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

[Rain]

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

[[han]]

easy done though! 

[gibby]

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. 

it's a lot but fook it!!

 

[monzablue16v]

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..............

[Dizzie]

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.
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,

[Whysub]

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 )-outdragging M3's got as little boring!