how much do you have into your 914 so far?, I mean REALLY! Options

[GTeener]

I try not to remind myself how much money GTEENER has consumed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

But then I drive her on a crisp clear day like today for the first time in months, and she's purring like I drove her yesterday. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cheer.gif)

MUCHAS GRACIAS LEEMON (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grouphug.gif)

...Some people have drug addictions, some people have car addictions and I pity the people who suffer both! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Todd Enlund]

Hmmm... I'm in for $35 so far.

I traded services for the 914. I guess if you look at opportunity cost, I would have charged $800 for the services otherwise.

I bought a Momo steering wheel for $35. Can't find an adapter for a '71 /4 though.

Everything else that I have done so far has been disassembly and cleaning.

My estimate is that by the time I am done, I will have spent $20K. Still less than half the price of an Elise.

Edit: I forgot... I also spent $18 on vinyl to make new door panels.

[orange914]

I gotta add another $2500.00 to mine,I got my 930 front brake setup back from my powdercoater,and it's time to engage my early Christmas present.

Ron

ron
nice wheels/stance! how 'bout a bigger picture

mike

[jaminM3]

$1000 for the car in parts
$850 for the 8" fuchs
$700 for the flair group buy
$850 for Len's heads
$150 for a new fender
$40 for Jack post kits
$100 for Misc
SO, I am at $3690 and I haven't done anything yet... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad2.gif)

[Rusty]

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[Sleepin]

I bought mine for $3500...gave the wife a ride in it...she wants one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) so it automatically doubled my cost in minutes!

[rusty914]

$0.00 Mine was givin to me by a friend (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[smokey]

Just south of 50 K (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)




this number realy meens nothing . I have what u want and will never sell her . the car will stay in the family also . I will send it down the chain . I will make sure it stays after i have passed . My brothers kid is in the Q now .

[PeeGreen 914]

Okay, so do you have any nieces or daughters or sisters... I could make this work (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

[porschecb]

Just south of 50 K (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)




this number realy meens nothing . I have what u want and will never sell her . the car will stay in the family also . I will send it down the chain . I will make sure it stays after i have passed . My brothers kid is in the Q now .

Doesen't have what I want. But if it did EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE!!

[jtf914]

Bought it for 10K and have spent about 1500-2000 a year on it for the last 7 years, so I'm somewhere around 24000.... But I don't plan on ever selling it so it doesn't matter.

[zx-niner]

After parking my beater 914 five years ago, we recently sold our house due to a move and my wife let me "skim" some money off the top to get back into the 914 habit. I scrapped the poor rusted shell that sat in the back yard and found a rust free driver. Between the new 914 and an engine/tranny rebuild I sit at $20k. The only critical things left to do are new tires and minor upholstry work.

Of course, that doesn't count the fiddling I'll be doing anyway over time-- suspension work, 5-bolt conversion (already have parts from my poor departed donor), seal replacement, new stereo, A/C, etc.

On the plus side, I can now start dumping the seemingly warehouse worth of parts I've been storing for years. It's tough to get rid of stuff when you don't know where you're going with your future car.

[J P Stein]

The slippery slope is not a straight line but more like a Giant Slalom and I still haven't passed the finish gate, I'm afraid. I have a 2 inch thick pile of receipts (which I will not total) but they are pretty meaningless. Swapping parts in and out, then selling the "outs" (no receipts here) makes tracking the cost impossible. The only way to do it would be to inventory the car at this stage but I have better things to do.
I bought the car 10-12 years back & have made a few changes.

[PeeGreen 914]

I don't see any difference (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[ericread]

Ok. I picked up my 74 2.0L FI on February 25, 2007. Purchased for $3,500.00. Very little rust (no structural problems) Lots of "weird" stuff, like a totally odd (non porsche) alternator on a broken mount. Lots of little items to fix. Bad paint. But very good fundamentals. I drive the 914 to work (and back) every day - it is my daily driver.

One year later, here are the numbers:
Miles Driven: 15,880
Maintenance Professional Services: $2,088.40
Maintenance Parts: $ 1,093.08
Auto Insurance (12 months, Unlimited Miles, Dailyn Driver): $1,200.00
Gas (690.44 Gallons @ Ave $3.20/Gallon): $2,209.41
Oil (30 Qts @ $3.50/Qt): $105.00
Total Amount Expended: 6,609.89
Operating cost per mile: $0.4217

Notes:
1. Cost of car is not included in operating expenses or Operating Cost per Mile.
2. I am a noob to turning a wrench. Prior to March of 2007, I hadn't worked on a car since probably back in 1975. I am a computer geek, so wrench skills were not in my repertoire. My experience is that through the BBS's and the tech articles, there is plenty of step-by-step instructions which makes most maintenance fairly easy. I am performing almost all of my wrenching myself lately, and thoroughly enjoying it.
3. Knowing what I know now (2/25/08) I would have performed all of the professional services myself. I really do not feel I got $2,000 worth of work performed.
4. I have recorded times where I have achieved up to 29 MPG. However, my heavy foot keeps my combined driving at between 23 MPG and 25 MPG.
5. I keep every expense documented in several tabs of a dedicated worksheet.
6. All work is performed via cash - no expenses are being placed on a credit card. This makes my work spread out but financially manageable. I have budgeted about $200.00 per month for parts through December of 2008.

I hope this helps to dispell the "high" cost of owning/maintaining a 914. If you are patient, it can be done on a budget.

Eric Read

[orange914]

I drive the 914 to work (and back) every day - it is my daily driver.

I hope this helps to dispell the "high" cost of owning/maintaining a 914. If you are patient, it can be done on a budget.

Eric Read

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mike

[PeeGreen 914]

This thread really needs to go away. Every time I see it I close my eyes and tell myself I have only put $10 into my car... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I really don;t want to know as I know the real number is way up there.

[Root_Werks]

Almost 400 votes as of this post. Interesting to see where folks are at or think they are at $$$ wise with thier 914's. I guessed before I voted that most would fall right around $10k or so because there is still such a greater amount of 4cyl cars out there than 6's. Regardless, our numbers continue to dwindle each year and this "money into your 914" will continue to rise each year as well as less parts are made or NOS parts become NLA even in peoples personal stash. It would be cool to see this thread started fresh once a year. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[Zardozz]

I figure I'm in the low 10k range atm. That # will be going up shortly with my new turbo plum, fenders, rims, rockers, seats and whatnots.

[toomanyinkc]

~$2000 and hundreds of hours of labor. Maybe not worth the parts that I've put into it. Still pisses oil on the exhaust and the garage floor.