# Cost diary

Itemised import and ownership diary for 2023 Tesla Y DMLR: paid costs, estimates and notes, with dates and links to the records.

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## Diary entries

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- Period: 2026
- Categories: import_repair
- Timeline step: 50
- View: charts

- Records: 27
- Total investment: EUR 3 681
- Latest diary: 2026-09-27

### Front right fender

- ID: 59
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 180
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Front right fender: panel work and paint after the damage. Price with VAT: EUR 180 (repair card No. 181).

### Towing to Yanev and back

- ID: 58
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 84
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** The car was taken to the Yanev service and brought back twice, for the suspension, brake and software work recorded on 15 September. Price with VAT: EUR 84 (repair card No. 181).

### Panel beating

- ID: 57
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 480
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Sheet-metal work on the damaged panels. Price with VAT: EUR 480 (repair card No. 181).

### Disassembly and assembly

- ID: 56
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 84
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Taking the front end apart and putting it back together. Price with VAT: EUR 84 (repair card No. 181).

### Right front pillar

- ID: 55
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 96
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Right front pillar, part of the front-right damage. Price with VAT: EUR 96 (repair card No. 181).

### Rear left quarter panel paint

- ID: 54
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 216
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Rear left quarter panel painted during the repair. Damage there was not visible in the auction photos. Price with VAT: EUR 216 (repair card No. 181).

### Trunk lid paint

- ID: 53
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 216
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Trunk lid painted during the repair. Damage there was not visible in the auction photos. Price with VAT: EUR 216 (repair card No. 181).

### Rear bumper paint

- ID: 52
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 216
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Rear bumper painted during the repair. Damage there was not visible in the auction photos. Price with VAT: EUR 216 (repair card No. 181).

### Front bumper repair and paint

- ID: 51
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 216
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Repair and paint of the front bumper, the damage visible in the auction listing. Price with VAT: EUR 216 (repair card No. 181).

### Technotest after the repair

- ID: 50
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 408
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** The actual Technotest for the car. The EUR 51.13 I paid in July was only the fee for issuing the document needed for the KAT registration. Price with VAT: EUR 408 (repair card No. 181).

### Oil change in both drive units

- ID: 49
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 72
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Oil changed in both drive units, the front and the rear motor. Price with VAT: EUR 72 (repair card No. 181).

### Suspension replacement

- ID: 48
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 180
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Labour for replacing the suspension. The parts are recorded as separate rows. Price with VAT: EUR 180 (repair card No. 181).

### Front bumper bracket

- ID: 47
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 6
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Small bracket for the front bumper. Price with VAT: EUR 6 (repair card No. 181).

### Front fender

- ID: 46
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 156
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Front fender: panel work and paint. Price with VAT: EUR 156 (repair card No. 181).

### Front panel

- ID: 45
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 60
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Front panel behind the bumper, replaced after the damage. Price with VAT: EUR 60 (repair card No. 181).

### Front bumper base

- ID: 44
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 96
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Base part of the front bumper. Price with VAT: EUR 96 (repair card No. 181).

### Trim on the front panel

- ID: 43
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 174
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Trim strip on the front panel, replaced after the damage. Price with VAT: EUR 174 (repair card No. 181).

### ABS sensor

- ID: 42
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 48
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** ABS wheel-speed sensor replaced together with the suspension parts. Price with VAT: EUR 48 (repair card No. 181).

### Lower control arm, front link

- ID: 41
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 132
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** The second lower control arm from the front suspension. Price with VAT: EUR 132 (repair card No. 181).

### Lower control arm, rear link

- ID: 40
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 120
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Lower control arm from the front suspension. Price with VAT: EUR 120 (repair card No. 181).

### Front half-shaft

- ID: 39
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 192
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Half-shaft replaced during the repair, after the extra problem around it showed up. Price with VAT: EUR 192 (repair card No. 181).

### Front fender liner

- ID: 38
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 48
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Inner liner for the front wheel arch, part of the front-right repair. Price with VAT: EUR 48 (repair card No. 181).

### Front bumper grille

- ID: 37
- Date: 2026-09-27
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 18
- Mileage: 114 450 km

**Note:** Grille insert for the front bumper, part of the front-right repair. Price with VAT: EUR 18 (repair card No. 181).

### Chassis inspection and tie-rod at Yanev

- ID: 28
- Date: 2026-09-15
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 72
- Mileage: 112 913 km

**Note:** Chassis inspection. Right inner tie-rod end tightened.

### Brake bleed at Yanev

- ID: 27
- Date: 2026-09-15
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 86
- Mileage: 112 913 km

**Note:** Brake-system bleed, 1.2 h.

### Brake fluid at Yanev

- ID: 26
- Date: 2026-09-15
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 10
- Mileage: 112 913 km

**Note:** Brake fluid, 1 L. Bleed is a separate row.

### Wheel alignment after the suspension repair

- ID: 18
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Category: Import repair
- Timeline step: Import repair
- Amount: EUR 15
- Mileage: 112 899 km

**Note:** I paid EUR 15 for a wheel alignment needed after the suspension repair.

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