Am I a being a fool???? too much cash???

[knobby]

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! 

[Agreeable Slick]

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.

[knobby]

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

Knobby!

[Lewy]

Right, where do I start:-

Car - £1100
Coilovers - £530
Poly bushes - £155
Lights (all round) - £270
Stereo - £2500 (ish - prob more )
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   !!

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

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

[Judderi]

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.

[knobby]

  Come on... Give us a break down... Mr showoff! 

[Judderi]

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.

[Organisys]

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

[Chris619]

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.

[GTI EDITION (aka LTD)]

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
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
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.
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.  
I am often being asked what it is (as it's different from the norm)  
GO for it!!!  ( IMO)