I’m coming up on 200,000 in 33,000 miles and on my third duty cycle on batteries, rod bearings, injectors, suspension, bushings, and hoses.
Of all things, I am on my ORIGINAL throttle actuators!!!!
Let’s see, from what I can remember, I’ve gone through one clutch/transmission, one blown Dinan 3.91, one OEM oil cooler, one alternator/voltage regulator, one power steering pump, one HP VANOS line/oil pumps, and one fuel pump/filer. Five sets of plugs and coils.
I’ve lost count of fluid flushes: oil every 3000 to 4000 miles, diff and tranny every 15,000 because of track duty.
I think I’m easily $80,000+ in mods/maintenance/labor, plus the purchase price of the car nine years ago. With that said, I have gone way way overboard with motorsport quality replacement upgrades. OEM would’ve been cheaper, but where’s the fun in that!!!
Thankfully, I never financed the purchase, so (in theory) the maintenance costs could be amortized out over the years. The proper maintenance on a 200,000 miles s85 is not cheap. Like I’ve said before, I’d like to see the maintenance bill of a v10 from VAG or Porsche that made it to 200,000 miles. More likely, I’d like to see IF a v10 from VAG or Porsche could make it to 200,000 miles.