How much have you spent?

Howard · 14 Mar 2009 at 19:54

MX5 (Owned since August 2008):

Plugs & Leads - £35
Oil change - £25
Numberplate plinth and plates - About £30
Air Filter (K&N lifetime panel) - £35
New Wheels - £175
Eagle F1s for said wheels - £188
Oil Presure Sender Unit - £22
Some spray work - £350

So far - £860
Tip of the iceberg, I fear/know

Accord (Owned since May 2007):

1st oil change - £80
Wambelt - £215
Bosh Aerotwin wiper blades - £25
New front tyres - £117
Philips Xtreme Power headlamp bulbs - £30
Air Filter - £10
2nd oil change and brake fluid - £85
Headlamp bulbs again :rolleyes:

- £22
Pioneer DEH-P7000UB HU - £170
Sub - about £50 of parts
LED interior lights - what, £5?

So far only consumables and upgrades

[TW]Fox · 14 Mar 2009 at 19:57

Duke said:
Come on Fox, get that 16:9 sorted

CBA, found better things to spend my money on

Gaygle · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:08

paradigm said:
It is, but I'm driving it less and less, its probably only covered 1,000 miles this year so far.

As soon as its back to its former glory, its gone.

Does it feel any different with the new engine in?

Peter Diffey · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:09

MK1 MX-5 - Owned since October 2008

4 Tyres - £145
Plugs - £8
Leads -£55
Shift boots (upper, lower & cup) - £40
Oil - £20
Oil filter + air filter - £6
Cam cover gasket + CAS O ring - £10
2 orginal door lock barrels + a new key - £100
Headlight retractor relay - £40
Workshop manual - £25
Window polish (plastic window) - £15
Mazda floor mat set - £25
Brushed aluminium gear knob

- £25
Full geometry "fast road" setup by WIM - £100

Total = £614

Not bad considering the amount of stuff that has been done/changed

paradigm · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:15

Gaygle said:
Does it feel any different with the new engine in?

Not now that it is running correctly no. If anything it feels a little tighter, but it is half the milage of the old engine.

SoliD · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:28

[TW]Fox;13682671 said:
CBA, found better things to spend my money on

Going to Aus does not count.

flyingears2002 · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:29

About a year.

New front wing n/s 61.17
New front wing o/s 61.17
New front panel 108.9

New disks on front 60 pounds.
New pads on front 41.40. Less then 300 miles later and ive eaten my mintex race pads lol.
Two new swivel pins 6.85
Parts for rear brakes 50
4x A539 200

600 pounds all in in parts.

Take 250 off if that old fella hadent boshed it. But labour would be in the region of 1000 pounds if i wernt to do it all myself.

Excludeing modifications and engine build cost/teething problems.

[TW]Fox · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:30

SoliD said:
Going to Aus does not count.

Cars are over-rated anyway. I've got a car, it works, job done

Firestar_3x · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:30

Someones stolen fox!

Housey · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:11

oneilldo said:
How many miles do you do a year?
Is this for the Gt3 and if so is it a yearly service? or 2 years or 12,000 miles?

It's for my RS4 and in that time I have covered around 30K miles.

BigglesPiP · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:12

[TW]Fox;13682806 said:
Cars are over-rated anyway. I've got a car, it works, job done

Cars working is overrated.

touge · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:24

My 1998 civic which I have had for 3 years has cost me:

Timing belt change - £150ish
Altenator - £150ish
3x MOT's - £120
Total = £420 for 3 years

My 2007 ninja:

Full titanium exhaust - £600
Altenator cover - £70
Top fairing - £100
Left fairing - £60
Tail unit - £70
Pillion seat cover - £60
Fuel tank - £200
Left peg - £10
Left peg bracket - £20
Tyres - £200
R&G cotton reels(crashed and destroyed 1 hour after installing :rolleyes:

) - £25

Total = £1390

lordrobs · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:40

Had the Octavia for about 20 months now and it has cost around £1400.

I am nerdy enough to have an exact figure but I can't find the memory stick with the spreadsheet on

Sounds like a lot when I say it out loud but the only things that have actually broken have been; a temperature sensor, indicator relay and a front spring. The rest was all general maintainance.

kip02 · 14 Mar 2009 at 21:52

In 2.5 years of ownership my Grande Punto has cost me:

Tyres (x6): £496
Service (x2): £378
HID kit: £69
Wiper blades: £17
Chrome indicator bulbs: £5
Floor mats: £33

Peter Diffey · 14 Mar 2009 at 22:14

Howard said:
MX5 (Owned since August 2008):

Plugs & Leads - £35
Oil change - £25
Numberplate plinth and plates - About £30
Air Filter (K&N lifetime panel) - £35
New Wheels - £175
Eagle F1s for said wheels - £188
Oil Presure Sender Unit - £22
Some spray work - £350

So far - £860
Tip of the iceberg, I fear/know

Out of interest, why did you have to by a oil pressure sender unit? did yours just break?

Howard · 14 Mar 2009 at 22:16

Yeah it had been playing up since I bought the car. It'd just flutter around between correct pressure and zero. Engine runs sweet as a nut however I drive it so I figured it wasn't losing oil pressure

Tom|Nbk · 14 Mar 2009 at 22:34

[TW]Fox;13682806 said:
Cars are over-rated anyway. I've got a car, it works, job done

What has your GF done to you :eek:

Howard · 14 Mar 2009 at 22:36

To be honest, "life" can quickly change your attitude towards stuff you once loved/thought was important, but I do feel Fox is being at least a little sarcastic there

Tom|Nbk · 14 Mar 2009 at 22:39

Howard said:
To be honest, "life" can quickly change your attitude towards stuff you once loved/thought was important, but I do feel Fox is being at least a little sarcastic there

True. Can't wait for the day I no longer feel having a 'fast' car is important, honestly. Normally when you have kids and find yourself forced to drive around in a Citroen Picasso or some such

ShakenNstirred · 14 Mar 2009 at 22:52

had my rover 75 CDT connySE since aug 2007

oil filter £5
oil £17.99
gearbox oil free(my G/F`s dad)
2 headlight bulbs £16
airfilter £10

past its new mot with just a bulb for the numberplate needed