Some numbers to quantify the 12 years of ownership of my C4. It might be of interest to any one thinking of purchasing a 993.
Fuel, Insurance, Mot and VED costs have not been included.
It should also be appreciated that all parts have been fitted by me at home so there is no labour included.
Date of purchase:- 23 Sept 2004
No of years owned:- 12
Mileage on purchase:- 45027
Current mileage:- 110143
Total mileage since purchase:- 65116
Average yearly mileage:- 5426
Lowest yearly mileage:- 1273 2011/12
Highest yearly mileage:- 10927 2004/5
Parts cost during ownership:- £13253.49
Labour cost during ownership:- £0 - All labour carried out by myself
Average parts cost per annum :- £1104.46
Average parts cost per mile:- £0.204
Average tyre cost per mile:- £0.032
Cost of modifications to standard specification:- £15.00 - Replace cassette storage with a tray.
Largest single item cost:- £1239.62- Shocks and suspension set up by CoG in 2010
No of evaporators fitted:- 2
No of batteries fitted:- 3 - Routine replacement every five years
No of clutches fitted:- 0 - Will need doing soon - it is stiff to operate
No of rear discs sets fitted :-3 - It's the corrosion thats them every time - now I am getting them skimmed.
No of sets of rear tyres fitted :- 4 - 6.0mm left on current set
No of sets of front tyre fitted :- 3 - 4.5 mm left on current set
No of 'in journey" breakdowns requiring recovery :- 1 - Alternator failure
993 ownership is not all about the numbers but sometimes it is good to know.
Fuel, Insurance, Mot and VED costs have not been included.
It should also be appreciated that all parts have been fitted by me at home so there is no labour included.
Date of purchase:- 23 Sept 2004
No of years owned:- 12
Mileage on purchase:- 45027
Current mileage:- 110143
Total mileage since purchase:- 65116
Average yearly mileage:- 5426
Lowest yearly mileage:- 1273 2011/12
Highest yearly mileage:- 10927 2004/5
Parts cost during ownership:- £13253.49
Labour cost during ownership:- £0 - All labour carried out by myself
Average parts cost per annum :- £1104.46
Average parts cost per mile:- £0.204
Average tyre cost per mile:- £0.032
Cost of modifications to standard specification:- £15.00 - Replace cassette storage with a tray.
Largest single item cost:- £1239.62- Shocks and suspension set up by CoG in 2010
No of evaporators fitted:- 2
No of batteries fitted:- 3 - Routine replacement every five years
No of clutches fitted:- 0 - Will need doing soon - it is stiff to operate
No of rear discs sets fitted :-3 - It's the corrosion thats them every time - now I am getting them skimmed.
No of sets of rear tyres fitted :- 4 - 6.0mm left on current set
No of sets of front tyre fitted :- 3 - 4.5 mm left on current set
No of 'in journey" breakdowns requiring recovery :- 1 - Alternator failure
993 ownership is not all about the numbers but sometimes it is good to know.