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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: 20vt_paul on 11 August 2008, 10:42

Title: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: 20vt_paul on 11 August 2008, 10:42
Just wondering how much people have spent on there golfs

How much did you pay for it?
What year?
How much have you spent on it?
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Rhyso on 11 August 2008, 10:54
Paid £8200 2.5 years ago
51 plate
Last count was around the £2500 i think - with another 1.5K to go lol
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Hurdy on 11 August 2008, 11:16
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: sharpie on 11 August 2008, 12:40
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: leeroy20vt on 11 August 2008, 12:49
got mine a yr ago paid 3k for it it a 2000 xreg
spent around 1 k on it so
and prob another 1k to go
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: the_stink on 11 August 2008, 12:56
bought mine 2 yrs ago £10,500
02'reg had one owner and 25k on the clock
prob spend about a grand
more to spend lol  :grin:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Hurdy on 11 August 2008, 12:59
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.

I have ...many times, but what you also have to consider is if I bought a car for £35k how much would I have spent on that extra. I've never been one for keeping a car standard and always mod my cars. Then again, I'm considering the GT-R as my next main car and then I can really get stuck into the ED30 :wink:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Ben_1uk on 11 August 2008, 13:22
Paid £7650 about 7 weeks ago (53 plate)
Spent about £50 on plates and plate holders
Planning to spend another £1500-1800 on 18" wheels, lowering and window tints
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Matt_Mk4 on 11 August 2008, 13:26
Paid £4,350 (1999 T Plate)
Spent about 1k so far!
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: sharpie on 11 August 2008, 13:45
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.

I have ...many times, but what you also have to consider is if I bought a car for £35k how much would I have spent on that extra. I've never been one for keeping a car standard and always mod my cars. Then again, I'm considering the GT-R as my next main car and then I can really get stuck into the ED30 :wink:

going from your signature it looks like you mod for the sake of it rather than for a specific purpose. example carbon bonnet and subwoofer in the same motor - so no wonder you spent so much. the best thing in life are cheap. losing your interior would make more of a weight saving but then i guess you don't do track?
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Hurdy on 11 August 2008, 14:01
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.

I have ...many times, but what you also have to consider is if I bought a car for £35k how much would I have spent on that extra. I've never been one for keeping a car standard and always mod my cars. Then again, I'm considering the GT-R as my next main car and then I can really get stuck into the ED30 :wink:

going from your signature it looks like you mod for the sake of it rather than for a specific purpose. example carbon bonnet and subwoofer in the same motor - so no wonder you spent so much. the best thing in life are cheap. losing your interior would make more of a weight saving but then i guess you don't do track?

Bit of a Magpie unfortunately for me. Anything that grabs my fancy I have regardless of purpose, cost etc.
I love my music and yet love performance and styling. The two don't necessarily make good bedfellows :rolleyes:
For example, my next possible purchase are some alloys - not essential, not better performing, but they show off the big brake upgrade better (see below). See what I mean - a magpie.

(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/hurdy_album/5spoke.jpg)
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: sharpie on 11 August 2008, 14:08
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.

I have ...many times, but what you also have to consider is if I bought a car for £35k how much would I have spent on that extra. I've never been one for keeping a car standard and always mod my cars. Then again, I'm considering the GT-R as my next main car and then I can really get stuck into the ED30 :wink:

going from your signature it looks like you mod for the sake of it rather than for a specific purpose. example carbon bonnet and subwoofer in the same motor - so no wonder you spent so much. the best thing in life are cheap. losing your interior would make more of a weight saving but then i guess you don't do track?

I love my music and yet love performance and styling. The two don't necessarily make good bedfellows

that's three different things  :smiley: so you bought the brakes to look nice? each to their own - you clearly have too much free money. you could probably buy a whole car that would beat your mk5 on track for the price of your 10 pots.

as a side note, they rims are seriously wank - but redline mag gives them the thumbs up
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: (shakey) on 11 August 2008, 14:09
bought mine 1 year ago and payed £3000 4 it.

spent around £1.800.
and another £2k to go.
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Hurdy on 11 August 2008, 16:35
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.

I have ...many times, but what you also have to consider is if I bought a car for £35k how much would I have spent on that extra. I've never been one for keeping a car standard and always mod my cars. Then again, I'm considering the GT-R as my next main car and then I can really get stuck into the ED30 :wink:

going from your signature it looks like you mod for the sake of it rather than for a specific purpose. example carbon bonnet and subwoofer in the same motor - so no wonder you spent so much. the best thing in life are cheap. losing your interior would make more of a weight saving but then i guess you don't do track?

I love my music and yet love performance and styling. The two don't necessarily make good bedfellows

that's three different things  :smiley: so you bought the brakes to look nice? each to their own - you clearly have too much free money. you could probably buy a whole car that would beat your mk5 on track for the price of your 10 pots.

as a side note, they rims are seriously wank - but redline mag gives them the thumbs up

No I didn't buy the brakes to "look nice", the bonus is that they do. :cool:

I doubt you could buy a car that would beat mine (or even yours?!?) for the price of my 10 pots - especially as you don't know how much I paid for them.

Regarding your incisive valued opinion on the wheels - ETTO :smiley:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: sharpie on 11 August 2008, 16:45
Paid £25k

Spent another £10k.......so far :shocked:

imagine what you could have bought instead.

I have ...many times, but what you also have to consider is if I bought a car for £35k how much would I have spent on that extra. I've never been one for keeping a car standard and always mod my cars. Then again, I'm considering the GT-R as my next main car and then I can really get stuck into the ED30 :wink:

going from your signature it looks like you mod for the sake of it rather than for a specific purpose. example carbon bonnet and subwoofer in the same motor - so no wonder you spent so much. the best thing in life are cheap. losing your interior would make more of a weight saving but then i guess you don't do track?

I love my music and yet love performance and styling. The two don't necessarily make good bedfellows

that's three different things  :smiley: so you bought the brakes to look nice? each to their own - you clearly have too much free money. you could probably buy a whole car that would beat your mk5 on track for the price of your 10 pots.

as a side note, they rims are seriously wank - but redline mag gives them the thumbs up

No I didn't buy the brakes to "look nice", the bonus is that they do. :cool:

I doubt you could buy a car that would beat mine (or even yours?!?) for the price of my 10 pots - especially as you don't know how much I paid for them.

Regarding your incisive valued opinion on the wheels - ETTO :smiley:

I'm guessing you must have paid at least £500 for calipers, pads and discs. If not, seriously more. 10 pots are ridiculous, you would probably be better off with r32 brakes for how much you would use them, and the reduction in unsprung weight.

The wheels were genuinely in redline though (which i bought for nurburgring section fyi), and had references to fast and furious films. If that's what you're going for then horses for courses.

To me it just looks like you lack focus in what you actually want.

EDIT - i was just thinking how much money £10,000 is. stuff me.
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Rhyso on 11 August 2008, 16:47
whilst an interesting discussion can we at least try to keep the thread on track  :smiley:

appreciate most threads don't but the question asked was what does you car owe you  :smiley:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Hurdy on 11 August 2008, 16:51
whilst an interesting discussion can we at least try to keep the thread on track  :smiley:

Ooops, sorry :embarassed:

Back on track then,

By the time I have finished it will probably owe me £40k :evil:

and to head off any other questions.

Yes I'm loaded

No I don't do loans :grin:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: sharpie on 11 August 2008, 16:53
whilst an interesting discussion can we at least try to keep the thread on track  :smiley:

appreciate most threads don't but the question asked was what does you car owe you  :smiley:

so far i've spent very little on my g2, my main purchase being fks. i aim to keep it that way. including maintenance under £300.
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: T_J_G on 11 August 2008, 16:59
Bought for £4k and spent about £100 on mods and £100 on cleaning products...

It will owe me alot more by the end!
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: richw911 on 11 August 2008, 18:21
Paid £7600 4 years ago had 63k

Really dont know what ive spent @ a guess £2k - on mods.
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Rhyso on 11 August 2008, 18:26
Paid £7600 4 years ago had 63k

Really dont know what ive spent @ a guess £2k - on mods.

surely you've spent more than that??  :huh:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: richw911 on 11 August 2008, 18:27
Paid £7600 4 years ago had 63k

Really dont know what ive spent @ a guess £2k - on mods.

surely you've spent more than that??  :huh:

prob!!!! dont know TBH!!!
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: GTi-Matt on 11 August 2008, 18:56
brought mine for £3250 spent about £200 plus oil selling it soon just after a year for another golf will update this then!!!! :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: giffy1988 on 11 August 2008, 21:33
brought mine for 5500, crashed it  :cry: 2500 for front end, 400on custom boot, lowered on collies 350. and many other bits n bobs

Dan :cry:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Rhyso on 11 August 2008, 21:35
best add another £60 to my total  :laugh:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: richw911 on 11 August 2008, 21:36
best add another £60 to my total  :laugh:

*cough *footrest *cough*  :grin:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Rhyso on 11 August 2008, 21:38
best add another £60 to my total  :laugh:

*cough *footrest *cough*  :grin:

haven't bought that yet  :tongue:

ah sod it make that £80  :rolleyes: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: richw911 on 11 August 2008, 21:42
best add another £60 to my total  :laugh:

*cough *footrest *cough*  :grin:

haven't bought that yet  :tongue:

ah sod it make that £80  :rolleyes: :grin: :grin:

 :grin: fook it stick the dampers on there £380  :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: bobbarley on 11 August 2008, 21:49
Mine cost me £4,995.  T reg 1999, only 24k on the clock when I got her.

Spent about £600 on her so far I reckon.  About £2,000 left to spend I reckon!!
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: GOLF_STU on 11 August 2008, 21:54
mine was 6.5k just under 3 yrs ago on a y reg and since then iv spent bugger all on mods about 2k its mainly been fixing little problems that arise when i have some spare cash its like my car has an invisible  link to my wallet  :sad: but its about 3-4k on repairs  :cry:


Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: gooseuk on 12 August 2008, 00:51
Bought my tdi 52 plate for 5500 85 on the clock 1 year 2 months ago.

Spent £400 on wheels

£310 including fitting on coilovers.

So £710 spent and alot more to go.
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: dai-cymru on 12 August 2008, 14:50
this could be a very dangerous post if peoples partners see this
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Rhyso on 12 August 2008, 15:12
this could be a very dangerous post if peoples partners see this

lol - missus moans at me anyway whether or not i spend money on the car  :laugh:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Dubbz on 12 August 2008, 15:38
Bought my TDI March this year, £4800. 62k on the clock, 02 plate.
replaced disk's and pads £130
cruise control fitted £170
pipercross filter £30
rear badge+paint £40-50?
Us spec rear lights £95
window tint £130
aero wipers £50
temp sensor £20  :tongue:
fault reader £28
these soon http://rallynuts.com/motorsport/shoppingbasket.asp  :smug: £254.62
and now a dark room to lay down in  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: T_J_G on 12 August 2008, 15:46
another £20....lol.

All these little things add up!
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: grimmy1531 on 12 August 2008, 23:49
bought my 52 plate 20v turbo july 2008
paid £6600
bmc panel filter
new standard dump valve
new boost valve
remap £550

now the water pump is shot, so its away getting new water pump, timing belt, and service, so £??????
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: linz on 13 August 2008, 11:35
lets see my car now owes me (il add in respray thats happening next week)

my car owes me around the 6k mark
Title: Re: How much does you golf owe you
Post by: Dubbz on 13 August 2008, 14:16
Bought my TDI March this year, £4800. 62k on the clock, 02 plate.
replaced disk's and pads £130
cruise control fitted £170
pipercross filter £30
rear badge+paint £40-50?
Us spec rear lights £95
window tint £130
aero wipers £50
temp sensor £20  :tongue:
fault reader £28
these soon http://rallynuts.com/motorsport/shoppingbasket.asp  :smug: £254.62
and now a dark room to lay down in  :lipsrsealed:


Add £252 for the koni str.t suspension :afro: :cool: hopefully it'll be on over the weekend..