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?
#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!!
#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.
#124
$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.
#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.
#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.
#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.)
#139
Originally Posted by Dubbya
I dropped 50 cents in between the seat and the center console. I still cant find it.
#141
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.
#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
#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.
#155
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.