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General => General discussion => Topic started by: ...joe on 14 November 2004, 18:15
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just thinking about the money we all must spend on our cars and just wondered what kind of things people splashed out on or what bargains have been bought along the way.
for me bargains include a complete rallye interior for ?200, and a month old set of fk coilovers for ?250 other little bargains i'm sure but they were good 'uns
most money spent must have been on.........can't think! i'm a great bargain hunter! ;D
in total though? i think i've spent about 3k including buying the car which was ?1600 about 4 years ago
oh and i got stung for things like chinese door handles when i first saw them and they are peanuts now! :-\
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I've spent more than I care to remember on the Golf, and I can see the Corrado's engine going down the same route too. But when I get in either of them and drive them how they should be driven, it feels like money well spent.
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sorry to do this hi jack guys,
gti joe, your car looks sweet, whats the spec on it? ???
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cheers marcus, i keep meaning to do a project thing but all my photos are stuck on my old computer, other than the ones that are in the gallery,
its a digifant with a piper 285 cam and pulley, k&n filter in standard box but with cold air feed, and a few nicely chromed bits, speedtech exhaust (downpipe back) those fk coilovers i mentioned, crystal lights, g60 leather interior, bbr rs 047s, g60 brakes with brembo discs pagid pads, eibach strut brace, momo corse wheel, vw motorsport gear knob/gaiter (nice and rare!) ermm what else? vdo gauges....err thinking.......oh and a cracked piston! so no engine at the moment as i'm having it re bored to 1900 with massivly polished/ported head, manifolds and throttle body! then it should rip! ;D
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love the smooth back mate, thats subtle styling at its best, with all that work did it feel nippy then? ???
pics in the gallery you say?
gonna have a look :D
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i havent done the engine yet, but with the cam and exhaust it noticably quicker than my mates standard one. the cam idles very rough though if anyone else is thinking of getting one.
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Expencives - Side skirts, Purchasing, Painting and fitting came to about ?350 :o
Bargin - Jetta Conversion - Needed some restoration, But not bad for ?30 ;)
I really need a respray tho :( ive got a new bonnit and the arches are comming, But i need a re-spray SOOOO bad :(
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car price.. 4500
plus i have spent another 1500 in the last year on essential 'new bits'..? cambelts / services / bits that broke (starter+coil) / plus another 500 on ICE
didnt get much history, and i have nearly replaced every commonly replaced item since i got it last oct...
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All in all around ?250.?? I hink, thats a rough guess. ?130 on the bumpers, ?40 on the grille, ?40 on three services, other bits here and there, most of them were free though. Car was free as well, so i saved some money there!
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Expencives - Side skirts, Purchasing, Painting and fitting came to about ?350? :o
Bargin - Jetta Conversion - Needed some restoration, But not bad for ?30? ;)
I really need a respray tho :( ive got a new bonnit and the arches are comming, But i need a re-spray SOOOO bad :(
so how much you spent roughly then fielder ???
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Dnno, I think in Mods its around ?2500 At least! Not bad for a Poor student ;)
Ill crack out the calculator at some point tomorrow and tell you mate.
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Bah, Got board so ill work it out here, Starting with the first mods then working my way down the the latest (sorta)
First Stereo - ?120
Full GTI exhaust syetem with backbox - ?300
Springs and lowering - ?90
Big Bumpers - ?160
Front Splitter (inc Fitting and Painting) - ?220
Front Conversion - ?45 Inc Hood Pins
Window Graphic - ?25
Alloys - ?400 Including Toyos (sponser deal)
Mirrors - ?45
Front Repeaters - ?30
Side Repeaters - ?12
Side Skirts (inc Fitting and Painting) ?310
Rear Splitter - (inc Painting) - ?110
Rev Counter - ?75
Grill Spoiler - ?13
Jetta Grill Spoiler because i lost my current one today - ?13
Carpets - ?25
Interiour Neons - ?12
Smoothing the bumpers and painting - ?250
Cutting down and smoothing the arches - ?150 (in progress)
Buying the Arches - ?25
Armour Door plates - ?15
Peddels - ?25
Replacement Stereo because mine got Stolen - ?100
New Gear Gator - In the post ;) - ?10
the 7 Empty Spray cans of Black Paint and grey primer in the Shed - ?70
New Bonnit - ?30 (shipping)
Vinal Front Numberplate - ?25
Seat Belt Protectors - ?10
Smoothing the tailgate - 25P for a Grimmit :P
GolfGTI Stickers and Numberplate Surround - ?15
Replacement Carb Tube - ?10
Cone Air Filter - ?45
Powder Coating the Rims White - ?180
Painting the Calapers - ?10
Smoothing the Rear Pannel - ?21 In paint and Sand Paper
BeeSting Airal - ?15
Larger Wipers - ?18
Alarm - ?300
Total - 3076 :o
Owning your Own Customised Mk2 1.6 at 19 years old - Priceless 8)
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too scared to add it all up but here goes...
leather interior,
chrome front grille,
crystals all round,
coilovers,
brackes,pads, timing belt, tensioner, waterpump,
new tyres,
window tints,
VAG front bumper,
leccy windows, leccy mirrors,
new bonnet,
Still not finished!! ::)
probably hitting the 1500+ mark on mods/safety ect
1500+1100 respray. damn
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Hmm.. where to start
4motion valance - ?40
Exhaust - ?740
Forge DV - ?75
REVO - ?499
REVO SPS1 - ?199
New MAF sensor - ?270 + ?75 inspection charge
New turbo - ?350 + ?100 fitting
Samco TIP - ?115
Replace missing centrecap - ?15
Audi S3 strut braces - ?70
GTech - ?40
R-Line 5spd shifter, brushed alu trims, ashtray cover, pulls and triggers & revision cup holder - ?300
New centre console (old one cracked) - ?40
Various service items in 12 months ownership roughly ?80
Respray and colourcoding - FREE ! ;D
Total - ?3008 :'( .. im going to go sit in the corner now and think about what i've done. Scary to think it would be in the 4k's if i had to pay for the respray :-X
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car - 1400
wheels - 500
koni/eibach - ?250 (2nd hand dampers, new springs)
poly top mounts - ?50
servicing - ?300ish
ice ?500ish
=?3000 :o
sh!t ive barely started aswell, whos idea was it to add it all up >:( :P
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f**kin hell fielder :o :o :o
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car - 1400
wheels - 500
koni/eibach - ?250 (2nd hand dampers, new springs)
poly top mounts - ?50
servicing - ?300ish
ice ?500ish
=?3000 :o
sh!t ive barely started aswell, whos idea was it to add it all up >:( :P
we adding the cost of the car on too ? i dont want to, i really will start crying...
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Trying to find miss fire problem - ?300 + loads hassle!
Coming on here and sorting the problem - Zero!
Cost of relays ?30
Alloys and Tyres ?500
Blues lens etc. ?80
ICE approx ?300 so far! ?(Sub/Amp to do)
K&N Induction Kit - ?60
Service/Cambelt - ?235
Future Plans ?- ?Swap tyres to other alloys and new tyres on Momo's
Suspension kit.
Twin Headlights/Grille
Car cost ?2900 - Feb 2003
D'oh! Forgot the alarm/immobiliser - ?300
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Car= ?1100
BBS Wheels = ?80
Service + few bits = ?130
Odds + Sods = ?25
Total = ?1335
;D H A P P Y ;D
Mind you it's standard, apart from I junked the steels ?;)
Can't afford wot you lot spend :-[
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I have spent:
ICE ?400
Alarm ?320
Black Leather interior ?425
Fischer CD Box ?25
Bespoke ?Home made CD Box illumination system ?13
Oil change - Filter ?12 Oil ?6
Handsfree Kit ?110
Total ?1,311.
VW have spent (under warranty)
New window regulator + Motor ?312
New Central Locking pump ?89
In the near future i will spend approx:
?500 suspension
?400 on new wheels or ?150 on refurbishment
?180 service
?150 front tyres
?40 panel filter
So in my first year of ownership i will have spent ?2,581. ?And achieved very little. ?Stupid Car >:(
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we adding the cost of the car on too ? i dont want to, i really will start crying...
My car only Cost ?700 :-\
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Total - ?3008? :'( .. im going to go sit in the corner now and think about what i've done. Scary to think it would be in the 4k's if i had to pay for the respray? :-X
I can Relate. I felt like crying when i did that last night, So much money and the cars not even starting to look good yet :'(
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Try spending that much just so the thing will move under its own steam, without being pushed - B*gger crying, you feel like harming some arteries.
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Well we all knew you could top the spending charts!
But commiserations mate - we feel for ya really!
(Behind the sniggers!) ;) :D
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Try spending that much just so the thing will move under its own steam, without being pushed - B*gger crying, you feel like harming some arteries.
and maybe the liver ;)
I've only spent 400 on my car, not including a few repairs. and i got a huge list of repairs aswell :-\
bugger
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ive spent about 1 grand on mine when ive finished i will have spet about 2 mayb 3 grand :D
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Car: ?7500
GTI Front grille badge: ?12
Audi TT Alloys: ?350
Sold old VW alloys: -?100 :)
Eibach Springs: ?110 (+ ?140 labour)
VW CD Player: ?100
Plus servicing etc.
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Today the raddo cost me another ?142 + vat :-\ :D :D :D
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im a lightweight i think :S
mk2 GTi 8v = ?350 from the scrappy it was a part Ex car talked the guy down from 595
getting it on the road and not only legal but safe
engine = ?500 aprox
tyre, new middle box, cambelt and fan belt, distributer including new rotor, cap and leads, front o/s caliper(bolt broke taken it off), top mounts, clutch, clutch cable, accelarator cable, filters etc
ice = ?free donated from my last car stereo amp sub 6x9's and some 10cm 2 ways :D cant recall what it cost me but there few years old
looks :D = ?50
just little things ive picked up for couple ? like leather gear gaitor centre console and some switchs.
lots of plans just lack of money with christmas coming up
but respray and some nice interior add ons including some new ice and new suspension
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Right,ive spent ?1000 buying the car,about another ?1500 on porsche wheels,Corrado interior,new bumpers, coilovers and exhaust.What i will be spending over the next few months i dont even want to think about :-\