vtgrrrs

Just wondered how much people have spent on their cars to keep them going? I'm curious as I'm spending 950 (Including a service, cambelt and water pump change) on a car I paid 850 for. It's a lot and wondered if anyone else has done similiar (to make myself feel better, obviously)

Sonic Boom

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Think I'm up to the 80k mark now.
Rich

STeve

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depends on car value on most occasions, if a rare model or wanting a bespoke one and can afford it then the sky is the limit, no point chucking away money on run of the mill average joe cars

RichieST

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The current one, apart from a few mods, absolutely fook all.

Realised that there is more to life than chucking money at old Fords

gjh

More than its worth! But its not about the money for me.

Glenn_

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A fortune. I bought my saff for 5k. I bet ive spent over 8k easy. Ive spent about 4k on body work lol. Its only money and its my hobby at the end of the day. Get your money spent cause whem your gone the greedy government will have it off you.

Bailes1992

Id hate to work it out exactly.
Bought my Mondeo for £5,900.
Done 50k in it.

I've put 12 tyres on it at £125 a tyre. £1500.
There was the fuel pump timing belt, Cambell and aux belt. £700.
The modifications came to £1000.
10x oil changes at £45 a pop. £450.
Plus 5 full services costing an extra £500.

£4150 already!

Glenn_

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12 tyres??? Wtf.

DavebST170

far to much but my cars worth nothing to resell it so im stuck with it really. I may as well make it something i want to keep and keep driving. As glen says its a hobby so may as well do something you enjoy

BigChuck

i hope your saying that you got a bargain at £850, if that cars worth say 2k, then spending that cash isnt a problem, and i assume the car is mint everywhere else?

if youve spend £1800 on a car thats worth £1k your nuts, should have punted it on, either complete or breaking it and just bought a good one to start with.

what car is it?

vtgrrrs

It's a ST170. The condition is pretty good everywhere else but I'd be pushing it to get 1800 for it. Maybe 1500-1600, although should be fine for me to run it for a year or two.

Sinbad

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I could stand on the receipts to clean the upstairs windows never been daft enough to add them up, it's just asking for trouble

Bailes1992

It would have been a far more reasonable 8 but the last set had all cracked and split on the sidewalls. There was still 6mm left too!
The first set of tyres I got 35k out.

YOREVOL

far too much! i must have £2500 in my granada and the thing still aint a runner

turbowag

No point being the richest man in the graveyard! I spend my spare money on my car as some have already stated it's a hobby however if u can't afford a classic car and it's upkeep don't buy 1, they will all end up costing money at some point weather it's bodywork, engine etc

Paul_RS

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Over £30K on mine I reckon.

Cos500

The cossies are my biggest spends to keep on the road but it's not a daily drive its a hobby and we all need something after a crap week at work so I don't count on them, just don't tell my girlfriend.

My defender 110 I paid £2500 for and was a basket case and my daily drive, still is but owes me 10k plus in the last year, it's awesome though

creator

I want whatever job you do rich

Mr S1

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No point in counting - it costs whatever it costs.

Rod-Tarry

I do know what it all costs but thats a secret squirrell .
Have had 400, 500, 620, 680, 760 & 840 M.A.D engine conversions in the last 16 years. What i will say is the lastest 1000bhp engine in development has cost 23k in new parts to try & get that extra 160bhp & still more bits to buy.
My only advice is build your life before your car. I was 53 when i ordered that fatefull 400 conversion from Mark dont be so silly unless you are finacially secure in the house you aspire towards & your kids education is behind you.
I get rather worried when i see young lads on here wasteing there lifes chances on an old Ford, this is a one shot life make your decisions wisely.

gjh

Cant afford to wait that long Rod (I'm 23) If I waited that long they will of all rotted away before I had the chance!

xr2wishy

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where is the like button!!!!

i think i put around £16k by the end of my last xr2 over a period of 7 years, 2 years just sitting around.
if i could have gone back i wouldn't have put the last 10k in for sure and just bought something nice to start with, but once i started i didn't see the end till i'd got there.
only regret is breaking it really, but i ended up with a better daily to be fair.

Mr S1

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Couldn't agree any more. Cars are a toy once you're settled, house bought etc. I don't 'get' people who'll spend tens of thousands on cars, and see that as more of a priority than buying a house.

RichieST

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That is the exact reason I stopped spending my hard earned on fords and instead bought a house, got married and started a family. The Ford obsession can start again when the kids are well on their way!

Sonic Boom

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You don't want my job mate I don't want my job lol
After 8 years of gaft managed to get myself in the office (hopefully permanently)
That 80k is over a 10 year period and wouldn't have been anything like that figure if I knew then what I know now.
But I do love my old 3 Door
Rich

Mr S1

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Absolutely right too. I'm very fortunate that I managed to hang onto my S1 when buying houses, but if I had to have chosen the car would've gone - no question.

Tim Wharton

My 2wd Saff only cost me £3000 but have spent £10,000 in the last ten years.
But its been my daily driver (summer months) and its probably done a thousand miles round Brands Hatch too.
Just in the middle of its second engine build up to about £3000 and not finished yet
Long studded 200 block, wrc oil squirters ,Cosworth pistons,all new valves and guides,
Mahle motorsport bearings the list goes on.
Its done 160,000 miles now so can't conplain
You can't beat a good cossie on full song
You don't want some moden fwd piece of junk
Cheers Tim.

LHD220Turbo

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i've always done alright out of cars, my cossie was very reliable and i didnt chuck that much money at it. Now im older im certainly alot wiser. Became a dad last september so my daughter is my priority now, next year we want a bigger house so saving for that too.

still got an e30 318is BMW & a 1972 MG BGT amoungst a few other cars. The classics are always increasing in value but will sell them next year to help with the house fund

dojj

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If I don't include oil and general servicing I've spent around £110k on just buying bits for my cars as of the start of this year since 1993

The current Mondeo cost me oil and filters and the full works major service around £400 when I first bought it, £126 on a fuel pump, £120 on plus and leads, a few words on a coil pack and one other thing I can't remember in the past 8 years

Then there's about £10k I've spent just on shit I wanted

botters

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bought my cossie for £10,000 spent £1000 on it in upgrades gaskets and servicing over 3 years using it as a daily and sold it for £11000 so didnt do too bad really lol

Cos500

Its alright saving for a house and all that sensible stuff but other aspects of life have a habbit of screwing you over, lost 2 houses to women and several cossies have had to go as a result, if i waited until perfectly settled i dont think cars would exist anymore.
Im renting now saving for a mortgage but a cossie came up cheap locally and now its mine, never thought id have the chance to buy another the way my life has gone

Mr S1

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Houses always have been and always will be far more important than any car mate. Toys come second, don't be fooled into thinking anything else.

Hancockshire

Not a lot for me to be honest apart from tyres & tax. Feel a bit ripped off last time I bought tyres. I wanted them to fix the tracking as well, paid £92 all in & the tracking's still out