anytime you want. |
If labor counts as part of the mods then ive dropped about 25-30k into my car since buying it new in 2001. Most of it is cosmetic, but im just really anal and sometimes change out things multiple times like wheels; I'm on my third set. It just keeps thing interested.
FYI I have another 8k modding to do by march-april 07.....TWIN TURBOSSSS! :) |
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Get a 100 hp shot of NOS too while your at it..Why not if money is object? A TT 2.7L boxster with NOS....it would be a force to be delt with on the SO Cal scene! :cheers: |
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Id be too much trouble to put NOS in. On the M3 forum, they would have to buy new intake kits, change out their spark plugs, and other stuff just to run juice. With the stock air box (i know you dont have one) you have a box, and a short tube to the engine, thats not enough distance (may even be too crooked) to fully separate the NOS (like the front 2 cylinders would get a 50 shot and the rear ones would get hit at all). A direct injection system on a porsche seems imposible to me, so thats out.
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I hate to admit it, but here are all the damages in 7 months of ownership:
4/6/2006 Pre-purchase inspection $155.00 4/10/2006 State Inspection, align front wheels $54.95 5/1/2006 PNP Rear Speaker Kit (No Shipping Cost) $200.00 Used OEM Porsche "Silver" Car Cover $80.00 5/3/2006 Aux-In Cable for iPod $16.40 5/3/2006 Becker Power Cable(To Power iPod) $5.00 5/14/2006 Air filter and cabin filter $45.91 6/16/2006 Two Toyo Proxes T1R (rears) $312.88 6/24/2006 Mount, balance, align $114.15 6/29/2006 Hard Top Installation Kit (spinlocks) $80.02 7/7/2006 Replace spark plugs $132.92 7/8/2006 Hard Top $610.00 8/18/2006 EZ-Top Hard Top Lift $470.00 10/5/2006 Replace MAF sensor and air filter $583.60 10/14/2006 Oil Change (DIY) $78.65 10/27/2006 Replace Evaporative Control Valve $494.67 10/27/2006 Replace driver's side reflector triangle $39.90 Grand Total $3,474.05 I've also committed to buying an additional used OEM "silver" car cover, hard top cover and window felt for $200 - but I haven't spent that money yet. This used car cover was never actually placed on the owner's car, so it is in new condition. The expenses related to the hard top and the unplanned repairs were the big hits. Fortunately, I had budgeted for $2000 in "unexpected" expenses, so it's not so bad. The only solace I can take is that my car (as equipped with a hard top) would have listed for $50,916. Including the purchase price of $21,250 I have exactly $24,724 "invested". The car had only 30,000 miles on it when I bought it, so I'm hoping for a lot of miles from my half price Boxster. |
I forgot the Porsche crest on the steering wheel ($16) and the gauge trim rings ($100).
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Mods: 19" wheels and tires (you already mentioned) Cross-drilled Rotors Caliper Paint and Decals Rear Spoiler Rear diffuser Painted Bumperettes Clear Taillights Clear Side-markers (twice) Clear Headlights 996 bumper (twice) :mad: Stainless sills Three Spoke Wheel Silver Gauge Rings Silver Idiot Light Surround Aluminum Pedals Aluminum E-Brake Aluminum Shifter Handle Primer, Paper and Silver Paint for Interior Re-Do B&M Shifter EVO Intake Custom Built Exhaust Sirius (Speedster Humps and Hard Top came with the car) Maintenance: Oil Change Top Push-rods and Dent Doctors for Hard Boot and Trunk lid :mad: :mad: Now, I'll need a calculator and a Valium :eek: |
Hey Griz, why the 996 bumper twice? Wreck?
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Ouch. Bad karma for them, but they are hicks, so they already have it pretty crappy.
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Hi,
Here's a total list of all things done to, and costs for, my Boxster since acquiring it:
Sorry for the long list, but I kinda keep thorough records on all my cars. This compares to $3,878 for the same period on my Esprit (nearly identical mileage), $768 for my 240Z (much lower mileage), and $2,963 for my Formula VEE. Costs should be significantly lower in the next two years assuming I decide to keep it, because I have no more mods/upgrades I wish to do... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 |
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hey Jim, got pics of that ashtray delete? i never use it, and coulse be of better use other way around
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also whats the euro signal hack? |
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Here's one, but not my car, my car's interior is Stock Black, but you'll get the idea... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 |
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Supplies were the VW Sourced Motron connectors, wire, face cap for the stalk (original was kinda beat). The Euro Turn Indicator Hack is a simple Hack which allow the Side Markers to flash in opposition to the Turn Indicators on a turn when the Headlamps are off, and in unison with them when the Head Lamps are on. Really just spicing into the Turn Indicator circuit and routing it to the Side Marker Ground wires. Maybe a 20 min. Hack. PM me if you want instructions. Reply will take awhile because I'm at the LV airport (2 Hr. mechanical delay) and we should be boarding shortly. Won't get into Mpls. 'til around 6pm CST... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 |
I paid 20K for a 1 owner sweetie that looked and drove like new with perfect history. I browsed for 3 months, drove a half dozen cars and bought this one.
Added a windstop, gladly paid a local mechanic to replace the stupid cracked poly coolant tank because the job really looked like a PITA and life is too short. 15k service, CEL (cleaned MAF) A-ok... About $1300 so far. Planned future mods: Asphault sucking apex leaches ( nice big fat sticky tires). |
My list of mods DAILYDRIVER
Make/Model: Porsche Boxster 1997 Daily Driver /show car/racecar
Definition of Custom: highly unusual or rare, Unique, specially made, only one, hand made by owner, specially fitted, usually priceless Specs: --Exterior-- Custom Fabricated GT2 Bumper/ GT2 radiator sleeve w/Mesh Custom Fabricated Racing GT Lip w/mesh Custom GT Side Skirts Custom Fabricated Rear Diffuser w/mesh Custom painted Arctic Silver intake vents Custom Tinted rear Polymer window Custom Tinted side windows Aero II Kit Wing from Germany with Custom Carbon reinforcement Custom Fabricated Light weight Carbon fiber hood Custom Fabricated Carbon Fiber GT2 Emblem Custom Carbon Fiber Convertible Trim --Racing Performance/Engine-- GHL Exhaust System Custom Thermal Tec wrapped Headers Custom Thermal Tec wrapped down pipe Factory Sport lowering Springs Factory Sport stiff Shocks Brembo four pistons brake caliper Rear Strut Bar w/Custom mounts Rear 29mm Sway Bars Front 32mm Sway Bars Brembo brake pads Brembo cross drilled/slotted rotors Custom cold air intake Tornado Intake Assist Custom Color coded red engine hoses/ wires etc. Custom Carbon Fiber Front Strut Brace Custom Nitrous Express wet kit w/fuel lines NOS remote opening Valve NX dual large Solenoids Custom Heat shield lined trunk --Wheels-- Pirelli Rosso PZERO 235/35Z Bridgestone Potenza SO3 285/30Z SSR GT3 19" Custom machine Porsche stamped wheel center --Lights-- Custom Dragon HID Litronic Headlights with custom colors Xenon Fog lights Custom tinted black Euro head lights Custom tinted black Euro tail light Custom tinted black Euro side marker Custom made remote Red under glow Multi color interior glow Custom soldered LED Blue lighting instrument gauge Red lighting license plate Custom tinted 3rd brake light with Porsche text --Interior-- Custom painted Red instrument Panel ring Aluminum instrument face Custom painted Arctic silver side speaker cover Custom painted Arctic silver key trim Custom painted Arctic silver shifter button Custom painted Arctic silver shift boot Custom painted Arctic silver strip trim Custom painted Arctic silver arm rest Custom painted Arctic silver C rings Custom painted Arctic silver handle cover Custom painted Arctic silver corner triangle Custom painted Arctic silver mirror control trim Custom painted Arctic silver Center console Custom painted Arctic silver upper console Custom painted Arctic silver radio trim Custom painted Arctic silver A/C trim Custom painted Arctic silver Upper cubble Custom painted Arctic silver Lower cubble Custom painted Arctic silver side e-brake cover Custom painted Arctic silver side air vents Custom painted Arctic silver convertible latch Custom painted Arctic silver bat wing Custom painted Arctic silver gauge cluster Custom painted Arctic silver umbrella storage Custom painted Arctic silver chair hook Custom painted Arctic silver wind mesh Custom painted Arctic silver window control trim Custom painted Arctic silver astray deletes Custom Carbon Fiber door step with script Custom Dry Carbon Fiber glove box Custom Carbon Fiber style center console cover Custom Carbon Fiber style cubble cover Custom Carbon Fiber style BOSE SUB Real Gold plated Porsche driving wheel Emblem Rennline Billet Aluminum pedals 4 point Porsche Racing Harness Driver side 4 point Porsche Racing Harness Passenger side Custom cut Diamond floor plates Fire extinguisher --Audio-- Dual 220 Watts motorized faceplate BOSE subwoofer X2 BOSE door speakers X2 Bazooka AMP 200 Watts BOSE Tweeters X2 Psp Mount with hook up to Dual 220 Watts --Labor-- All installation done by myself. Most parts are custom made and prepped by me and painted by my friend 200+ hours of wrench time --Special Thanks— Team EuroProjektz, Antonio at Precision Porsche, Carlos at Loma Linda Auto Body, my family and my trusty tools If i name the price you'd think i'm crazy and why not buy a 911? i love the mid engine :D http://myspace-389.vo.llnwd.net/0076...61090389_l.jpg http://myspace-343.vo.llnwd.net/0144...47499343_l.jpg http://myspace-979.vo.llnwd.net/0144...47505979_l.jpg i have better pictures but photobucket isn't working |
Ok, I think you win Kelvin :)
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I haven't paid anything yet for mine (obviously) but just to comment on what some people have said, I absolutely love mine. It's like a part of me already.
I can't believe how much attention I get from it also... Toll booth guy went on for at least 2min about how I looked so good in it and how if we hung out together, "we'd get all the girls. I'm so not used to this. |
Since buying at the end of August..
$600 Replace CV boots (damaged from previous owner) $1500 New Pilot Sport Tires + install (I think it came with the actual stock Conti's) $55 Soft top cover off ebay $70 Readjust parking brake cable $10 Replace worn radio knob $15 Replace engine compartment fan relay (D.I.Y.) $12 Replace transmission cooling scoops (D.I.Y) $300 Two trips to International Detail $100 Weekend washing materials and preparing to purchase an extended warranty before the current CPO runs out. so $2662 after 3 months before the new warranty. But hopefully this is it for awhile...right? ...right? :rolleyes: BTW Jim, I hope successfully selling your Boxster doesn't mean we'll lose your immensely thorough guidance here on 986forum. -David |
$26K to buy it a couple of years ago, $3K in maintenance and repairs, and I estimate that I've dumped another $3k to $4k in mods. Not counting future maintenance and repairs, I have probably another $3k to $4k of things I want to do to it over the next couple of years.
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