Just wondering how much people have spent on their vls ... I was sitting down trying to add up how much i was going to spend on mine and all of sudden just on the engine alone it was way above 15 grand .... then i still had to paint it, get rims and get suspension and a stereo. Would be interested to see what the likes on 700hp, other big name vls have spent ... and in the end is it all worth it? Also did you do it in stages? If so what were the stages?

well, my vl hasnt got a big name or anything but. Ive spent about 10g's on mine since december last year. Its horrifying, yet satisfying.

spent bout $22,000 including cost of car.. was $8000..... another $5000 on perfornamce soon... and new leather trim.. sooo $30,000 at tha end of it

Certainly not a "big name" but in 16 years and 4 months of ownership I've spent $28,342.26, or, if you add in the cost of the car when new, make that $53,134.26......and the bloody thing is still stock !! See how privileged we are.....With VL's you don't have to have a car capable of 10 second quarters to spend big money on it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

well i dont think mine has a big name but it owes me a **** load at current i think my car owes me about $57000 that is including cost of the car well there abouts ne way and it isnt finsihed yet still have to do gearbox, paint the car and interior so i am looking at about another $13000 and it will be finished

Owned car since about febuary. Spent close to 5.5 grand on it already and it doesn't even run at the moment. wish I hadn't spent so much now, because I need to replace the cracked head. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I purchased mine for $3800 sold parts off it for $2000 Bought new parts n resprayed it. Set of new wheels & other bits and pieces. Now owes me $4862 and counting lol Pretty cheap considering. Stage 2 calls for a calais shell and fit the turbo conversion.

least u guys go something to show for it imagine spendning $15k then loosing it

yeah im def not a big name but iv spent somethin like 14grand since december and i bought tha car for 9grand on top of that and its not even on the road yet, must admit at time u just wanna sell it coz u think its a ****in ball breaker coz its drinkin all ur money, u don't have any money to do anythin....but its ****in best feelin when u put ur foot down and start sliding all over the place lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

way too much.

Over $40,000 since in the family

sweet now i feel better for having spent only 10 000 on my stocker atmo!!.. INCLUDING purchase price! :P lol

I'm hardly a big name either... but thanks for making me feel special I bought my VL in 1994 for 14k. First round of decent mods gave me 320RWHP, and it cost about 9k to do it, including an engine rebuild. That's where I should have stopped, because after that, things got silly. Probably spent close to 80k on the car in the last 5 years... so it owes me over 100k all up - but in the last 5 years, it's probably only been driven 15,000 kays - that's the silly thing - it's been in workshop after workshop. Advice? Don't start, cos' it'll never stop. Whilst I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction from the car, the frustration you get from taking it to workshops can be more heartache than it's worth sometimes. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

My old VL Calais Turbo i spent $3000 all up for the 5 speed conversion and $800 for exhaust! I look at it now thinking what a waste of money that was ... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

$16000 so far..just upgraded the box and paint, all that is left is interior and rebuild Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I'm a big name VL (Thought I'd say that cos everyone says they aren't).. and so far I've at least spent a few hundred on petrol.. ooh $80 boost gauge, and yeah.. do the math.

not enough cause is still a piece off crap about 5k and it needs lots more

well heres my list Car $5500 computer 2000 plenum 600 head 400 manifold 750 turbo 1000 injectors 750 fuel pump 380 box 3500 coils 100 moulds 160 bumpers 250 guages 350 wheels 550 exhaust 400 seats 400 wheel 200 wastegate 500 surge n catch can 250 cooler piping 500 cooler 550 prob heaps more car still got ****ty paint which ill need to get done soon plus it will need a cage n a brake upgrade plus the diff needs 2 b redone n i need new shockies so so far its $19090 brakes will b another 500 plus diff will b bout 300 n to get my moulds n window frames painted ect will b bout another 500 so that takes it 2 near $20500 FUCK ME THATS ALOT!! didnt think i had spent that much!! And i got lots of stuff CHEAP!!

Igot a atmo calais and after the paint, wheels battery umm and much fuel! 12K including purchase plans for the rebuild turbo gear and interior should bump it up to 28k and thats hopefully where it will stop the way i see it why buy a new car for 30k when you can a beautiful vl thats ****s on anything for the same price haha Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Bought the car for $11 500....10 months later it is still a heap of **** and I have spent about $7000 incl. flying to Sydney to look and buy it. Not as muck as sum but is gonna take a lot more to get it on the road.