Depends...I'm 18 with a TT, working full time this summer, (10 hours a week during past school year) and mowing 5 yards on weekends during mowing season, and thats what it costs for me to get my car in working condition with some upgrades (turbos are smoking and heads had to get rebuilt last fall). Also, that's including me doing the majority of the labor on repairs. Keep in mind though, this isn't average for TT's, my car apparently was in horrible condition when I bought it and I'm suffering cause of it.