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Cost of ownership
07-06-2006, 12:55
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Cost of ownership
I have asked other questions on this forum and I do appreciate the
responses I have received. I have been building a spreadsheet to try
to estimate the real cost of owning a vintage Bluebird. I love the
look and would enjoy repairing/restoring the systems at my leisure
prior to retirement.
The price range I am looking at is under $30,000 for a 1984 or
older FC 33 TO 35. Given that price range I would expect to have
lots of small things to fix. Also given the age, I would expect
higher incidence of failure in in basic engine/transmit ion/chassis
systems over say, a 10 year time span..

Would it be reasonable to estimate $700/year for routine
maintenance and $1000/year for unplanned maintenance averaged over a
ten year time span? (assuming I don't need an engine rebuild)

I am really trying to determine the value as the clock ticks on
20 to 25 year old coaches. They may be well built, but so was I 40
years ago!

Gardner
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Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-06-2006 12:55
Cost of ownership - John Suter - 07-07-2006, 00:06
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-07-2006, 03:15
Cost of ownership - pattypape - 07-07-2006, 04:45
Cost of ownership - rwoodysurplus - 07-07-2006, 05:04
Cost of ownership - smquandt - 07-07-2006, 05:31
Cost of ownership - Curt Sprenger - 07-07-2006, 05:57
Cost of ownership - jwasnewski - 07-07-2006, 08:03
Cost of ownership - orbitalsolutions - 07-07-2006, 08:17
Cost of ownership - orbitalsolutions - 07-07-2006, 10:14
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-07-2006, 11:11
Cost of ownership - birdshill123 - 07-07-2006, 14:54
Cost of ownership - orbitalsolutions - 07-07-2006, 15:31
Cost of ownership - Tom Warner - 07-07-2006, 15:34
Cost of ownership - one_dusty_hoot - 07-07-2006, 16:00
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-08-2006, 04:54
Cost of ownership - Mike Hohnstein - 07-08-2006, 05:49
Cost of ownership - Jack & Donna Smith - 07-08-2006, 08:19
Cost of ownership - orbitalsolutions - 07-08-2006, 09:29
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-08-2006, 11:05
Cost of ownership - Leroy Eckert - 07-08-2006, 12:14
Cost of ownership - Curt Sprenger - 07-08-2006, 12:31
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-08-2006, 12:47
Cost of ownership - Mike Hohnstein - 07-08-2006, 13:33
Cost of ownership - Leroy Eckert - 07-08-2006, 13:36
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-08-2006, 13:46
Cost of ownership - Leroy Eckert - 07-08-2006, 13:48
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-08-2006, 13:54
Cost of ownership - jwasnewski - 07-08-2006, 14:54
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-08-2006, 15:09
Cost of ownership - Tom Warner - 07-08-2006, 15:33
Cost of ownership - Scott - 07-08-2006, 15:34
Cost of ownership - Curt Sprenger - 07-08-2006, 16:40
Cost of ownership - Leroy Eckert - 07-08-2006, 16:43
Cost of ownership - Leroy Eckert - 07-08-2006, 18:03
Cost of ownership - gcyeaw - 07-09-2006, 14:06



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