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    How much have you spent on your car

    A lot of people think i'm crazy so i thought i would see if there is anyone in the same boat as me

    Total spend is around $10,000 on mods
    Purchased the car in 2008 for $12,000

    Mods are in my signature
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    Far, far too much. Is not a cheap hobby by any means.

    I took a gap year working full time in an attempt to save some money for uni (which is about to start in the next couple weeks) and probably made over 20k (not much by any means but we all have to start somewhere), which the majority of went into the two cars Ive had. Current car was a $3000 mk3, which ive spent over that on the suspension for, let alone everything else for it.

    Little things all add up very quickly. Would have been much better off saving in hindsight. Ohwell. **** happens.

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    tell me about it, sometimes i wish i just kept my honda would have been quite wealthy, at the end of the day it is unique for me and makes me smile whenever i drive it

    just gotta make sure the parents dont find out
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    http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-8t-71747.html

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    I bought my Polo ex-demo in 2007 for about $28K, and I've spent about $25K on top of that in mods (though to be fair that includes buying a 2nd K04 after the first one died).

    It's not crazy at all - why not spend your own money on something you love?

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    I'm currently up to $11,000, including purchase price of the car for $5000

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    I think what is more crazy is the percentage of original purchase price. I'm well over 800% of what I paid for the car so far
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    ^^ that's a good effort, I've unfortunately spent very little on mine
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cookie28 View Post
    ^^ that's a good effort, I've unfortunately spent very little on mine
    Buy cheaper cars to get a higher %
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesatfish View Post
    I bought my Polo ex-demo in 2007 for about $28K, and I've spent about $25K on top of that in mods (though to be fair that includes buying a 2nd K04 after the first one died).

    It's not crazy at all - why not spend your own money on something you love?
    James I would. Love to see what a polo with 20k of. Mods look like

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    Quote Originally Posted by Njay View Post
    James I would. Love to see what a polo with 20k of. Mods look like
    Basically I've turned the Polo into a track car:

    K04 with APR tune
    FMIC
    Custom air intake / filter / plumbing
    LSD, upgraded clutch, lighter flywheel
    Custom 3" turbo back exhaust
    323mm Slotted Brembos, modified wheel arches for ventilation
    Bilstein PSS9 coilovers
    Rear sway bar / engine mount upgrade
    OZ Ultraleggeras

    Starting the build from scratch would save some money where I upgraded parts I'd already upgraded from stock - for instance the APR cat-back exhaust I initially installed, or the Seat intake mod replaced by the new air box.

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