How much have you spent on your C ?

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

Hello All

 

The other day I was digging out my log book and paper work for the C and decided to organise the receipts in a folder,(sad ) :wink:

then a quick calculate of who much I've spent on the car over a year.. :?:

 

I was Shocked to see how much I've spent !! :shock: About 4 k !!

Mind you I've had the car for 8 months now and that's included wheels ect.. :D

 

This excludes labour cos all the work done is by meself !!

 

So how much have you spent on your beloved C ?

[vr6storm 0]

lets see now from the top of my head

 

 

Jul/Aug03......6xBBS solitudes refurbished..........................£210

Jul03.............MOT.........discount rate...........PASS.............£30

Jul03.............front and rear chrome VW badges.................£20

Jun03............Serpentine belt,oil+filter change....................£80

May/Jun03.....Koni coilovers..............................................£640+ £100 fitting and geometry check

May03...........1x BBS solitude wheel(needing refurbed).......£10

May03...........VW centre caps,white side repeaters..............£20

Apr03............leather re-colouring.....................................£170

Apr03............AmD re-chip...............................................£300 fitted

Dec02...........VW-Annual service(inc oil+filter+fuel filter)....£122

Nov02...........thermostat +housing...................................£80 fitted

Oct02............CV-boots(both outers).................................£40 fitted

Sep02...........milltek exhaust...........................................£330 fitted

Aug02...........AtE power groove discs and pads(front)........£100 fitted

Jul02.............MOT.......discount rate..............PASS...........£25

Jul02.............NGK plugs+cam pos sensor.........................£90 fitted

Jun02.............O/E rear discs +pads,rear wheel bearings,

abs rings etc..................................................................£110 fitted

Jun02............driver side seat bolster...............................£30 fitted

May02...........2 new front indicators,K&N panel filter,

black rear VW badge.......................................................£75

May02...........oil change..................................................£30

Apr02............4 new/unused goodyear nct 3 205/50/vr15...£120 for 4!!!!!

Feb02............open-slatted grille,vr6 badge,blk VW badge..£50 diy fitment

Dec01...........VW-annual service(inc oil+filter,coolant change,oil-cooler seals)............................................................................£270

Sep01...........Headlight switch.........................................£74 diy fitted

 

 

so pretty close to £3k over 2 years

[cheesy 0]

I would say 6 - 6.5k on wheels, kit etc

Stereo would be around 3.5 - 4k

Head gasket fixed, service, bearings,brakes,hoses etc lots new parts £425

[Jim 2]

I spent around £2000 in my first year of ownership.. and that was just on general stuff, nothing fancy like alloy wheels or stereo gear. Off the top of my head, some of the things :

 

Full Service @ Stealth Racing : £400 (LOADS of stuff done though)

New Windscreen : £240

Tappets : £250

New Exhaust Centre Section : £200

New Backbox : £130

3 New Front Tyres (Dunlop) : £210 (Got a huge nail in one.. couldn't be repaired)

2 New Rear Tyres (Goodyear) : £90 (Found Eagle F1's for £45 each!!)

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That lot works out around £1500, but there was tonnes of other stuff... a new Bosch Silver battery, VW carpets, new HT leads, distributor cap, rotor arm.. so I did quite a lot to it in the space of a year!!

[MADDUB 0]

so far i have got throw 11k and i still ant half way there yet

[G60 0]

too damn much.... :x

[Banana Man 0]

I ve lost count but in the region of about 9k spent in the last 2 and a bit years 4k already this year :D

[Henny 0]

I paid 2700 for my C last september and have easily spent 4K on her since... And I'm likely to be spending another 2.5 to 3K on an engine rebuild 'cos of a £1.25 bolt! :roll:

 

I'm still in love with driving my G60 though and I can't wait to get her back on the road with the new and improved looks and engine! :D

[W3RKD 0]

I ve lost count but in the region of about 9k spent in the last 2 and a bit years 4k already this year :D

 

bloody hell ant easy tiger :lol:

[Banana Man 0]

LOL you know theres still more to come!! LOL

[MADDUB 0]

tell me about it my body kit i want will set me back about 7k with the spray job and about 10k more to go on the engine and box

[Beetlebug_2001 0]

Wait for it.......... £4.95 :lol: ive only had it for a week though needed to top the oil up a little when i got it so ive spent that much on it excluding petrol.

[Guest]

Ive spent around 7K in the last 4 years, the car sost me 5K... 12k in total :shock:

[markTTC 0]

My god it's scary when you add it all up.... :shock:

 

Mods:

 

Wheels £750

Side repeaters £15

Rear Lights £180

Exhaust £320

Bilstein Streetline kit £200

FK Coilovers (fitted) £600

VR6 topmounts etc. £80

Polybushes £40

ICE £500

Grill Spoiler £30

Mats £60

K&N Panel filter £40

 

MODS TOTAL = £2815

 

Repairs / servicing

 

Oil Cooler £80

Cooling Hoses £60

ARB £150

Brakes £70

Cambelt £160

Tyres £150

Aerial £15

Servicing £400

 

REPAIRS TOTAL = £1085

 

GRAND TOTAL = £3900

 

Not too bad for 2.5 years ownership :lol: :roll:

 

Cheers

Mark

[dr_mat 0]

lets see now from the top of my head

 

 

Jul/Aug03......6xBBS solitudes refurbished..........................£210

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Where on EARTH can you get SIX wheels refurbed for only £210?? I've got FOUR speedlines in need of attention and I was quoted £280 all in... :(

[macca 0]

In the year I have owned the car, all DIY so no labour.

 

£250 tyres

£100 on brakes

£55 service parts

£200 new wheels

£129 new CD some twats nicked, plus

£60 glass excess

£20 paint,wax.

 

Not to bad so far, but have a great wad of reciepts from the two former owners, about 5Ks worth, on keeping the car running , no mods.

 

Would like to keep it that way but dont think it will happen.

 

Cheers Guy.

[Jim 2]

lets see now from the top of my head

 

 

Jul/Aug03......6xBBS solitudes refurbished..........................£210

...

 

Where on EARTH can you get SIX wheels refurbed for only £210?? I've got FOUR speedlines in need of attention and I was quoted £280 all in... :(

 

2CC / Chris got 4 Speedlines refurbed at a place down in Bristol, at the cost of £50 a wheel.. I saw the work, and the wheels looked perfect to me.

 

Hopefully he'll notice this thread and post an advert for the company :)

[Banana Man 0]

ok as some of you have listed parts costs and labour lemme see what I can list :D

 

First Year

Clutch and crankshaft oil seal £320 fitted

clifford concept 300 with intelli start £400

recon charger taken to stg 4 £1200

4 new tyres £180

magnex full system cat back £320

stereo bit and bobs £1000

jamex suspension £280

new ecu £333

front wing repair £120 ( bloddy women drivers!! )

 

total for first year roughly £4150

 

they keep coming back to me :D

 

Last year

powerflow full custom system inc cat bypass £400

chip and 68mm pulley £230ish

wheels and tyres £800

more tyres x2 a few months later ( Iget through alot of tyres :D ) £120

tinted windows £200

full respray £900

m3 sideskirts £240

mesh grille £80

front bumper £100

fog and indicators £40

flamer kit £80

dtm rear spoiler £15

 

Total for second year roughly £3200

 

This year so far to date

Starter motor £80

new Rad £70

2x new wishbones £70

2x new anti roll bar links £20

more tyres x2 £114

tracking alignment and camber £70

isv reroute £20

ported and flowed head £250

flowed throttle body and inlet manifold and fitting of head and new top mounts, knock sensor,spark plugs and a bit of wiring £1188 ( Dont get me started on this one!!!!)

magnecor 10mm ht leads £35 ( cheers Rob :D )

rsr outlet £15

Toothed Belt conversion for the supercharger £350

solid front engine mount custom made for nowt

2 cv joints £60

new battery tray £50 fitted

new battery £45

Passat rear handles and mechs £45

mfa stalk £25

 

Charger rebuild done yesterday £*** trade secret :D

 

total for this year so far is about £2500 with about another £2000 already planned :D

 

well thats all I can think of at the moment have a service folder full of reciepts there's loads of little bits and bobs over the last couple of years that haven't been mentioned but that gives you a rough idea

[markTTC 0]

Flippin' eck Ant - that's a serious amount of folding stuff your car is consuming! :shock: Still, you can't take it with you when you die (the car and the money :wink: )

 

Cheers

Mark

[Banana Man 0]

I ve thought of another load of stuff since my last post which equates to about another £1k so in total with the cost of the car well over £13.5k in just under 3 years not bad going is it but hey it's only money :D The day will be coming soon when I wipe my mates smile off his face when he flys past me on the motorway in his 300bhp+ MR2 turbo that is going to be a grand day I cant wait :D

[Beetlebug_2001 0]

Ok guys i know i said i only spent 4.95 on my C so far but while going through stuff with log book of money spent i found that one of the previous owners (a woman) had been ripped of big style on maintanence alone and following the last bill she sold the car read on and you will understand why:

 

20/07/98:

 

1 washerstork £43.95

1 o/s front fog lamp £73.86

1 n/s/f indicator £26.70

4 uniroyal 185 55 r15 £294.54

4 valves £8

4 balance £16

labour: £64.00

TOTAL: 618.81

 

10/08/98

 

1 2nd hand caliper £28.00

labour: £32.00

TOTAL: £100.50

 

18/03/99

 

1 oil filter £5.35

1 Air filter £12.15

4 spark plugs £18.36

screenwash £1.25

anti freeze £5.50

brake pads front and rear £45.61

copper slip £3.00

1 expansion bottle cap £9.35

1 Valve £2.00

labour: £128.00

Total: 290.13

 

23/03/99

 

1 Radiator Fan Unit £76.85

labour: £32.00

Total: £127.90

 

05/08/99

 

1 oil filter £6.21

1 air filter £10.43

4 spark plugs £18.36

screenwash £1.25

copper slip £1.25

1 exhaust rear section £122.96

labour: £107.00

Total: £356.01

 

On the final bill there was a lot of prices crossed out and changed for lower values so she must have complained or done price checks these bills where all from the same garage and yes the dates are correct some being only a month after a previous visit, dunno if i can name the garage so i wont until im asked, is it just me or is this shocking.

[CorradoVR6-Turbo 0]

My girlfriend called me an idiot for spending so much cash on my C and not her :? !!

The cheek I said ,I'm not that bad just look at these lot .... :lol:

 

Some serious cash spending going on here :twisted:

[vr6storm 0]

lets see now from the top of my head

 

 

Jul/Aug03......6xBBS solitudes refurbished..........................£210

...

 

Where on EARTH can you get SIX wheels refurbed for only £210?? I've got FOUR speedlines in need of attention and I was quoted £280 all in... :(

 

 

Good contacts :wink: :wink:

[Beetlebug_2001 0]

UPDATE ive spent a further £27 on my C, plugs oil and oil filter, lol, lotsa money, asked for some whells for crimbo off my folks they paying for 2 and ive gotta buy the other 2 with tyres all round looking at 1k for the lot, it'll look sweet though i hope :?

[aposegil 0]

im not going to say the total amount ive spent on mine as it even makes me sick but no one here has even come close to it :oops: :shock: