Painfull subject - project costs.
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I know alot of people make sure they dont add up how much cash theyve spent so far/ in total on their projects, to save having a nervous breakdown.

I too managed to stay well away from the calculator, but something possesed me just now and i added things up.

I had to do this a few times to make sure it was right, but my total comes to around about £6000

I've still got panels to replace, ligthening bits and paint aswell other stuff to go yet. It's quite scary really how ive managed to spend that much cash and the car is just about complete.

Cant help thinking of other cars i could have got with the money but oh well!!!

If youre brave enough or all ready know, or even if you want to say - how much have you spent?

Rich

1080 so far :) probably another 1500-2000 for engine bits 1000 gearbox and 2000 paint 1500 interior

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On my green every day 1380 I spent a tad over 17K what with the car costing me 7K the 5 speed box another 3K and the engine easly another 6K crazy but no point taking it with you thats what I keep telling my self

I passed the 10k mark about a year ago. That does include 5 engine rebuilds, 2 resprays. And the usual gubbins!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

I havnt added it up properly but could guess at about 6-7k.

How depressing.

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It's better than spending it on beer, fags and drugs though!

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Look at it another way, If you wern't wasting money on the mini it would be on something else.

I stopped totalling recipts last year when I got to 5k, and I have built an engine with some nice parts since then.

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

Was going to say exactly the same haha

My first mini had 8 thousand piled into it by my brother, someone crashed into it and it was written off. i brought it for the scrap value and did the brakes, suspension and re pairing for 1200 pounds.

my current run around mini i brought for 1000 200 pound getting it tru the mot and another 4000 on an engine and gearbox.

my current project is just in its starting stages, but very maximum of 3k and probably another 4000 on the engine.

Edited by Sam on 15th Oct, 2008.

my first mini cost £800 and was a minter, been fully restored 11 months before i bought it, with about £2000 worth of receipts

then i spent about a £1000 getting it how i wanted it, did good for as long as it was a 998cc (about 2.5 years), in that time i managed to spend a good £2000 on building a turbo engine/box lasted me 7 months, blew it up at mitp 2007 :( it cam home into storage...i had no other engine as i gave it to wil_h

then i blew about 9k on a supra... another story lmao

sold that bought a 1275gt, its quite solid but the body needs doing asap, i have spent about payed £900 and spent £200 fixing the bodges (like 2 drivers side front arches )

my first mini cost a total of £3800
my second £1100

the first mini is being restored and i have 90% of the body work done and i am at about the £500 mark, looking to put about another £1k into the car and about £2k engine to start with

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My car only cost £500 to buy, mesed up how one seat and one harness is more expensive!! And I have two now!!

rich was your seat made from pure black gold? because thats expencive for a seat imo

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What is obviously true that buying a finished car is almost always the cheapest thing to do

But... I feel that just owning a nice car is a bit empty. I am in this hobby for the tinkering. skinned knuckles and the pride I have in producing a finished product. It keeps me amused for years and I cant think of a better way to spend my money..

What I have found id that If you do EVERYTHING yourself (bodywork, painting included) then the costs can just about be recovered for your next project.. but if you pay anyone to do any of that stuff you will probably loose out in the end.

Terry

Edited by Turbo Tel on 15th Oct, 2008.

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i have a pair of carbon seats and harnesses and they came to £400 each yours look very similar..corbeau?

Edited by Brett on 15th Oct, 2008.

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Seat was £330, 4 point harness was 130 and sidemounts where £50 i think

My old project took about £4.5k, before i split it for about £1.7k.

my currnet has ony cost about £1400, but its not a turbo :(

er, this is a hard question! the mini project i supose is to go faster and its all about what i have found out over time so the current car is an evolution of the first mini, as such i would random guess at about £30,000 or £40,000 ish. but in reality it would cost to built my car about £10,000

I'm not going to scare myself!

i think im about 10k ish, not dun yet tho

Wel i wasnt botherd how much its cost?

Just added it up tho and am sure ive missed loads and got to 12k

Oh well its not even finished yet, and theres me thinking about a 16 bimmer turbo conversion.
Rick

A metro that I driven once..........£4000ish now

My original intention was to make it quicker than an imprezza for less

These days you can get an imprezza easily for £4k

Damn

I've spent about €12K on mine so far. I still need proper seats, a rear subframe and some suspension mods

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse