Playing With Statistics

I've been keeping track of every single purchase or expense i made for this build since Day 1. Thought it was a good exercise to keep the cost within budget. I also kept every seller details i've made contact with just in case i need to make the same purchase later. How detailed is my project tracker? Well, i can tell you the newspaper date from which i found the previous owner's classified ads for this car. It's March 3rd 2009. How's that for detailed?

Today i played with this project expense tracker and made some interesting statistics. Here's a list of it. I converted to US$ using current exchange rate so you don't have to.

1. This project is 814 days old, started on March 9th 2008.

2. Most expensive item bought is the smallport 4A-GE engine, costing $1,404

3. Least expensive is a hose clamp for Bosch fuel injection pump nipple for $.58

4. Average value for each spending is $174.09 (!)

4. Longest duration without any expenses made is 231 days, between May 10th 2010 when i bought a pair of RS*R rear lowering springs and made the final payment for my engine swap work on Dec 27th. This was when work load was at its peak. Dark times indeed..

5. Most popular post on this blog with 3,034 page views so far surprisingly has got nothing to do with Daihatsu Charmant or 4A-GE. It's My Previous Ride: Toyota Kijang Pickup 1991. This simply tells you how popular Toyota Kijangs are in Indonesia.

6. 95.34% people reading this post didn't realize that there are two #4 on this list. Including you.

How about some fun charts? Let's start with this.

Above is the project cost growth over time separated by expense categories. So far i've spent a total of $15,028.13 on this project and yet still no sign of it ending. In case you're wondering, "Others" are expenses that simply don't belong in the other categories. Things such as tax, mechanic tips, transportation cost and the price for the car itself goes here.

You can see above that my biggest expense so far goes to Engine and Driveline. Just how big is the portion? Here you go.

Surprised to see that i spent more on Others than on Suspension and Handling!

Here's the last one.

That's the distribution of the number of spendings made so far to the date of month they were made. Funny to see that it's spread quite evenly. FYI, my salary is being transfered at the end of each month. This chart just tells me that being on a monthly payroll has no effect on my spending time of the month. Poor and pennyless? Don't care, the show must go on!