View Poll Results: How much have you spent so far on your Impreza
£0-£1000
10
8.20%
£1000-£200
10
8.20%
£2000-£3000
13
10.66%
£3000-£4000
12
9.84%
£4000-£5000
12
9.84%
£5000-£6000
4
3.28%
£6000-£7000
5
4.10%
£7000-£10,000
5
4.10%
£10,000-£20,000
24
19.67%
£20,000-£50,000
27
22.13%
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How much have you spent so far?
26 August 2016, 09:47 PM
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The only mod i have done to mine are the rear wheel arches flared and wheels, As i wasn't going to do anything to this one...... honest 
She doesn't know about the handling mods or the bit I've hidden in the garage
Remap should be next to improve fuel economy
She doesn't know about the handling mods or the bit I've hidden in the garage
Remap should be next to improve fuel economy
26 August 2016, 10:04 PM
#32
Spent £20k on the first one £16.5 to buy and £3.5 modding got £13500 back when I sold it though.
£17k on the STI Type R but that includes £7200 purchase price, cashed in around £5k on it in parts and bought most of them back now
paid less than I sold them for though 
Just need a bonnet and it's complete again, oh and to put the engine together oh and the rest of the car too. 
Then spent around £5/700 on the wagon more replacing worn parts and servicing than modding though, sold it now so that's that with me and Subarus for a few years.
Got a nice Golf MK1 and a few quid in my pocket to keep me busy now, more show than go these days, paint is cheaper than engine parts.
£17k on the STI Type R but that includes £7200 purchase price, cashed in around £5k on it in parts and bought most of them back now
paid less than I sold them for though Just need a bonnet and it's complete again, oh and to put the engine together oh and the rest of the car too. Then spent around £5/700 on the wagon more replacing worn parts and servicing than modding though, sold it now so that's that with me and Subarus for a few years.
Got a nice Golf MK1 and a few quid in my pocket to keep me busy now, more show than go these days, paint is cheaper than engine parts.
27 August 2016, 06:13 AM
#34
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You don't have the right poll for mine as iv spent well over 50k on one of my builds easy but it is a WRC build so parts are a bit more expensive than you average Scoob and I'd already spent a fortune on it before it got stripped for the Wrc build lol
Been lucky with my hatchback Sti as iv only had to spend around 5-10k to get it where I want
Been lucky with my hatchback Sti as iv only had to spend around 5-10k to get it where I want
27 August 2016, 02:05 PM
#36
Im glad im not the only one who has to lie about how much things cost to the missus!! Any ones missus found out how much a part really cost?? Ive been caught out a few times and Ive had the silent treatment for a few days and the cant believe you lied to me lecture!!
One of the reasons I dont own a Impreza anymore as its like a drug I get addicted to throwing money on mods, and for some reason I cant help myself, no matter how many times Ive said Im not modding this one!!!
Any ones missus found out how much a part really cost?? Ive been caught out a few times and Ive had the silent treatment for a few days and the cant believe you lied to me lecture!! One of the reasons I dont own a Impreza anymore as its like a drug I get addicted to throwing money on mods, and for some reason I cant help myself, no matter how many times Ive said Im not modding this one!!!
27 August 2016, 05:44 PM
#37
I have been know to not tell the entire truth about the amount of mods and cost of car parts. My car went to the garage to sort out the knocking from the suspension. My wife knows the garage fixed it for less that £200. Which isn't too bad. However I haven't mentioned the cost of the coilovers which were delivered direct to the garage. ..
27 August 2016, 05:45 PM
#38
Im glad im not the only one who has to lie about how much things cost to the missus!! Any ones missus found out how much a part really cost?? Ive been caught out a few times and Ive had the silent treatment for a few days and the cant believe you lied to me lecture!!
One of the reasons I dont own a Impreza anymore as its like a drug I get addicted to throwing money on mods, and for some reason I cant help myself, no matter how many times Ive said Im not modding this one!!!
Any ones missus found out how much a part really cost?? Ive been caught out a few times and Ive had the silent treatment for a few days and the cant believe you lied to me lecture!! One of the reasons I dont own a Impreza anymore as its like a drug I get addicted to throwing money on mods, and for some reason I cant help myself, no matter how many times Ive said Im not modding this one!!!
Yeah when @Alan Jeffery left the invoices conveniently on the passenger seat after my engine build so I didn't forget to pick them up....
The issue is they were face down and it didn't even cross my mind to see what they were before I picked her up from work to do some running in....
27 August 2016, 06:27 PM
#40
Originally Posted by JGlanzaV
Yeah when @Alan Jeffery left the invoices conveniently on the passenger seat after my engine build so I didn't forget to pick them up....
The issue is they were face down and it didn't even cross my mind to see what they were before I picked her up from work to do some running in....
The issue is they were face down and it didn't even cross my mind to see what they were before I picked her up from work to do some running in....
C'mon then, out with the rest...
27 August 2016, 06:38 PM
#41
Well obviously she picked up the stack of paper on the seat and I was just so happy to have the car back I didn't notice she had been very quiet for the 20 minute drive home....
When we got home and she handed me the paper the penny dropped as to what was written on it! (It was more than a few quid more than I'd told her it cost)
She raised her eyebrow at me and walked off, then proceeded to reel off a shopping list of everything she needed to buy seeing as i'd spent over 10k on my engine.....
When we got home and she handed me the paper the penny dropped as to what was written on it! (It was more than a few quid more than I'd told her it cost)
She raised her eyebrow at me and walked off, then proceeded to reel off a shopping list of everything she needed to buy seeing as i'd spent over 10k on my engine.....
Haw haw haw.
27 August 2016, 07:00 PM
#43
Yes and here we are just over a year later with a baby on the way and probably as much if not more than my engine cost in!!!
27 August 2016, 08:27 PM
#45
I should have got rid of her then!!!
Only joking I have a great family(she standing behind me as I write this)
28 August 2016, 12:16 AM
#47
Same here, my lady says nothing. Sometimes I wish she would just so I could defend my love of cars, or just some input. But never says anything.
Although she does like it when I buy her a new car 😉
Although she does like it when I buy her a new car 😉
Originally Posted by IainMilford
Lol, my missus knows how much has gone into mine, she accepts its what i like doing and leaves me to it !
28 August 2016, 10:31 AM
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Yeah when @Alan Jeffery left the invoices conveniently on the passenger seat after my engine build so I didn't forget to pick them up....
The issue is they were face down and it didn't even cross my mind to see what they were before I picked her up from work to do some running in....
The issue is they were face down and it didn't even cross my mind to see what they were before I picked her up from work to do some running in....
28 August 2016, 11:10 AM
#51
But as Brian Blessed's Richard IV in Blackadder would have you believe, you can't underestimate the value of, "...Fresh horseees!!"
That's why you should never own a Ford...as their horses are always out to graze [Grays].
Groan.
That's why you should never own a Ford...as their horses are always out to graze [Grays].
Groan.
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28 August 2016, 12:05 PM
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Think "Southfork"
28 August 2016, 12:15 PM
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Mine also has a horse.....that needs new shoes, lessons, haircuts, his own therapist!!!! So as long as the horses requirements are filled I'm free to spend. Alcatek etc to be booked in down enginetuner v soon!!
13 September 2016, 11:16 PM
#56
Originally Posted by jaygsi
£10,000-£20,000 seems to be the winner, i'm very surprised.
Also the next highest bracket is 20-50k!
Mind, the sample size is small though.
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14 September 2016, 07:01 AM
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16 September 2016, 12:29 PM
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I've not had mine long so I'm in the 0-1000 category (at the moment). I've been trying to concentrate on the cheaper mods this year like de-tango and de-lexus the headlights. I do have a shopping list that includes Harvey up-pipe, sports cat down pipe, and a remap along with 4 new tyres for the wheels.
Are we counting petrol in the expenditure? If so I think you can get rid of any choice lower than £5k
Are we counting petrol in the expenditure? If so I think you can get rid of any choice lower than £5k