How much do you spend on your Impreza in a year?.....
18 September 2007, 12:05 PM
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How much do you spend on your Impreza in a year?.....
Quick question..............
How much do you spend on your Impreza in a year?.....
Include all tuning, modifying, parts, upgrade, puchase etc
Thanks
Lesley
How much do you spend on your Impreza in a year?.....
Include all tuning, modifying, parts, upgrade, puchase etc
Thanks
Lesley
18 September 2007, 12:35 PM
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I've spent nearly £4.5k on mine in the last year, just on servicing related stuff 
Thinking of getting rid of it and having something completely different now as the costs are getting silly...
Thinking of getting rid of it and having something completely different now as the costs are getting silly...
18 September 2007, 12:38 PM
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Bought mine a year ago this month. I've done £4300, but I expect the price to go down now as most the pricey mods have been done.
Just a few things left to get, a 6 speed gearbox, 2.5 bottom end, new turbo, new interior, respray, new alloys.......
Yeah thats should be too much
Just a few things left to get, a 6 speed gearbox, 2.5 bottom end, new turbo, new interior, respray, new alloys.......
Yeah thats should be too much
18 September 2007, 01:03 PM
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This year
Gearbox rebuild £350 (took it out myself)
New ecu and remap £1160
New wheels £500
New rear dics and pads £120
Cam belt, oil change and geom set up £350
Godspeed brakes(used) £350
Braided hoses £50
Suspension bits £300
Last year
New clutch and flywheel £800
Engine upgrades £2000
Ecu and remap £800
Wheels/brakes/other bits £1500
And don't forget fuel and insurance.
Gearbox rebuild £350 (took it out myself)
New ecu and remap £1160
New wheels £500
New rear dics and pads £120
Cam belt, oil change and geom set up £350
Godspeed brakes(used) £350
Braided hoses £50
Suspension bits £300
Last year
New clutch and flywheel £800
Engine upgrades £2000
Ecu and remap £800
Wheels/brakes/other bits £1500
And don't forget fuel and insurance.
18 September 2007, 01:23 PM
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Setting aside petrol, insurance, road fund and my modifictions, in precisely 367 days of ownership (as of today) of my '93 WRX, it's only been in for work three times...
- First, the flasher relay and some wiring burnt out - £48 to sort.
- Next it went into Zen for a 60k service plus cambelt change (that's everything on Subaru's schedule). Also needed doing were rear foglight wiring re-sorted; two replacement wheel studs; a set of rear brake pads (Mintex); plus alternator and air-con belts replaced. The whole bill came to £719.
- Lastly, it went in for an MOT at Scooby Clinic and needed a replacement O/S steering bellows replaced. Whole bill for £172 incuding MOT fee, travel to MOT station, etc.
Total expenditure in 1 year, 2 days for garage work was £939.
If you factor in all the other expense (mentioned at the top of the post) - especially money spent on mods. - then I dont wanna know!!!
- First, the flasher relay and some wiring burnt out - £48 to sort.
- Next it went into Zen for a 60k service plus cambelt change (that's everything on Subaru's schedule). Also needed doing were rear foglight wiring re-sorted; two replacement wheel studs; a set of rear brake pads (Mintex); plus alternator and air-con belts replaced. The whole bill came to £719.
- Lastly, it went in for an MOT at Scooby Clinic and needed a replacement O/S steering bellows replaced. Whole bill for £172 incuding MOT fee, travel to MOT station, etc.
Total expenditure in 1 year, 2 days for garage work was £939.
If you factor in all the other expense (mentioned at the top of the post) - especially money spent on mods. - then I dont wanna know!!!
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18 September 2007, 01:36 PM
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Ok, in the last year....
New front discs, pads, and new front caliper (which came to about £2k altogether), a set of types (£400), 2 lots of servicing (£250 and £630), £50 petrol a week (£2600), £1k for insurance...
That little lot comes to nearly £7k, and I've not even done any modifications
Now it seems the clutch is going, and I've been told that one of the support beams (which the front suspension etc all hangs from) is going rusty and will need replacing before the next MOT (at the cost of a couple of thousand or so). Not really what you expect from a car only 5.5 years old.
The amount of money this car is costing, I've nearly payed for it twice just in servicing and running costs. Ther term money pit springs to mind. I'd never buy another Subaru now...
18 September 2007, 01:39 PM
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Not had my car a year but relatively modest 1k (or just under) so far but I am sure that will change soon enough.
My previous car (RX7) robbed me for about £8k
My previous car (RX7) robbed me for about £8k
18 September 2007, 03:00 PM
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dont even want to think about that tbh lol.In the last year 2 dealer services one with cambelt,aux belts and brakes all round (ouch) an additional oil change with filter,almost every sensor on the engine,full exhaust downpipe back,plus modifying insurance and petrol so quite a bit,but worth every penny when you floor it and the revs just go nuts and it throws you at the horizon 
plus what i dont spend on the car id probably p**s up the wall
plus what i dont spend on the car id probably p**s up the wall
18 September 2007, 03:30 PM
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Not information I would put in any public place the wife may track it down!
My monthly mod budget is circa £50 which of course I strictly adhere to!
Simon
My monthly mod budget is circa £50 which of course I strictly adhere to!
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18 September 2007, 06:44 PM
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Ok, in the last year....
New front discs, pads, and new front caliper (which came to about £2k altogether), a set of types (£400), 2 lots of servicing (£250 and £630), £50 petrol a week (£2600), £1k for insurance...
That little lot comes to nearly £7k, and I've not even done any modifications
Now it seems the clutch is going, and I've been told that one of the support beams (which the front suspension etc all hangs from) is going rusty and will need replacing before the next MOT (at the cost of a couple of thousand or so). Not really what you expect from a car only 5.5 years old.
The amount of money this car is costing, I've nearly payed for it twice just in servicing and running costs. Ther term money pit springs to mind. I'd never buy another Subaru now...
Do you live within spitting distance of Sims Chippy?
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18 September 2007, 06:52 PM
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bought my wrx bugeye in june this year and so far must of spent about 2k maybe more as i have just ordered wheels cant help myself i say i must stop but when i hit ebay i come away with something else
should have just bought a fast one but then wheres the fun in that oh as for the wife she just thinks every thing was cheep of ebay
if she only knew
but its fun and a hobby i suppose and i can say that i have done all the work myself 
cant help myself i say i must stop but when i hit ebay i come away with something else should have just bought a fast one but then wheres the fun in that oh as for the wife she just thinks every thing was cheep of ebay if she only knew but its fun and a hobby i suppose and i can say that i have done all the work myself
18 September 2007, 10:06 PM
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Ive only had my Spec C since July and im over the 2.5k mark already just on bits and bobs not including petrol/insurance etc
shame i cant get the alloys i want in my PCD or it would be a lot more than that
shame i cant get the alloys i want in my PCD or it would be a lot more than that
18 September 2007, 10:24 PM
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£4K and thats just fuel and insurance, then there's mods, tax, tyres, brakes, servicing (do it myself but parts still cost), oil changes between big services. breakages etc. basically a lot of money.
18 September 2007, 10:58 PM
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STi spoiler - Free off a mate
STi alloys with RE070's - £100
Prodrive mudflaps - Free off a mate
AST's - £100
Strut brace - £60 off here
Lower grille - £80 off a mate
MRO grille - £80 in a deal
Bought car for £16k, sold 3 years later for £11k so not too bad on depreciation.
STi spoiler - Free off a mate
STi alloys with RE070's - £100
Prodrive mudflaps - Free off a mate
AST's - £100
Strut brace - £60 off here
Lower grille - £80 off a mate
MRO grille - £80 in a deal
Bought car for £16k, sold 3 years later for £11k so not too bad on depreciation.
19 September 2007, 07:28 AM
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oof...
2 services... £600 (one was cambelt jobb)
2 sets of tyres £650
exhaust £500ish
lambda censor £140
maf sensor £90
2nd hand idle control valve £25
dump valve £120
front & rear discs/pads £300ish
headunit 2nd hand £70
speakers £90
petrol, at least £50 a week (£2600+)
insurance £1750+
tax 2x £99
oh, that doesnt include any labour, and the £2500 odd worth r repair work after my non fault accident.
oh, and the gearbox is whining in 4th and 5th, and i have noisy tappets which will require a rebuild eventually...
OH, AND THE CAR COST ME £4K TOO LAST DECEMBER
2 services... £600 (one was cambelt jobb)
2 sets of tyres £650
exhaust £500ish
lambda censor £140
maf sensor £90
2nd hand idle control valve £25
dump valve £120
front & rear discs/pads £300ish
headunit 2nd hand £70
speakers £90
petrol, at least £50 a week (£2600+)
insurance £1750+
tax 2x £99
oh, that doesnt include any labour, and the £2500 odd worth r repair work after my non fault accident.
oh, and the gearbox is whining in 4th and 5th, and i have noisy tappets which will require a rebuild eventually...
OH, AND THE CAR COST ME £4K TOO LAST DECEMBER
19 September 2007, 09:51 AM
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Not as much as some on here it seems.
Sti spoilers, wheels and tyres, mats, exhaust, panel filter, splitter, springs and geometry and full sti Brembo's with braided hoses (purchased but not fitted yet).
In total with labour on the brakes it comes to about £3000!!!
And i still have plans for a re-map and full de-cat pipes which will be around a grand.
Iv only owned the car since the 3rd March 06, i hope the wife doesnt see this thread!!!!!
Sti spoilers, wheels and tyres, mats, exhaust, panel filter, splitter, springs and geometry and full sti Brembo's with braided hoses (purchased but not fitted yet).
In total with labour on the brakes it comes to about £3000!!!
And i still have plans for a re-map and full de-cat pipes which will be around a grand.
Iv only owned the car since the 3rd March 06, i hope the wife doesnt see this thread!!!!!