After spending much more money in the last year on the big lady outdoors than I have on the little lady indoors, I thought it'd be interesting (and somewhat reassuring) to record our collective insanity by sharing the things we do above and beyond essential maintenance.
So, what have you done/spent on your '8 lately?
(leave costs out if you prefer not to divulge your spending).
Here's what I've done ....
About 8 months ago I had the following work done:
- Bonnet repaint
- Front & rear bumper repaint
- Replaced a couple of damaged chrome trims
- Replaced (with new Audi part) missing lower engine tray
- Replaced (with new Audi part) faulty siren
- Machine polish
- Alloy refurb (all 5)
- Interior/leather refurb
- Fitted an after-market TPMS
Which all came to somewhere in the region of £3K
In the last few weeks:
- Replaced all suspension arms/links (with OEM or better) - parts cost ~ £700
- New shocks (Bilstein B6) - cost ~ £500
- New discs and pads (Brembo) ~ £250
- Full service, inc plugs, brake fluid, PS fluid, etc
- Numerous other small jobs
With labour, came to over £2.5K
I think I need to find a cheaper hobby
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Mark
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2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl
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Cars Owned:
The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present)
(Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability)
The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present)
The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo
The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust