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Offline clancy

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #30 on: 31 January 2012, 21:19 »
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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Offline Dan_GTi8v

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #31 on: 31 January 2012, 23:44 »
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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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #32 on: 31 January 2012, 23:46 »
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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Offline jiminbmth

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #33 on: 31 January 2012, 23:51 »
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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Offline Podge92

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #34 on: 01 February 2012, 16:26 »
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.

Offline clancy

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #35 on: 01 February 2012, 16:32 »
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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Offline Podge92

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #36 on: 01 February 2012, 16:41 »
joys of being a new driver at the tender age of 19  :rolleyes:

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #37 on: 01 February 2012, 17:31 »
Fu*k that, my 1.6 is £1000 to insure and I'm just turned 20, got a quote for a gti16v for £800!!!!!!!!!!!!
josh


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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #38 on: 01 February 2012, 18:08 »
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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Offline mrsaunders

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Re: How much have people spent on their Mk3's in mods?
« Reply #39 on: 01 February 2012, 18:28 »
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