#1: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:34 am ---- were now 4 and a half months into the year...
how much have you spend on moddinng and repairing your french moneypitts.
currently this year its cost me about...£1000 for a full service, various bits and bobs...my wallet hates me.
Had the rear axle done for £680. ouch...
#2: Re: so come on... Author: Antknee, Location: ManchesterPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:35 am ---- my timing belt tensioner exploded, cost me £420, other than that i've just bought things i dont really need so probably about £600 so far!
#3: Re: so come on... Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:35 am ---- Current repair costs this year: £20 (in beer) + £40 cambelt
#4: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:38 am ---- the tensior exploded :L haha, not so nice. ah i need the timing belt done ill wait till summer...hopefully it wont like..break *crosses fingers*
#5: Re: so come on... Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:45 am ---- Is that it?
This year is going to be expensive:
- New set of wheels + refurb
- New tyres
- Lots of smoothing
- New install
- Full repsray
- Cambelt, clutch, gearbox
- Service
- New bushes and bearings in axle
A lot of beer
#6: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:48 am ---- i bought the car nov 7th and i dont kid when i say its been to a mechanic every month. so next time it breaks..ill set it on fire and post a few pics of me watching the f**ker burn..while downing a nice cold fosters obv.
#7: Re: so come on... Author: Razpulsedj, Location: Partying with the Info ShufflersPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:53 am ---- MOT and lowering = £140 so far
#8: Re: so come on... Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:00 am ---- Cams. 300
followers. 200
service. 70
fitting cams. 150
then re map next month 500
tax and Mot month after lol
no repairs in 4years
#9: Re: so come on... Author: kingdom200, Location: Leamington SpaPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:02 am ---- if the Cams go ahead and all the other various bits iv bought this year then i think around £2500
#10: Re: so come on... Author: Pugsy, Location: Stoke On Trent, StaffordshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:05 am ---- insurance - renewal next month (will cost about £1100 - First year on the road though)
MOT in june - £60
Tax - £70
Mudflaps - £17
206info Stickers - £10 (B3)
Brake shoes - (about £40 Can't Quite Remember)
So far its cost me - just under £1300 worth it though
#11: Re: so come on... Author: kingdom200, Location: Leamington SpaPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:06 am ----
Pugsy wrote:
insurance - renewal next month (will cost about £1100 - First year on the road though)
MOT in june - £60
Tax - £70
Mudflaps - £17
206info Stickers - £10 (B3)
Brake shoes - (about £40 Can't Quite Remember)
So far its cost me - just under £1300 worth it though
ohhh if we are including insurance MOT and TAX then near the £4500 mark lool
#12: Re: so come on... Author: sam-c, Location: Uni: Kent Home: ScunthorpePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:06 am ---- think mine will total about a grand but we will see
#13: Re: so come on... Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:14 am ---- £500 plus an alternator + tyre+discs and pads, in garage now! new exhaust in jan @150
lol!
#14: Re: so come on... Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:15 am ---- £-350 on the 206, made a profit selling it
#15: Re: so come on... Author: XSIcheeseman, Location: OrpingtonPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:19 am ---- track rods, drop links, cam belt , tensioner, water pump, aux belt, new back pads , new back discs , new race tube , new back box , new induction kit, two front wishbones .... 0.o soon to be back lowering and some painting -.- so far bout £1000 !
#16: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:21 am ---- bah dont remind me of insurance for an 18 year old who phones his insurance company and is all..."yeah so ive got a 206 1.4." also i tried to get insurance on our 1.9 citeron...was like 4k. O_o
yeah i just hope after all the work ive had done on it, that its gonna last a while. it really nice to drive long distance, even quite good on the petrol.
usher are you paying for a mechanic to do all your work...or doing it yourself?
#17: Re: so come on... Author: abs06, Location: East SussexPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:25 am ---- Since owning january 2010, i have only topped up oil. And did a service which self service
#18: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:29 am ---- ^^^one of the lucky ones. (means when things go wrong...itll all happen at the same time haha)
just got off phone with my regular mechanic...359 for water pump, timing belt, and coolent with anti-freeze there goes my wages...
#19: Re: so come on... Author: XSIcheeseman, Location: OrpingtonPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:30 am ---- im glad i do mechanics and can get things cheaper lol plus fit my self lol
#20: Re: so come on... Author: smiddies, Location: BrightonPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:31 am ---- This year so far, (not as bad as the last)
Cambelt, Water Pump, Aux Belt, Clutch + Full service - £650
MOT - £55
Tyres x 4 - £240
Angel Lights - £110
Tax - £70
Fuel - £1000 (Around 5000-5500 miles) Costing about 20p a mile atm!
Insurance - £480 (£120 a month)
The stuff im going to buy of Chris soon - £130
So just over £2700
#21: Re: so come on... Author: Danw_VVT, Location: Herts/LondonPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 6:37 am ---- so far this year £44 in mot and £125 in tax.
other then that erm.......................................... £0
look after puggy and puggy looks after you!
#22: Re: so come on... Author: Ben.M, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:03 am ---- New coil pack about £55
Spark plugs £0 (already had them)
Comm2000 unit £165 + labour for fitting £...(dont know yet)
So £220 without the labour for fitting the Comm2000 unit
Ben.M
#23: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:11 am ---- Hmm..Had her since Feb 2011
Insurance = 700.00
MOT = 32.50
Black Lexi Rear Lights = 44.95
Tax (6m) = 68.75
New tyre = 25.00
New brake pads = 22.00
Water cap = 2.00
Plenty more modding to come this year got a lot of ideas... But as of now the total stands = £895.20
#24: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:13 am ----
peachypeachez wrote:
Hmm..Had her since Feb 2011
Insurance = 700.00
MOT = 32.50
Black Lexi Rear Lights = 44.95
Tax (6m) = 68.75
New tyre = 25.00
New brake pads = 22.00
Water cap = 2.00
Plenty more modding to come this year got a lot of ideas... But as of now the total stands = £895.20
new tyre for £25...i was double that for my last one!!
#25: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:20 am ----
Lewis1592 wrote:
peachypeachez wrote:
Hmm..Had her since Feb 2011
Insurance = 700.00
MOT = 32.50
Black Lexi Rear Lights = 44.95
Tax (6m) = 68.75
New tyre = 25.00
New brake pads = 22.00
Water cap = 2.00
Plenty more modding to come this year got a lot of ideas... But as of now the total stands = £895.20
new tyre for £25...i was double that for my last one!!
My dad works for a garage No VAT and No labour charges Last edited by peachypeachez on Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:20 am; edited 1 time in total
#26: Re: so come on... Author: ukskater01, Location: sutton surrey/welwyn garden cityPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:20 am ---- Rear tracking arm and bush thingy - £250 all in
henko wind deflectors - £25
wash mitt and microfibre cloths - £10
gonna refurb my alloys when it gets warmer
gotta change the rad fan aswell
so £285 at the moment
#27: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:22 am ----
peachypeachez wrote:
Lewis1592 wrote:
peachypeachez wrote:
Hmm..Had her since Feb 2011
Insurance = 700.00
MOT = 32.50
Black Lexi Rear Lights = 44.95
Tax (6m) = 68.75
New tyre = 25.00
New brake pads = 22.00
Water cap = 2.00
Plenty more modding to come this year got a lot of ideas... But as of now the total stands = £895.20
new tyre for £25...i was double that for my last one!!
My dad works for a garage No VAT and No labour charges
when the pot holes attack...can i sleep on your couch? haha
#28: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:24 am ---- of course
#29: Re: so come on... Author: Davels, Location: NorfolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:25 am ---- Are we including Insurance and tax are we?
OK
Exhaust inc CAT £170
2xnew front tyres £165
Font lower arm, top mount, drop link and gearbox seal £110
Tracking £30
Cambelt £220
Service £90
Morrete lights £150
PH2 Rear lights £30
New wing mirror £40
New colour coded front bumper £50
Coil pack £120
MAP Sensor £35
ICV £65
Super 4's £25
ECU Diag' £80
Pre Cat lamda and fitting £80
Insurance probably around £1600
TAX £240
MOT £25
So by June it'll be a grand total of £3325 this doesn't include the tappet work and colour coding I need doing wich is another £600-700
So yeah more than the car is worth this year thanks for that.
**EDIT**Am i winning then?
One thing is for certain, I will listen to my own advice and never buy french ever ever again. Last edited by Davels on Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:27 am; edited 1 time in total
#30: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:27 am ---- wow...and i thought i was being silly with money on this car...haha. i hope u drive it until those expenive tyres fall off for that kinda cash your forking out.
#31: Re: so come on... Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:39 am ---- Mine will be about £2100, but that includes buying it in January.
#32: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:39 am ---- tad bit off topic but i suppose im looking to buy some so not really... Where can i get my number plates redone so i can add text and my own picture?
#33: Re: so come on... Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:43 am ----
peachypeachez wrote:
tad bit off topic but i suppose im looking to buy some so not really... Where can i get my number plates redone so i can add text and my own picture?
You can get them from anywhere that makes plates, but they won't be road legal. Number plates
#34: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:46 am ---- but they will be road legal wont they, they will have my original reading on there just my name underneath in the lil font and a picture to the left (where GB is most of the time)???
#35: Re: so come on... Author: craigdmjv, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:02 am ---- i dont see why not if garages do it to advertise
#36: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:06 am ---- i1105.photobucket.com/...Plates.png
Are they legal?
#37: Re: so come on... Author: craigdmjv, Location: WiltshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:09 am ---- not sure i would pint them off on paper and go to an mot station or car garage and ask if they are legal tbh as you can see in my sig i have the garage info.....
#38: Re: so come on... Author: bashyy1, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:15 am ---- Clutch...£78 fitted myself..
Gearbox fluid - £20
New Tyres - 200
cam belt - £26 fitted myself
Lots of oil due to oil leak - £60+
Head Gasket gone - £450
Tax £60
Craft shaft seal - £10
.....too much...
#39: Re: so come on... Author: dopey, Location: Hastings, Near BrightonPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:21 am ---- Stupid question how u know if timing belt needs replacing?
#40: Re: so come on... Author: bashyy1, Location: Milton KeynesPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:22 am ---- amount of miles its done..
#41: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:30 am ---- id love to know how to fit the timing belt and water pump myself. soo much money to be saved! then again..if i f*** it up. good bye pug!
#42: Re: so come on... Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:00 am ---- Miles - 60k
Age - 5 years
It aint hard at all tbh, but get it wrong and your engine will be foooked
#43: Re: so come on... Author: Ben.M, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:00 am ----
No, they would be classed as show plates so would be illegal to use on the road. Some police dont care, some do but loads of people use them, its up to you if you think the risk is worth the reward
Ben.M
#44: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:17 am ---- What happens if i get pulled though? worst case sinario? I want em!!! grrr!!! Imma just flutter me eyelashes Last edited by peachypeachez on Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:25 am; edited 1 time in total
#45: Re: so come on... Author: Ben.M, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:18 am ----
peachypeachez wrote:
:( What happens if i get pulled though? worst case sinario? I want em!!! grrr!!! Im just flutter me eyelashes
I think its a £60 fine and a warning :/
I'll stop cluttering up this thread now
Ben.M
#46: Re: so come on... Author: -Dave-, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:23 am ----
peachypeachez wrote:
:( What happens if i get pulled though? worst case sinario? I want em!!! grrr!!! Im just flutter me eyelashes
As long as the Font's and size's are correct most copper's won't bother, Just keep your old one's in the boot and if you get pulled swap them over. My brother is a traffic cop and wouldn't even think about pulling someone for plate's like that due to paper work. Plus knowing that perv he probably wouldn't pull you over to look at your plate's
#47: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:25 am ---- Ill have to print em out and have them checked, yep ill stop cluttering too
#48: Re: so come on... Author: Davels, Location: NorfolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:33 am ---- I know 3 peaople in Norwich who got pulled, £60 and 3 points. It's the fact that there are not reflective and you can be seen as "perverting the course of justice" as speed cameras have difficulty in picking them up.
Whatever way you look at it they are illegal, and as such your car is not road legal with them on surely? Thus voiding your car insurance which can hold a fine and 6 points on your licence. Worst case scenario
It's a risk and not one I would take just to look like a french man driving in the uk lol
#49: Re: so come on... Author: peachypeachez, Location: March, CambridgeshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:37 am ---- Lol fair point - not worth it - i just dont want the s***ty plates that are on mine at the minute, there must be limits to what you can have on them where do you find stuff like that... Jeez that side of the law is so poo of course a speed cam would pick em up they are the same as a normal set with a black trim around them???
#50: Re: so come on... Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:41 am ---- So far around £280 that includes buying the car.
#51: Re: so come on... Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:54 am ---- Car £18k
Exhaust £120
So do i win then???
Peachy have a look at the Dubmeister Pressed plates, there the Don of number plates
#52: Re: so come on... Author: leigh_boy, Location: EastbournePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:16 am ---- soo..
my 206 gti on a 99 bought in jan
cost me £280 to buy
its got loads of tax and mot
insurance is 800 for the year
bought a engine cover £10
air box 10
New standard rear box and link pipe 80 + 50
coil pack 25
super 4s £3 < trade turned out to be dud
pug to find the problem with plugs 140
£1398
#53: Re: so come on... Author: MissGTi180, Location: IpswichPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:18 am ----
Mattie-DS3 wrote:
Car £18k
Exhaust £120
So do i win then???
Peachy have a look at the Dubmeister Pressed plates, there the Don of number plates
18k?
#54: Re: so come on... Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:20 am ----
MissGTi180 wrote:
Mattie-DS3 wrote:
Car £18k
Exhaust £120
So do i win then???
Peachy have a look at the Dubmeister Pressed plates, there the Don of number plates
18k?
DS3 brand new cost about £2
The rest was for repairs
#55: Re: so come on... Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:22 am ----
Addaz wrote:
MissGTi180 wrote:
Mattie-DS3 wrote:
Car £18k
Exhaust £120
So do i win then???
Peachy have a look at the Dubmeister Pressed plates, there the Don of number plates
18k?
DS3 brand new cost about £2
The rest was for repairs
yea £18k lol i dont do poverty spec
sounds about right Adam
#56: Re: so come on... Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:48 am ---- You don't buy a working car either
All that money you spent on Viagra
Your all a set of nosy b******s tho
#57: Re: so come on... Author: Ali_H, Location: Chichester, SussexPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:52 am ----
Addaz wrote:
MissGTi180 wrote:
Mattie-DS3 wrote:
Car £18k
Exhaust £120
So do i win then???
Peachy have a look at the Dubmeister Pressed plates, there the Don of number plates
18k?
DS3 brand new cost about £2
The rest was for repairs
LOL for some reason that cracked me up.
I've spent nothing other than petrol lol.
#58: Re: so come on... Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:11 am ----
Ali_H wrote:
Addaz wrote:
MissGTi180 wrote:
Mattie-DS3 wrote:
Car £18k
Exhaust £120
So do i win then???
Peachy have a look at the Dubmeister Pressed plates, there the Don of number plates
18k?
DS3 brand new cost about £2
The rest was for repairs
LOL for some reason that cracked me up.
I've spent nothing other than petrol lol.
Lol, if you knew it all you would
i have grown to laugh instead of cry
#59: Re: so come on... Author: namgaj, Location: Chasing Ash, Addaz and Lee........... hopefully catching Addaz and havin fun :PPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:16 am ---- Roughly £550 on 2 tyres
£900 on insurance
....................Annnnnnnd as for fuel, lets not go there LOL
well ok- roughly £1600 for 4 months
#60: Re: so come on... Author: Lewis1592, Location: Aberdeen, ScotlandPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:49 pm ---- daaam...
think ive fueled up once a month. but then again...that to uni and back. so it has an easy life.
#61: Re: so come on... Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:23 pm ---- It wants an engine coolant sensor very soon, but other than that just fuel
I dread to think how much money i've spent on fuel.... Last edited by pug206lx on Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:34 pm; edited 2 times in total
#62: Re: so come on... Author: Smudge, Location: RedcarPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 1:50 pm ---- Pugs cost me nothing so far (front bushes need doing sometime but that's about it) whereas, the Mazda with its Jap reliability has cost too much and it's still f**ked (drivers front wing was made of filler so replaced, electrics went tits up, new battery, new accessory belt, new plugs and leads, new air filter pipe (£70 from Mazda!), about 4 gallons of oil, new rocker gasket, rear passenger shock replaced, front bushes need replacing as does most of the suspension components, the sump has decided to sh*t itself).
Pug me all the way.
#63: Re: so come on... Author: copey, Location: rochdalePosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:50 pm ---- not much, had 2new front tyres cant remember how much, and a full service and timing belt and water pump...prolly bout 350 in total
#64: Re: so come on... Author: kingdom200, Location: Leamington SpaPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:56 pm ---- oh bolox i just realised i bought my janspeed last week im well over 5 grand :-S
#65: Re: so come on... Author: devildriverxii, Location: StevenagePosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:14 pm ---- So far this year I've bought / Done.
Angel Eyes £80
Light Stalk from Lee £15
GTI Steering wheel. £30
Radio Stalk Removed free
De-Wiper. £2
Phase 2 boot strip. free
GTI bumpes. £100 but got a free boot strip
Driver side Wing Mirror £26.50
Alloy Petrol Cap £20
SP Grille £50
Laguna Splitter £20
Wind deflectors £15
New horn/air bag spool £10
Bulbs £5
Rear arch liners (that I didn't even need ) £20
Pressed number plates £30
Full service £125
Glow plugs / Labour / Fuel £100
6 months tax £112
£760.50p Last edited by devildriverxii on Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:12 am; edited 1 time in total
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so probably about £600 so far!
ill wait till summer...hopefully it wont like..break *crosses fingers*
worth it though 
lol
so replaced, electrics went tits up, new battery, new accessory belt, new plugs and leads, new air filter pipe (£70 from Mazda!), about 4 gallons of oil, new rocker gasket, rear passenger shock replaced, front bushes need replacing as does most of the suspension components, the sump has decided to sh*t itself).
im well over 5 grand :-S
