ssaunders 199 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hi All, as the title suggests, how far do you go with a 18 year old car? i ask this because i have just been quoted £1500 for a tidy up and respray, i love the VR to bits but after a new year hit and run which did the rear door and needing some small rust patches fixed here and there which apparently need the whole panel done (dragon green) im am beginning to wonder as all it needs is some w@nker to hit it again and i will be gutted!the resale value doesnt warrant it even with the Schrick etc....who's in the same boat?thanks for lookingsteve Link to post Share on other sites
mattvr6 133 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 To me it's all about how a car feels, I love my vr6 it feels special and not everyone has them, although I don't drive mine everyday I still get excited to drive it I'm 28 btw lol I've driven all sorts of cars but non make me smile like my vr do Witg the exception of an r32 golf Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Im with Matt. My vr still puts a smile on my face when I look at it and think of the noise and im knocking on 35 lol and ive owned and drove all sorts of cars ranging from 205gti's, imprezas, a few M3's, atrsa vxr, Rs turbos, and drove 911's, lambo gallado and murcillago, aston DB9. And id say grin factor for niose etc my vr is on par with the supercars ive drove. Maybe nowhere near as fast but still makes you grin as much. So what im trying to say its how the car makes you feel to how much your willing to spend on it.Sent from my GT-N8010 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
ssaunders 199 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hi, thanks for the replies. in regards to age im pushing 43 and quite understand the smile on the face for the sound, the VR was standard when i got it and i have spent a lot on the engine (currently 212HP) its just i cant justify £1500 for a spray when some git could (and has) smack it. i may just go for a rat look and take the hit on sale.thanks for the replies.steve Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Are you planning on selling Steve? Which rear door was hit? It just so happens im breaking a dragon green mk3 5drSent from my GT-N8010 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Reaperx 181 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Could you not make some kind of deal with you doing the prep work on the car. I was quoted over 2k to get my bodywork and paint sorted (full respray). But when I had a word with the guy at a bodyshop (friend of a friend). If I do the prep work myself it only works out about 500. Or failing that try and source parts in your color. Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Thing is you could get hit in any car you drive, weather it's a 500 run around or a tasty rs4. Sourcing a door (sounds like daveyboy, already has and sorting out the few patches your self sounds like the option I would choose. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I'm in the same boat as you Saunders, I've not been hit but I ask myself is it worth spending the money on a lower half respray? I like my vr a great deal, but £1500 is a fair lump of money to shell out on a car which is deteriorating elsewhere (chassis etc). I'd try and source a door your colour for now and see what the next mot brings. That's what I'll be doing anyway. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Maybe you're asking the wrong crowd, probably biased lol I spent more than the car will ever be worth doing all bodywork and a respray on mine, if anything I tell you it's the best therapy money can buy! Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 I appreciate what you're saying lukey. I think it's one of those hurdles you shit yourself about jumping but once you've jumped and you're on the other side it'd make you wonder what all the fuss was about in the first place. I fully expect to repaint mine at some stage, just not quite yet. It would be one of those OCD things that her indoors will bollock me for big time! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Get it done mate! No different from sprucing the wife up and sending her off to a spa / pampering weekend Club Chairman Surreyvr6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yep, get it done, the more I look at mine in this sunshine, the more I'm thinking about having a blow over. I'm booking the mrs up a spa weekend too. Now, If I Could time it just right??!!!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Ndubber1970 2 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Great post....I've just bought my second VR...last one had a head gasket failure and I still regret not getting it done. The one I just bought cost me £1050 and it's been loved with full history and receipts....done 142k miles, mystic blue, full grey heated leather and air con, coilovers etc etc...The major bodywork issues are one front wing and front jacking points...few little dents but here's the thing; I love it, I don't want a £27k new Golf (however much) and I fully intend fixing it so it looks brand new...not show car as I drive it daily...nut stage one is wing, blend panels and polish....and within 18 months I intend to have a full paint....I don't care what the book price is and you can always get ab agreed value on your insurance? I'm 44 and I've wanted a nice VR6 for 20 years...If you don't do it you'll regret it....if you do it I promise you will not stop polishing it and going for slow drives near big crowds. Link to post Share on other sites
Ndubber1970 2 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sorry about the typos. Link to post Share on other sites
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