MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Scoobykiller on October 28, 2015, 05:09:29 pm
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Hi
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How much money all you ed30 boys/girls spent on your cars.?
Just want to see what kind of money people have spent and lost?
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Too much :happy2:
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Not had mine long and got just before my wedding and honeymoon so not had chance to spend hardly anything.
So I will probably be in the lower bracket being about £200 to date which consists of CAI, Internal LED's and GTI Valve caps but hopefully much more to come :happy2:
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Too much and still a lot more to spend if I wasn't conscientious about my spendings. :signLOL:
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Are you asking like purchase price or how much people have spent modifying?
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Modifying
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if labour was included i would say i would probably be close to 10 grand by now :ashamed:
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Not including buying I would say around 12k now as I've just purchased the tte too and a few more goodies
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Helix Clutch, Loba pump and a remap. Tis all it needs. About a grand in parts + labour + £350ish for the map.
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Helix Clutch, Loba pump and a remap. Tis all it needs. About a grand in parts + labour + £350ish for the map.
It will need as well: good tyres, better brakes (at least better pads) and better suspension (or at least OEM dampers in good condition). :wink:
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Dunno... I know Ive done 80,000 miles in mine now which works out about £17,000 on fuel! :signLOL:
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When i sold mine I added my receipts to £7,744 or something like that for stage 2 and suspension/brakes/wheels/interior. your going to get tonnes of answers mate. depends on how far your wanting to go? then ask, " what have people spent to get to stage 2+ "
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Not an ED30 but in the last 2 years I've done about £12k+ once I've finished the latest round of mods on GTI :laugh:
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@Tfsi_Mike (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=293) must be at 20K easily I would have thought.
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@Tfsi_Mike (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=293) must be at 20K easily I would have thought.
I think he's paid Alex enough money to buy another house :laugh:
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Not sure tbh a few more quids after this week
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Helix Clutch, Loba pump and a remap. Tis all it needs. About a grand in parts + labour + £350ish for the map.
It will need as well: good tyres, better brakes (at least better pads) and better suspension (or at least OEM dampers in good condition). :wink:
Hmmmm yeah, trouble is, I have expensive tastes when it comes to that stuff. I'm thinking AP Racing, Pilot Super Sports and Ohlins and they all cost a bomb!
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Helix Clutch, Loba pump and a remap. Tis all it needs. About a grand in parts + labour + £350ish for the map.
It will need as well: good tyres, better brakes (at least better pads) and better suspension (or at least OEM dampers in good condition). :wink:
Hmmmm yeah, trouble is, I have expensive tastes when it comes to that stuff. I'm thinking AP Racing, Pilot Super Sports and Ohlins and they all cost a bomb!
You have a good taste. You can always try to get them one each year. :signLOL:
I always upgrade brakes and suspension before seriously tuning the engine. :wink:
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Helix Clutch, Loba pump and a remap. Tis all it needs. About a grand in parts + labour + £350ish for the map.
It will need as well: good tyres, better brakes (at least better pads) and better suspension (or at least OEM dampers in good condition). :wink:
Hmmmm yeah, trouble is, I have expensive tastes when it comes to that stuff. I'm thinking AP Racing, Pilot Super Sports and Ohlins and they all cost a bomb!
You have a good taste. You can always try to get them one each year. :signLOL:
I always upgrade brakes and suspension before seriously tuning the engine. :wink:
Yeah I used to as well mate. I had KW V3s and AP 4 pots on my old Corrado before whacking a turbo onto it, but I'm older and wiser now :smiley:
I think I must be the only person who thinks the GTI's standard brakes and suspension are OK :grin: Yeah they can be improved, but in my day-to-day driving, they're not hopelessly terrible or dangerous!
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To get to stage 2+ for me, I've spent under £4000 as I've been attacking forum classifieds and eBay. I keep a spreadsheet of all the costs so far so I can track exactly how much I've spent (sad, but I do love a good spread sheet).
Factoring in the suspension and brake upgrades I'm lining up, that's another £1500 approximately so total spend will be about £5500. I don't have labour costs so far as everything bar the exhaust and remaps (had free fitting though) have been done myself which saves a fair amount of cash.
End of the day, if you're patient and realistic you can save a shed load of cash but it does require a fair amount of time continuously searching for the bargains. Best one for me so far was the APR intercooler, £960 RRP but I bagged it delivered for £550! :happy2:
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@Tfsi_Mike (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=293) must be at 20K easily I would have thought.
I think he's paid Alex enough money to buy another house :laugh:
Mike must be a senior shareholder by now? @Tfsi_Mike (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=293) :laugh: :grin: :happy2:
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If I earnt better Money I'd be there every month lol
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Probably a bit off topic but what is everyones plan for their ED30.
Some people don't seem to understand why I snapped up a car that was on a 56 plate rather than go for a new model as most of them are unfamiliar with it being a special edition.
I mean I do really like the MK7 style and it is a vast improvement in my mind on the MK6 but I plan to hold onto and maintain my ED30 for aslong as possible and even when I have to get a new car keep it as a 2nd Car if money will allow :laugh:
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To get to stage 2+ for me, I've spent under £4000 as I've been attacking forum classifieds and eBay. I keep a spreadsheet of all the costs so far so I can track exactly how much I've spent (sad, but I do love a good spread sheet).
Factoring in the suspension and brake upgrades I'm lining up, that's another £1500 approximately so total spend will be about £5500. I don't have labour costs so far as everything bar the exhaust and remaps (had free fitting though) have been done myself which saves a fair amount of cash.
End of the day, if you're patient and realistic you can save a shed load of cash but it does require a fair amount of time continuously searching for the bargains. Best one for me so far was the APR intercooler, £960 RRP but I bagged it delivered for £550! :happy2:
I like your way of thinking. I have a simular method.
Im slowly racking up parts, Downpipe, intake, DV roll bars etc. thinking of a turbo. Once I have all the parts, I will try fitting myself, or if I get defeated by bolts then get it done at by my mechanic and ask for a discount as its a bulk of things to fit.
All good fun though