$21,000
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‘a-blowe yow and be-kele yow wel, and comyth up all with your ease’ ~ attributed to Henry V
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@LuFins-Dad said in $21,000:
3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….
Luckily, synthetic oil lasts longer than 6 months or 3000 miles. Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.
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Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.
British cars pioneered that technology, without the need for fancy electronics. When the car started belching black smoke, you knew you needed an oil change. They had similar sensors that were very accurate humidity detectors - anything over about 70%, and the engine wouldn't start.
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Arent the tires for that car about USD $6000 each?
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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https://www.motor1.com/news/448940/bugatti-veyron-tire-replacement-cost/
And at the end of the day it's still essentially just rubber and air. Oh, they eventually added some cloth mesh and a poly plug, but the essential technology is pretty much the same as the skinny tires on the old timey bicycles...
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@LuFins-Dad said in $21,000:
3000 miles OR every 6 months. That OR has ruined more than 1 engine when people missed it….
Luckily, synthetic oil lasts longer than 6 months or 3000 miles. Newer cars have built-in electronics that remind you when an oil change is needed.
Newer cars also tend to have softer rings, which allow a tighter seal within the combustion chamber, which combined with computer controlled high pressure direct injection, makes the engine more efficient. This generates higher mpg, helping the manufacturer meet fleet fuel standards mandated by the Feds.
Which sounds just spiffy, until those rings start to wear, which they do much earlier than when they were harder. That causes the engine to burn oil. Not uncommon for an engine with over 100,000 miles to start burning a quart every 2000-3000 miles. Or more. Excessive is defined by most manufacturers as a quart every 1000 miles.
Direct injection comes with its own set of carbon build-up and oil burning problems. Again, in a pursuit for higher mpg and more power from turbocharged small engines.
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Having said all that...
That's why new engines are usually not rebuilt by mechanics today. Very complicated, scored cylinder walls in aluminum blocks, reprogramming, etc. So, they drop in a rebuilt motor by somebody like Jasper or Rhino, or they just get a crate motor.
Either way, it's an expensive proposition...
