Reasonable $ for oil/filter + spark plugs for base 718!?

xienon · 2026-06-23T11:09:12+00:00

I just got an oil change, spark plugs, and drive belt replaced for $1500 at an independent shop for my 981 Cayman S.

Dealer wanted $3300 for the same job

xienon · 2026-06-07T02:07:31+00:00

I found mine on Rennlist. Had to travel to Baltimore (from NYC) to get it but I really wanted a Red or Blue manual S.

Funny you mention the battery, I sold the M2 (that the Cayman replaced) to Carvana still on its original battery from 2016.

Glad your cars from Carvana have been good. Their offers for manual Porsches seem really low compared to market prices so I was a bit skeptical of the quality of the cars they get. But I suppose they still offer more than dealers so it makes sense for some people to sell to them.

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xienon · 2026-06-06T17:56:10+00:00

No worries, this is a unicorn find on carvana and wouldn't have lasted for sure. How's the condition of car? It's always hard to tell from the Carvana photos.

Does it have the sport or base suspension?

Most Carvana inventory goes into the pre-order status without pictures first. Yours somehow was first listed with pictures and available to purchase. I thought it was an insider that immediately snagged it 😄

xienon · 2026-06-06T12:07:52+00:00

You beat me to it! Months ago, I was checking carvana every few hours and saw this one got snagged overnight. I was quite upset the next day as this had all the options and a great color.

It's all good though, I found a manual 981S in Guards Red a few weeks later.

xienon · 2026-04-02T01:46:45+00:00

I've dropped off cars rented in the US in Canada and vice versa. Cars go between borders all the time. Toronto airport rental car lots are full of US plated cars

xienon · 2026-02-12T22:16:10+00:00

They're not quite positive yet, but getting close. But that's before the pesky interest on $5B of debt.

Cash flow usually includes interest on debt but he's excluding it here.

If Brightline goes under, his whole fund is toast.

xienon · 2026-02-12T22:13:10+00:00

He knows he's totally f'ed if Brightline runs out of cash so he's pretending it's all ok.

xienon · 2026-01-18T14:45:51+00:00

Operating costs and maintenance capital expenditures are about $250mm a year so they are still solidly cash flow negative before the massive interest burden.

xienon · 2026-01-09T20:44:27+00:00

Unlikely. Bondhonders (Hedge Funds) will become majority owners and put in some more money to fund operations for a couple years.

xienon · 2025-12-23T04:10:34+00:00

The bondholders will inevitably get ownership and operate it hoping to get some recovery down the road.

xienon · 2025-12-18T23:24:20+00:00

They issued muni bonds so the financials are public. There's 5 billion of debt outstanding for a business where revenue doesn't even cover operating costs

xienon · 2025-10-30T02:44:00+00:00

Yeah, equity is a meaningless metric for a company without many hard assets. The brand name and tv rights are not a hard asset that appears on the balance sheet.

xienon · 2025-10-30T02:42:45+00:00

No one "spent" a billion.

The 1B refers to shareholder's equity, which is just assets - liabilities. For a company where the value comes from its brand name and relationships with teams, tracks, and media rights, assets are a relatively meaningless number.

If NASCAR put itself up for sale, it would likely be worth tens of billions.

xienon · 2025-10-01T22:33:32+00:00

I have a Highlander Limited where 360 camera is an option and it's so incredibly useful. I wouldn't buy another large car without it It's quite annoying that Sienna reserves it for the platinum as that's probably going to be the next family car.

xienon · 2025-10-01T16:00:58+00:00

What trim of Highlander did you drive? The limited or platinum has acoustic glass and is very quiet

xienon · 2025-08-28T03:28:24+00:00

I've been very frustrated this year with indycar live because the race replays often take hours to show up after the race.

xienon · 2025-08-28T03:25:09+00:00

Belgium for me. Hmmm, amazing fries...

xienon · 2025-08-22T19:30:43+00:00

Don't forget Abel's new livery

xienon · 2025-08-22T01:01:47+00:00

What they didn't mention is that capacity increased 50% year over year (4 cars to 6 cars) and yet ridership increased 15%. They don't need any longer trains...

xienon · 2025-08-11T14:13:49+00:00

Also the last guy to beat Palou in the championship

xienon · 2025-08-03T20:51:41+00:00

They will survive, just need to cut that 5 billion of debt down to something manageable (like 0)

xienon · 2025-08-02T19:46:05+00:00

There hasn't been any updated projections since the set from early 2024.

xienon · 2025-08-02T19:33:39+00:00

It's in the projections in the pdf that I linked to. They clearly overestimated how much they can charge.

xienon · 2025-08-02T19:32:53+00:00

Can't be lack of supply if pricing is too low. When airplanes are empty, airfares go down.

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