SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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i paid midas £ 1000 for some work which all went wrong and cost me another £ 1400 to get sorted by a proper bodyshop
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Cupra Steve
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
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quote: Originally posted by stavs
i paid midas £ 1000 for some work which all went wrong and cost me another £ 1400 to get sorted by a proper bodyshop
heard a lot of bad things about midas styling!!!
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Daniel_Corsa
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Registered: 21st Apr 04
Location: Wigton, Cumbria
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Got all my reciepts at home added up but at a guess somewhere in the region of £7k without the Car / Insurance / TAX / MOT's etc.

[Edited on 24-12-2006 by Daniel_Corsa]
April '06' Corsasport Feature Car | Aug '08' Total Vauxhall Feature Car | Spring '09' Fast Car Feature Car
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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there work was ok (colour coding) but the smooth boot sank and so did the badboy, when the arch work was done it wasnt sealed properly so they started to rust...but for 1000 they done alot of work just not properly but in saying that my freinds boot is fully smooth and it still lookes spot on so does his badboy
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Sandsy
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Registered: 29th Oct 04
Location: Tilney All Saints Drives: V6 Corsa
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car-1200
gsi kit-275
bonnet-150
boot-200
respray-1200
suspension-140
wheels-250
seats-200
strutbraces-40
sterio-300+
exhaust-120
head lights-50
single wiper-60
INXX bonnet struts-13
astra gsi vents -10
smoked vectra side repeaters -10
zafira gsi badges -12
colour coded and delocked door handles-10
Several different sets of reg plates-35
3 point red harness's -35
mot repairs etc-300
insurance 1807.36
overall cost =6417.36
i could of had a well nice golf for that
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Errrrr...
Mine, a good £15k-£18k....
Donna, errr, a LOT more
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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im not going to add mine up, i estomate around 9k
and thats in its current state 
another 4k to finish it i estimate, but it will be finished to a very high standard
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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scared to go there, wouldnt even add up my receipts for our local motorfactors for consumables...
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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im up to just under 8k now
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charlessurr
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Registered: 15th May 05
Location: Sheffield
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About 2.5k not including insurance, tax and MOT, but inc car and all mods.
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
Location: Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire
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around 9k in 6months of owning it lol
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richysport
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Registered: 15th Apr 05
Location: Flintshire, north wales
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ive spent about £3000 on dan's car since ive owned it i think dan spent about 12k on it
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Had mine almost 6 years, probably owes me about £12k, ish. Probably a bit more, like £14k, but dont really wanna add it up and depress myself!
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mithdons
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Registered: 21st Feb 06
Location: manchester
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£1074 Wow really didnt think ive spent this much but it adds up. thats quite alot for me
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Seany
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
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spent about 2k so far only had it less than 2 months
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k e l
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Registered: 10th Dec 06
Location: Sheffield
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comiing up to 9k including buying my car
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GavCorsa
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Registered: 13th Feb 06
Location: Grantham, Lincs Drives: bmw 323i coupe
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had car bout 3 1/2 years, bought it for 4k, spent at least 3-4k since then, didn't do much to the car in first 2 years tho
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
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quote: Originally posted by Ian
Probably a little over £2k not including buying it.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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probably over 2grand and it looks worst than it did when first got it.
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Doug_SRi
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Registered: 1st Sep 02
Location: Aberdeen. Drives: Stage 2 Astra VXR and Nova
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im just under £7k on my nova inc everything like buying the car, mots, tune ups, road tax but gonna get some money back when i sell my old engine and remaining calibra turbo stuff. Decided to keep track of everything i spend
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