How much have you spent on your car????
11-08-2008, 12:16 AM
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How much have you spent on your car????
talking to a mate of mine
(can you beleave i have mates)
and he has spent over ten k on his car and he is still not happy with it
it got me thinking how much have you lot spent on your cars??
ive spent about 2k not on my escort but on an engine im building
not sure wot to put it in yet tho
(can you beleave i have mates)
and he has spent over ten k on his car and he is still not happy with it
it got me thinking how much have you lot spent on your cars??
ive spent about 2k not on my escort but on an engine im building
not sure wot to put it in yet tho
11-08-2008, 12:44 AM
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my old green bonus turbo..
bought the car for £600 and spent about £2000 on it..
and now its being broke for spares on ebay for 1k!! had 2 previous owners i was the 3rd, and now its got about 8 i think..
bought the car for £600 and spent about £2000 on it..
and now its being broke for spares on ebay for 1k!! had 2 previous owners i was the 3rd, and now its got about 8 i think..
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11-08-2008, 09:02 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
11-08-2008, 09:10 AM
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Let me think...
Purchase = £270
Rear bearing = £11
Tax= £120 iirc
Err.. thats it so far.. Not even done an MOT yet.
I have repaired my backbox with GRP but I had some of that anyway.
The moggy cost me about 2-2.5k in total before I gave it up as a bad job.
Purchase = £270
Rear bearing = £11
Tax= £120 iirc
Err.. thats it so far..
Not even done an MOT yet.I have repaired my backbox with GRP but I had some of that anyway.
The moggy cost me about 2-2.5k in total before I gave it up as a bad job.
11-08-2008, 09:20 AM
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When i bought my cossie 4 years ago and had it for 3
Cost 4k and i must of spend at least the same again maintaining and upgrading
Current car i just bought a few months back. Audi s6 for £6500 and i spent £1500 on a service and fixing all faults no matter how small so £8k. Not envisiging any major problem or spending any more as shes spot on.
Cost 4k and i must of spend at least the same again maintaining and upgrading
Current car i just bought a few months back. Audi s6 for £6500 and i spent £1500 on a service and fixing all faults no matter how small so £8k. Not envisiging any major problem or spending any more as shes spot on.
11-08-2008, 09:45 AM
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about 4k so far on mine,although i already had the engine and box to put in it(bought it as a rolling shell).probably need to spend another 1-2k on it though to get it to a standard i'm happy with.
11-08-2008, 09:48 AM
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From memory i spent the best part of 7-8k on the saph in the time i had it, not so bad as i had it for 9 years !
So far on the escos after a year and a half, has to abe around 4-5k..
So far on the escos after a year and a half, has to abe around 4-5k..
11-08-2008, 10:10 AM
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my old 24v Saph cost me...
...wait for it...
THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS
sold it for £1500
just think of the nice porsche i'd be driving now if i didnt waste money on cars... lol
the BMW owes me about 5-6k ontop of buying it, not bad considering that includes servicing+consumables and it's had a replacement engine. probably about 1k in "mods" on there
...wait for it...
THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS
sold it for £1500
just think of the nice porsche i'd be driving now if i didnt waste money on cars... lol
the BMW owes me about 5-6k ontop of buying it, not bad considering that includes servicing+consumables and it's had a replacement engine. probably about 1k in "mods" on there
11-08-2008, 10:16 AM
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considering im just about to start my s2 cossie poewerd build,
im not expecting change out of 18 k
just having a quick sit down and pricing parts get up around 12 - 14 k
then theres dyno - mapping time , and all the other factors people forget when building a car ,
my series two was bought for 2300
spent around 2500 on it in a year and a half ( engines mainly )
sold it for 3k when it went ,
beef
im not expecting change out of 18 k
just having a quick sit down and pricing parts get up around 12 - 14 k
then theres dyno - mapping time , and all the other factors people forget when building a car ,
my series two was bought for 2300
spent around 2500 on it in a year and a half ( engines mainly )
sold it for 3k when it went ,
beef
11-08-2008, 11:18 AM
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When you sell it, who will have the best memories.
A cars never a long term invest, me like most people here spend a lot on there car's. But i for sure don't miss out on nights out etc to spend money on my car. There was a point where i did but for sure don't now.
11-08-2008, 11:22 AM
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absolutly fuck all since buying the car and the wheels !
unless you include servicing costs . which would probably be less than a grand in 2 years.
i might dislike the germans but they know how to build cars .
unless you include servicing costs . which would probably be less than a grand in 2 years.
i might dislike the germans but they know how to build cars .
11-08-2008, 11:34 AM
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About £25K over the past 9 years on my Escort Cossie. It soon adds up when rebuilding engines, big tooth boxes, big brakes, poly bushing, new TCA's etc. etc. are taken into account.
11-08-2008, 12:27 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!
as you can see, lots of money WASTED, and it all adds up rather quick!!!! especially when youre paying others to do all the work in dribs and drabs
could have broken the car for about 5k i recon, so still nowhere near what was spent on it
you see why i love the M3 so bloody much now eh? (altho the M3 is currently in the garage getting fixed AGAIN... rofl)
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!
as you can see, lots of money WASTED, and it all adds up rather quick!!!! especially when youre paying others to do all the work in dribs and drabs
could have broken the car for about 5k i recon, so still nowhere near what was spent on it
you see why i love the M3 so bloody much now eh?
(altho the M3 is currently in the garage getting fixed AGAIN... rofl)
