Malc 45 Posted December 21, 2016 Well its almost the end of the year and interested to find out what sort of money people have spent maintaining or upgrading/re-building their 205s in 2016. Obviously too much in some cases, however reflecting back Im quite surprised at how little I have spent considering I rebuilt a full motor including a complete engine change mid year. Basically I reshelled a car, installed a cage, fitted a new engine, changed my complete front brake set up and bought new (used) speed lines and tyres this year. Totalling well in excess of £1000, however with the sale of parts no longer required,including my old brake set up, and a bonus sale of the old registration plate on my last 205, my total spend was only a few hundred quid, excluding tax and insurance. This is well down on previous years, Anyone else had any nice surprises this year, or a horrendous wallet munching one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,541 Posted December 21, 2016 I prefer not to think about it too much!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blandy 29 Posted December 21, 2016 Far to much. I'd hate to sit down and work it out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barneys66 122 1 Cars Posted December 21, 2016 From (a terrible) memory; 4.4 CWP - £120 2.6 VTS rack / UJ - £140 Saxo pump - £80 (complete car!) High pressure hose - £20 Stainless coolant pipe - £30 Gear rods - £40 Rad hose - £20 TREs - £30 Drop Links - £30 Brake pipes - £30 Air Filter - £50 Rev limiter - £30 Wiring - £100 Gaskets, etc - £100 Paint, misc - £200 Tracking / Mot / Etc - £150 Used Michelin PS3s - £150 And probably plenty of bits I've forgotten (let's not count spend on tools..!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,657 Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) dont do it. I haven't done much, bar build an engine and buy some brakes and the car still needs mapping, has to be about 3.5-4k and i did it all myself apart from the head work. Edited December 21, 2016 by welshpug Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toolie72 67 1 Cars Posted December 21, 2016 Nothing, zero, nada Well that's my point of view-not necessarily the wife's?!?! Everything I sell on eBay (crap!!) goes into PayPal and pays direct to seller or I take money out Therefore-I didn't have to work for it so it's free However I will concede that I've sold about £1500 worth of stuff on eBay but the wife doesn't need to know that-honest I'm saving the environment by selling stuff-it's getting recycled-I should get an obe from the queen!! (more likely to get an effing tax bill from her though lol) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve@cornwall 100 Posted December 21, 2016 Quite a bit by my standards MOT on GTI. Approx £60 Engine swap on GTI. £0 Repair and respray front wings, bonnet,grille and valence on GTI Approx.£90 Bought diesel 205 £265 including transport Replace bonnet,grille,driving lights on diesel £0 Respray wings doors bonnet and grille on diesel under £50 New battery and fuel line clips to get diesel running approx£50 Gaiter, bulbs and switch for diesel approx £20 XU 10j4r conversion on cti Approx £200 including 306 donor Gaiters, droppings and tracked ends for cti Approx £30 Still not a bad result for under a grand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robbiedundy 58 4 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 Spent around £450 on my STDT, mostly maintenance. Bought a 1.6 gti for £600 which I've done nothing with yet apart from crack the block.. And there's no way I'm adding how much I've spent on my 205 gti6 project ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simes 248 2 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 Insurance 500 miles of fuel Alternator belt Oil and filter Tax. Children take over - we've spent 10k in childcare this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dobboy 231 2 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 £10 on fuel stabiliser, but the car is lucky to have covered a mile this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcc 855 Posted December 22, 2016 My car hasnt turned a wheel for nearly 12 months. Have bought a new bits and bobs. In the region of £4500 spent on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roon 29 1 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 Bought my 205 back so urm yeah a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 Not much on mine bar insurance, tax, a couple of tanks of fuel and a service earlier in the year at Miles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juttie205 123 2 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 Would hate to add mine up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan77 78 1 Cars Posted December 22, 2016 Tax Insurance MOT Fuel Fluids and filters Flexi and solid fuel lines from BBM Alternator belt Totally rebuilt beam for spare Some sills and front panel for storage So around £1k this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbafett 49 2 Cars Posted December 24, 2016 Probably a couple of grand on bits and pieces. Hope to have it back down on the ground by summer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 105 1 Cars Posted December 24, 2016 Far too much. Part way through a full rebuild. The respray was over £3000. Engine build documented in my projects thread but has gone over the £2000 mark. Brakes, rebuilt gearbox , rear axle etc. That is another £1500 . I had better stop. However, it should not cost much when I have finished it, he said hopefully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
And 15 1 Cars Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) With mine been a stage car I don't think I want to go there.. haha but it's not been to bad I put a lot into the engine and gearbox end of last year so they were no issue this year although we had a few shaft issues in the end and the rear 3ways was a bit of a out lay and next front ones will be a even bigger one.. but that's next year, bugets don't bother.... Edited December 24, 2016 by And Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
