just curious.. what can ( or even should? ) be serviced every 2600 miles? is that a typo?

 

Nothing is impossible but as others have stated, the information is limited. Someone that can afford a $200k+ car typically won't bother trying to service it themselves; not worth their time. Specialty tools and diagnostic equipment is also expensive. They are also not as easy to work on as a run-of-the mill vehicle. I would personally only work on those cars if I were a seasoned mechanic. Bottom line, if money is a concern, stay away from Italian exotics.

The other thing that is kind of a turn-off for me as well is the attention those cars get. I like that I can pretty much park my TT anywhere without having to worry about it much.

All that said, if someone wants to donate a 458 Italia, I'll take it

 

agreed.. kinda like any old 911 with a dolphin on back

 

I don't know why, but I laughed out loud. I LIKE both kind of women.

 

Car was serviced annually, oil changed with filter for the first 7 years. Mileage averaged 2600 miles/year during that time. I have all the records and receipts showing this. The oil never got dirty, and I'm OK with this. I'd rather this than the oil sit in the car for years.

 

no one should have to make that kind of decision, agreed.. but..

get the turbo

 

i wish i were that diligent... i was trying to imagine what might need svc'g. i always found it a bit strange that most of the book stuff @ 30/60/90k mi is primarily the normal oil/filters eg check this, torque that.. then just wait for stuff to break

but i always felt the service intervals were a bit too liberal in their timeline and i do stuff before it's "due" also, but i cant diy though i'm the worst kind of client since my tech has to listen to me ask stupid s*it over his shoulder since most of the cars work is done here on the ranch.. if could do it all myself i'd be changing the oil about every ... 2600 miles. kills me every time i see that nasty sh*t pour out. it's like,.. did I do that!?!.. cheers.

 

Which car would be more appealing to thieves or chop shop criminals? I know the top 10 most stolen cars in Canada aren't Lamborghini, Ferrari or Porsche.

And I'm glad winter is nearing its end here... I will be seeing a lot of cars from all 3 brands.

 

i dunno. never saw gone in 60 secs.. if you go anyway other than porsche you'll quickly be persona non grata.. here anyway lol. good luck man. tough choice.. ( not lol )

 

but oil changes are so very simple on this car!!!

BTW found a place in Irvine with a garage...ill be there by 5/1

 

awesome man. congrats.

.. i can't do anything with the old oil! my tech brings a catch can or whatever. better him than me messing with used motoroil i just never learned to wrench and i'm too old a dog for new trix or skillsets i'm afraid. but i can show ya the best canyon roads in SoCal for nuts like us though you've got a few good ones down there like around laguna etc.... GL with the re-location.

ps I CAN change the oil... i KNOW how and not to drain the freakin turbos .. lol

 

So after 30+ responses, the answer is no it isn't true.

 

...i'm still playing along..lol and i still think it's reasonable to set aside btw $3.5 min and up to-$5k a year if sh*t really goes south. particularly if you don't wrench it yourself. if ya don't spend it all in one, you can probably make it up +/- next year. i mean c'mon,.. a set of michi ps2's installed/aligned is nearly $2k alone. i use 4 rear tires a year on average, at what? 500+ x 4? using that 10% figure as an *average*, it may not mirror others experience, but it does mine. most of these cars are now worth about 35-50k?. there's your ( or someones nearly ) 10%. it's not insane. i think the guys spending less than a cpl grand a year to run their cars are very very resourceful or it's parked much of the time. at the very least.

 

thanks man im going to take you up on this offer BTW

 

because they don't make enough of them lol

OP - What are you driving now?