I know this is a very touchy subject with a lot of teams, but I've been wondering how much people think their car is actually worth. We all hear talk of certain European teams with cars worth €300k+ (~$400k), but that's obviously abnormal.
Our budget from the university was reduced year on year, with our car last year probably worth about €40k, compared to over €60k in 2009. Though the team puts a lot of effort into finding sponsors, the university provides no assistance and is against monetary sponsorship (!) so it's normally just 10-20% here and there off of the price of things.
Anyway, moaning about finding sponsorship wasn't the point of this thread. What I'm wondering is how much you think it costs to succeed. I'm not talking about how much you've spent or received from your uni. I mean how much you think your project is realistically worth; from design through rig and track testing to the final car.