Cost of owning an Audi 4kq

[nwloves]

Just off the top of my head I would say that you are darn close.
Done about the same and turning 190k tomorrow on my 864kq.
I really think it is worth it.
Love the car!
The fuel pump is being shipped right now 'cause I know it will go soon
(winter and all).
----- Original Message -----
From: <rplines at pacifier.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 11:37 AM
Subject: Cost of owning an Audi 4kq


> Don't know why, but I decided to go through all my old car receipts last
night....
>  nothing better to do I guess.
> I decided to share my results as a matter of general information, also to
see if
> anyone else can share comparison info for other cars.
> The following is a summary of what I found:
> The car is question is an '86 4000cs quattro.  I bought it for $3600 in
May 1995
> with 127,000 miles.  It is now November 2000 and has 196,000 miles on the
clock...
> 68,000 miles driven.
> 1.  Assuming 23mpg average and $1.40 per gallon I spent $4140 on fuel.
> 2.  I have used two sets of tires for a total of $600.
> 3.  Assuming $15 for an oil change every 4000 miles, I have spent $255 on
oil and
> filters. (not synthetic, shame on me)
> 4.  I have spent $3170 on parts.  This includes everything from the heater
core to
> spark plugs to the clutch master cylinder and parking brake cables.  I
have replaced
> nearly every suspension bushing and joint, including new struts.  I think
the car
> is in better mechanical condition that when I bought it.  Although the
paint is not
> great, the car has zero rust.  It has only stranded my once during my
ownership (fuel
> pump).
>
> If you add this all up, you get a total of $11,765 including the cost of
the car.
>  This equates to 17.3 cents per mile.  If you consider that I could sell
the car
> today for $2500 (I'm guessing), that's only 13.6 cents per mile.  Not bad,
IMO.
> Certainly less than I expected.  Keep in mind that I do all of the work
and consider
> my labor to be free.  Labor would probably add another $3-4000 to the
total.  I'm
> also not counting insurance and speeding tickets!
> All in all, this is nowhere near the 32 cents a mile average for the U.S.
Who says
> German cars are expensive?
>
> Has anyone done any figuring on newer Audis?  Or other makes for that
matter?
>
> -Peter