View Poll Results: How much money have you spent on your car
More than $5,000
108
23.13%
$1,000 < $5,000
215
46.04%
Less than $1,000 (mostly mods, planning to spend more)
75
16.06%
Less than $1,000 (mostly regular maintenance, planning to save for a house, yacht, etc.)
69
14.78%
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How much money have you dropped into you car?
06-17-2006, 08:02 PM
#121
I have not really counted it up but i figure i am at about 7k so far with the turbo and the supesion and the mevi ohh wait i think i may be closer to like 10 casue the clutch and flywheel and the seats etc etc.. but man it is fun!!
06-18-2006, 12:23 AM
#122
I would say a couple grand.
For whatever reason I don't really keep track. I think it's mainly because I try to trade or sell parts before I go for new things.
I have easily saved anywhere between $1500-3500 by learning how to do things on this site and also the FS/WTB forums.
The only way I see it really getting out of hand is if I go FI. This wouldn't be for another two years I would say, but it would be a big decision to boost the Maxima or to move to a RWD chassis and have the Maxima as a daily.
For whatever reason I don't really keep track. I think it's mainly because I try to trade or sell parts before I go for new things.
I have easily saved anywhere between $1500-3500 by learning how to do things on this site and also the FS/WTB forums.
The only way I see it really getting out of hand is if I go FI. This wouldn't be for another two years I would say, but it would be a big decision to boost the Maxima or to move to a RWD chassis and have the Maxima as a daily.
06-18-2006, 07:26 PM
#124
Donating Maxima.org Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 86
$1064.56 and counting....
$500 of which was for minor bodywork/touch up
im going to stop at $3000 and start saving for a new bmw e92/real estate.
plus things like a sound system/valentine one/wheels/security system i can sell or use on my next ride.
$500 of which was for minor bodywork/touch up
im going to stop at $3000 and start saving for a new bmw e92/real estate.
plus things like a sound system/valentine one/wheels/security system i can sell or use on my next ride.
06-19-2006, 02:05 PM
#128
Originally Posted by Redmax
ok now i have to retype this so it will be shorter than before but a car is like your woman, when u spend money on your woman do you worry about her trade in value? nope, when she ****es you off you just get rid of her. My car is my other woman thats why her name is Mistress. Hoever since I have about 15 grand invested in my Mistress she will be around forever. My garage will just get a little bigger to make room for the next addition.
07-12-2006, 04:12 PM
#130
$600 on subs and mono amp, $110 on speakers, $70 on 4 chan amp, $60 for 2 amp kits, $100 for different audio/wiring installs, $170 on 20% tint, $190 on aluminum dash kit, $50 on lighting= $1350.
I haven't spent enough yet, though. Planning to spend more after summer.
I haven't spent enough yet, though. Planning to spend more after summer.
07-12-2006, 05:29 PM
#132
The following are in CDN dollars
$1800 full sarona body kit plus fenders
$1800 18" rims + tires
$3000 for 2 paint jobs (one from black to silver.. then another a year later.. silver with blue pearl.. another paint job is coming next year)
~$3500 (5 spd swap.. incl ACT stage 1 clutch + fidanza flywheel + all other parts and labour incl 5spd ECU needed for swap)
$180 clear cefiro's
$190 smoked cefiro's (sold clear ones)
$180 Gen II altezza's
$40 clear bumper lights
$45 smoked bumper lights (I will sell clear ones shortly)
~$700 first sound system
~$2100 second sound system (sold first one)
$700 shocks + springs
$200 Real carbon fiber dash trim kit
$35 chrome gauge rings
$400 - 00VI
$450 - Brembo slotted & dimpled rotors + SS Brake lines
$700 for routine maintenance stuff (oil changes, trans flushes, ball joints, control arms, brake pads, etc etc)
~$600 for random labour
Total: ~16,620 CDN ($14,580 U.S.)
$1800 full sarona body kit plus fenders
$1800 18" rims + tires
$3000 for 2 paint jobs (one from black to silver.. then another a year later.. silver with blue pearl.. another paint job is coming next year)
~$3500 (5 spd swap.. incl ACT stage 1 clutch + fidanza flywheel + all other parts and labour incl 5spd ECU needed for swap)
$180 clear cefiro's
$190 smoked cefiro's (sold clear ones)
$180 Gen II altezza's
$40 clear bumper lights
$45 smoked bumper lights (I will sell clear ones shortly)
~$700 first sound system
~$2100 second sound system (sold first one)
$700 shocks + springs
$200 Real carbon fiber dash trim kit
$35 chrome gauge rings
$400 - 00VI
$450 - Brembo slotted & dimpled rotors + SS Brake lines
$700 for routine maintenance stuff (oil changes, trans flushes, ball joints, control arms, brake pads, etc etc)
~$600 for random labour
Total: ~16,620 CDN ($14,580 U.S.)
way to much, just to make it run right.
I need a less expensive hobby.
07-14-2006, 12:38 PM
#139
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 536
Originally Posted by Dubbya
I dropped 50 cents in between the seat and the center console. 
I still cant find it.
I still cant find it.
07-16-2006, 10:54 AM
#141
Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 92
I'd say about 6,000 with mine...about 4k in mods and the rest for maintenance and nowadays it's just fixing stuff that breaks. 148k miles and motor is still fine...it's just little **** that pisses ya off cuz it affects how the motor will run.
10-02-2006, 08:13 PM
#143
ok...I'm going ot put it this way...I could have bought the beamer I wanted by now. We are going to do just this year....well since june, over $5000. When I first got it like 2 years ago in a month I dropped $5500 in it. Since then I've repainted the car, new sound system, couple performance mods, maintainence, I've put at least at the minumium of about $17,000!!!! And I still have no major performance mods!!! so we looking at about another 5k-6k and that should be about it
10-03-2006, 08:32 AM
#145
About $400 so far and still gotta get airbags, 22's, painnted, gaskets, tinted(including the winshield 50% 8}) 3 TV's DVD player, brakes, possibly swap interior swap out for all black, Knock sensor, 02 sensor, egr valve sensor, transmitter for my tranny.
10-04-2006, 04:49 PM
#155
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 14
I've had my car three weeks, and I'm about to break the 1g barrier already, haha. Short-throw shifter, y-pipe with hiflow cat, brand new tire (just one, to match the other 3 that came with it, 250 a pop, haha). 3 weeks, I can't believe myself. Oh, that is Canadian dollars though, so its prolly more like 750 american.
