View Full Version : I hate maths!! Makes me hate my hobby!
brownbear
16-12-10, 02:54 AM
I like wheels... I like nice wheels.... I've got 3 sets up for sale on a VW forum. (I'm cleaning out the ones I don't use)
Total if they sell £1350
Kinnda freaked me out a bit... All that money sat in my spare bedroom....
So I thought ok.
I fancy a R32 so I'll sell off all my corrado, mk2 and mk3 parts.
Drew up the list...
Total if they all sell £1935
Over all,
The unused car parts in my spare bedroom, Living room, Dining room and shed is worth...
£3285
Then i thought ok what if I sell the Corrado G60 (finished), The VR6 (finished) and the Mk4 Diesel.... (all parts are there, Just have to build)
After selling them too i'd have
£11,285!!
That's an R32 with a nice holiday and no credit cards or loans!!
Got me thinking....
What's your car hoarding obsession worth and if you were to sell today at a price to SELL TODAY (not pre recession market price)
How much is your unused car shizzle worth?? or Just your collection of cars...
Or in my case BOTH! :cry: :confused: :cry:
Quick rattle through i'm coming to around £12,500 in nova stuff as both cars are in bits ATM
if I sold the audi and all spares around £7000 so in total it's near £20k lol
I'm of to eBay now lol
brownbear
16-12-10, 03:42 AM
Sickening isn't it! lol.
Prob only about £5k now :(
It's worse when I add up what I've spent on my cars,
The GSI has over £18k worth of receipts going back to when I bought it ( the cost of the car is included in that figure ) but that does not include petrol, tax, mot or insurance,
the Audi's total finance cost was £20,500 ( total repayment figure )
It's best not to think about it this way though lol
probably guessing I've spent close to £60k on cars and parts since I started driving in 1995, but I wouldn't change anything tbh.
brownbear
16-12-10, 04:13 AM
With you 100%. Absolutely no regrets
I'm pretty sure there are members on here that have spent much much more :)
C612DNM
16-12-10, 07:22 AM
I spent over £30K on my sport between 1989 and the end of 1991.
I stopped counting when I started my GTE project at the end of '91 which became the GSi in 95.
Then again, that's motor racing!
How to have a small fortune through motorsport - start with a large one!
I dread to think. Last time I counted up I reckon I was somewhere like £25k on the Celica over almost 5 years (at the time), but thats totalling fuel, insurance, tax, mods, maintenance, depreciation.... and didn't cover the £1400-odd SSS overhaul lol
The Nova actually only stands me about £1k over its lifetime in terms of parts; obviously counting fuel, tax, insurance that would be a bit more! If I was to sell that as a whole I'd probably only be a few quid down though; but in parts (inc all the junk in my shed) I could probably stick a small profit.
Anyone wanna buy an ST205 or a V6 saloon? LOL
Mattman
16-12-10, 07:55 AM
£1800 at a push!!!!!! lol
dougie_boi
16-12-10, 08:08 AM
8-9k roughly in the last 2ish years with the fto celica 2 novas mk1 astra plus the parts lying around thats not including running cost etc
about £600 if i could find a beliving man with a white stick who likes novas but knew nothing about them lol but my banger racing gear is probably double that :D
rick
umm
probably about 4k as a very rough one.
LEWI007
16-12-10, 09:55 AM
I like wheels... I like nice wheels.... I've got 3 sets up for sale on a VW forum. (I'm cleaning out the ones I don't use)
Total if they sell £1350
Kinnda freaked me out a bit... All that money sat in my spare bedroom....
So I thought ok.
I fancy a R32 so I'll sell off all my corrado, mk2 and mk3 parts.
Drew up the list...
Total if they all sell £1935
Over all,
The unused car parts in my spare bedroom, Living room, Dining room and shed is worth...
£3285
Then i thought ok what if I sell the Corrado G60 (finished), The VR6 (finished) and the Mk4 Diesel.... (all parts are there, Just have to build)
After selling them too i'd have
£11,285!!
That's an R32 with a nice holiday and no credit cards or loans!!
Got me thinking....
What's your car hoarding obsession worth and if you were to sell today at a price to SELL TODAY (not pre recession market price)
How much is your unused car shizzle worth?? or Just your collection of cars...
Or in my case BOTH! :cry: :confused: :cry:
What wheels you selling ?
Probably talking the best part of £20k's worth of Novas sitting in the shed if I was to sell them as they sit. Wouldn't want to count up what I've spent on them though, that would just be too scary!!
steviegsi
16-12-10, 11:46 AM
I've probably spent about 4-5000, and if I sold everything would be worth something similar ..... But at least i haven't wasted it :roll:
L33 LEG
16-12-10, 12:03 PM
This is exactly what i have been doing. In summer i had a look at the stuff i had and was a fair chunk of cash. So i have sold the things that i dont want (2 cars and car parts) and am saving up aswell, i need around £13k-£14k and am half way there now. Quite sickening i still have the nova still in the garage doing fcuk all but im not prepared to let that go and same with my main car.
about 1k, probably be double/triple that next year
brownbear
16-12-10, 12:26 PM
What wheels you selling ?
Polished porsche 928's
8" wide bbs RM's
17" Audi Wheels
MattBrown
16-12-10, 12:29 PM
£4k in track car when done
Will be putting well over £10k into the turbo.
And other shoite, probs £3k, like motox bike etc lol
If only.
I have a £1950 retrim to sell. £850 set of head lights, £900 of coilovers all unused and loads and loads of other stuff. Threee sets of rims etc.
That's what they stand me. What I get back is nothing like that. Although it's still a good few quid. I plan to shift them on in the new year.
If I sold everything I have atm, less than a grand I think. Most stuff of any value got sold when I broke it up as I was in the ****e money wise.
£850 set of head lights
:eek:
Any "pair of diamond chandeliers hanging off the front end" gen? lol
Argh! I know, I know!
Idiocy of the highest order! Funny thing is they are (not overnight) from Japan. Wish I had put them on my tab at Harrys. I got them about 4.5 years ago and now they're much easier to find. Albeit not brand new - who would be daft enough?!
Then I retrofitted 4000K HID's to dipped and main beam. They may owe me more tbh. :(
See what happens when you don't use Harry's. Next thing you'll be using those Gallo 24's :(
It runs on washing powder. I did get my car from the bottom of a cereal box afterall.
dj_wudgey
16-12-10, 03:12 PM
i dont know how much ive spent and im not going to figure it out but i know ive spent enough lol
If I was to sell everything I've got I'd be lucky to see £4000 that's including my project a lot of brand new bits on it, both engines/box's/looms etc, high comp pistons, rods, wheels, brakes, suspension and a **** load of spares I've got lay about like full glass set standard pistons and rods and plastic bits.
(Dr.Evil accent)One Million Dollars(/Dr.Evil accent)
etc
SR-Rally
16-12-10, 06:05 PM
i have 3 rally novas totaling easily 10k as they are. if i split i'd make more. but this isn't including my spare box's, quick racks, suspention, and all the stupid parts i keep. also have a sport shell which must be worth a little and a corsa sri
all my mates and local motorclub guys call me a horder as all the stuff i have :)
Pistol Pete
16-12-10, 06:06 PM
Alot. Dont want to add it up really. But will have to come insurance time!
Danny mul
16-12-10, 06:25 PM
My latest nova cost me 300euro(couple of month test and two small patched needed:thumb: ) and the bit in the shed about 1500ish
Novasport
16-12-10, 09:00 PM
Oooh, have you seen my loft? Loft full, lock up garage full, large shed full & remainder of the garage space not taken up with the Sport full!
I had a very small clearout of a few bits I did not need which netted me £2000. Not even touched the surface of what I have.
Plus the value of a mint Sport and a 6500 mile 888 coupe.
Nova_Tek
16-12-10, 09:12 PM
If i sell the spare Nova parts I have in the garage or house most I'd get realistically would be £500 or there abouts.
loggyboy
16-12-10, 10:24 PM
Take a third off all your sums as some bits wont sell and others will go for less than you thought.
I calculated 3.5k when I stripped my nova, got just over 2k in the end, with only about 2-300 in unsold parts that some eventually sold after quite a while for less than I hoped.
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