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Author Ever added up what its cost to build your car?
Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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23rd Feb 05 at 09:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I worked out how much id spent on the Cally once i sold it - oh dear god i nearly fell over.
AndyW
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Registered: 28th Oct 02
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23rd Feb 05 at 09:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i got mine totally standard corsa breese and think it looks good as ive not even spent 1k on it!
bargain hunter here!
psycho sport
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Guildford Surrey Drives: Vauxhall Monaro
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my vectra has cost me £1490 + £1900 for the car!
mk1 golf track beast has cost me £800 for the car and so far spent £500ish but gona be spending £7000+ to get it finished

[Edited on 23-02-2005 by psycho sport]
Adge
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Registered: 28th Aug 04
Location: Lancashire
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

think i spent about 14k inc buying car all good fun tho!
Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Too fuckin much, but then its my hobby, and i dont piss my money up the wall every friday night
Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Shit.
boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by customcorsa
think i spent about 14k inc buying car all good fun tho!
same with me
topshot_2k
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Registered: 1st Dec 03
Location: Northampton Drives: Pug GTi-6
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£3500 for car
£1200 for conversion
£300 exhaust
£500 over bits
£800 in running

Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Around the £20k mark!
Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

£500 buying the Asteroid

spent about £1000 so far, but could easily get that if I split and sold Stereo engine etc.


Its what im about to spend which scares me... as once it has no rust, fresh paint, and shiny rims, the car is still worthless!!!
Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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23rd Feb 05 at 11:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lemme see

car €0
wheels €1000
suspension €550
brakes €300
Engine €800

this week....

different brakes €1000
omex €740
Sach clutch €172



€3660 about £2400ish....

not that bad i supose... keeps me happy...
boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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23rd Feb 05 at 12:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Fear
Around the £20k mark!
sounds a lot to read but when mine comes back out in a month or so will be pushing around that figure
welshdude
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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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23rd Feb 05 at 12:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

eek



Double what I bought my car for, and its only worth about £2500 nowdays :S
stuartmitchell
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: Kirkliston, Edinburgh
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23rd Feb 05 at 15:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by mav
you would buy french............

[Edited on 23-02-2005 by mav]


never again
S1MON
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Registered: 9th Nov 01
Location: Woodley, Berkshire
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23rd Feb 05 at 15:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

about 25k on the first one i did up but i bought the car new.........

bout 8K on the tubby but that was fucked
Carr
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Registered: 1st Oct 04
Location: Leicestershire (Home) Ambleside, Lakes (Uni)
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23rd Feb 05 at 15:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Too fuckin much, but then its my hobby, and i dont piss my money up the wall every friday night


same here
Rus
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
Location: SE London, Kent
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23rd Feb 05 at 16:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

About 3k including the car
jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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23rd Feb 05 at 16:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

car £3150
alloys £800
suspension £350
engine 1 £750
parts for engine 1 £300
backbox 1 £250
exhaust system £399
engine 2 £350
strut brace £40
bumper £40
arches £100
dash cluster £50
springs £90
seats £175
subframes £90
quickshift £50
F15 gearbox £50
other bits £200

Lee mitchells labour £300 - £600

=
£7234-£7534

Sure i've forgotton something though



[Edited on 23-02-2005 by jr]
3CorsaMeal
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23rd Feb 05 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bout £10k
TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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23rd Feb 05 at 16:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

^ agreed prolly about 10K on mine + cost of car!! Doesnt look it from the outside

10K on a 5 door Corsa , gives me fun though
Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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23rd Feb 05 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by boyracer2002
quote:
Originally posted by Fear
Around the £20k mark!
sounds a lot to read but when mine comes back out in a month or so will be pushing around that figure


i think its alot aswell, but im on my third full ICE set up first 2 costing about £3k together the last costing £4K!

Interior i did splash out on and at about a total of £3.5k!

2nd set of wheels and suspension £2k at least

bodywork wise: 3rd time the kit has been re-fitted and sprayed, 2nd front bumper, add that to the bonnet rest of the kit £k's

3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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23rd Feb 05 at 17:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by TOMAS
^ agreed prolly about 10K on mine + cost of car!! Doesnt look it from the outside

10K on a 5 door Corsa , gives me fun though


mine doesn't look like it either

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