How much money have you spent on the celi? Options

[tin_foil]

Hey all. I really hope this isn't a repost, but I was just curious to see about what people have blown on their 6gcs. (not including regular maintenence of course, just in upgrades)

This post has been edited by tin_foil: Dec 20, 2006 - 1:17 PM

[celiracer]

It is a repost. But i voted. 10k PLUS i've spent around 15k all together so far

[celicaST]

oh lets see, going though my profile

muffler installed- 180
filter- 50
springs- 160
wheels and tires- 900
tails- 235
clear side/corners- 25
tint- 250
gt4 hood- 300
head unit- 300
speakers- 200

so 2440 for a ballpark, not too bad. try not to spend too much on my car.

[dustinkemp]

tooooooooo much lol

prolly about 8-9k

[95CelicaST]

Exhaust system+install=380
coilovers=330
shocks and struts=225
17" rims and tires=650
15" rims and tires=175
Filter=50
countless Silverstars (shi**iest light ever)=150
JDM ST202 fogs=150

Total so far (as much as I can remember) is $2110

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Dec 18, 2006 - 3:58 PM

[P5ycho]

I'm from uk and voted $10k +
actually in reality i have spent in excess of £15000 which when converted to us $ using ebay currency converter come to a shocking igure of over $30k
i think i'm gonna cry now....lol

[wind]

Havnt spent too much yet.

Lately things have been getting a bit expensive....

$700 for minor body work + paint
$500 for brembo brakes and ceramic pads
$600 for new rear bearings
Need new rims and tires.... who knows how much that will be

[94celicadude]

i counted for the mods on both my celis, so about 5k for both combined.

[Batman722]

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=35702

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=30428

here's a few old posts about the same topic

[celicast3sgte]

7.5k-10k in my last installment. more to come

ouchie

Itchy... where you sit at man?

[CelicaBuddy]

ugh I think I'm in the 5,000 to 7,500 range...

Lets see where to begin...

Alarm system - 850
Subwoofers - 800
Body Kit - 750
New Paint Job - 1,500
Body Shop work - 2,500
17" Rims - 850
*New* CD player/speakers - 1,000
Curren Tails - 275
Custom Turn Signals - 70
Clear Side Markers - 50

so... thats most of it... I think...

So thats adds up to a nice... about $8,645.... So I guess I was wrong... about my vote... Maybe I shoulda added it up before I voted... So I'm actually in the 7500-10,000 range...

Thats not even including matenience and crap... Cuz with that... then who knows... O_o But holy crap... My car didnt even cost as much as the sh*t I put into it...

I hate myself now...

[celicast3sgte]

^^^ haha you think thats bad? i havent even done my body work yet!



whos gonna be up for another WA/oregon celi meet when it gets warmer?

[lazzyboy121]

i am proud to say ive spend $00000.00 on my reliable daily driver

shes been good to me with 240,xxx miles with original everything(all parts, headgasket etc.) except clutch, it went out this year.......

[95CelicaST]

^^^ haha you think thats bad? i havent even done my body work yet!



whos gonna be up for another WA/oregon celi meet when it gets warmer?

Reference Here

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Dec 19, 2006 - 1:39 PM

[6gcSTVT]

What I have invested:

Rims & Tires = (previous car) were $700 4 yrs ago
Sound System = (from previous car) was $400 4 years ago
CAI - SRI = $45
Mp3/CD player = Free *cough* sold hydrocodone from my surgery
Plugs and wires = $50
Clutch = $550
Crappy Coilovers = $100
Teins = $144
Pilot fogs = $80
Bulbs = $35
Bus horn = $0

Fixed up from salvage for $1,100 bought her for $1700 so the total stands at about $3800 144k miles and still kickin on stock engine

This post has been edited by 6gcSTVT: Dec 19, 2006 - 9:12 PM

[tin_foil]

Well, that means that the average thats been spent on our cars is $5440! For the people that answered $10,000+, I just averaged their spending at $13,000. We rock....

[sinner96ST]

$0 in upgrades.

to me, the 6th gen isn't worth it. i shouldn't have to swap a motor to get performance out of a car. it makes a great daily driver, maintenance is easy & cheap and it looks pretty good stock.

besides, when you dump money in to a car, 99.9% of the time you never see it again. i'm actually hoping to get some cash for my celica when i'm done using it.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: Dec 20, 2006 - 4:54 PM

[Negative]

the 6th gen isn't worth it. i shouldn't have to swap a motor to get performance out of a car. and i'm when i get a better job, i'm going to sell the celica & pick up a car that actually responds to bolt ons.

No offense to you or other ST owners but could it be because you bought the low model of like 4 different engine options? What did you expect?

[95CelicaST]

No offense to you or other ST owners but could it be because you bought the low model of like 4 different engine options? What did you expect?

... Well maybe if we lived anywhere other than the US we might have the chance of 4 engine options, but as we all know, there were only 2 engine options in the US. AND I wanted a Celica, I didn't care about the engine size. I expected nothing other than a nice car and that is what I got. I'm sorry if you only see displacement.

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Dec 20, 2006 - 5:42 PM

[Negative]

Yeah but I don't see you complaining about how slow you're ST is. It just irks me when ST owners complain about how slow the Celica is when they have the small displacement engine. The GT is not as slow as people act like it is. Is it as fast as a corvette? Of course not but it's alot faster than many cars people modify out there. And the 3S-GE BEAMS and the 3S-GTE GT4's are not slow by most people's standards. Those engines are still available to us - it's just a matter of how bad do you really want performance.
All I'm saying is - don't get mad because of the sour taste when you knew you were buying a lime in the first place.

This post has been edited by Negative: Dec 20, 2006 - 5:58 PM