I figure it's about my turn to post a worthless thread in this OT forum. Today I quickly (ok, not so quickly) added up all the parts I've put on my car, and amazed myself at the total cost. Oops. Let's hope my GF doesn't read this and slap me. How much have you guys spent on car mods? Here's mine in rough draft format (I don't think I forgot anything): Code: Car Parts Cost Springs 200 Hella Horns 75 Wheels/Tires 1000 Winter Tires 300 Sways/Links 450 Tatrix Cable 90 LC1/Gauge 300 Maddad Gauges 450 TXS Stealthback 450 Maddad Whisper 300 Tint 150 Kartboy SS 50 Stereo 300 Clear Shield 300 HID Lights 100 Panel Filter 35 Mudflaps 100 Misc Parts 150 Total $4650
I guess you guys wish you guys had a boyfriend like mine. =P He spoils my car and me. At most I think I've spent five hundred. For Christmas he got me a dp, my birthday he got me exhaust, Valentines day he got me an access port.. He just got me a new radiator, and he even got me a purse to match with my car. I gots my wingless trunk from him..His old STi seat.. I'm happy.
I'd say around 4k into the sti as of right now - mostly various sets of wheels and tires (I own 4 sets lol)
ok, how about this? Miles per dollar, not including gas or reg maintenance. number of miles driven in car / ( ( cost of car + upgrades ) - est current value of car ) 50,000miles / (($7000 + $2000) - $4000) = aprox 10 miles per dollar so far for my car.
so far the car is a month old and i spent. 695 AP 169 cobb sts 600 magnaflow catback 225 invidia dp 150 tint 150 rockblocker 100 DIY lip 140 omori gauge total: 1629
how about this? bought car for $1K 5 years ago, it just totalled out from hail 3 weeks ago, they gave me 1400 bucks
Let's see here.. Purchase price: ~$5000 after tax, title, license, and driving expenses. Miscellaneous tools: ~$300 Group N Bushings: ~$500 Paying to have bushings pressed: ~$170 RS Brakes: $50 Brake Booster: $30 Extra Front control arms: $50 Brake Lines: $120 Paint for wheels: $50 Tires: $600 04 WRX wheels and tires: $200 H-brace: $80 Strut Bars: $40 Replacement hardware: $120 Boost Gauge: $35 Hallman MBC: $75 Tribeca FSB: $60 Rear Swabar: $200 Other bushings: $130 Rear VLSD: $200 GrimmSpeed UP: $180 Kartboy Endlinks: $220 Steering Rack Bushings: $35 Stickers: $10 Stereo and Speakers: $300 Frozen Rotors and Hawk HP+ pads: ~$400 Nate-special Midpipe and fab costs: $120 ___________________ Mods: $4275 ============= Total: $9275 I've put about 18k miles on the car so in prezawagon terms I'm at 2mi/$
WOW! I guess I only have about 3k in her I thought it was a lot more!!! I don't plan on going to much father with it I wanna buy a house or something I might make some money on =)
Code: 2004 WRX, purchased Aug 22nd, 2003 for 23,200 I believe. EJ22T Free Wiseco pistons 430.00 Eagle Rods 240.00 All assorted bearings and bolts 300.00 Head Studs 100.00 Engine takes a ****... EJ257 1490.00 Mahle pistons 430.00 GT35R kit 1200.00 Fuel rails 250.00 Injectors 450.00 SS Valves 250.00 Helix springs/retainers 300.00 Crower Cams 272 475.00 TurboXS DTEC 400.00 Koyo Radiator 350.00 Assorted hoses 150.00 160* T-stat 35.00 Air filter 25.00 EGT sensor 120.00 Boost sensor 90.00 HKS CAMP 400.00 MISC Tuning 1000.00 Spark plugs 38.00 PPG 1-4 straight cut 3250.00 Kartboy SS 80.00 Painted sideskirts 230.00 JDM Foglamps 300.00 Hood vent 100.00 Tint 145.00 Tint tickets 150.00 Sparco Torino seats 800.00 Upholstery 450.00 Floormats 60.00 Shift knob 40.00 JVC DVD/CD/MP3 100.00 Speakers Gift Wheels 1200.00 Tires OHMAN.00 Brakes 1600.00 Coilovers 1500.00 EDFC 300.00 Catback 515.00 Front mount 1100.00 HID 8500k 260.00 UTEC 350.00 MISC machine work 300.00 Camber bolts 40.00 Strut tower F/R 60.00 LCD monitor for gauges 200.00 I'm sure there is more, but that is a good portion of it...ask me again in about 2 months. I need new wheels and tires, new suspension and brake parts, an FPR and another tune...
I have to much into my car, but at the same time, I want to do more. if you want to feel better about what you have put into your car, those that rent should figure that number out. then do this repeatedly.
Goddamit...I didn't want to put pencil paper (Denial is fun to swim in). I'm sure I'm missing something but I'm made ill just looking at it... Power mods (turbo, IC, TBE, splitter, etc.) 2000 Rims/tires 1200 Tint 150 HIDs 130 Flaps 90 AV 1000 ALK/links/sway/springs 800 GMBCS 40 Total 5410
Yeah, renting sucks ass, total money down the drain can't do much else though except or move back in with the rents in which I would then, /wrists
hmm my car has been pretty much on the budget side but lets see: Purchase Price: 1800 Remove cat in dp and have pipe welded in-60 Megan Racing Catless DP-75 Tires-500 2 upull trannys-200.00 2 clutches-250 11lb flywheel-200 20g heads and intake- 150 :biggrin::biggrin: ebay headers and uppipe-150 wrx hood scoop and intercooler-50 new front rotors-75 with pads Turboxs Dtec- 200.00 with gameboy Wiseco Pistons 450 (still need) turbo 300 still need 0.20 overbore 150 rod and main bearings-90 car-1800 parts-2900 4700 total
IIRC I'm up around 5K, but that includes about 1K in paint when my car was victim to a hit and run:emo:
Bought the car for 1800 kartboy bushing and knob $95 whiteline front tower brace (used) $75 i guess thats it for now...i've only had the car for a month.
let's see ap 600 jazzy ipod kit 100 tint 200 floor mats 50 blackozone red conversion 80 as a research vehicle hella horns 75 k&n filter 15 total 1120 oh and paid off the 4 year loan 28 months early
bought the GSR for $1900 new axles and tune up $300 rims and tires $750 windshield $250 new alarm $350 roll fenders$60 K Sport rear camber kit $100 labor to install kit after the bolts broke $230(they didn't even adjs them) rear lower control arm bushings $30 rear struts $99 labor to install right rear side because the bolts broke $102 Total $4171 :eek4: Can't wait to sell this thing and get me something else. With the total money amount I have invested I could have gotten a better vehicle. Stupid Ricer inside of me.....:biggrin:
I think it's more than 400. He doesn't have to but he does, he's a good boyfriend, he buys me things he knows I need and not things I just want. Cept for the purse that was a want item that he just decided to get me.
$28k and 110,000 miles on the clock Blue 02 wagon all mine since new. Red Wagon is just priceless Who cares I drive and forget about cost, unlike a Ferari owner who pays up to $8k per yer even if it sits in the garage.
I take it your talking about the Ferari. I have a friend with 3 of these, he pays to have each of them tuned and maintained each year at a minimum cost of $8k each thats if theres nothing wrong. One year he replaced his motor the block and heads were $100k without the rebuild. That said all of his cars have made money, you just need to have the money to invest for awhile. Needless to say this is not in my future.
bla bla bla lots of stuff...... hear is a list with out the prices that i just copy and pasted of what is all done. lots of oem parts not on there and fabrication parts. motor: 2.65 closed deck and sleeved block cp pistons Oliver rods balanced 2.5 lt crank v7 big port heads cnc ported & polished supertech 1mm over valves and springs retainers and springs keford cams 438 lift, 234 duration comedic head gaskets arp oversized head studs and case bolts cosworth oil pump new water pump and all timing pulleys custom fog light twin scroll s374 turbo kit two tial 44mm wastages tial 50mm bov 4inch with cut out dump exhaust (no cats) all heat coated and wrapped hydra w/ wideband, flat foot shifting, anti-lag, and launch control hydra mist koyo radiator unorthodox ultra ss pulley set cusco hard mounts ngk copper plugs pe timing belt aps 725 fmic custom ic pipes aps ported tgvs custom intake manifold 75mm dbc throttle body wrx throttle cable 160 thermostat oil filter relocation kit w/ oil cooler battery relocation to the trunk all an fittings and an lines fueling: 8- 1600cc injectors 4 aeromotive fuel rails 2 areomotive fuel pressure regulators twin walbro pumps to a swirl pot -12 line from pot to pump. -10 line to motor and -8 back aeromotive eliminator inline pump with two inline filters. aeromotive y block and all flair fittings interior: turbosmart e-boost controller status seats sparco 5 point harness with harness bar defi water temp, oil temp, oil pres, fuel pres, egt proform shift light wrx door cards and rear seat swap drive line: stock 6 speed and rear 180 diff clutch masters stage 5 clutch act pro light fly wheel oil filter relocation kit w/ oil cooler drive shaft shop alum drive shaft and 1000 hp axles and hubs bfg g-force ta drag radials bc inverted coil overs front and rear strut tower bars
