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Title: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 15:02

Ok here goes need some opinions... a little break down of what my new Mk2 is costing me

The car - £330
MOT - £50
Bits to pass MOT - £200
Brock B2 Wheels - £158 (second hand new refurb!)
Wheel Refurbisment £200 TO DO
New tyre - £55 TO DO
Locking wheel nuts - £30 TO DO
New speakers + 1 Amp - £204
New G60 Arches and sills etc - £304 TO DO
Arche work, touchup paintwork - £500 TO DO
New top end of engine/Cylinder head etc - £200 TO DO

well thats £2231 quid...i havent done the TO DO bits yet but planning to soon... umm and i'm pretty sure i have missed off a few bits... am i going completely bonkers or is this worth it? Anyone ideas what she will be worth in the end???

Cheers

KNOBBY!  :cry:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 29 June 2005, 15:12

errr

Car £1300
Exhaust £320
Wheels £360
More Wheels £200
Coilovers £600 (still to buy)
Brake Conversion £300 (still to buy)
Clutch £180 (still to buy)
Welding and painting £100 (still to be done)


£3360 so far... with lots missed out. :sad: :sad: :cool:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 15:13

i feel alot better... LOL... thanks for cheering me up  :grin: Come on then guys lets here the rest of ur spending lists..

Knobby!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Lewy on 29 June 2005, 15:17

Right, where do I start:-

Car - £1100
Coilovers - £530
Poly bushes - £155
Lights (all round) - £270
Stereo - £2500 (ish - prob more :cry: )
Exhaust (std) - £100
Calipers/Discs - £100
MANY Bits and pieces - £500
and the list goes on..............
Managed to pick up a donor mk2 for £30, so saved a little bit.
Oh and £13.5k on an Anniversary (MK4) cos I love pulling the 16v apart on weekends  :rolleyes: !!

I haven't spent anything on labour, luckily enough as I'm a mechanic, and have all the facilities 300 yds away  :smiley:

But all in all fook it, you only live once.

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Judderi on 29 June 2005, 15:26

I darent do a breakdown like that as i know ive spenk allot more that all of you so far. Plus theres the slight chance the wife might see the total figure and demand more shoes and handbags as a bribe.

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: knobby on 29 June 2005, 15:28

 :laugh: Come on... Give us a break down... Mr showoff!  :wink:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Judderi on 29 June 2005, 15:44

Kinda tough as i had a donor car but it goes something like this. Some prices are guesses as i cant remember off the top of my head

Donor car £3,400 - 2 years ago - Had electric recaros, g60 brakes and arches, KONI fully adjustable suspension etc etc etc
After stripping donor car of premium parts sold for £1,800
Bought current car for £1,100
Stainless 4 branch manifold £250
Full set of vibra technics engine mounts £250
Polished intake manifolds and rocker cover£250
Clear angel eyes £85
Clear Fogs £85
Clear repeater £25
Clear side repeaters £10
M3 clear rear lights £50
Polished Design 90's £300
Porsche adaptors £170
Rear spoiler with high brake light £110
Bodyshop work including 2 new wings bonnet and tailgate and tyres for 90's £2300
Repairs so far £300
Replacement blue led dash lights £30
Polished Interior parts £70
Front eyebrow £25
New rear window £20
Power rhor £40
Strut brace £50
Poly bushes £55
Batery cover £25
Strut caps £10
Much much more, for more detail have a look at my project section

As for planned work i have a 3k stereo install to go in.
I want a leather trim for the recaros
Want a rolling road tune and head work done.
plus much more little touches.

Darent do a total. But you get the idea.

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Organisys on 29 June 2005, 21:39

Ah well.... If we wanted cheap motoring I guess we would all be driving old japanese cars or Vauxhall Cavaliers or something.

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Chris619 on 29 June 2005, 22:27

To Buy the car - £2600
New engine - £1300
To put the New engine in - £400
To take the old engine out and strip it down to find that i need a new engine - £600

That £4900 so far and there still work to do. :sad:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: GTI EDITION (aka LTD) on 30 June 2005, 00:53

If your a fool then that makes the majority of us fools as well !  
Modifying cars can become a expensive past time but also far more rewarding having something a bit different than spending the same or more hard earned dosh on a flash new motor straight out of the box ( IMO)
When I used to work at a dealership I drove all sorts Flash,Quickmotors including Quattros etc but when I parked my C reg mk2 Gti in front of the showroom it got far more attention than any of the new or newer VWs or Audis, because it was different ( 7x15 TSW Cross spokes,lowered Sebring twin oval) (bearing in in mind this was back in 1990).
I always enjoyed the drive home :cool:
It still got compliments from ordinary customers up until I reluctantly PX'd it for a S reg Passat 18t Sport back in 2001( the bloke was chuffed to bits with it ) VERY BAD MOVE :cry:
I even had quite a few offers when ,along with my Mk1 Gti ,were used as examples in the showroom when the Mk3 first came out. :cool:
If money was no object I would do every mod on the Vento that I have ( blown arches , 18t conversion etc) to make it a one off as its nice to know that no one has exactly the same car as me.  :wink:
I am often being asked what it is (as it's different from the norm)  :rolleyes:
GO for it!!!  ( IMO) :wink:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: ...joe on 01 July 2005, 14:29

not a fool at all, cars cost money but are lots of fun in the process. looking at other people lists i must have spent a similar amount but the trick is to get your hands dirty and try to do as much as you can your self. i know not everyone is mechanically minded but you save a fortune even doing the little jobs. for example changing your oil etc. also a good way to get parts is to scour classifieds. i think i'm a bit of a tight arse, i shop around as much as possible to get the best price but when you start adding things up it makes sense to do so!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: [han] on 01 July 2005, 14:40

ok.. so my cars a totally diff league to you guys.. but heres how it stands atm... (gettin back to standard 1.6 driver.. then the moddin will start  :wink:)

car £200
m.o.t £42 (it took 3 attempts to pass, but atleast i only had to pay for one test)
parts to pass m.o.t £35 (inc labour - i got a lovely lil bro with a trade card  :grin: )
VIC check £35
Tax £170
armoured door plates (fell in handbag at scrappy)
3 offside tinted glass panels £23.50
4 x shiny inserts for door handles (also fell in handbag)
single headlight grill (donated)
starter (donated)
dash surround (donated)
door speakers (donated from a non runner at home)
dents removed (£25 - and he couldn't get them all out  :angry: )
rear wiper (liberated.... well swapped....)
oil (change) - liberated from my bro's work

and thats just me gettin on the road.... not bad goin i don't think.....

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: knobby on 01 July 2005, 14:47

Han.... You did well!  :wink:
 
Decided to have a go at the wheel arches myself.. really how hard can it be cutting a bit of metal..

Knobby

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: ...joe on 01 July 2005, 14:47

hannah, i think you're a dirty little tea leaf and i'd never condone robbing parts from a scrap yard! :tongue:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: topher on 01 July 2005, 15:07

when you're a young blonde lass they give you the parts for free :wink:

To be honest i dont think its possible to spend TOO much on your car, other people may think so.. but its your car not theres, if you didn't think it was worth it you'd sell the car anyway right ?

As for my spending list on dubs.. since joining this forum back in 2003 i've cained over 20k on cars/bills/repairs/mods, but i still smile everytime i drive them :grin:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: ...joe on 01 July 2005, 15:09

^^ you earn too much!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: topher on 01 July 2005, 15:13

no i just live in a cardboard box and live on baked beans so i can spend everything on cars :laugh:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: ...joe on 01 July 2005, 15:15

ahh thats where i'm going wrong!!! for some reason i think it makes sense to have 30 odd pairs of trainers on the go at once, add that up and thats a tidy golf in itself! :wink:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Horney on 01 July 2005, 15:36

I reckon I'm getting close to a grand now but that's not to bad really. Needs a few little more bits doing. The mini however doesn't owe me a whole lotta change out of £15K.

Nick

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: monzablue16v on 01 July 2005, 23:35

We daredn't ask JV how much the tvr golf cost :gulp:

If I spend any more on mine I won't be driving as I'll be missing an arm and a leg!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: topher on 01 July 2005, 23:51

think the tvr/golf owes jo about 15k at the last count

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Slimmedmk2 on 02 July 2005, 00:51

With my present mk2 bill so far Car £1450
                                           Cat 1 alarm/immmobiliser £300
                                           2 new tyres £74.00
                                           Colour coded mirrors £15
                                           Debadged grille £35
                                           Crystal Crosshair Headlights £45
                                           Crystal smoked side repeaters and front indicators £40
                                           16v rear Lights (Free)
Future Shopping List-Lots of Money :grin:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: monzablue16v on 02 July 2005, 12:06

Ouch 15k mind you less than a new mk5 bog standard so if you think like that he's got a good deal that golf is drool worthy! :)

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: [han] on 07 July 2005, 10:45

the things donated are from a car my uncle was scrappin, my cousin stripped it first so i got what was left  :sad: i'm so hard done to!

and btw just because im blonde and female doesn't get me anywhere, im a fighter in this world as much as the guys are! trust me! my attempt so far at my car is sending my dad out to buy me a haynes.... got thre haynes and the max power haynes now... not done anything though... building up courage....  i just don't want to break a nail!  :kiss:

gtijoe - think you better take a girly to the scrappy with you... these new trendy BIG handbags r great!!! lol

as for spending money on dubs.. i think its great... (when i get mine started./.. still decidin what to do) you could be spending the money on drugs and being a no hoper in life... i'd rather drive a decent car that die with loadsa money in the bank.. i earn it, i spend it.... shoes, handbags, cars... the lot!

if my dad see's this im being sensible with my money  :grin: (the only reason i bought the golf was to prove how grown up i am... fed up of being called a child by him!.... and that showed him!!)

woohoo... i love cars..... :kiss:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: mjamoose on 07 July 2005, 15:24

Ok here goes, the car is a G reg 1.6 golf Driver

Car £350
Rev Counter £25
JVC Headunit & 12 Disc Changer £90
Uprated Lighting Loom £35
Gasket Set £20 - Blew the head gasket after doing 1000 miles - was NOT impressed.  :angry: :cry:
New torque wrench and other tools to complete gasket replacement £40
Grand Total £560
Also bear in mind that I've only recently passed my test and as a result I've spent approx £700 on test fees and lessons (1 theory & 2 practical = £125 alone!)
Tax & MOT due at the end of this month too  :sad:!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: marky2484 on 08 August 2005, 21:08

Car - H reg 1.8 8v Tornado Red - £250.00 (e-bay)
Wheels 4 x TSW Alpines 14 inch  £ 40.00 (e-bay)
Autoglym paint reviver               Â£Ã‚  3.99
8 hours reviving tornado red paintwork (grrrr)


Um....thats about it. Oh no....new bloody rear brake caliper  £30.00 (e-bay)

But I am tighter than a sharks arse......

Cheers, Mark.


 

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: KKK on 08 August 2005, 21:28

Car 600
Sony mp3  120
Immobiliser 55
10 Oil changes in 3 years 130
Leads and 12 plugs 45
Distributor 75
Gas shocks and suspension bushes etc. 178
2 clutches (Sachs broke in 10k, Luk going strong but much heavier) 110
2 Pirellis  100 (Never again)
2 Dunlop Sp2s 20 (Amazing, but s/h)
2 Goodyear venturas 85 (incredible in wet)
4 Avons 160 (Best so far)
2 Discs and 3 sets pads 60
Rear pads and wheel bearings and brake caliper 110
ECU (my fault) 60
Insurance £250 yr tax £180
136k to 187k in petrol @10p mile (about 37mpg)  £5000
Driver's seat is next puchase, and maybe some new BBS centre caps...


KKK

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: KKK on 08 August 2005, 21:33

Oh, and genuine exhaust, bosch battery, fuel lift pump 110

KKK

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 08 August 2005, 21:34

Quote from: marky2484 on 08 August 2005, 21:08

Autoglym paint reviver               Â£Ã‚  3.99
8 hours reviving tornado red paintwork (grrrr)
 

Any good? as i have pinky blotches on the bonnet and roof now, tempted to just let it go pink and wait for my re-spray.

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Rhyso on 08 August 2005, 21:46

Bought me 1.6 Driver for £750 and spent the following:

Service - £200
Suspension bushes after the service otherwise wud have failed MOT - £323
CAT 1 Alarm - £300
4 Continental tyres plus tracking - £215
Sony MD and speakers - £200
BBS Alloys off Ebay - £100
Centre caps for alloys - £30
3 new wheel bearings incl labour - £150
Carb stripped and cleaned - £30

plus bits and bobs and lots of Autoglym stuff!!!

Grand total (so far) - £2298 and that dont include a favour off my dad's mate to spray my drivers door and fill a huge dent (£350ish)

Crikey; wish i hadnt added it up now......... :cry:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: mix on 08 August 2005, 22:39

Quote from: gtijoe on 01 July 2005, 14:47

hannah, i think you're a dirty little tea leaf and i'd never condone robbing parts from a scrap yard! :tongue:

I happen to remember you leaving a scrappy with a bulgind knob in your pocket........ :wink: :shocked:


and its this if your wondering....http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=19377.0

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Haribo! on 09 August 2005, 00:53

wow, if only i had dosh like that to spend,

heres my spendings

Car 200
TSW evo r`s with tyres, 40
carb bolt on filter K&N 20
gti exhaust system as good as new 38
speakers 30
arches 20
gti golf ball gear knob 5 :grin:
M3 mirrors 30
smoked rears 8
smoked indicators 6
smoked side repeaters 5
gti front spoiler 10

212 spent

new car with bigger engine 200
all bits tranfered over FREE
new exhaust system, Scorpion DTM 60
old car sold for 500

228 profit


going well so far i guess  :grin:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: kniterider on 09 August 2005, 09:15

hmmmm

since joining here in may 2003, roughly ive spent.....

£11k on cars, 1 mk4 gti, 4x mk2 8v gti, 3x mk2 16v gti, 1x rocco, 1x beetle prob more aswell
£1500 on mk4 engine after cambelt fell off
£1000 on mot's
£1100 on road tax
£600 on tyres
£600 on cd players/amps subs
£200 grills/badges/cosmetic bits
£600 wheels
and fook knows how much on other bits and bobs!!! and after all that im back down to the mk4!! but ive got a nice wedge in the bank ready to be blown on more vw's when i can walk again!!

 :grin: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Logie on 09 August 2005, 09:31

MKII Golf GTI 8v £800

Petrol for going to pick it up and bring the car home £100

Injector/fuel system cleaner £8
Wynns Hydro Tappets oil £4

Mechanical work (Front mount, alt belt, time belt, brake pads, braided hose + labour) £180

Front clear crystal reapeaters £25, same but sides £9, M3 Rears £40

Total so far £1166

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Judderi on 09 August 2005, 09:55

Basicly we all spend too much!

Im starting to get worried now as i think my addiction has become unstable, i was up a 5am this morning changing my rear disks! Anybody else this stupid?

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: SimonJ on 09 August 2005, 15:03

we spend a lot because the cars are quite old, but definately worth it. I'd much rather spend it on my golf than what some guys I know frm college do, like putting lexus lights on a corsa or spending 5k on a 1 litre nova, u know one of those sh1te ones u see that have got filler and primer all over it :grin:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Haribo! on 13 August 2005, 04:37

i hate those types, another typical old corsa mod is one of those silly exhuasts that look like a jumbo baked bean tin that looks fine on a nice big fcuk off beast car but not a 1 and a half tonne fricking corsa that cant hit 60 in any less than 20 seconds! grr, fun to leave in my dust at the traffic lighs tho

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: takethefifth on 13 August 2005, 19:05

Must admit i don't understand the whole 'get a little one litre car and do it up to the hilt' thing...  Someone told me it was to keep the insurance low but surely you could spend the money from the bodykit and wheels for the insurance on a better car anyway!!  :grin:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: russ_turner on 14 August 2005, 14:21

1300 alpine white mk2 (momo wheel, lowering springs, gti kit, b/bumpers, rims £1600
16v mk2 £300
all 16v running gear swapped over to white car £free
painted engine bay £free
stainless manifold £265 or so
stainless exhaust £70 ebay
electric recaros (with rear bench and door cards) £200
spax coilover front shocks £60 ebay
fk height adjustable rears £55 classifieds
all side mouldings removed, smoothed scuttle panel £free
numerous tyres, mots, oil changes, gearboxes (ouch!), bits and bobs lights and what have you

on the cards
- lower final drive
- anti roll bars
- recaro baby seat
- new rims
- and paint at some point! (bit of a patchwork job at the mo)

it's a lot but fook it!!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: russ_turner on 14 August 2005, 14:24

All this talk makes me want to go for a drive!!

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Rain on 15 August 2005, 00:12

1988 atlas grey 8v mk2

car £400(12 months MOT 6 months tax service history(book stamped till 99 and receipts for most the work after that)
insurance -£200(got money back well 200 minus 18 for administration or some crap last car was 8v 89 3 door and this is a 5 door not worked out why its cheaper kinda crazy)
fuel picking her up £50
RAC call out when it broke down on the way back £30 a year
new matrix and thermostat £35
MFA and wiper arm £20
Fuel Relay £5
Cobra CAT 1 alarm £120 + £50 for inspection and cert (installed myself or will be when i got time)
balll and cup thingy for gear shifter £3.50

new windscreen covered by insurance cause some fecker bricked it
dash leds, stereo amps speaker central locking wheels etc taken from old golf


so far £530ish so far and ive only had her few weeks give it another few months and it be 4 times that :D

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: [han] on 17 August 2005, 08:52

easy done though!  :wink:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: gibby on 17 August 2005, 09:36

Buying car, alarm & anti-theft devices, oil changes, services, MOTs, bits of paint to make mint, lowering springs and shocks, buying polished wheels, new hood, the list can go on and on, I'd hate to think what I've spent, probably 7k+ and I've also got a camper to look after, but I just love this quote and it sums it up.  :grin:

Quote from: russ_turner on 14 August 2005, 14:21

it's a lot but fook it!!

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: monzablue16v on 17 August 2005, 10:32

Don't even want to know how much I'v e sunk into mine so far because I know I'll never get it back but so far spent a small countries national debt and still got a list of things to be done as long as my arm. Got the essentials  nearly completed just the finishing touches now respray, wheel refurb, new interior, new suspension all round..............

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Dizzie on 23 August 2005, 14:38

Total:   8238

Item   Cost
the car   1000
wheels & tyres (kahns and proxies)   875
bodywork (doors and wing) (£150 parts / £587 labour)   150
rear lights   99
front lights   70
single light grill   40
side repeaters   20
front indicators   40
electric mirrors   30
chrome door locks   65
chrome boot lock   30
kenwood DVD headunit   860
17cm front speakers   99
dynamat   0
mk3 dash   45
g60 brakes   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚             140
recaros   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚               100
momo wheel   130
leccy window loom   20
white dials   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚               30
engine   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚               4000
genesis amp   100
jl sub   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚               80
MTX 4ch amp   0
quikshift airfilter   65
bit of samco   10
boot build   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚                0
cd changer   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚                40
super duper bulbs   25
raceland springs   75

Not too bad I suppose. I thought it was closer to 10k! working in a car stereo shop means I can get things cheap or sometimes free. :D
So far this year I've mostly been buying service parts or replacing parts that have broken so the total spent this year is £410,

Title: Re: Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???
Post by: Whysub on 23 August 2005, 20:36

1991 Golf Driver 1.6   Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£50
MOT & Precheck       Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£60
Oil, Filter & Flush        £15
Tax                         Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£170
Clock set (x3!)          £30

And petrol, and a couple of tins of car wax from the Pound shop (£2). Not bad for 6 months enjoyablemotoring. Shame the tax is more that the car and bits cost to date.

When i can find a rustfree GTi, thats when the money starts getting spent.

I get more enjoyment chucking the Golf around than I ever did out of my highly modded Saab 9000 (just don't ask how much that cost to do-for instance, the clutch was nearly £800 fitted :cry:)-outdragging M3's got as little boring!