money money money

[mat glew]

just curious as to what you guys have spent on your elises recently for maintenance and upgrades...in a quiet moment I just added mine up and it's frightening

here's the brake down

- replacement rad £550
- New brake pads and discs all round and replacement brake cable- £1100
- Full set of advans- £440
- Janspeed sports exhaust, hurricaine induction kit A service and relacement of 8 ball joints!!- £1750



Making a total of.........£3840 in about 7 months, granted the upgrades weren't essential but would still be well over 2 grand!!!!


I don't regret any of it especially when I get in it but it does help explain why I'm so skint at the moment

Any donations will be gratelfully received

[Bonce]

According to my PH car diary www.pistonheads.com/members/showCar.asp?carId=1268 (why not update yours?) I have spent £7,459 just keeping the damn thing on the road!

Average is £1,646.12 a year on servicing!

[sport160hp]

That maybe be 2 grand in 7 months but how long till you need some new tyres?? Maybe 1 or 2 years so thats 12/24 months till another 440. And the brakes are something that would probably last for another 3-5 years i think?? It maybe expensive but compared to other sportscars like the 911 its quite cheap to maintain.

But hey better to spend it on your Lotus then on a Vauxhaull huh better to drive your elise than your vauxhaull for the same monet

[thub]

I know how you feel. Last September/October I forked out for insurance, new tyres, new suspension, new pads and discs all round, Willans harnesses, and a bodywork repair after a little argument with the jack when adjusting the suspension! Total? I don't want to think about it.

[cuzza]

I have an invoice that say £224-80 for a jubilee clip (that's the only part they used) - guy at the specialists had a twisted sense of humour!

[mat glew]

sport160hp said:

That maybe be 2 grand in 7 months but how long till you need some new tyres?? Maybe 1 or 2 years so thats 12/24 months till another 440. And the brakes are something that would probably last for another 3-5 years i think?? It maybe expensive but compared to other sportscars like the 911 its quite cheap to maintain.

I wasn't really moaning as it's worth every penny just came as a shock when I added it all up!!

Next up sport 160 wheels....

[S Works]

£14,000.00 on the car
£10.00 fee for the Bankers Draft
£26.35 for a tank of Optimax
£20.00 for a parking permit
£281.47 to add it to my insurance until July
£40.00 to have it checked over
====================================================
£14,377.82 Total

And I've only had it 3 days!! Feeling any better mate?

P.S. A new set of Advans is due in a week or so too!

>> Edited by S Works on Tuesday 2nd March 15:52

[Bonce]

Oi! The purchase price of the car doesn't count, cheater!

[tom_burnley]

- £350 on insurance excess ( ooops )
- £300 on 2 new rear tyres
- £40 battery
- £1000 on insurance

Looking forward to - B service and re insuring

[bogie]

in 21 months not including the car and insurance approx £5K of servicing/tyres/consumables etc (but covered by service contract) and around £13K on mods....Ive been told Im being evicted if I spend any more on it ! ....mmmmm...now for some gold OZs and Nitrons....mmmm...

[Bonce]

Bogie, get Platinum Nitrons, they're the latest thing in bling!

[mat glew]

bogie said:

in 21 months not including the car and insurance approx £5K of servicing/tyres/consumables etc (but covered by service contract) and around £13K on mods....Ive been told Im being evicted if I spend any more on it ! ....mmmmm...now for some gold OZs and Nitrons....mmmm...

somehow I figured you'd have spent a fair few quid...

[Davey S1]

Had the car 1 year.

Mods:

Eliseparts 'zorst - £350
Eliseparts, gear linkage kit - Forgotten exact price but about £70
K&N Filter &70
Eliseparts alloy heater control knobs (gjob, bling etc) £40
New alcantara steering wheel hub - £30 (looks and feels luurvely)
160 Throttle body - £120ish
4 new Advans - £490 (inc fitting)

B service with cambelt change and a few other bits and pieces sorted out & £850

Just over 2 large all in all.

[poptosis]

optimax, one tank of.


need several things listed by other posters though including rears and quick shift.

[xxplod]

Blimey! I have my S2 111S for 17 months, and I've done 20,000. My spending is as follows:
Initial Service: £75
1st A Service: £250
2nd A Service: £300
New rear tyres: £210 (Replaced at 16K)

A grand total of £835. Haven't spent a penny on repairs or non-routine maintenaince.

[mat glew]

S Works said:

And I've only had it 3 days!!

Wicked looking elise though...black with gold wheels gotta be one of the best combinations for an elise

[dragstar]

I dont want to calculate.

[NightFire]

mmm let me think...

had it 17 months.....

Advans - £450
Janspeed zorst - can't remember how much...£450 fitted?
Hurricane induction - £250 fitted?
New EBC disks and pads on front £250ish
B service - £300 'ish
Pioneer CD/MP3 player + sub-amp - £700 fitted
Chrome oil filler cap - £20

.......and now it's up for sale - see classifieds! An absolute bargain even if I say so myself!

Cheers,

NightFire

[bogie]

Bonce - LOL ...but platinum would just look silver (ish) ...its gotta be gold