Tax rebates a-coming, what ya buying?
05-18-2008, 04:31 PM
#1
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Tax rebates a-coming, what ya buying?
Figure most of you Maxima addicts are gonna be like me and blow most your rebate on your ride..
Im gonna get Eibach springs, Tokico struts, and a CAI
Or maybe warpspeed exhaust system, and make my own CAI?
Im gonna get Eibach springs, Tokico struts, and a CAI
Or maybe warpspeed exhaust system, and make my own CAI?
05-18-2008, 04:54 PM
#2
Fidanza Flywheel-
Lower Black Portion of my car repainted black + clearcoat, and the little baby rust spot fixed on my rear quarter panel.
CAI's are really easy to make, or just get one off of ebay for under $40.
Lower Black Portion of my car repainted black + clearcoat, and the little baby rust spot fixed on my rear quarter panel.
CAI's are really easy to make, or just get one off of ebay for under $40.
05-18-2008, 06:36 PM
#5
what year?
DO NOT buy a 99 or possibly a 2000.
I had a 99 and they have a LOT of early model bugs. I joined a couple of boards and they have the same stupid problems. I got rid of it and now I am sporting an OBS 6.5L turbo diesel 4x4. Purrs like a kitten.
As for how I am spending my money, unfortunately not much of it will be Maxima related. Since the car hasn't had anyone interested in buying, I am thinking about upgrading to some good components up front and adding an amp just for my sub.
The rest of the money will likely be used for a new 42" LCD or plasma.
I am getting $1500 back, so maybe $1k for the TV, a couple hundred for the speakers and maybe a hundred for a used amp.
DO NOT buy a 99 or possibly a 2000.
I had a 99 and they have a LOT of early model bugs. I joined a couple of boards and they have the same stupid problems. I got rid of it and now I am sporting an OBS 6.5L turbo diesel 4x4. Purrs like a kitten.
As for how I am spending my money, unfortunately not much of it will be Maxima related. Since the car hasn't had anyone interested in buying, I am thinking about upgrading to some good components up front and adding an amp just for my sub.
The rest of the money will likely be used for a new 42" LCD or plasma.
I am getting $1500 back, so maybe $1k for the TV, a couple hundred for the speakers and maybe a hundred for a used amp.
05-18-2008, 07:08 PM
#7
It's a gold 92 extended cab/350cid/4X4/chrome push bar/with 8000lb winch..
05-18-2008, 07:18 PM
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05-18-2008, 08:27 PM
#10
I bought another 3rd gen with my fed rebate. As seen (and mis-yeared b/c i wasn't paying attn to the year) in my "might be selling my max next month" thread. Still haven't decided which to keep. 90GXE 5spd swap vs 89SE 5spd. Everything works on the 89 except there are no fogs and i reeally like the keyless entry feature (which maybe is transferable from a JY GXE???) and also the electronic trunk popper (which i can get from the JY...)
05-18-2008, 08:37 PM
#11
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unfortunately mine all went to debt...single male, 23, owning his own house/mortgage and no kids, minimum rebate, and just buying a new starter for the max 2 weeks ago...im looking forward to next year income tax already lol 
05-18-2008, 08:39 PM
#12
wow dude. kudos for pulling that lifestyle off. Hope you're having fun taking advantage of having your own place and being single while you can... drink the next one for the Org alright?
05-19-2008, 06:11 AM
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05-19-2008, 07:55 AM
#15
Nice to have an extra cushion in the bank I guess. Oh well.
05-19-2008, 03:03 PM
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i just paid off one of my credit cards, paid half of my other card, gave part of it down to get my new 335i twin turbo and the rest was for new pads, rotors, oil filter, oil, and euro headlights for my 3rd gen. the rest is in my savings for my monthly payments on the bimmer. as for the other amount that everyone is getting after the tax refund well, i gave it to my parents for the mortgage on the house even though i didn't want to since i was gonna use that to buy new shocks for the 3rd gen. oh well, they have done more than enough for me and i guess its time to pay them back for all of that.
05-19-2008, 03:12 PM
#17
paid off my truck, settled my motorcycle bill, paid off a credit card, and bought some spacers from aaron. (Honey, i have to have them, or blah blah....trust me, the car needs them) :P
05-19-2008, 03:25 PM
#18
she'll hear "thermal" and "heat" in the same sentence and say "oh, well i guess $150 isn't as bad as having to buy another car!"
05-19-2008, 04:42 PM
#19
with my wife, it's harder to deceive her than you think....she's Special Operations in the Army, and i'm a Tank Mechanic in the Army.....it gets harder and harder to manipulate her ;P
05-19-2008, 06:51 PM
#20
That would be exactly like mine, except I have a 94 with no mods. Mine is a HALF Ton diesel, extra cab 4x4 short bed. I keep searching Craigslist for a wrecked 95+ so I can get the interior out of it. I have a bench seat with no armrest and I like having an armrest. Plus, the guy used it for a farm/hunting rig and it is really dirty. I have vacuumed it out a hundred times and I can still smack the seat and a big cloud of dust come up.
[IMG]http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/Chris92SE/94passengerside.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/Chris92SE/94passengerside.jpg[IMG]
Needs cleaned up though.
Will try to get some pics up after i get some sleep..
05-19-2008, 08:55 PM
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if i dont already have my control arms, injectors, or exhaust, i will begin then.
if i do, which i doubt, i'll look into buying either some 18" for $600 or some cobra 17's for 350, throw some 'butters' in the inside, or hid's.
any other idea's?????
if i do, which i doubt, i'll look into buying either some 18" for $600 or some cobra 17's for 350, throw some 'butters' in the inside, or hid's.
any other idea's?????
05-20-2008, 10:23 AM
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05-20-2008, 10:36 AM
#29
o and the thing we had in the US was "rebate"... regardless if you owed or got a return. I got a $1000 return (ftl they had my moneys all year! i needed that stuff!) and then a month later the $300 rebate. others got more if they had kids or were married, etc.
05-20-2008, 01:27 PM
#30
Mine is just going to sit in my savings as long as possible. I'm not paying $1000+ to replace my 27" CRT with a flat screen just cause it's cool. I have four vehicles so I'm not buying more of them. The Max is modded enough for me right now and none of the others makes me want to mod them. I have 10+ computers so I don't need more of them. I have three guitars that I haven't touched in a couple months so no more there either. I've got more electronic gadgets then I know what to do with. Blah!
Nice to have an extra cushion in the bank I guess. Oh well.
Nice to have an extra cushion in the bank I guess. Oh well.
05-20-2008, 02:04 PM
#31
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Well I see alot of people are being smart and paying off bills, if my Max was already modded some, id save my money.. but it NEEDS suspension, and the rest i just WANT.. lol
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