My car has more spent on it than I'd ever get for it
Discussion
Part of our enthusiasm for Wedges leads to spending a lot of money on them as well as those who have the ability to spend time and effort.
How about some pictures of these with an indication of where money was spent:
My curates egg for starters, that just recently is undergoing a complete engine rebuild:
How about some pictures of these with an indication of where money was spent:
My curates egg for starters, that just recently is undergoing a complete engine rebuild:
I wouldn't dare put pics of my shed up; not for nothing did it win Best Rat in Show at BBWF a few years back 
... including purchase price I must be up around £9500 since 2000, but I defy anyone to see where the money's gone.
I did once work out that the two previous owners had spent more than £21000 on it - and it cost £23000 new.
... including purchase price I must be up around £9500 since 2000, but I defy anyone to see where the money's gone.I did once work out that the two previous owners had spent more than £21000 on it - and it cost £23000 new.
Reckon ive spent 12 grand plus on mine in 13 years not including purchase price, I stand back and look at it and wonder where the fux has 12 grand gawn, and I still want to spend more coz its a lurve affair!
Don't think any of us long termers will get our money back but then I couldn't expect it, money is for spending and life is for living, wooly
Don't think any of us long termers will get our money back but then I couldn't expect it, money is for spending and life is for living, wooly
Yeah...I know that feeling! My project has gone to show how much can be spent especially when I started with a great running car to restore! I've added up the parts bill so far ( fingers crossed just the exhaust tomorrow before I move onto paint etc...!) but in the last 5 months I've spent £4600 and of course no labour (apart from chassis labour of course)
Ps-your car looks fantastic Henry!
Ps-your car looks fantastic Henry!
Delilah stood me in 9K over three years with the engine mod coming to 4K of it..What an expensive lesson i learnt..Could of bought..2 x 350's..A 400se..Or a 450se that needed some work…Or even a well sorted Gredge...Oh well i now have a V8 so i will have to start all over again...
…Actually i should really buy some furniture for indoors…These orange boxes are a bit unsteady now…Especially as I've ate all the oranges...
…Actually i should really buy some furniture for indoors…These orange boxes are a bit unsteady now…Especially as I've ate all the oranges...
On Henry's theme
My 350
purchased.....cat d (couple of grand)
Chassis sand blast and professional hot bake respray....Wow alot
Absolutely every bush, springs, shocks and pads......one kids uni fees
Complete bare body respray............the others kids uni fees
Engine fettle.............Xmas present for the wife (some years back, she has forgiven me now)
Power rack .....................my xmas present
All the other bits i choose to forget...........i am sure add up to a holiday somewhere.
Body parts and the 10 years it took me (good job i wasn't in a rush)......... was the cheap bit.
The good news is that i have become much quicker at restoration
I won't admit to how much I've spent on mine in the last 17 years but it's a lot more than I paid for the car. If you looked at the interior, with the exception of the seat and harnesses and roll cage, you'd be hard-pressed to realise that I have spent anything at all 
However, the images do show some of where the money has gone eg. tuscan race wheels, bonnet mods (needed for engine mods); John Eales 4.8 (which, if you include all the labour, new anciliaries and other things done at the same time came to not far off the cost of the car!).
Then, of course, you can't see the uprated brakes (not first set either); suspension; exhaust........ list goes on.
However, the images do show some of where the money has gone eg. tuscan race wheels, bonnet mods (needed for engine mods); John Eales 4.8 (which, if you include all the labour, new anciliaries and other things done at the same time came to not far off the cost of the car!). Then, of course, you can't see the uprated brakes (not first set either); suspension; exhaust........ list goes on.
Just spent 55 quid on a set of bushes but it is the first Mot in my ownership. First mot on the stag was £1500 and that was the same age at the time. 1990 wedge or 1973 stag? Just wanted to get back to the v8 covertable and will never look back? Looking forward to showing it of again soon!
Rockettvr said:
Cars of any type are a massive expense - the question is, once you've totted it all up , would you have rather spent the money on something else ? If the answer Is no then it's money well spent.
The way I see it is, if you divide the total expenditure by the miles travelled, could you have got public transport any cheaper? I have yet to find the answer is yes, once you've owned a car more than a couple of years.For the purposes of calculation, you are allowed to deduct the price you sold (or could sell) the car for
E.g. in my case, purchase price was £6250, maintenance expenditure so far about £3500, plus 12 years' insurance at say £120 a year = £1440, plus 25000-ish miles at 18mpg and an average of say £1.20 a litre = £7575 on fuel = £18765.
Less its resale - let's be generous and call it £2765 - equals £16000 or 64p a mile. Can you go a mile on a bus for 64p? You certainly couldn't in a taxi.
Well somebody said to me once when it comes to spending money its either "Heels or Wheels"..Im just glad i choose the "Wheels"..If it was "Heels" then theres a chance i would be heart broken..Out on me backside with no car..Home or a pot to pi55 in..I may be a lonely ole bugger but I'm happy..Happiness does have a price….If you have both and you are happy then even better...
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