Cost Of Up-keep Of Our Cars

[bilko0795]

Woke up this morning, crap on the box so I thought I would take a look at the Docs folder made a cuppa got comfortable and started to work out all the receipts that I have accumulated over the 2yrs I have had the car after about 30mins I had a total of £8'121.05 take of the £2,800 I paid for the car and £5'321.05 is what I have spent so far on new bits & bobs. £1'400 this last 6 wks. just glad that I have a very understanding wife one in a million And I am sure there is more stuff that I have bought of the forum and not recorded. Hopefully I can now have some happy

[Rikki Kitto]

I can't bring myself to look my missus would stab me in the head if she found out for sure hahaha
Spent £3000 on mine in the last year alone just to get back to square one

[Cottis]

I went down the route of paying top money for my s2 18months ago and the result is i have only serviced it since. Just jade my first problem which needs new header tank. I can take that but waiting for something costly to occur. Previous owner amassed over 15k in short time. Im currently enjoying their efforts

[anthonys2]

I think my calculator would run out of digits on mine after 13 years of ownership!! I would say in maintaining the car to a very high standard as whenever something needs doing it gets done am looking in the region of £20k+ and then I paid £15k for the car in October 2000 and ever since then my bank account has never been the same!!! Happy Days though

[rynaqui]

I'm up to about 4k in my first year of ownership on parts..9250 it cost me for the car, 1,600 to register and approximately 700 in road tax for the first 6 months then 1,400 thereafter for the first year . That's in euros though!

[Rikki Kitto]

I went down the route of paying top money for my s2 18months ago and the result is i have only serviced it since. Just jade my first problem which needs new header tank. I can take that but waiting for something costly to occur. Previous owner amassed over 15k in short time. Im currently enjoying their efforts

I've got a header tank you can have for postage costs, bought a new one and it wasn't that

[anthonys2]

I'm up to about 4k in my first year of ownership on parts..9250 it cost me for the car, 1,600 to register and approximately 700 in road tax for the first 6 months then 1,400 thereafter for the first year . That's in euros though!

Bloody hell!!! That's a hell of a lot but am guessing your country is much better than the UK in terms of all the tax money you pay goes straight back into the roads!!! Ours you just about need a 4x4 on the country roads!!

[rynaqui]

Bloody hell!!! That's a hell of a lot but am guessing your country is much better than the UK in terms of all the tax money you pay goes straight back into the roads!!! Ours you just about need a 4x4 on the country roads!!

No way, our roads are rubbish just like yours if not worse in some cases

I have this quote from the latest Budget in our country:

"Total revenue from road tax was at 99.6 million euro against a capital expenditure of 7.6 million euro on roads."

The roads are falling apart in some areas, leaving my locality it feels like you're driving on 3 wheels

Take a look at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THvdBfXWdYg

[Cottis]

Originally Posted by Cottis View Post
I went down the route of paying top money for my s2 18months ago and the result is i have only serviced it since. Just jade my first problem which needs new header tank. I can take that but waiting for something costly to occur. Previous owner amassed over 15k in short time. Im currently enjoying their efforts
"I've got a header tank you can have for postage costs, bought a new one and it wasn't that"

Thanks Rikki, Alex has also offered one also but the car is going in on Tuesday for a fix. If mechanic guy cannot source a proper Audi one himself, I will take one of you up on your offer as don't want an aftermarket jobby. Thanks again.

[bilko0795]

I am having the car re-sprayed next year been quoted £1500, new exaust £980 probably less now I have just bought an Rs2 3" downpipe as the quote was for turbo back plus now I want it de-catted, new clutch and belts , new Wagner I/c and exaust manifold and that should be it unless something brakes down, I would like to do the rear Porsche brake upgrade next year as well if the wife lets me as she wants her S3 I just bought for her re-sprayed tornado red and mapped, can't really say no now can I

[rynaqui]

I am having the car re-sprayed next year been quoted £1500, new exaust £980 probably less now I have just bought an Rs2 3" downpipe as the quote was for turbo back plus now I want it de-catted, new clutch and belts , new Wagner I/c and exaust manifold and that should be it unless something brakes down, I would like to do the rear Porsche brake upgrade next year as well if the wife lets me as she wants her S3 I just bought for her re-sprayed tornado red and mapped, can't really say no now can I

You've got a keeper

And yep, rear brake upgrade is on the cards for me as well some time in the future

[bilko0795]

You've got a keeper

And yep, rear brake upgrade is on the cards for me as well some time in the future

Good upgrade

And Deffo a keeper

[anthonys2]

No way, our roads are rubbish just like yours if not worse in some cases

I have this quote from the latest Budget in our country:

"Total revenue from road tax was at 99.6 million euro against a capital expenditure of 7.6 million euro on roads."

The roads are falling apart in some areas, leaving my locality it feels like you're driving on 3 wheels

Take a look at this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THvdBfXWdYg

LOL!!! Saw a few land rovers on clip think you need one!

[rynaqui]

Yep but what about the poor old S2

Defender's are very popular over here, some really nice ones around

From the video, it's a vehicle that was actually rented out from our company "Avis & Budget Malta", there's the Budget sticker on the windscreen