Posts the coolest part of car ownership, maintenance costs:Brake shoes and rotor replacement for $120,462.79 on pic related, a car that depreciated like a stone.https://jalopnik.com/doing-a-brake-job-on-a-mercedes-benz-slr-mclaren-can-co-1851455095
>>27633523This year>new glowplugs: $80>reattach some components after the bolts holding them rusted away: $50>replace broken airmass sensor:$150>fix rusted bodyparts in car body shop:$300>fix issue with fuel injector: $30>tow the car multiple times whenever it gave up on the road:$0 (full insurance)>fix windshield after rock from truck wheel shattered it:$0 (full insurance)
>>27633523What count as maintenance?
>>27633576It will vary inevitably from poster to poster so you get to decide. For me maintenance goes from regular oil change to clutch repairs, but excludes cost of taxes and insurance
>>27633523Motorcraft Rotors: $75.00 a pieceFront Pads: $60.006 quarts of 5W-20 at Scam's Club: $32 on salePassenger Side Axle: $150.00Pinion Seal: $7.002 quarts of 75W-150 plus the friction modifier: $37.00Motorcraft Coils: $350.00 for all 8Water Pump: $75.00 at Napa (lifetime warranty)200 Amp Alternator: $200.00 rebuilt at Napa (lifetime warranty)Window Switch (passenger side): $10.00Window Switch Set (driver side): $25.00IACV (new): $130.00picrel not mine but very close
>>27633616>picrel not mine but very closeA wise decision, I don't think it's ever a clever idea to dox yourself on 4chan
>>27633523>HUUUUGE 14 INCH ROTORSLMAOOOO do euros really? I'm ashamed I actually clicked a slopnik article
>>27633674oh you don't say? retard
>>27633754To you it might be obvious, but that answer wasn't only for you.
The Bugatti Veyron's wheels are theoretically only 20 inches in diameter. Theoretically. Practically, however, they have been trimmed with specially Michelin Pilot Sport PAX tires designed for this car. The tires had to be dedicated. After all, in 2005 there was no such thing,that would be able to withstand speedsexceeding 400 km/h. The potentially harsh operating conditions cause Michelin and Bugatti to recommend replacing a set of tires on average every 18 months. Regardless of whether the car is driven or parked in a garage.40K USD for a set of new tires is quite a lot. Especially since the amount needs to be put out every 18 months. However, the bad news for the Veyron buyer does not end there. The reason? Bugatti in such a case also suggests buying new rims. These will be priced at 69K USD thousand for a setOil change in the Veyron? 25K USD
>>27633523My 2012 Dodge Challenger R/T has cost me approximately $3,500 to keep going for 116k miles. That's full synthetic oil changes every 5,000 miles, one set of tires, a transmission filter and flush at 75,000 miles, brake pads, one set of rotors, wiper blades, cabin filters, and one K&N intake with a filter I've kept up with since new.
>>27635829There's a guy in Vegas who owns an exotic car rental company. Also owns a Veyron.His team does all the maintenance on it, an oil change on a Veyron is nothing out of the ordinary for a supercar. He also has a bunch of aftermarket wheels options for it, installing tires for it is also nothing out of the ordinary.$40K for tires and $25K for an oil change is just dealer price gouging taken to the extreme as they know most of their buyers are billionaires who won't give a shit about a $70K maintenance bill every couple years when they probably pay $100K a month on their yachts staff.
>>27633616Is Motorcraft even worth it for consumables anymore? I'm probably gonna do full brakes on the T'bird I picked up after finish refreshing the suspension.
>>27635843No suspension maintenance? Control arms? Bushings?Damn that boat probably has the handling of a cruise ship now.
>>27633553BUILT FORD TOUGH
The total cost of all 4,541 oem spare parts required to build a Volvo XC40 is six times the price of a car.
>>27635887I think you'd be hard pressed to find a new car where that's not the case though. Spare parts are marked up to reflect the cost of storage and manufacture given that they're not sourced for a car immediately.
The only thing that truly worries me about the SL550 with the active body control is the much-maligned-about full suspension replacement which can reach about $10,000.Even rebuilding the engine (or just buying a new one) doesn't cost that much.
>>27635920Lemme guess, strut is fine, actuator goes bad...but they won't sell the actuator separately.
>>27635913I doubt 2m2 square of warehouse room costs 6x the price of the car sitting in it. Marking up for massive profit I do get, that'd be really logical.
>>27635862Absolutely not, its low-mid tier trash at high tier price
>>27635940We really need affordable metal alloy 3d printers. Free and open source cars is the future
>>27635945>2m2 square Have you ever bought new spare parts? They come in boxes.
>>27635864Still drives like it did new. It's an R/T that's used as a commuter. The suspension isn't getting a workout. Bushings and ball joints are all fine. Shocks are starting to sag, though, so those will be getting replaced relatively soon. Turns out, if you take care of you car and don't abuse it, they last a long time.
>>27635959Well I haven't seen spherical boxes yet, usually they just occupy m2
>>27635843>75k tranny intervalLol. Have fun replacing it soon
>>27635966I mean that you need very few boxes to occupy two square meters, in other words, you can fit very few parts into such a small storage area. Especially if dealing with interior trim or exterior body parts.
>>27635949Good to know, guess I'll stick with power stop or raybestos or whatever cockauto has that isn't blatant garbage.
>>27635967Gay fuddlore.
>>27635940More like>strut goes bad>okay strut + shock is $1,500 but now the seals are bad>okay now the whole thing is sinkinh>and a couple sensors are bad too, and uh, they're behind the wheels (because they wouldn't work otherwise) so that's mostly labor costsOn the other hand my Uncle has been rolling the same S-class since 2005 and has only ever done regular servicing on it and it still runs, and it has an even finnickier ABC system than mine, so you know, maybe I'll get lucky.
>>27636035Lol, might as well just put bags on it at that point or go non adjustable.
>>27635986>t. low time preference dodge ownerThe engine will blow up around the same time too due to the Kikes&Niggers filter letting in sand and dirt
>>27636052Bags maybe, putting coilovers on it feels like ruining the whole point of having a near 4,000lb boaty "sports" car. If it does happen, there's still a second chance at luck in that it doesn't fail all soon enough that I can't save the money for it.
>>27635949That's because you're a disgusting metrosexual faggot niggerbeaner who just buys whatever the cheapest shit they can find at Advance Auto Parts is. Shove your shitty slope parts up your closeted faggot ass hole.
>>27633674>I don't think it's ever a clever idea to dox yourself on 4chanThere's a difference between posting your information and posting your car. Not posting your car is why this board is half fucking dead and full of busriders posting from their phones.
>>27633523They fleeced that guy, brakes on the one that I wrench on occasionally were """""only""""" $35k last time they were done.
>>27636595if its so expensive because of cutsom rotors, couldnt you just have some local machine shop make them for far less than $35k?
>>27636598They're carbon rotors, but it's not the rotors that make the bulk of the expense. It's the special lift. The rotors can be had for about 3k a piece.
>>27636603oh had no idea. What is the special lift?
>>27636598Yeah, that's actually what we ended up doing to the one in that pic after the last factory brake job. The owner doesn't drive it hard (because of course he doesnt), so we ditched the ceramics and went for normal steel brakes. Turned the rotors in house and had another company bond some traditional brake pads for it. I think the whole deal came out to like $10k iirc.The hard part is actually lifting the car. It's got threaded bosses at each traditional lifting point and the car has to be literally bolted down to the lift arms to keep it from twisting. If you just lift the car normally, or use a floor jack, you can split the chassis and total the damn thing. The dealership has a special lift, but I ended up having to make special arms that slide into our lift to make it work. Those cars are cool, but they're extraordinarily retarded. I know the labor wasn't cheap kek.
>>27636625>If you just lift the car normally, or use a floor jack, you can split the chassis and total the damn thing.lmao! Thats beyond ridiculous
>>27636625Aren't sporty cars supposed to be as rigid as possble?
>>27633674given that there was that trucker anon that would constantly post himself and his kids, i don't think much would happen, at worst you just get someone sperging out at you irl
>>27635887good thing volvo buys in bulk hey
>>27633553To add to this just today:>car hitches randomlyIt sounds like old train tracks when it does.
>>27636625Oh wow, that's beyond retarded. Any technical reason as to why a car might be designed like that?
>>27637686It has something to do with the way the carbon fiber monocoque is built into the car. I don't know why it's like that, since other CF cars like the 4C don't seem to have that issue.>>27637640Yeah, and it is under driving loads. Not sure why it's so fragile otherwise. The only way to get it off the ground without the special lift is to have two people with floor jacks synchronize lift on each side, and if you fuck up, the car is done. So if you get a flat, you're fucked. Mega retarded.
>>276335232020 sometime, bfg/ats $1500August '21, steel bumper and aftermarket headlights, $1500July '22, replaced 6r80 leadframe, $400 due to ronaflation
>>27638053October '23, new calipers/pads/rotors in front, pads/rotors in rear, $550Few months ago, replaced upper/lower control arms, stablinks, tie rod ends, sway bar bushings, $700Last weekend, new high center stop lamp and bulbs, $150
>>27638075Oil change every 5k, 7 quarts PUP 5w-30 plus Motorcraft filter, $55That's new for this truck though, last oil change I used up all my random leftovers. Switching everything to PUP 5-30 from now on.
>>27635862>>27633616just gonna say wtf .. 1 thing.rockauto.com2002 buick all 4 rotors$like 80 fucking bucks + 15$ shipping
>>276335234 years of ownerships>water pump 40€>2 headgasgets and other shit 120€ (never letting friend mix coolant again)>new alternator 70€>brake pads like uuuh 30-40€>oil + filter every year 140€ total>new sparkplugs 15€ or somethingmaybe 100€ or something extra for tools and other shit i've done i can't remember
>>27633523It requires nothing
>>27637645I'm not worried about 4chan autists knowing who I amI am worried about by boss and others irl associating me with a website best known for its racism and anti-semitism
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>>27633523Last 12 months: Front brake pads Au$40, Oil Au$36, Filter Au$9Previous year: I did the timing belt and water pump so it was an extra Au$140 for the kit, plus coolant Au$40
>>27638793>It requires nothingIt requires servicing like every other car.
>>27633523a bunch of companies sell iron or replacement carbon rotors.beat bet would be to modify the existing setup for something off the shelf.I know some guys that race McLaren's, and use modified iron rotors in place of the carbon the ceramic rotors.
>>27633523front race pads:$350rear race pads:$220caliper rebuilt kit:$250660F brake fluid:$100Penske shock rebuilds:$350Koni race strut replacements:$1,050race tires:$3,200ABS unit Race software flash:$2,000better catch can set up:$600fuel cell + surge tank upgrade:$2,700New race belt tensioner:$170new serpentine belt:$20new plugs:$35fresh vacuum reference line:$30alignment + Corner balance:$800and that just for 2024
