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Just out of curiosity, what do people spend on their GTi?

I've just racked up my bills, and I've spent £762.50 since April on parts and services!!

Is anyone in the same boat to make me feel a little better!!!?

Not much yet, apart from insurance and buying the damn thing

But over the next few weeks..

4x New tyres
All alloys refurbed
Some 30mm springs
New centre caps
Other little bits and bobs too

Edit: Just noticed you're from Leeds, whereabouts?

well i took out a loan for 5000t to buy and fix things on the car, wirhout insurance and servicing...... Then another 1500 on brake upgrade, exhaust upgade, fioter upgrade, suspension upgade and then 3 sets off alloys at 750 so far without tyres and this year is another 3000 loan for interior and other stuff so over 10000 easy as iv missed a milion things lol! So without sound system aswell at 600 quid lol! Omg im mad........

Dom_ wrote:Not much yet, apart from insurance and buying the damn thing

But over the next few weeks..

4x New tyres
All alloys refurbed
Some 30mm springs
New centre caps
Other little bits and bobs too

Edit: Just noticed you're from Leeds, whereabouts?

I was living in Headingley as a student. I'm back in Sheffield now, I really should update that!

Trottagti wrote:well i took out a loan for 5000t to buy and fix things on the car, wirhout insurance and servicing...... Then another 1500 on brake upgrade, exhaust upgade, fioter upgrade, suspension upgade and then 3 sets off alloys at 750 so far without tyres and this year is another 3000 loan for interior and other stuff so over 10000 easy as iv missed a milion things lol! So without sound system aswell at 600 quid lol! Omg im mad........

Fooooking hell!! 10k!! That's a lot of cash.. But your GTi is sick! I love the engine bay and that little race tow bar! 3 Sets of wheels!!? I know which wheels would suit your car down to a tee!

But it does make me feel a loads better, my spending is nothing compared to yours.. But if I had the chance I'd do it in an instant!

MrP wrote:

Dom_ wrote:Not much yet, apart from insurance and buying the damn thing

But over the next few weeks..

4x New tyres
All alloys refurbed
Some 30mm springs
New centre caps
Other little bits and bobs too

Edit: Just noticed you're from Leeds, whereabouts?

I was living in Headingley as a student. I'm back in Sheffield now, I really should update that!

No way! I work in Headingley at the Alba Tyres on headingley lane

I was reading your older posts aswell, did you manage to fix the hazy headlights? Mine need doing, going to try some PlastX first

You guys wouldn't fix my exhaust or track my car (old Polo GT - Black one) it was too low!!

I never did fix the hazy headlights, BUT.. I know how to change the clear lens. You can use an non-xenon headlight casing as they can be found cheaper. I am yet to find one tho! Every time I arrange to buy one from another certain polo forum I get let down!

Biggest cost for me was buying my car.I saved every penny and hunted for 3 months until the right one came up.

Have had two new tyres this year at £160.
MOT,Oil change,cambelt,auxillary belt and cambelt tensioners etc at VW for a haggled price of £400.
New suspension at £460.

But thats my car pretty sorted on major bits for a couple of years.

I'm hoping PlastX will clear them up enough that I'm happy with, though it is runing the front end of the car

Dom_ wrote:

I'm hoping PlastX will clear them up enough that I'm happy with, though it is runing the front end of the car

Ha ha, hardly anywhere took that car tho, it was really low!

I just covered mine with headlight protectors and it hid the hazy-ness for the time being. Once I get some replacement lenses I will do a guide!

Bradley wrote:Biggest cost for me was buying my car.I saved every penny and hunted for 3 months until the right one came up.

Have had two new tyres this year at £160.
MOT,Oil change,cambelt,auxillary belt and cambelt tensioners etc at VW for a haggled price of £400.
New suspension at £460.

But thats my car pretty sorted on major bits for a couple of years.

Not bad really!

I stumbled upon my car, I was offered a swap for my old GT as the previous owner of my GTi heard I wanted something newer and he wanted something older! Was a done deal in about 4 hours of the offer being had! I always hated mk5 GTi's too... How wrong I was!

My car owes me a fortune really, I don’t think I really even want to know how much I spent on it.

Most expensive bills have been the Cambelt Tensioner change & service at VW which was nearly £500, Spax Coilovers were just under £500, Wheels set me back £525, I don’t really count general maintenance such as tyres, oil, filters etc because those costs are unavoidable.

BMC, Short Shifter, Raceland Manifold, Bodyshop work, Tints, Brakes..... there's another £1200 easy

Mine........well.........

2 gearboxes, 1st one £200 second hand, 2nd full rebuild £550
belt and pump £300
4 tyres £250
central locking pump £70
front breaks £150

and now I need new shocks, and maybe axle, window switches.

Its too much and its getting done and sold

bradley1983 wrote:Mine........well.........

2 gearboxes, 1st one £200 second hand, 2nd full rebuild £550
belt and pump £300
4 tyres £250
central locking pump £70
front breaks £150

and now I need new shocks, and maybe axle, window switches.

Its too much and its getting done and sold

Well that was my issue, spending too much just getting the car in a good running order. The money will need to be spent to sell the car on, but at which point the car should be good for at least a few years so might as well keep it!

I love my car and don't want to sell it but its costing too much. its on 60,000 and i'm the second owner. full VW service up to 45k.

bradley1983 wrote:I love my car and don't want to sell it but its costing too much. its on 60,000 and i'm the second owner. full VW service up to 45k.

Whats up with it??

Mines on 113k, Mine needs cambelt kit, window switches, front wheel bearings and the car should be good for years and years to come! that's only about £200 of stuff, so not too bad. But spending £1000 in less then 6 months on a car, just for maintenece/servicing purposes is just silly when I could have spent it on booze and hookers