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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: les.tansey on 29 January 2012, 22:31
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Just out of curiosity... Just wondering how far people go when it comes to modding Mk3's considering its so easy to spend more money on mods than the car costs itself. I know I've already spent more on mods than my car cost (which was £500 - so quite easy). So just out of interest where do people draw the line or does it really matter? I personally don't think it does (within reason). :smiley:
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As much as I can befor the wife finds out lol :evil:
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I'm saving for a proper car now :grin:
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Spent enough to just get the thing running!!!! :grin: :grin:
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I did this in my project thread I think it was over 2K haha I'll dig it out tomorrow :grin:
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Over the last 11 years...£10k+ easily.
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My 'Valver is pretty much standard but I have spent (and continue to spend) a fair whack on keeping her going. My Mini Thou' is modded a bit and that's certainly consumed some cash over the years - I think the brakes on it now cost more than the car did when I got it! :rolleyes: Basically both cars have cost me far more than they're worth and there's no doubt that, if I'd grown up and got a sensible modern car that "just works", I would be a far richer man than I am today. What I wouldn't have done though, is have all the adventures, the highs and the lows of old car ownership. Most important, I wouldn't have come into contact with all the many, varied and often slightly mad characters that seem drawn to old and daft motor vehicles. So basic answer is I've spent a lot of money but I've had a lot of fun. Fair deal I think.
S.M.
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I think somewhere around 7-8k. Possibly more but not over 10k :P
every now and then I think about this and wonder wtf I'm doing, but then I go for a drive and forget all about it :grin:
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Iv spent £3000 on mine and I could easy spend that again.
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The way i figure it is a new car might be £200 a month and will depreciate as quick as the £200 a month for the first few years of its life. After that its an old car just like a mk3 golf and therefore requires all the same consumables. The golf or any VW is a better old car because of forums like this and all the knowledge which helps me keep the car good. As far as the modifying, most of my modifications are only improving what was already there or had become tired. Its not really modifying is it? Just gradually improving....
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£1.69 so far!
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Its not really modifying is it? Just gradually improving....
Thats just how it starts :evil:
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Too much I stopped counting cus what I've spent on converting this thing from 16v to VR i might as well just gone an bpught a VR.
Now the VR isn't running it p's me off so have to get it fixed....cus I know when I drive it I'll love it all over again....
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nothing as i bought the car yesterday. lol
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Erm £500 for the car
£40 shocks n springs
£12 top spring plates
£250 wheels
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£32 exhaust middlebox n backbox :grin:
oh and now got to get rear wheel bearings at £23 quid a pop :shocked:
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What??? You can get rear bearings for £10 and that's both sides :shocked:
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I was quoted for these
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/twadgemonkey/rearhubassembly.jpg) which I now believe to be MK4
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I was quoted for these
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/twadgemonkey/rearhubassembly.jpg) which I now believe to be MK4
Yup...they are Mk4 onwards type.
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Is say over 4k.
9 sets of wheels, 4 front bumpers, 3 interiors, 2 paint jobs, 2 dashes, god knows how many tyres! blah blah
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Is say over 4k.
9 sets of wheels, 4 front bumpers, 3 interiors, 2 paint jobs, 2 dashes, god knows how many tyres! blah blah
thats good for 4k!
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My wheels with tyres cost more than half that :embarassed:
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My wheels with tyres cost more than half that :embarassed:
was gonna say i could probably spend nearly that on alloys lol
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My wheels with tyres cost more than half that :embarassed:
was gonna say i could probably spend nearly that on alloys lol
I try not to think about it :grin:
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my wheels cost 1k imported from california! steering wheel was $571!
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Does that steering wheel improve the handling? :huh:
I want a b7 steering wheel that costs about the same.
Why does my taste cost so much???
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http://www.billetspecialties.com/cartview.asp?atc=1
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I dread to think,although when the missus finds my folder of receipts she tend to start chuntering :grin:
Id say £4k but got about another £2k to spend on the engine rebuild/conversion and then some proper wheels at say a grand.
Only got the retrimmers to pay up and then it's done inside.Outside is all sprayed and finished and there is not a single part on the chassis that hasnt been replaced/modified so hopefully it will just be a case of driving it.............yeah right! :grin:
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lol my misses brings up my engine conversion every time we have any kind of discussion about money, and she thinks it only cost me a grand :shocked: I dread to think what would happen if she found out what it really cost, or worse yet the massive book of history including all the receipts!
I like to think its nearly finished, but every time I get there I somehow manage to think up 5-10 more things that need doing :grin: my list is quite small atm so it wont be long before I'll have to start adding things again....
only problem is every list of jobs that gets finished the next list seems to cost twice as much, wonder how much a 6 speed conversion will set me back... :lipsrsealed:
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My car is an ebay special. (everything on ebay unless stated).
Audi Pepperpots: £40 - £20 from the sale of the balloon tyres. (Two replacement caps: one £10 and one £14).
Front Anniversary Smoked Fogs/Middle Blanks/Indicators: £20.
VR6 Splitter: £36. Volksmine (yes I know the bay is cheaper - these ones come through TPS and don't seem to shatter so easy, £18 a side - still broken 2 and had the passenger side stolen :huh:).
Vento front end: £80. +£150 paint (grille, bonnet, bumper, wings flicked in and lacquer peel on tailgate fixed).
Vento early front grille: £15
Vento Mattig eyebrow (not yet fitted): £10
Hella Magic Colours All Black Rear lights: £12. Yes. £12.
Magnex Stainless Steel Exhaust: £140 (Private Sale)
Front and rear Cross drilled and grooved discs, fast road pads, rear bearings: £100 (Edition 38)
Storm Single Wiper kit: £6.
Smoked MK4 side repeaters: £4 (GSF)
Black Passat B3 Grab handles: £5 (breakers)
Black Sunvisors: £22
Audi A2 Gearknob (new, boxed): £15.
Fischer C Box: £9.99. (Bought one for £35 from Edition originally, sold on for same).
Vento Car Bra: £30 from the bra factory (discount for being the first person he ever sold a bra to when I bought the first mk3 Golf bra he sold :smiley: )
Total: £678.99. £250 of which has been on the vento front and paint. Not bad going I reckon. :grin:
There have been other mods I have bought and then sold on, never made a loss on anything.
Keeping the car running and legal is another matter, with tyres and service bits and general repair stuff, I have probably spent over £2k in 3 years. But then it has done 70k miles.
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200 quid so far on mods
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owned my car for 2 days not and bought nothing for it :o
needs a new set of pedals. anyone got some decent aftermarket ones that arent horrbly tacky ? or should i just get some new standards
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just get standard ones, the only person whos gonna see them is you and 90% of the time your feet will be over them :P
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just get standard ones, the only person whos gonna see them is you and 90% of the time your feet will be over them :P
true haha
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Unless you get lucky one night then she will see them,then she wont,then she will .....and so on! :evil: :grin:
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golf mk3 1.4 5 door £150
gti front splitter - free off uncle
more door sticker - £2.79
badgeless front grill - 14.99
mintex front brakes and pads - £35
uprated wipers - £7.99
Starter motor - £80 :shocked:
Still too come :
possibly new altinator
new timing belt
lowering springs (whos needs coils if you only want it at the one height anyway)
alloys
Gti arches
possibly color coded bumpers
eyelids or morettes < replicas of course
crome rear VW badge
match stickers off, and golf badge badge black
leather hand brake gaitor
golf ball gear knob
most importantly
Mot
what evers needed to get that mot
insurance: £401 deposit,£151 a month after that :shocked:
road tax
seemed like a bagain at the time.
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golf mk3 1.4 5 door £150
insurance: £401 deposit,£151 a month after that :shocked:
road tax
seemed like a bagain at the time.
on a 1.4? thats horrible lol
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joys of being a new driver at the tender age of 19 :rolleyes:
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Fu*k that, my 1.6 is £1000 to insure and I'm just turned 20, got a quote for a gti16v for £800!!!!!!!!!!!!
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joys of being a new driver at the tender age of 19 :rolleyes:
at 19 I had a saxo vts at £800 for the year.
are you fall comp? did you tell them the car is worth £2000?
my 16v mk3 was £265 fall comp :lipsrsealed:
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it all depends on where you live and loads of other factors, my insurance is up for renewal and my cheapest quote is roughly £800 and im 23 with 3 years no claims
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joys of being a new driver at the tender age of 19 :rolleyes:
im 18, this is my second 2 litre car for under £1700 insurance. id move :laugh:
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joys of being a new driver at the tender age of 19 :rolleyes:
im 18, this is my second 2 litre car for under £1700 insurance. id move :laugh:
Thats really good insurance who you with? I'm 18 too and my 1.6 mk3 is £2500 a year on a multi vehicle policy with a £1000 a year excess, and I thought that was good considering my average quote on go compare is 6-7k and when I got a quote from admiral (I think it was), I got quoted 4k-ish... :undecided:
Some interested views on here about how much people spend on their mk3's :wink:
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my RS clio was tied onto a company policy that i dont know much about tbh and was really cheap
my mk3 gti is with elephant, was like £1680 ish or something. insurance is such a con, my mate is the same age and pays 2.5K for a 1 litre polo. really is hit and miss tbh. well worth having a play with the tiny detail on the quote.
i have both my parents on mine, both with 15+ years driving and no claims so brings it down a fair wack
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my RS clio was tied onto a company policy that i dont know much about tbh and was really cheap
my mk3 gti is with elephant, was like £1680 ish or something. insurance is such a con, my mate is the same age and pays 2.5K for a 1 litre polo. really is hit and miss tbh. well worth having a play with the tiny detail on the quote.
i have both my parents on mine, both with 15+ years driving and no claims so brings it down a fair wack
Definately getting a quote from them tommorrow when their site is available again, I fancy myself a nice gti :evil:... I wish.
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did mine just by doing a quote on all the comparisons sights at the same time.
compare the market
confused
money super market
auto trader
go compare
elephant where always the cheapest, but even with the same details its varied by £400! its bullsh!t
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did mine just by doing a quote on all the comparisons sights at the same time.
compare the market
confused
money super market
auto trader
go compare
elephant where always the cheapest, but even with the same details its varied by £400! its bullsh!t
Cool I'll deffo get a quote of them then, Is your's fully comp? Now I'm all exited about potentially getting a gti sooner than I thought hmmm...
The only thing though, what will they be like when its time for renewal, will they take advantage of our age and send the premium sky-rocketing knowing that we won't want to down grade from a gti to something less powerful in order to force us pay the ridiculous prices that most companies charge? :undecided:Almost too good to be true..
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Just a tip on the insurance front. We have found with my fiancee (she is 22, drives a 1litre Corsa, 1 own fault accident, no convictions) that it is better to do the groundwork on the internet, but there is no substitute for ringing around and dealing with companies direct.
Plus...I am down on her policy as a named driver, and that has brought her insurance down a good £200 this year (36 years old, full no claims, no convictions in the past 10 years, no claims in the past 18). She is now managing to get quotes for £500 a year fully comp, whereas 2 years ago she struggled to get anything less than £1400 on the Corsa when she could insure my 2.0 golf gti with all mods declaired for £850 (still she sticks with the Corsa :huh: :rolleyes: )
Get on that phone and start bartering!
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forget all these comparison site jokers, I used to be with elephant before I learned the error of my ways, I was paying £800 or so for my 8v gti at 25. Stuck with it for a few years as tbh I couldn't be arsed to change but I so wish I had.
I now pay £740 for a mk3 1.8t conversion with all the usual mods lowered s/s exhaust etc etc fully declared. Even declared the remap :P I had to ask the guy to repeat the quote and check he hadnt made a mistake :grin:
Give Sky Insurance a ring, you also get 20% off just for being a forum member :wink:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=207367.0
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Just a tip on the insurance front. We have found with my fiancee (she is 22, drives a 1litre Corsa, 1 own fault accident, no convictions) that it is better to do the groundwork on the internet, but there is no substitute for ringing around and dealing with companies direct.
Plus...I am down on her policy as a named driver, and that has brought her insurance down a good £200 this year (36 years old, full no claims, no convictions in the past 10 years, no claims in the past 18). She is now managing to get quotes for £500 a year fully comp, whereas 2 years ago she struggled to get anything less than £1400 on the Corsa when she could insure my 2.0 golf gti with all mods declaired for £850 (still she sticks with the Corsa :huh: :rolleyes: )
Get on that phone and start bartering!
Sorry, i only seemed to get from your post that you are 36 and your Fiancee is 22! :cool: :tongue:
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Not so much mods but have spent £1400 last month alone on rebuilding my Mk3......Kind of dubious about spending so much but will have a cracking motor at the end of it.
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Just a tip on the insurance front. We have found with my fiancee (she is 22, drives a 1litre Corsa, 1 own fault accident, no convictions) that it is better to do the groundwork on the internet, but there is no substitute for ringing around and dealing with companies direct.
Plus...I am down on her policy as a named driver, and that has brought her insurance down a good £200 this year (36 years old, full no claims, no convictions in the past 10 years, no claims in the past 18). She is now managing to get quotes for £500 a year fully comp, whereas 2 years ago she struggled to get anything less than £1400 on the Corsa when she could insure my 2.0 golf gti with all mods declaired for £850 (still she sticks with the Corsa :huh: :rolleyes: )
Get on that phone and start bartering!
Sorry, i only seemed to get from your post that you are 36 and your Fiancee is 22! :cool: :tongue:
and me!! haha
my insurance is £1k with 6 points (in10) and all mods declared and covered! 23 with 1 years no claims
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forget all these comparison site jokers, I used to be with elephant before I learned the error of my ways, I was paying £800 or so for my 8v gti at 25. Stuck with it for a few years as tbh I couldn't be arsed to change but I so wish I had.
I now pay £740 for a mk3 1.8t conversion with all the usual mods lowered s/s exhaust etc etc fully declared. Even declared the remap :P I had to ask the guy to repeat the quote and check he hadnt made a mistake :grin:
Give Sky Insurance a ring, you also get 20% off just for being a forum member :wink:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=207367.0
any websites who arent on price comparisons dont give quotes to anyone with less than 2 years driving or are under 19. so young drivers have no choice to go on comparison sights mate. sky insurance inlcuded.
@ les.tansey my golf is TPTT because i didnt see the point insuring a really cheap car fully comp tbh, wouldnt get much back if it was wrote off. i had the clio on FC, selling that cus when my renewal came up it was too much, but that wasnt them putting it up, it didnt change at all it was just that i moved to a worse post code.
so if you can afford the insurance youl be fine, they wont put it up. the only thing i forgot to say was, with elephant etc they normal make you pay the whole lot up front :/ which is a bit of a pain if you dont have the cash laying about. its the direct debit payments that make everyones insurance so high at our age. its well worth getting a credit card or bank loan, pay the insurance off in one hit then pay the bank back monthly. makes no difference to you, just saves on your insurance
that makes sense? think i rambled lol
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Good idea about getting a credit card, but I just got a quote from elephant for my 1.6 with my dad (with 15+ years driving...) and my quote was £6151.00 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: I'm pretty sure im not doing anything wrong... I'm half way throught trying to get them to give me a quote for a 16v like yourself but their site and my internet are currently being sh!te :rolleyes:
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Sorry, i only seemed to get from your post that you are 36 and your Fiancee is 22! :cool: :tongue:
and me!! haha
You are both correct :wink:
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on my old 8v i spent about £500 on it
on my current 16v i have spent about £300 on it. I have decided to not spend anymore on it modding it :sad: as it's becoming my second car and will only be used for commuting :smiley:
Look for the bargains :smiley: