Keeping track of what you spend on your car

Bpmull

Just curious do people on here keep track of what they spend on their cars. In some ways it could get depressing I suppose I myself keep the receipts in a folder and then have a simple excel spreadsheet where I record date, mileage, item description and cost. I actually find it quite handy as for example a whilr back I was wondering how long I had my new tyres on the car looked it up and could see the mileage and date. Anyone else use this method or is it a case of just buying the part putting it on and then blanking out what it cost for some parts

toastedpickles

just shy of 2k in parts and tyres on my 9-5

500 on parts for the 900, shoestring build budget

joujoujou

Bpmull wrote: »

[...] In some ways it could get depressing I suppose [...]

^^This.^^

I spend too much. But I've a kind of online record for some of modifications/upgrades I made.

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

just shy of 2k in parts and tyres on my 9-5

500 on parts for the 900, shoestring build budget

You must have spent more than 500 euro on parts for the 900 that's unbelievable for what you've done to it :eek:

dgt

If I count what I spent on some cars over the years, I'd be kicking myself.

The red 406 was maintained on a very very minimum budget (near double the power for £90) and the Mercs are also proving to be very cost efficient

Tyres are not an issue :cool:

Most of what I'd spend would be servicing. Upgrades and the likes I tend to recycle what I have

CiniO

Bpmull wrote: »

Just curious do people on here keep track of what they spend on their cars. In some ways it could get depressing I suppose I myself keep the receipts in a folder and then have a simple excel spreadsheet where I record date, mileage, item description and cost. I actually find it quite handy as for example a whilr back I was wondering how long I had my new tyres on the car looked it up and could see the mileage and date. Anyone else use this method or is it a case of just buying the part putting it on and then blanking out what it cost for some parts

Yes, I do exactly the same, on every car I had since 2005.

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

You must have spent more than 500 euro on parts for the 900 that's unbelievable for what you've done to it :eek:

Nope! I have one receipt totalling 450 for brakes, pads, callipers, suspension bushes arb bushes, drop links, tie rods, steering, brake fluid, oil/filter, frost plug, rocker gaskets, o2 sensor (which was the most expensive) plugs, a tstat and a water pump

Everything else was gotten for under 30 euro including tyres

Bpmull

toastedpickles wrote: »

Nope! I have one receipt totalling 450 for brakes, pads, callipers, suspension bushes arb bushes, drop links, tie rods, steering, brake fluid, oil/filter, frost plug, rocker gaskets, o2 sensor (which was the most expensive) plugs, a tstat and a water pump

Everything else was gotten for under 30 euro including tyres

If you had asked me to guess if of thought about 1500-2000 euro on parts as I knew you had overhauled suspension and breaks. Even that above receipt is some serious amount of stuff for 450 quid I'd of thought the fact it's and older car it would be harder and more expensive to get parts for obviously not.

Not on this car. Its been very little anyway.

Off the top of my head:

including the price of the car,
4 tyres,
full service,
alternator and aux belt replacement*,
fuel pump replacement*,
few bits for NCT,
new interior,
small upgrades (bulbs, wheel caps, plates, key upgrade etc)
and I'm sure there's more i'm forgetting and more to come.

*labor costs included

definitely no more than €1500

Gotta love bangernomics :pac:

Tax, insurance and NCT costs not included obviously

toastedpickles

Bpmull wrote: »

If you had asked me to guess if of thought about 1500-2000 euro on parts as I knew you had overhauled suspension and breaks. Even that above receipt is some serious amount of stuff for 450 quid I'd of thought the fact it's and older car it would be harder and more expensive to get parts for obviously not.

Nope, cheaper if anything! fuel pump for example, for the 9-5 5/600 euro, pump for the 900, 100 euro

Foxhole Norman

Just started my own Spreadsheet on the car, €250 gone into it in parts for the cooling, new Thermostat, Radiator, Water Pump and Rad cap, bootlid is to be done next and then I'll sort the radio.

H3llR4iser

I normally do keep all the receipts with the logbook; Besides the obvious advantage of being able to offer at least a bit of history if I ever decide to sell, it definitely help remembering when I did what, and what needs to be done next. I might take a leaf from some of your idea about the spreadsheet - although I'd hate to sumbit yet another bit of my life to Google Docs

biko

I don't keep track, it'll only depress me. I keep receipts for major jobs though but try to forget the cost as soon as I can.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

4 x Eagle F1 Assymetric 2s €600
Castrol Edge €160
Brake fluid change €50
Battery €100
Fuel filter €35
Camshaft follower €40
4 spark plugs €30 (eBay special)
Oil,air,pollen filters, sump plugs, bulbs, wipers,etc. @ €150

That's around €1.2k in 2 1/2 years ownership, the car is now 7. No labour as I service it myself.

If only I'd bought Linglongs I'd be under a grand.

TrailerBob

€6300 in the last 12 months.... On diesel.....

As for other things, €290 for shocks, bushes and a driveshaft cross. And service consumables

I have never had to touch anything other than "normal" wearing parts

Sobanek

Major Service x1 - €200
Rocker Cover Gasket - €250
Valdas Bill #1 - €900 - too much to list honestly
Valdas Bill #2 - rear pads, discs, handbrake shoes, foglight, wheel speed sensor - €300
Tyre 1 - €55
Service x2 - €150
Service x3 - €100
New Front Bumper - €250
New Rear Light - €160
Boot carpet - €15
Floor Mats - €60 (high quality ones)
Motor Tax - €804
5L Bottles of oil * 7 @ €26 each - €130
New tyres front - €160

Total: €3,500+ / about €2,5k without motor tax

Not counting stuff like Karcher, car chemicals, jump leads, hydraulic jack, axle stands etc.

MuppetCheck

Last 6 months or so of owning it:
€2136 on fuel (have the info)
€290 for 2 Good year efficient grip performance
€230 for a new wheel
€99 on a service
€60 on LED interior bulbs
€90 on GTI pedals
€50 on coding a few bits
€400 on a 2 day jobbie in clean car

Needs another service and 2 more tyres in the coming weeks which is looking like about €500 way.

Dord

I do, but don't break it down into specifics. I usually keep receipts for parts and repair.

Beyond that I track the running costs in my household budget e.g. finance, fuel, maintenance, insurance, tax etc. Its all part of the bigger cost of the car so it's grouped together under one category but I can see the individuals easily.

I use youneedabudget for this. Tis great!:D