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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26 August 2016, 11:02 AM
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26 August 2016, 11:07 AM
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So do we 'underplay' how much our mods cost, eg. tell the missus a forged build costs £125, or just 'overlook' to mention certain mods?
"Why is the car so loud all of a sudden?"
"Maybe just the direction of the wind, dear."
"The car seems much quicker today!"
"Yes, sweetcheeks, that'll just be because I'm low on fuel, so the car is much lighter."
"Why is the ride so much more firm?"
"New potholes, darling. Nothing to see here."
26 August 2016, 11:39 AM
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I've learnt to have bits I've bought delivered to work so as not to arouse suspicion! I guess I'm around the £6k mark so far, if it wasn't for the fact I need a wagon, it will ultimately have been cheaper to buy a spec c etc. Still it's no use being the richest man in the graveyard and I'm in too deep now so might as well keep pushing on with it.
26 August 2016, 03:18 PM
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In the last year I've probably spent between 3 and 3.5k on my WRX wagon. But that is a mixture of mods (biggest being coilovers and digital radio), consumables (tyres, discs and brake pads, oil changes etc), and repairs (new rocker cover gaskets, radiator, cv gaiters, front brake calipers, ARB bushes and drop links).
However at the end of it I've now got a fairly nicely sorted wagon which hopefully will not need much more fixing.
So I can spend my money on different parts instead...
However at the end of it I've now got a fairly nicely sorted wagon which hopefully will not need much more fixing.
So I can spend my money on different parts instead...
26 August 2016, 03:26 PM
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By the time I add it up over the course of the 10+ years I've had the car, I'm over the 20K mark. Biggest expense was the 2.1 + 6 speed (plus all the bits to go with it). I've tended to upgrade when things break. I think over 10 years, that's not too bad at all. Although, I priced up a 2.35 set up recently . . . Must stop.
26 August 2016, 03:41 PM
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By the time I add it up over the course of the 10+ years I've had the car, I'm over the 20K mark. Biggest expense was the 2.1 + 6 speed (plus all the bits to go with it). I've tended to upgrade when things break. I think over 10 years, that's not too bad at all. Although, I priced up a 2.35 set up recently . . . Must stop.
26 August 2016, 03:42 PM
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By the time I add it up over the course of the 10+ years I've had the car, I'm over the 20K mark. Biggest expense was the 2.1 + 6 speed (plus all the bits to go with it). I've tended to upgrade when things break. I think over 10 years, that's not too bad at all. Although, I priced up a 2.35 set up recently . . . Must stop.
26 August 2016, 04:21 PM
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50k+ but on two Subaru's But that's over 13 years for my one and 10 years for my wife's,so in the grand scale of things it seems to be not to bad,but i still regret it Totally.SJ.
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26 August 2016, 04:30 PM
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Awe man, I hate this thread.
I tried not to think about it too much and start adding things up as I'm not the sort to waste money, more invest it.
But unfortunately this Subaru has had me under the thumb, I just want it how I want it, and it's still not finished.
But I'd say at least 10k and that's not including what I paid for car, but I don't want to start adding before I scare myself Loool.
Let's just say, this hobbie is expensive!
I tried not to think about it too much and start adding things up as I'm not the sort to waste money, more invest it.
But unfortunately this Subaru has had me under the thumb, I just want it how I want it, and it's still not finished.
But I'd say at least 10k and that's not including what I paid for car, but I don't want to start adding before I scare myself Loool.
Let's just say, this hobbie is expensive!
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26 August 2016, 07:52 PM
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26 August 2016, 09:17 PM
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I do that all the time to avoid silent treatment later.
Tbh on this project, the wife has actually been kind of supportive as she knows how stressful things can be during project so thumbs up from her, although I do get the odd joke comments, he cares more about his car then he does me