Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
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Don't know if any of you ever speak to your old man about modding your motor or so?
But everytime I speak to my old man about (in his words) "Barrying" it up he says that there is no point!
I do understand where he is coming from because I have seen that a lot of people buy a car for about £1000 and then spend well over that doing it up!?!?!?!
The stupid thing in all of this is when they come to sell the car, because the car would have depreciated soo much that all of the money spent on it would have been wasted!
I just want to know how much you lot have bought your cars for and then how much have you spent on them doing it up?!?!
Let me know 
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Brett
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Is what you said not obvious?
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gianluigi
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i've spent over £500 on top of the £1300 i paid for it. and for what my car is, thats a bargain.
you're dad's right....you could ask me and i'd struggle to answer why i've spent so much on a corsa 
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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my car was bought for £100 ive probably spent near enough £2000-£2500 on it
full interior
gsi front bumper
2 sets of wheels
tracking and camber x2
two lots of suspension
dimma show cage
rear sppiler and painting
headunit
service bits
depo fronts
lexus rears (sold on)
back box
nova sr cam
1.6 inlet
1.8 tb
its not even that obvious ive spent much on it
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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I bought mine for £1000
then spent well over 10K
with it being a different bodyshops 5 times 3 changes to same kit, 2 new engines etc etc
that was with me doing 90% of the work myself aswell so if i had to pay labour it would easily have been over 20K 
all a learning curve though 
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I paid £1000. So far spent just over £100
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
Location: East Ayrshire Scotland
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my car is like a hobby
couldnt give two shits that i wont get the money i have spent tbh... as long as i got the enjoyment from doing it and driving it money well spent imo
bought the car for 2k... spent 7k odd
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Ash_EP3
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bloody hell lads, lol I can understand that you can do what you want to your cars (it's your ride/money at the end of the day) but what you gonna do when its time to sell?
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by S214_UPP
bloody hell lads, lol I can understand that you can do what you want to your cars (it's your ride/money at the end of the day) but what you gonna do when its time to sell?
kick ourselves
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Daimo B
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I bought my car for £5000.
£10,000 worth of changes later, it now doesn't even work
I never done my car for anyone else, or to sell it straight away. I done mine becuase I always wanted to, end of. Bonues were because of the social life it brings, the fun and adventures it can bring
When it comes to sell, either take all the bits off and put if back to standard, or sell it as it is and make a huge loss.
Its modified cars, expect to loose money, money shouldn't have anything to do with if you want to modify your car.
Tell your old man to stop using such a dunce word for modifying cars. Barrying has come from Barryboys website, its not like the word chav, or ned, or boyracer. Tell him to stop trying to be cool and hip
Am i gutted I spent loads on my car, yes.
Do I regret a single penny of it, or the fun it brang, never.
Exhaust - £700
Alloys - £500
Life it brings - Priceless.
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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I bought my Red one for £1800 spent 6k on it and then sold it for £2800.
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Ash_EP3
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bloody hell mate £10,000 spent - im guessing thats on your VXR???
The only time I am going to be spending lots of money on a car is when I get Inheritance.. should be looking @ atleast £100k but thats another matter
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vx.racing
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quote:
Originally posted by S214_UPP
but what you gonna do when its time to sell?
quote:
Originally posted by RCoughtrie
couldnt give two shits that i wont get the money i have spent tbh... as long as i got the enjoyment from doing it and driving it money well spent imo
I would say that most people who make the concious decision to modify their car share this viewpoint.
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Steve X16XE
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Astra payed £6k for it (it was 3 years old) and i have probberly spent £6k on "doing it up." I'd be lucky to get £3k for it now.
Corsa i payed £1200 for it in Dec and have spent so far almost £2k on it.
Anyone wanna buy my Corsa for £3200  .................... No one 
Ah well
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Ash_EP3
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lol - I guess if you love your ride and you wanna do stuff to it no matter what & don't care about ££££ then fair play
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by S214_UPP
lol - I guess if you love your ride and you wanna do stuff to it no matter what & don't care about ££££ then fair play
Plus you can see where your hard earned ££££ is going instead off "pissing" it down a drain.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I've spent about 6k on the green car now. Sold bits though, so kind of losing track of how much i've spent.
I don't really care though. What else would I do? Spend it on a new car and never see that money again in depreciation?
Alternativley I could blow the cash on coke like a lot of the people in my year. Would rather have the car 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Ash_EP3
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Yea it's def a good idea to take all of the aftermarket stuff off the car although that could be difficult for some people depending on how much they have put on lol!
My mate said that he will be taking his K&N off his car when he comes to sell it, he just says that people will think boyracer ( and he's 25!) ---> thrashed car etc etc etc
[Edited on 18-07-2007 by S214_UPP]
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by VegasPhil
Alternativley I could blow the cash on coke like a lot of the people in my year. Would rather have the car
Here Here
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a_j_mair
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quote:
Originally posted by S214_UPP
bloody hell lads, lol I can understand that you can do what you want to your cars (it's your ride/money at the end of the day) but what you gonna do when its time to sell?
spent over £10,000
sold £2,500
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nova_gteuk
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Id rather waste my money on my cars than be like most lads my age pissing it up against a wall,at least i have something to show for my money..is my reply when my dad argues im wasting money on them and im 24 yet my dad always has a go about it
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by S214_UPP
bloody hell mate £10,000 spent - im guessing thats on your VXR???
No no, thats on my 1996 Corsa B.
And my other half has spent a LOT lot more than that on her 1993 Corsa GSi too A LOT more
AS someones said, i went out, i got drunk, I had fun, but I also spent my money on my car, something I could at least show with pictures, videos, and memories.......
Can't really do that with "only designer label" clothes, and a few extra beers every night, etc etc etc.
I would still take my choice in modifiying cars as I had sooooooooooooo much fun. Since i've not been playing with my car, doing bits n bobs, the quickest thing i've been in is the astra, my bike, or that Airplane I was on the other night
[Edited on 18-07-2007 by VXR]
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Steve X16XE
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My dad just keeps saying that my car is looking nice.
Although he doesn't undersand my Corsa yet
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Iain M
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IMO there is nothing better than someone coming up to you taking picys of your car and saying "nice car that mate" then getting all there mate round. Make it all worth while i think
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Lee Wilson
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Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: XE Corsa
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If something arrives in the post and my dad asks me how much it is I normally give him 3/4 of the price it is and he still thinks its expensive  .
My defence is that its better than throwing £500 into beer and drugs every month.
My Dad doesnt get why I spend money on a car. He's more of a motorbike man and moans that cars are too slow.
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