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[FesterRS]

I was looking in the for sale section and saw how much people have spent on their cars....and i thought i was bad!<br>The main reason im selling mine is to get out of the unhealthy obsession with mods mods and more mods.<br>How much have you lot spent on your motors? Sometimes you look at a car and think 'Yeah that looks the t1ts' but dont really appreciate how much time and money has gone into it.<br>I must have only (i say only) spent about £2500 in a year on mine but im sure thats gonna be nothing compared to some of you.<br>

[DuncanFRST]

More than 15k!

[FesterRS]

Fekin hell!! Over how many months/years?<br>Is that engine and body work?<br>

[DuncanFRST]

Nearly all the work, (13k) was spent by the previous owner over about 1.5 years. I've got all the receipts in the car file. I, myself have spent the rest on repairs <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/frown.gif"> since I bought the car (about 2 months ago). Turned out the chassis was bent, and the gearbox f***ed. So a whole new front end has been built up (the only orginal part being the bonnet) and sprayed. This included new suspention mounts, anti-roll bars, track arms etc. And while I was at it I decided to get a hybrid T2 with 360 degree t.b. All this (including the gearbox) came to about 3k.<br><br>You might have seen the car, its a FRST featured in Fast Ford just over a year ago. Its blue, RS2000 sideskirts, mondeao roof spolier, escort cossie front bumper. The previous owners name was Ian. It was the first feature in that perticular FF (but not the cover shot. The cover was a black RST S2 with RS carved into the bonnet).

[FesterRS]

Sorry, wasnt into my RS's a year ago!<br>Sounds very nice though, bet that p1ssed you off about the Chassis.

[Adrian]

£10,000 on modifications <b>excluding</b> fitting, labour etc. <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/eek.gif"><br><br>£2000 or so on labour, servicing, repairs etc.<br><br>another £1000 or so on replacement parts, tyres, gearbox, radiators.<br><br>And ten years worth of petrol!!<br><br>Adrian.

[snake]

£4000 on the car and £3500 since I got it two and a half months ago!!<br><br>

[Andrew Malcolm]

count ur selfs lucky.. ihave spent over £1000 on repairs alone on my 1100... <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/frown.gif"><br><br>and £300 of that was to just get it throu the MOT <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/frown.gif"><br><br>

[snake]

It helps being a technician!! No labour costs.

[Fake XR2i]

About £2K on mods, Ice, security. And only £5 extra over the last two years on MoT's..and that was for an air bubble in the number plate!

[Andy]

cubby,<br><br>£17,000?????!!!!!! lot of money mate!!!! so whats your link with Cathburn then?<br><br>Ian Howells spent some wonga on his and with this new Skyline 32gt engine he is planning for, must easily have gone/will go over 30k <br><br>[Edited by Andy (14-08-2000 at 01:21 PM).]

[Adrian]

Ah yes... the "Skyline" engine...<br><br>Don't believe all you read in the magazines... <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/smile.gif"><br><br>Adrian.

[cubby240]

Over 17,000, i love my car and it was/is worth every penny i have spent on it. There is no other Fiesta in the world like my RS Turbo. Keep spending your money on what makes you happy.<br><br> Cubby. <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif"><br><br><br> <br>

[lauri]

8000£ And all the work is self made,paintings,body mods,only with engine is used somebodys help

[Andy]

Ade,<br><br>magazines??????? ha ha!!!!!! i got this info from this site mate!!!!!!!!!!! <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/tounge.gif"> (btw your stick-out-tongue gif doesnt seem to be working)

[Adrian]

The specs on the Mag feature car pages is word for word from the relevent issue. PF said his was a 2.1, it's actually only a 2.0 and Ian span the Redline journo a yarn about Skyline engine transplant and they fell for it hook line and sinker...<br><br>Nothing wrong with my smilies... <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/tounge.gif"><br><br>Adrian.

[cubby240]

Cathburn Customs is my brothers Custom Bodyshop Business. I work with computers but my real obsession is with motors. Ive had the car since i was 17...im now 20 and have no money in th bank......!! <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/frown.gif"> But...... i have the car. Every penny i have earned. (well as much as i can afford) has gone on it.<br><br> Cubby. <IMG SRC="http://www.rs-turbo.co.uk/ubb/smilies/smile.gif"><br> <A HREF="http://www.cathburncustoms.co.uk" TARGET=_blank>www.cathburncustoms.co.uk</A> <br>

[Btb]

THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF MY FIESTA TURBO SPENT IN THE REGION OF £20,000 IN 4 YEARS,AND IT PUT HIS LIGHTS OUT,SO AFTER 3 ENGINES LOADS OF CASH,HEARTBREAK AND ONE NEAR DIVORCE, I GOT THE BENEFIT OF ALL HIS HARD WORK FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST, PLUS THE 2.1 ZETEC CONVERSION HE HAD INSTALLED AT THE FINISH HAD NOT EVEN BEEN IN THE CAR 2 WEEKS AND ONLY HAD 500 MILES WHEN I GOT IT, NOT EVEN RUN IN. THE MOTOR IS ABSOLUTELY FECKIN SPLENDID AND HAS TAKEN ABOUT £4,000 OF MY WEDGE INTO THE BARGAIN. <br><br>[Edited by BOB THE BUILDER (19-08-2000 at 01:49 AM).]