I ran some interesting calculations and I thought I would share. Of all the my Evo VIII spending I have accounted for, which is pretty accurate thanks to Mint.com, this is what it has cost to own my car from the day I bought it until today. I've owned it since August 10, 2008.

Maintenance and Minor Upgrade Costs ($13,735.63):
$0.622988 per mile
$9,722.542059 per year
$188.159315 per week
$26.619438 per day
$1.109143 per hour

Maintenance + Cost of Car ($19,700):
$1.573278 per mile
$24,553.0742 per year
$475.173014 per week
$67.224089 per day
$2.801004 per hour

(Maintenance + Cost of Car) - Current Value of Car (~$16,000):
$0.847588 per mile
$13,227.7346 per year
$255.994932 per week
$36.216337 per day
$1.509014 per hour

Major purchases:
Fuel - $3151
Stage II Shep Transfer case - $2500
2 Sets of Tires - $1200

I would say this is a pretty typical dollar amount for someone who owns an Evo as their daily driver. What do you guys think, do you spend more or less?

 

all together f*C*in expensive

 

that's why you dont have it as a daily driver jk. im guessing those numbers go up the more you mod it....but if you wanna play, you gotta pay!

 

10k in maintenance/yr?? wtf wow what maintenance does an evo need lol!! I am in the market for one but damn 10k/yr !! plz explain this lol I am having trouble figuring out this one!

 

^^^clutch + fluids + tires + plugs, etc, depends how much you drive it and beat on it

 

Just out of curiosity, what is the deal about mint.com. I noticed that turbotax is heavily advertising for them. Is it free to use?

 

i should of bought a civic with a huge wing...

 

Yes its free to use, check it out sometime. It helps me realize how much I spend on my car

It's not 10-13k a year just for maintenance, as this number includes insurance, tolls, gas, and minor modifications such as boost/wideband, ported exhaust manifold, silicone couplers, fuel pump, clutch line, bov, head studs, alignments, valve cover gasket, axle boot, ect ect...

It adds up really fast over a year and a half.

 

Over the past 22048 miles I used ~1050 gallons of gas and averaged about 21 mpg, including some E85 in there.

 

And a lot of the time i wonder how my money disappears so quickly...haha

 

Honestly, these cars are expensive to own. I've owned a C5 & spent less on it's up-keep. The person who said "You have to pay to play", really wasn't kidding.

 

now these figures are scary, I have been told that every one should own an Evo at least once in his life, and was also advised to be cation coz it will suck ur money dry :-)

 

They are worth every leach sucking doller!!!

 

I'm glad I'm not alone on this. I've spent ~2k on the car just within the past couple months. Not very fun on the wallet but oh well, it's worth the smile it puts on my face when I drive it.

 

you only bought your car for 19,000?
do the calculations for the people who bought theirs new
i think they were like 34,000 for a GSR and 36,400 for a MR