Whats the total of your Pelican project list?
 

Whats the total of your Pelican project list?

Mine is $5385.....for now.

Clarification - what is the total, right now, of the items on the project list/wish list function our host provides. i.e. stuff you haven't bought yet.

I NEVER total up the costs. This gives me completely honest deniability when the wife asks "How much do you spend on that car?"

Of the many projects over the years, I'm sure I've exceeded the purchase price of the car by now. As mentioned above, I haven't totaled the receipts - I'm too scared.

I'm leaning on Kurt's side ...
I'm already into the car for an extra $15,000 dollars over the $23,000 i paid for it not too long ago ... lol and that does not include one drop of paint,engine rebuild or any body parts except for a sunroof seal !!!
When it's for a good cause i stop counting :)

Cheers !
Phil

Clarification - what is the total, right now, of the items on the project list/wish list function our host provides. i.e. stuff you haven't bought yet.

I lie to my wife and i lie to myself..... I do not want to know

I guess I'm n the low side. Only $1800 so far. But then again, I'm still a newbie.



Chris

Counting $$$$ would simply take the fun out of it...........ignorance is bliss.

Ruby has close to $55K in her.

Edit, just noticed you refer to the "wish list". I don't use that, if it needs it, it gets bought. Heck, I've got stuff in stock for things to do when I get bored. But, I like driving her too much.

I can't work up the courage to add everything up. I do know that my freight costs are around 4k so far:eek:

Also a newbie and I got the car really cheap. The PMO carb kit cost more than the car. But I've already stopped counting as I'm going for a pro paint job. And I know I won't stop there.:eek:

Karaya

yes to all of these.

at least the cost is cheaper than a lot of my former cars.

The wife saw those bills and does not mind the Porsche

What's the cost of a can of PB Blaster?

So far I've fixed the WUR, Thermo Valve, Vac Retard and Distributor with it, going after the Deceleration Valve next.;)

#1 rule of Porsche ownership is never add up all the receipts
#2 rule is that if you missed the first rule, never post said total on the internet

over $20K.. into some beaten up $15K car.. Now I've got a RAT ROD.

I can't wait to start all over....

Way too dangerous to keep track! More than I could sell the car for that's for sure.

If you haven't read Stephan Wilkinson's book - "The Gold-Plated PORSCHE How I Sank a Small Fortune into a Used Car, and other Misadventures" - pick up a copy. It's a hilarious read and full of good info too. I think he holds the record: Paid about $10K for one, sunk around $70K into it and now it's worth $20,000!

Tom

I have a spreadsheet that I use to keep track. Let's just say that once the project total passed the purchase price of the car I blacked it out so I couldn't see it anymore.

$2175 and I just ordered $300 worth. My engine rebuild will be a retirement project.

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So far my 78 911sc wish list en route to my garage $56.58.

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Some of the responses to this thread are witty & quite humourous. At this point in time, my project is more about the journey of the restoration process complete with its attendant costs. Now I have 'officially retired', I hope to spend a lot more time & probably a lot more money on it. Maybe I should take Tom's advice & add Stephan's book plus Wayne's 101 Projects (a coffee table copy) to replace the greasy, shopworn one I have.

Cheers
JB

I sort of fell into another copy of 101 Projects. My son sent me one for Father's Day plus The Gold Plated PORSCHE, so I had an instant bed-side table copy!

Tom

I never let the wish list get long. I just order the stuff. I don’t total the parts.

I keep accurate records of my spending in Quicken. I once ran a report on what I spent on lunch and I deleted that report. I don’t want to know my Pelican total.

More than my annual salary.

I don't think Daddyglen is asking how much you have spent. I think he wants to know how much you need to spend to complete your "wish list".

Daddyglen the "wish list" is a living document which will never be completed!!!!!

I agree-never total your past purchases. Could lead to many arguments w/ spouse or cause you to question your sanity.

Was cleaning out my emails and noticed a lot of PP order confirmation ones. Don't do it, I told myself. Don't total it up.

Well against my better judgement, I did. In 16 months of stewardship of my 86 coupe, I've got $1683.95. I could have spent that on blow and hookers but it wouldn't have given me nearly as much satisfaction. :D

If I were to put last years orders into a single project list it would be ++10-15K.

We need a thread on how big is your stack of pelican parts stickers :)

I will total if I sell. I do have lots of Pelican stickers though.

A long as my savings account balance is increasing and the bills are getting paid...

I have been recklessly spending since I got the car 2 years ago.

PO's receipts total $21k...mine are in a very good hiding place :)

Actually, I was talking about the "Project List" function on this site. I load it up with the parts I will need as I move through my rebuild and categorize it by phases. Makes ordering quick and easy. I also have a category for wish list items and another for that top end rebuild that looms in my future.

All total I am only a couple clicks away from $5,800. Of that about $1,300 is wish list/Top end rebuild. So Pelican can count on at least another 4,800 of my dollars (yet to be earned) :rolleyes: as I creep through my project.

I just throw the receipts in the Porsche file. I am building a list of stuff, mostly small, that I will have to order. Right now, I have spent $16.00 just for masking tape and a can of WD40

The Gold Plated Porsche is a great, quick read. One of those books that I couldn't put down!! Funny and very relevant!

What's the price of a 2014 Cayman S?

"Actually, I was talking about the "Project List" function on this site."

Glenn - I knew what you meant. I find the Project List to be handy tool when I find an obscure part number or if I am just trolling through the forum and think "I should do that to my car", I can just pop the part into the Project List as a reminder.

The value on mine is toward the low-end right now - $1,400. Of course, that does not include any of the tranny rebuild parts a few years off in my future, so the real value should probably be around $3,500.