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> How much you've spent on your car?, I'm new so mines easy :)
post Sep 17, 2004 - 5:31 PM
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$14,000 (cdn) on the car
about 40 on a Home made CAI

Thats IT!
Saving the rest for a GSX-R for weekends


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post Sep 18, 2004 - 12:16 PM
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bought the car for 9,000

$575 ebay crapy body kit
$1200 rims and tires
$260 new c one replica front bumper
$1000 summit screwed up on my suspension so i had to completely re do it.
$500 c one replica cf hood (still waiting to get)
$150 one new tire (drifting incident biggrin.gif )

thats about it for now

Grand total : $12685

saving for 3s swap, new side skirts and rear bumper that fit better, paint job, sway bars strut bars side bars... anything to stiffen my chasis...

im lookin at a lot more money. and i LOVE IT

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post Sep 18, 2004 - 2:44 PM
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$10,000 on upgrades

Another $2,000 in body repairs from vandalism and stupid people opening their doors in parking lots.
post Sep 24, 2004 - 7:32 AM
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hmm well bought it for 10,000 1996 st 25th anni

came with rims and tires (aftermarket)

sony xplod pivot deck 60$ i forget the actual model number (****ed over sears)

ractive muffler 50$

sprint springs 150$

2 rockford fosgate 12" 40$

1 600 watt rockford amp 200$

high flow headers 120$

home made bust out the high beam intake 30$

cross drilled slotten rotors 75$

ceramic pads 44$

indiglo gauges 32$

sway bar from gt 30$

hmm i should get a sticker that says sponsered by ebay ........
post Sep 24, 2004 - 7:54 AM
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$550 exhaust syst.
$190 hiro extensions, pretty sure thats what i paid
$410 Front bumper and side skirts
$1500 sound syst, give or take $100
$280 TRD strutbar
$950 Rims and tires
$180 2 tires
$200 Custom gauges, speedometer and oil pressure gauge
$118 Shift Knob w/ overdrive
& I'm suppose to pick up my car today from the painter
$1100 but i have to pay for an extra quart of paint and reducer

So 5,478 not including the paint. Basically spent as much as I paid for the car smile.gif
post Oct 7, 2004 - 6:18 AM
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wow if we put all the money we have all spent on our cars. we could buy out a comapny.
post Oct 8, 2004 - 12:47 AM
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car price in perfect stock condition 5 years ago: 12,000
later found out it was in a minor front end collision (due to the new radiator, and new right fender, high beams/low beams) no frame damage.
When my bro owned it-
New Rims & Tires - 1000
Stupid little wreck-
oem spoiler - 80
oem tail light - 80
paint and restructor of the hatch - 300
Vandalism-
new paint on the whole right side - 500
Parking Accident In McDondalds (a friend of mine backed into my car in his big red truck, u can only imagine the horror rolleyes.gif )
new left fender - 120
new side mirror - 110
restructor of the window pilllar - 200
Paint on all new parts+ door + top - 1000
Engine Work-
new clutch and pressure plate - 500
accessories - 300
well it was all worth it and it totalled up to 16,190


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post Oct 8, 2004 - 12:49 AM
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QUOTE (Blakout16 @ Oct 8, 2004 - 12:47 AM)
car price in perfect stock condition 5 years ago: 12,000
later found out it was in a minor front end collision (due to the new radiator, and new right fender, high beams/low beams) no frame damage.
When my bro owned it-
New Rims & Tires - 1000
Stupid little wreck-
oem spoiler - 80
oem tail light - 80
paint and restructor of the hatch - 300
Vandalism-
new paint on the whole right side - 500
Parking Accident In McDondalds (a friend of mine backed into my car in his big red truck, u can only imagine the horror rolleyes.gif )
new left fender - 120
new side mirror - 110
restructor of the window pilllar - 200
Paint on all new parts+ door + top - 1000
Engine Work-
new clutch and pressure plate - 500
accessories - 300
well it was all worth it and it totalled up to 16,190

wow thats alot of money for very little progress. frown.gif


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