unclefester

Replaced suspension, clutch, control arm + labour = a reasonable chunk of beer funds but if you like driving it, you don't really mind paying for it. I could get something cheap to run, boring, ultra reliable and utterly souless and i'd be bored stiff even thinking about driving it.

Tinkering is fun


When fuel goes north of £2 a litre I will consider moving on but not until then.

veehexx

mine's alright. will be spending around 1k in the last 12months.
i think thats expensive

i'd think it different if i was spending £1k of mods, but 'repairs' i don't like forking out for, like tyres or wiperblades.

tomkbucks

i 100% disagree.. over the 3.5 years i had mine i had the following issues and jobs done

Brakes - £80
one caliper £110
Servicing £400 ish
Tax £220 a year
Insurance year one £850 year two 720 year three 520
tyres 445 aprox...
new front bumper £100
new 17" alloys £600 ish
Geo £450 ish

so i spent a lot when you look at it like that BUT had no issues with car that were out of the ordinary and with depreciation and running costs its cost about £100 a month on the road all in - i dont think thats expensive ??

unclefester

Thats consumables, same as petrol etc - can't count that

GaryB

Since 18th Nov 2009;

Car purchase price £8,450

£5,391.73 fuel
£1,500.06 Consumables (Oil, tyres, brakes etc)
£3,780.00 Mods (Braces, ICE, suspension, intake, exhaust etc)
Time = hundreds of man hours.

Current car value £5,000 (est)

Worth it?

Oh aye!!

Stookystar

Costs for my car in the last year:

3rd service
1 x set of rear tyres

That's it.

No modifications <nomodswin>

Ste_Nova

last year
full rebush
geo
wheel refirb
4 tyres
new brakes all round
rear caliaper overhaul

miles traveled last year 341

lovegroova

I remember those days, when the car was new-ish. They get more expensive as they get older

Last 18-24 months :
Rear calipers
Roof
Full respray/rust treatment
Coilovers
Radiator
TCT (needs replacing again - properly this time)
Clutch and flywheel
Catalytic convertor
Windscreen
Battery
Rear hub nuts
Droplinks

Wear and tear Items:
Tyres
Brakepads and discs

Fontal

Yip I've spent a pretty penny on mine but it was all my choice to spend it

mr-pitts

Good question,Hope my misses doesnt see this.
Magnaflow Exhaust,
Eibach Springs,
Spoon X-Brace,
Tunaby,front upper strut brace.....Then I drove it for a while.
Rays something-70-something wheels,which didnt fit so replaced with Buddy-Club P1s and Falken 452s,Rays wheel nuts,
Cusco Front/Rear ARBs,Cusco upper/lower rear brace,
Cusco chassis rails,
Full Polybush kit,
Tein monoflex with EDFC kit,
Hi-Spec BBK 360 monster 6 front,320 rear(a nightmare)
Extended wheel studs(see above(Hi-Spec)
Waxoyled all the wheel arches to around 1/2 thick,
Final drive ratio changed by Dixon,
TTS supersport Supercharger kit,
3 defi(oil press/temp and boost)and a A/F Guages,
Garage r Decat,
T1R Rear toe bars,
Geo Setup and service,(not done yet)
I think thats it,I did all the work in a small garage on axle stands and have worked my nuts off,It wont be on the road untill the begining of April so have no adia how will all go together.
Plans for the future...Mmm I may drive it,Some big offset TE37s(if I can widen the arches without it looking too chavy,A Mugan Bonnet,Some Bucket seats and 5 points, and I think that might be it.Oh! I might buy a spare low milage Engine incase my 2009 one goes bang.
I think thats about it,but I could have missed something......I did forget to mention something,I bought a new Mazda2 as a run around so I dont have to use te S2000 in bad weather,Does that count as a mod?