Polo

£6k for the car

£150 Lowerage

£1000 ish for several sets of wheels and tyres

£400 sounds

£245 remap

Scirocco

£350 for the car

£300 stainless exhaust

£60 manifold

£260 wheels

£180 coilovers

£60 rear brake rebuild

No idea in terms of tax, servicing, fuel and insurance payments, will be massive amounts

lol, my wheels cost more than most peoples cars

Not sure I want to work this out, but here goes:

£280 for the car

£450 getting it through the MOT

£250 for the wheels

£125 on suspension

£250 on sound system

£200 on seats

£100 due on harnesses

£50 on bits and bobs

So all in about £1700. Damn, could've had a Mk2 Golf GTi for that!

£1500 for the car (was too much but couldn't find another in the same condition!)

£300 Rims+tyres

£165 Coilovers

£8 Wiper blades

£18 Pressed plates

£25 Valver front bumper

£50 Headunit

£40 Door speakers

£5 on stickers

£15 clear indicators

£Free 6N2 Rear lights

£2126!

just shy of 5k i reckon totting thing up in my head

including the car as standard all the parts paint, bodywork, sets of wheels. soon to rise tho haha.

i remember ages ago robin totalled everything he had spent on his car including an approximation on fuel full service receipts cost of car etc etc etc and it was a ridiculous amount! 30k +

Chrispy concidering your is so damn sleek and has leather interior and splits etc that is a bloody bargain mate :)

Car: 600

Rims and tyres: 100

rear lights front indys and side repeaters: 50

Pressed plates and surrounds: 40

Interior (seats, carpets, dash, all trims): 150

dice dust caps: 5 max

stubby aerial: 10

bonnet lifters: 10

sub and wiring: 75

central locking, boot popper etc: 30

door speakers: 10

£1080 for a reliable daily motor that has never given me any trouble, not bad i dont think

still to come

coilovers: 170

retrim on door pillars and roof: ???

body work 200

think I've spent around a grand just keeping it clean

I've spent alot to get where I'm at,gearbox didnt help tbh

but apart from a respray I'm very nearly content

£100 Otherwise mint low mileage 1988 coupe S with structural rust.

£300 Virtually rot free 1985 shell.

£250 Respray.

£30 Bike carbs.

£60 Braided brake hoses.

£40 LHD Tail light.

£250 AFH 1.4 16v Engine.

£150 BCB 1.6 16v Engine (bent valves).

£100 Various parts like MK3 Golf brakes,materials for fabrication of solid ARB mounts/carb mounts/engine mount/etc.

£150 Spring/damper kit.

£1,370 Total - excluding servicing/wear parts.

Dread to think how much money is in my Lupo. Last time I worked it out it was going onto 5 figures.

£50 for the Polo

£30 in parts to get it through MOT (MOT was free)

£50 in enough spray paint to give it a nice smooth finish inside and out

£50 for 80/70 springs, new door, door seals, wheel trims, new brake pads, 2 wheels with brand new tyres, parcel shelf, fog light switch.

£30 new fuel tank + paint/stone chip to make sure it don't rust out again!

£210 for 12 months of motoring and enough bits to keep me busy

cheapest daily yet ?

Edited 14 January, 201016 yr by #13

Around the 5k mark in terms of mods.

Well the AFH Conversion cost me £1100 in parts

and then

The GT conversion prob arround £500

SS exhaust system and manifold £400

Wheels and tyres £400

And I'm about to spend another £3000 on it... so not much really....

£11.5k, £1400 of which was to buy the car, the rest was on parts as labour is free (done by myself)

Olly

1200 on the car

I'm losing track how much I'm spending on the car an I'm nowhere near where i want the car to be.

Probly spent around 1500 an still loads to come retrims, bodywork.. donations?

EDIT: Thats all in 5months

Edited 14 January, 201016 yr by brooker89

I've got no regrets with how much I've spent on mine. Even though performance-wise it's bog standard it's a great car that (very rarely) lets me down.

Whenever I think about how much gets spent on parts/mods I remember that I've not spent a penny on labour for any of it, otherwise it would probably be double!

The Dirrtbox my G40

Owned since July 2008, only been running approx 9 months of that, this was only a night time and weekend car

£2,000 - Car

£5,000 - Numerous engine mods/suspension, fixings, MOTs, parts and a sets of wheels

£Stupid - Fuel. I don't even wanna think about it, when it was running I'd do 300 miles easy a weekend just driving it everywhere for fun

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£8,000 + easy

The Daily Mk3 Genesis Schlag

Owned 2 and 1/4 years iirc

£625 - Car

£500 - Numerous fixings, MOTs and parts, I'm probably kidding myself with this figure

£225 - Set of G40 BBS

£3,780 - Fuel for 27 months. I do 70 miles a day for work, use a full tank a week at approx £35 and this doesn't include non work travel, shows, social visits etc... Fuck!!!

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£5,130 + and it's still got emotional problems and cutting out as and when it pleases

Roxy my soon not to be Mk2 Derby, provisionally sold

Owned since June 2009. This became my new daily as i sacked off the Genesis for a bit, VW demo car, 60,000 Miles, 2 Lady owners from new fucking spanking immaculate and garaged all it's life

£750 - Car

£300 - Head gasket done (car had a shock when I had it as it was only used to doing 10 miles a week if that)

£150 - Alternator went

Then engine seized, now dead as a doe doe

£A month or so for fuel

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£1,500 roughly i think

TOTAL £14,630 approx (probably more) and I've only been driving over 2 years That's scary!

Edited 14 January, 201016 yr by D16RRT

my g40

car £1300

Charger rebuild £160

spare charger to do rebuild on £150

suspension £150

brakes fully overhauled; new pipes, calipers, fast road pads and discs £300

full stainless exhuast £180

late spec rear lights £25

clear front indicators £15

service parts £200 excluding tyres, over the past 4 years

£2480 in total over the past 4 years of owning it, makes it a pretty cheap car to own imo

my gt squareback

car £350

paint and materials £50

tyres £120

votex grille £50

arch kit £40

headlight protectors £50

mk2 alloy cam cover £10

£770 in total

do 90% of the work on my cars myself and trawl ebay endlessly for bargains, so that saves a bit of cash

Model:

1985 Polo Coupe S £250 quid + £40 quid mot + £60 parts

Rallye Yellow

Engine:

1.4 16v DOHC £300 for engine with cams

Schrick Fast Road Cams

CBR600 Carburettors

Lupo GTI 4 Branch £free

Lupo Decat downpipe £free

Straight through stainless system £35

Scorpion Bike Can Backbox £with above

Suspension:

KW -60mm £250

GLadersiete ARB Blocks £20

Powerflex Inner/Outer TCA bushes £20

Brakes:

VWII Calipers £free off the golf gti

Black Diamond Discs £20

Pagid Pads £fuck knows

PSD Braided Hoses £20

Wheels and Tyres:

OZ Routays 14x7 £300

195/45/14s all round

Exterior Styling:

Monkey hanging off the back

Monkey Grille Badge

Interior Styling:

Standard & Dirty

300mm Momo Team £40

Snap-Off Boss £25

Lupo 5spd Gearknob £5 finger discount

Total £1385, but I've bought and sold things bits off the car so total cost is circa a grand,

did get a 700 quid hike in insurance when i fully declared the 70 bhp + increase in power

car - £490

head unit: £40

subs: £60

speakers: £40

sub box: £25

wiring: £20

spray paints: £30

filler: £10

40-1500 sandpaper: £15

wheels: £90

reconditioning wheels: £50

vw dice: £6

shit loads of LED's: £25

track rods + ends: £40

coolant: £20

gay chrome exhaust tip £15

permanent markers £10

repair job after crash £200

audi grill £6

MOT: £150

insurance: £1250

fuel............fuck knows...

£2592 + Fuel.

worth every penny.

(for sale for £400 nicker if anyones interested)

Edited 14 January, 201016 yr by arron0909

The Dirrtbox my G40

Owned since July 2008, only been running approx 9 months of that, this was only a night time and weekend car

£2,000 - Car

£5,000 - Numerous engine mods/suspension, fixings, MOTs, parts and a sets of wheels

£Stupid - Fuel. I don't even wanna think about it, when it was running I'd do 300 miles easy a weekend just driving it everywhere for fun

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£8,000 + easy

The Daily Mk3 Genesis Schlag

Owned 2 and 1/4 years iirc

£625 - Car

£500 - Numerous fixings, MOTs and parts, I'm probably kidding myself with this figure

£225 - Set of G40 BBS

£3,780 - Fuel for 27 months. I do 70 miles a day for work, use a full tank a week at approx £35 and this doesn't include non work travel, shows, social visits etc... Fuck!!!

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£5,130 + and it's still got emotional problems and cutting out as and when it pleases

Roxy my soon not to be Mk2 Derby, provisionally sold

Owned since June 2009. This became my new daily as i sacked off the Genesis for a bit, VW demo car, 60,000 Miles, 2 Lady owners from new fucking spanking immaculate and garaged all it's life

£750 - Car

£300 - Head gasket done (car had a shock when I had it as it was only used to doing 10 miles a week if that)

£150 - Alternator went

Then engine seized, now dead as a doe doe

£A month or so for fuel

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£1,500 roughly i think

TOTAL £14,630 approx (probably more) and I've only been driving over 2 years That's scary!

that is sooooo much bloody money

i think its safe to say. polos = money pits

car - 200

trailer + fuel getting it home - 80

fuel pump, 2 mirrors, brake drums, switches and shizz - 40

Front discs - 18

door cards - 5

So not much compared to you lot

allthough much more to come :(

2 tyres, new plates, new windscreen, rust repairs + painting

MOT, tax, insurance

so that atleast 4grand just there :/

Car : £850

Wheels : £500

Tyres : £400

PhilJ Coilys : £215

6n2 Rear lights : £30

German Spec 6n2 Rear Light :£40

Vw Stubby Airel : £10

Smoothed Tailgate : £120

Mesh Badgeless Grill : £5

Aero Front Wipers : £15

6n2 Stubby Wing Mirror : £20

8V Fog Lights : £52

Ultra Bright LED HID Bulbs In Sidelights And Number Plate Lights : £17

Bonnet Bra : £40

6n2 Seats : £30

6n2 Door Cards : £30

6N2 Gear Knob And Gaiter : £10

6n2 Hand Brake : £17.50

HID White Interior Lighting : £15

AirCon Fitted : £50

6n2 Steering Wheel : £35

Ultra Bright LED HID Interior Light : £12

Dvd Headunit : £50

Sub And AMP : £50

Stickers : £20

HID Kit : £109

Cleaning Stuff £75

Servicing: £415

just added it all up £3232.50 and I'm 17

Not even going to add tax, fuel and insurance as it will make me cry

Edited 14 January, 201016 yr by Po*Low*

car - 200

trailer + fuel getting it home - 80

fuel pump, 2 mirrors, brake drums, switches and shizz - 40

Front discs - 18

door cards - 5

So not much compared to you lot

allthough much more to come :(

2 tyres, new plates, new windscreen, rust repairs + painting

MOT, tax, insurance

so that atleast 4grand just there :/

4 grand???

2 tyres: £50

plates: £20

windscreen: £20 fitting £30 (company in bradford, really good)

rust repairs + painting... if it's a full spray job... £1000

MOT: £52 + repairs... £50?

tax: £68.50

insurance: £1000 if you're unlucky...

henceforth you're looking at just over 2 grand... to say that includes a spray jo you'd be doin allright my man!!

also i have matching grey doorcards to your back ones if you want them.

The Dirrtbox my G40

Owned since July 2008, only been running approx 9 months of that, this was only a night time and weekend car

£2,000 - Car

£5,000 - Numerous engine mods/suspension, fixings, MOTs, parts and a sets of wheels

£Stupid - Fuel. I don't even wanna think about it, when it was running I'd do 300 miles easy a weekend just driving it everywhere for fun

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£8,000 + easy

The Daily Mk3 Genesis Schlag

Owned 2 and 1/4 years iirc

£625 - Car

£500 - Numerous fixings, MOTs and parts, I'm probably kidding myself with this figure

£225 - Set of G40 BBS

£3,780 - Fuel for 27 months. I do 70 miles a day for work, use a full tank a week at approx £35 and this doesn't include non work travel, shows, social visits etc... Fuck!!!

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£5,130 + and it's still got emotional problems and cutting out as and when it pleases

Roxy my soon not to be Mk2 Derby, provisionally sold

Owned since June 2009. This became my new daily as i sacked off the Genesis for a bit, VW demo car, 60,000 Miles, 2 Lady owners from new fucking spanking immaculate and garaged all it's life

£750 - Car

£300 - Head gasket done (car had a shock when I had it as it was only used to doing 10 miles a week if that)

£150 - Alternator went

Then engine seized, now dead as a doe doe

£A month or so for fuel

+ Tax and Insurance/Breakdown

£1,500 roughly i think

TOTAL £14,630 approx (probably more) and I've only been driving over 2 years That's scary!

that is sooooo much bloody money

i think its safe to say. polos = money pits

to be fair, all old cars will cost you money, and totting up figures especially when you take into account servicables, fuel and insurance do rack up. but imagine with a 5 year old car, something goes wrong and it cost a grand to replace, instead of a local bargain at your scrappy and a couple of evenings up the unit.

petrol costs i never worry about, its just a fact of life, same with food and i already eat too much, but fuck it thats what we work for

car - 200

trailer + fuel getting it home - 80

fuel pump, 2 mirrors, brake drums, switches and shizz - 40

Front discs - 18

door cards - 5

So not much compared to you lot

allthough much more to come :(

2 tyres, new plates, new windscreen, rust repairs + painting

MOT, tax, insurance

so that atleast 4grand just there :/

4 grand???

2 tyres: £50

plates: £20

windscreen: £20 fitting £30 (company in bradford, really good)

rust repairs + painting... if it's a full spray job... £1000

MOT: £52 + repairs... £50?

tax: £68.50

insurance: £3500 if you're unlucky...

henceforth you're looking at just over 2 grand... to say that includes a spray jo you'd be doin allright my man!!

also i have matching grey doorcards to your back ones if you want them.

fixed it :(

and its only the back arch that wants doing, along with the bottom of the doors, so it wont be a grand, mate of mines dad says he can do my archs to primer stage for 40 pound :)