How much have you spent on your car????
11-08-2008, 05:37 PM
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i spent more on my car than my first house cost lol but i dont give a fook if it come to it i would live in my car 
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11-08-2008, 05:47 PM
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£30k+ on the Scoob over the past 3yrs.... oh that is just modifications and not running / servicing / maintenance costs. 
Still having more work done now and is booked back in at the tuners again!
The labour is the killer, but then it always is when you are testing and developing stuff.
Still having more work done now and is booked back in at the tuners again!
The labour is the killer, but then it always is when you are testing and developing stuff.
11-08-2008, 06:08 PM
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500 quid car
20 quid for 2 alloys on back with tyres to match the front
100 quid for oil feed pipe
20 quid for a tacho
30 quid for a injector ballast pack
10 quid for new belts
lots of free stuff (shift light,bucket seats,gear knob,spare wheels etc)
erm.....and a few hundred on oil in the last six months due to various leaks!lol
so 680 quid since january,not bad IMO!
20 quid for 2 alloys on back with tyres to match the front
100 quid for oil feed pipe
20 quid for a tacho
30 quid for a injector ballast pack
10 quid for new belts
lots of free stuff (shift light,bucket seats,gear knob,spare wheels etc)
erm.....and a few hundred on oil in the last six months due to various leaks!lol
so 680 quid since january,not bad IMO!
11-08-2008, 06:09 PM
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omg i hate these threads, erm if i calculate it i will be suicidal lol.
13000 4 the 220
4500 sapp. Sod it to mutch aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrggghhhhhh
13000 4 the 220
4500 sapp. Sod it to mutch aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrggghhhhhh
11-08-2008, 06:28 PM
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i bought my rs turbo for 2.5k and spent around 15k on it over 4 years and sold it for 4 k that was a few years back i must have been crazzy but i loved every thing about it so no regrets
11-08-2008, 07:43 PM
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So whilst I maybe a fagit, at least I have a car that can be used properly and does not shit it's pants at the first sign of some abuse!
11-08-2008, 08:15 PM
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£1500 buyin the mk2 with little M.O.T. will be back on the road before christmas owing me about 9k. Atleast you can get good money back for mk2's though!!!
11-08-2008, 08:20 PM
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in 2 years and just under 5000 miles i've spent the massive totals of:
just over £300 on maintenance (couple of lower arms, oil n filter change, crank sensor and couple of odd bits n bobs
just under £400 on mods (samco's, poly bushes and some engine bay bling)
with this one its been cheap RS ownership so far.
just over £300 on maintenance (couple of lower arms, oil n filter change, crank sensor and couple of odd bits n bobs
just under £400 on mods (samco's, poly bushes and some engine bay bling)
with this one its been cheap RS ownership so far.
11-08-2008, 08:37 PM
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This Scoob (which is over 500bhp) has been more reliable than the THREE Cosworths I have owned before, put together. What makes that even more laughable is the fact that this car has spent loads more doing track and competition stuff as well.
So whilst I maybe a fagit, at least I have a car that can be used properly and does not shit it's pants at the first sign of some abuse!
So whilst I maybe a fagit, at least I have a car that can be used properly and does not shit it's pants at the first sign of some abuse!
Sorry got ur name wrong lol. was it the older engines then that had smaller oil galleries, i remmeber all the P1s gettin engine rebuilds around the 55k mark.
11-08-2008, 09:01 PM
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by WASTING money and buying all the same things over and over again. also that includes labour as well as parts. probably only about 6k worth of parts on that car.
examples of money wasted
£1200 for respray, then £800 to respray again after accident (didnt need a respray anyway!)
£600 on brand new esccos wheels after getting the old ones refurbed anyway!
4 SETS of tyres @ 400 each! (kepts getting punctures!!!!!!)
about 1k to have the standard gearbox rebuilt when it didnt really need it
about 1k on getting standard ECU/loom working then another 2k getting emerald afterwards
1k on havign two different exahusts made up (didnt like the first one... lol)
1k on two different sets of suspension (didnt like the first one)
about 1k on three different sets of brakes!
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examples of money wasted
£1200 for respray, then £800 to respray again after accident (didnt need a respray anyway!)
£600 on brand new esccos wheels after getting the old ones refurbed anyway!
4 SETS of tyres @ 400 each! (kepts getting punctures!!!!!!)
about 1k to have the standard gearbox rebuilt when it didnt really need it
about 1k on getting standard ECU/loom working then another 2k getting emerald afterwards
1k on havign two different exahusts made up (didnt like the first one... lol)
1k on two different sets of suspension (didnt like the first one)
about 1k on three different sets of brakes!
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What did you spend the other 19k on then?
11-08-2008, 09:05 PM
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£1900 on car
£500 on suspension
£250 on AP 4 pots (not fitted yet)
£200 on replacement engine
£500ish so far on the 2.3 (not fitted yet)
£250 on spare parts
£1150 on welding
£1200 on a respray
£500 on suspension
£250 on AP 4 pots (not fitted yet)
£200 on replacement engine
£500ish so far on the 2.3 (not fitted yet)
£250 on spare parts
£1150 on welding
£1200 on a respray
11-08-2008, 09:35 PM
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Any engine can shit it's load and mine is not immune, but it has held together without any issues for 8k miles now, being used as a car like this should be.
But yes, it was earlier Classic engines that had issues with big ends etc. A lot of engines letting go has also been down to abuse and not being tuned properly. Saving that though, quite a few new shape engines have problems as well. The strongest engine to date is the previous Newage 2ltr... especially in Jap guise.My engine is now a Cosworth blueprinted 2.5ltr flat four engine, and the car has had as much spent on anxillaries as it has on the engine (and some). All with the intention to make it as reliable as I could for track use etc, whilst still on a fixed (albeit quite large) budget.
Newage transmission is rock solid though at this level (currently), with the only exception of a twin plate clutch required. Having completed over 40 full bore launches and countless track action, it's all hunky dory. Not many standard transmissions from a £25k mass production car capable of that (especially having to contend with over 550lbft or torque).
You pays your money and take your chances.
11-08-2008, 10:22 PM
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lol regarding the name.
Any engine can shit it's load and mine is not immune, but it has held together without any issues for 8k miles now, being used as a car like this should be. But yes, it was earlier Classic engines that had issues with big ends etc. A lot of engines letting go has also been down to abuse and not being tuned properly. Saving that though, quite a few new shape engines have problems as well. The strongest engine to date is the previous Newage 2ltr... especially in Jap guise.
My engine is now a Cosworth blueprinted 2.5ltr flat four engine, and the car has had as much spent on anxillaries as it has on the engine (and some). All with the intention to make it as reliable as I could for track use etc, whilst still on a fixed (albeit quite large) budget.
Newage transmission is rock solid though at this level (currently), with the only exception of a twin plate clutch required. Having completed over 40 full bore launches and countless track action, it's all hunky dory. Not many standard transmissions from a £25k mass production car capable of that (especially having to contend with over 550lbft or torque).
You pays your money and take your chances.
Any engine can shit it's load and mine is not immune, but it has held together without any issues for 8k miles now, being used as a car like this should be.
But yes, it was earlier Classic engines that had issues with big ends etc. A lot of engines letting go has also been down to abuse and not being tuned properly. Saving that though, quite a few new shape engines have problems as well. The strongest engine to date is the previous Newage 2ltr... especially in Jap guise.My engine is now a Cosworth blueprinted 2.5ltr flat four engine, and the car has had as much spent on anxillaries as it has on the engine (and some). All with the intention to make it as reliable as I could for track use etc, whilst still on a fixed (albeit quite large) budget.
Newage transmission is rock solid though at this level (currently), with the only exception of a twin plate clutch required. Having completed over 40 full bore launches and countless track action, it's all hunky dory. Not many standard transmissions from a £25k mass production car capable of that (especially having to contend with over 550lbft or torque).
You pays your money and take your chances.
Did u do time attck totb?
12-08-2008, 12:07 AM
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Mine stands me in 11.5k including buying it & blowin up 1 engine, 2 boxes, 2 sets of wheels & 7 diff's !!
Not too bad considering the spec if you ask me !!
I did but the car for £150 off ebay to begin with tho !! Didn't have a single nut or bolt on it !! 
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Not too bad considering the spec if you ask me !!
I did but the car for £150 off ebay to begin with tho !!
Didn't have a single nut or bolt on it !! jb
12-08-2008, 12:39 AM
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on my last 3 actual modififed to lots cars?
over teh past 15 years about £74k
the estate owes me about £40k
the saph owed me about £15k
the 3 door owed me about £19k
tha'ts nor including the cars i've had inbetween, the twinkly i did lots of cheap mods to which should have cost me about £5k but i think i've sorted it with freebies from loads of places for about £500
and the mondeo already owes me about £5k on a car that i said i wouldn't touch
so overall i'd say about £100k spunked on motors in the past 15 years or so, and that's not including the initial purchase prices that'd add at least another £25k to that
over teh past 15 years about £74k
the estate owes me about £40k
the saph owed me about £15k
the 3 door owed me about £19k
tha'ts nor including the cars i've had inbetween, the twinkly i did lots of cheap mods to which should have cost me about £5k but i think i've sorted it with freebies from loads of places for about £500
and the mondeo already owes me about £5k on a car that i said i wouldn't touch
so overall i'd say about £100k spunked on motors in the past 15 years or so, and that's not including the initial purchase prices
that'd add at least another £25k to that How
, Does the Estate even run? What he said...
12-08-2008, 01:01 AM
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, 450+ engine, Quaife atb diff, Big tooth box, the engine,box and diff is 15kon its own then count the new defis iv just brought,wheels..then count my brakes, old wheels, ford racing gauges, rs 4 spoke wheel, 3 sets of injectors, 3 diffrent chips, soon all adds up
12-08-2008, 08:42 AM
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with buying the car about 7k on the saff but the engine has just let go so its going to rise! my s2 owes me around 3k all in, if my missis sees this she will kill me!!
12-08-2008, 09:26 AM
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do i really have to work it out these are all off the top of my head
ok,
initial purchase = 3k
bodywork stuff = 2.5k
wheels/tyres = 2k
suspension = 1.5k
engine(s) + anciliaries = 2k
transmission = 1k
alarms, gauges etc. = 1k
nitrous = 1k
ECUs = 2k
Brakes = 1k
there's 17k there alone, fook
now, remember i'm paying full labour rates for any work completed, and car never spent a month without being in one garage or other and doesnt include servicing and maintenance
i used to spent approx 1k a month on the car in the 2 years i owned it
what a fucking WASTE of money
these are all off the top of my headok,
initial purchase = 3k
bodywork stuff = 2.5k
wheels/tyres = 2k
suspension = 1.5k
engine(s) + anciliaries = 2k
transmission = 1k
alarms, gauges etc. = 1k
nitrous = 1k
ECUs = 2k
Brakes = 1k
there's 17k there alone, fook
now, remember i'm paying full labour rates for any work completed, and car never spent a month without being in one garage or other
and doesnt include servicing and maintenance i used to spent approx 1k a month on the car in the 2 years i owned it
what a fucking WASTE of money
12-08-2008, 05:42 PM
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do i really have to work it out these are all off the top of my head
ok,
initial purchase = 3k
bodywork stuff = 2.5k
wheels/tyres = 2k
suspension = 1.5k
engine(s) + anciliaries = 2k
transmission = 1k
alarms, gauges etc. = 1k
nitrous = 1k
ECUs = 2k
Brakes = 1k
there's 17k there alone, fook
now, remember i'm paying full labour rates for any work completed, and car never spent a month without being in one garage or other and doesnt include servicing and maintenance
i used to spent approx 1k a month on the car in the 2 years i owned it
what a fucking WASTE of money
these are all off the top of my headok,
initial purchase = 3k
bodywork stuff = 2.5k
wheels/tyres = 2k
suspension = 1.5k
engine(s) + anciliaries = 2k
transmission = 1k
alarms, gauges etc. = 1k
nitrous = 1k
ECUs = 2k
Brakes = 1k
there's 17k there alone, fook
now, remember i'm paying full labour rates for any work completed, and car never spent a month without being in one garage or other
and doesnt include servicing and maintenance i used to spent approx 1k a month on the car in the 2 years i owned it
what a fucking WASTE of money