What's the most expensive car repair you've ever needed?

I had my first car for 4 years, until it munched a couple valves for lunch. Due to the major damage that resulted (broken piston), I ended up needing a new engine for $4,000. Being that the car was 13 years old, there was no way I was putting the money into that.

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tallpowerhouseblonde · 36-40, F

Nothing that much.But tyres are $375 dollars each and $200 for an oil change.The cost of driving an M3 convertible

Byron8by7 · M

@tallpowerhouseblonde Several years ago, there was a road test of a Ferrari (I cannot recall which model) in Car and Driver magazine, and they mentioned that an oil change cost almost $1500, due to the fact that the car used oil that cost $67/quart, and needed 22 quarts. I read somewhere that an oil change for one of the Bugatti Veyron cars costs $20,000. The car has to be partially disassembled to get to the oil system.