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started last night to catalogue all the receipts on the car since bought in march 02 :o
that year was a mega spend, as was 2005 when the engine, box and diff were all done :o:o
will let you know how much soon - interesting looking back at a few bills that came with the car, had 'A LOT' spent on it in 1988 at Ford Trimoco, Luton :o:o:o
does/has anyone else got a running total for their cars ? i know richyc is always saying he'll do the same with his vast folder full, but hasnt got round to it - he got his in 1989 and the shock of the total just might send him over the edge
:rolleyes:
Grum
Never look in a womens handbag and never ask a man how much he's spent on his car :( :rolleyes: :D
Let us know though ;)
Dave1800BDA
31-01-2009, 12:11
have kept a folder since 1988/89 when i got the car, every nut bolt washer, you name it its in there, its filled a lever arch file with the receipts and history. think youve seen it gra:D
inner wing £89 from ford dealer..and so on, time warp prices
The engine build receipts are the scary ones
would hate to add it all up tbh
paul mann
31-01-2009, 12:15
Grum
Never look in a womens handbag and never ask a man how much he's spent on his car :( :rolleyes: :D
Let us know though ;)
well said :D
Dave1800BDA
31-01-2009, 12:21
Grum
Never look in a womens handbag and never ask a man how much he's spent on his car :( :rolleyes: :D
Let us know though ;)
pmsl, true
how old are you grum
stu37025
31-01-2009, 13:09
Dare'nt even think about it! Athough I know the engine rebuild was Mega :eek::eek:
lee bishop
31-01-2009, 14:06
i know im well over £14k but that is including buying it, 2007 was my most expensive year with engine mods, brake mods and a bit of body work totalling just over £4500. i try to spend as little as possible now though as i dont like it that much any more ...........................:rolleyes:
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fast eddie
31-01-2009, 16:49
DONT ADD IT UP, I DID AND IM AROUND £30K, NOT TO BAD AS THE CARS WORTH ABOUT £10K:eek::o
Lol , you can't build nothing decent for under £10,000 these days so budget for £20,000 if doing a proper job !!!!!!! :D
paul andrews
31-01-2009, 17:33
spent shitloads on the thing
fast eddie
31-01-2009, 18:15
spent shitloads on the thing
LOL, your gonna have to move in to yours paul!!!:D:D:D:D
under 7k including the purchase ;):)
Miniliteman
31-01-2009, 19:16
have kept a folder since 1988/89 when i got the car,
would hate to add it all up tbh
But if you do Dave, don't divide the total amount by the number of miles you actually driven the car ... :eek: ...
graham John
31-01-2009, 19:22
strewth, i darent think, however for sure the money spent to date would pay of the national debt for a small country
cheeRS
wetandwindy2
31-01-2009, 19:30
If i totaled up could probably have bought one that was already on the road ,thought about it but would probably go into shock and I'm still only 3/4 there and i'm not going the concourse can you imagine what these guys spend ,mind boggling :eek:
Dave1800BDA
31-01-2009, 19:34
But if you do Dave, don't divide the total amount by the number of miles you actually driven the car ... :eek: ...
yes that could be :o, the first three years tho it was driven nearly every day, and to work etc, even ally used it for work:cool:
must get the receipt from mike youngs, RS1600i taken as PX for RS1800...something like that
RS2000EXPRESS
31-01-2009, 19:38
I had thpought of setting up a spreadsheet but decided not to as I did not want the Mrs to see it.:eek:............................I think I would not want to know anyway!
I'm at about 15k on the mex and the engine is'nt built and its not painted yet :o
I do have some VERY nice bits to go back on it when it is though :rolleyes:
not too sure as i've been hording parts since 2k. but it's a little over 14 ex cost of car
cant sleep, but i dont know if its down to the total below
:rolleyes:
excluding the car, just got up to ............ gulp ......... £8950 :o (but take £500 off for a set of OMP RS buckets/frames/bolsters sat in the loft when i did the interior in 07)
so say £8.5k - dont know if thats good or bad (i know the cars a shed, so it must be bad :o:o)
but, that is everything, starting with the series X kit, prep work, pent, wheels, tyres, new engine + bits, carbs, tranx box, diff, suspension, interior .............. everything
i know why Ju had a quizzical expression on her face :confused: when she asked how much the car cost originally in 1979 and what i paid for it in 2002 :pottytrain2:
off to bed again now for another nightmare !!!!
cant sleep, but i dont know if its down to the total below
:rolleyes:
excluding the car, just got up to ............ gulp ......... £8950 :o (but take £500 off for a set of OMP RS buckets/frames/bolsters sat in the loft when i did the interior in 07)
so say £8.5k - dont know if thats good or bad (i know the cars a shed, so it must be bad :o:o)
but, that is everything, starting with the series X kit, prep work, pent, wheels, tyres, new engine + bits, carbs, tranx box, diff, suspension, interior .............. everything
i know why Ju had a quizzical expression on her face :confused: when she asked how much the car cost originally in 1979 and what i paid for it in 2002 :pottytrain2:
off to bed again now for another nightmare !!!!
To be honest with ya Grum thats not bad at all :D.
Lots of peeps would be happy with that figure for such a gorgeous car :cool:
spent £4000 on mine since 27th aug 08:eek:
i know im well over £14k but that is including buying it, 2007
I'm up to £3,800 now, but that includes buying it in 1996 :D
The £800 has been on the recent engine bay refurb :eek:
May have to splash out soon on re-covering the seats.
What happened to your name Aled having a change
just added mine up,not that bad really, but i think some receipts aren't there.£8168 plus £2500 for the car.still using a 3 piece manifold from trans auto from 1990:)rs front wings £45.00:eek:(still in roof).respray oven baked 2 pac £290,think the roof is the only bit of that left.theres a few exhaust systems and 2 sets of spax.probably another £1000 somewhere:o
forgot to add that bits were cheaper in 1990:)
I'm at about 15k on the mex and the engine is'nt built and its not painted yet :o
I do have some VERY nice bits to go back on it when it is though :rolleyes:
hurry up and get it done then:D
am prob just over 10k including buyin the car,new engine and axle last winter
including buying the car, 13k , car was only £3200,58k never been welded 2 owners.:D:D
no big cheques written to anyone for work coz i did it all myself and have a good mate who works in a bodyshop:D
Most of the moneys went one NOS bits.:eek:
All in I dont think its to bad looking at what some have spent and you couldnt buy a rs2000 like mine for 13K now, maybe soon though if the credit crunch gets worse. I hope not
its funny, but obvious, that some years you spend top dollar out and others hardly anything
2005 was the highest at just under £4.5k :o - where as the lowest was 2003 at £66.76 for an alternator :cool:
somewhere near £8000 that includes buying it tho.
Hi, I am up 4.5 k that buying it aswell, was 1460 back in 1999.... But saved alot of pennies on ebay...
full clutch 2.26 +10 postage
alternator 4.20 + 6 postage
front pads 2.50 + 3 postage.
all new parts....
Its just a matter of waiting for the bits to come up. Still on the body work side, so have the time to wait.... saying that would be nice, just to go and buy everything....
Darnt post what ive spent just in case her in doors gets to find out :p:pbut i know i paid less for my house. :eek::eek::eek:
trialscort
03-02-2009, 17:00
I'm at about 15k on the mex and the engine is'nt built and its not painted yet :o
I do have some VERY nice bits to go back on it when it is though :rolleyes:
To be fair, you did have more than your share of bad luck with the bodywork;):)
To be fair, you did have more than your share of bad luck with the bodywork;):)
lol :D understatement,
it came pretty close to a new life housing baked beans a few times :violent1:
If its got Tits or wheels it WILL cost you a fortune,I really dont want to know whats been spent on my mk2 Mexico:eek:
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