Spent in the last year - dont let the wife see

[AlVal]

Just did a quick tot up of what I've spent on her on maintenance/fixing crap/silly things it probably didnt need etc in the last year, not including fuel of course

15385.58

I'm sure theres countless things I've forgotten also.

somebody please trump me here , and make me feel less bad. otherwise im taking the first £13k i get offered and getting rid. can't keep this up! although I've probably done the hard stuff now, so I guess there could be a few cheap years motoring for a while if I kept it

:|




14/08/2008 D.H. Auto Services, LU3 3AN Fit 2 Lambda Sensors provided by customer and check ecu readings 270.25
22/05/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX Replace faulty starter motor and fit oil/water gauge supplied by customer, change coolant, oil, filter, fit new relief valve spring 520.52
04/07/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX New starter motor and flywheel 885.29
13/09/2008 TVR Power, CV6 6BN 3Hrs Mechanical Rectification (exhaust header rubbing against chassis) 193.88
26/01/2008 Pristine Wheels, MK17 8UD Refurb 4 X 18" wheels (jet black) and fit 4 tyres supplied by customer 278.47
30/04/2008 Speedy Cables, SA9 1SQ Refurbish Oil Pressure / Water Temp Gauge 62.16
16/07/2007 Opie Oils, TR15 1SS Oil, Coolant, etc 165.45
19/07/2007 Clever Trevor, NW4 1ER Air Filter 24.95
23/07/2007 Euro Car Parts, HA9 0TF 2 X Ignition Coil Packs 74.13
31/07/2007 Track Car Solutions, S41 9EY Pair of Linked Decat Pipes 164.97
02/11/2007 Camskill Performance, CA28 9BZ 2 X 215/35/18 Semi-Slick RS2 Tyres, 2 X 235/40/18 Semi-Slick RS2 Tyres 347.23
29/06/2007 Blue Spot Car Audio, OX20 1QG Blaupunkt Amsterdam NAV35E Satnav MP3 headunit with bluetooth handsfree 404.97
16/07/2007 Island, ME11 5HL 4 X oil filters 11.76
16/01/2008 Camskill Performance, CA28 9BZ 4 X Falken FK452 18" Tyres 330.4
10/11/2007 Car & Bike Installations Ltd, GU32 3PD Work on alarm system electricals, 2 X new fobs also 197.4
26/10/2007 Offord Motor Co., PE19 5RH New cams, new shocks/springs, new clutch & slave, loads more work!!! 5597.46
28/10/2007 ACE Parts Clear side repeaters 11.98
02/11/2007 Douglas Valley Breakers, WN6 0XQ Boot Badge, Alloy Handbrake 62.28
05/12/2007 David Smith, CM3 1QD New Boot Badge 31
09/12/2007 eBay TVR Silver Wheel Centre Badges 9.99
01/12/2007 Ian Fitzpatrick, PR8 4SG Temp/Oil Pressure Gauge 16
30/10/2007 Offord Motor Co., PE19 5RH New Battery Supply/Fit 96.88
02/12/2007 Amanda Barton Rays Gram Lights 57S Pro Wheels without tyres 991
11/08/2008 Genden, SA5 4AH 2 X Lambda Sensors 139.9
05/11/2007 DVLA Swansea SA6 7JL Cherished Number Plate 250
05/05/2008 Olympic Warranties, LS11 5SS Olympic Warranties "Gold Plus Extra 100" Warranty 13/05/2008 - 12/05/2009 229
13/11/2007 Fancy Plates, Number Plates made up 29.3
04/02/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX Front discs and pads, calipers, rear pads, handbrake, steering rack, aircon, lots more 3988.96


15385.58

[jesfirth]

surely there is nothing left to replace

[AlVal]

I haven't started on the bodywork yet.....

about another 10k for a well-sorted body and interior i guess...starting to show the signs of its years here and there :|

[volospian]

lol, I thought my ~£8k a year was a lot

[JensenA]

It's scary how all those little things add up Hopefully you've now put everything right - just keep on top of things, get it serviced regularly and hopefully you should be OK.

[BCA]

If it makes you any happier, I believe dad has now spent in excess of £17k on fuel alone.

78k miles of HUGE fun though.

[Redmist336]

22/05/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX Replace faulty starter motor and fit oil/water gauge supplied by customer, change coolant, oil, filter, fit new relief valve spring 520.52
04/07/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX New starter motor and flywheel 885.29

Two starter motors in 6 weeks?

[G20RG B]

Flippin HecK.....

This is what I really dreaded before I got into TVR ownwership and to be honest when I was looking I was warned about the running costs of the Cerb and AJP V8.
I opted for a Tuscan instead and to my delight It cost a tenth of what you spent in a year to keep on the road.

Really feel for you that is horiffic...

[Ireland]

I must be the other end of the scale.

I've probably spent under €1k as I do most of the labour myself.

[SimonSparrow]

I've spent over three times the purchase price of mine on running it over five years. Doesn't make sense, but you can' take it with you......

The best thing about running a Cerbera is that it makes boat ownership look cheap

[Ireland]

But what will we follow it up with?

Everything else will seem cheap / sensible in comparison.

[Pasco]

TVR Moneypit said:

AlVal said:

Just did a quick tot up of what I've spent on her on maintenance/fixing crap/silly things it probably didnt need etc in the last year, not including fuel of course

15385.58


somebody please trump me here

Sorry. Cant help you there.

£15'500

And i thought that mine was bad. At least mine is four figures, just

Yes its Crazy imho

[Buffoon]

Should have bought a speed six

Not mine obviously, having ditched circa £10k into it with no upgrades whatsoever. Next step for me is new tyres, then thrash the nuts off it to see if anything falls off or blows up.

Be interesting to see what your figures would look like if you took out all the upgrades and nice to haves.

[AlVal]

Redmist336 said:

22/05/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX Replace faulty starter motor and fit oil/water gauge supplied by customer, change coolant, oil, filter, fit new relief valve spring 520.52
04/07/2008 A.P.M Automitive, GU35 9PX New starter motor and flywheel 885.29

Two starter motors in 6 weeks?

well spotted.. can't go into details as this forum doesn't tend to allow posting bad stories

[Gazzab]

Have you had the car serviced in that time - there is no obvious sign of a service bill (or maybe I cant read).

[BLUETHUNDER]

In the last year.I have spent £60.Oil and filter change.

[ridds]

Not fair really you, should split maintenace and repairs out seperately.

Also there's a big difference in spending money for the sake of it and fixing essential faulty items.

I don't see the point in selling something after spending that kinda money on a car. You could have saved yourself the hassle and paid to fix mine....

There are also a few hefty bills that could be fixed with a pair of axle stands and a set of spanners. Depends what you value more, your cash or your fingernails.

[AlVal]

Gazzab said:

Have you had the car serviced in that time - there is no obvious sign of a service bill (or maybe I cant read).

yep 12k service is incorporated into the big offord bill. its going in for a 6k service at tvr power in a week also

[AlVal]

ridds said:

Not fair really you, should split maintenace and repairs out seperately.

Also there's a big difference in spending money for the sake of it and fixing essential faulty items.

I don't see the point in selling something after spending that kinda money on a car. You could have saved yourself the hassle and paid to fix mine....

There are also a few hefty bills that could be fixed with a pair of axle stands and a set of spanners. Depends what you value more, your cash or your fingernails.

yes, its true that the total certainly isnt all essentials! I love to toy with the idea of doing some medium level maintenance myself, but realistically I can imagine it would take me so long to get any job done that it'd be constantly off the road (seems like its always in a garage already!)

its actually well over £16k, when I remember lote more bits and pieces (clutch refurb by ap racing {old one which offord replaced, theyve made it as new, handy spare to have I guess), trackday exhaust silencers, clear front indicators and rear clusters, brushed stainless dashboard/heater controls, brushed stainless buttons (cosmetics I know)

[ridds]

Depends what you get from the car I guess, I enjoy the tinkering and spending the time working out how it all comes apart / goes together.

Will keep an eye out for your car when you sell it though!