Car stages, good idea?? Options

[CelicaST_CALI]

ok lately i have been thinking,i thought that i was going to juat save up $ and do all my major mods at the same time within like 2 months,now im think of going in stages,im thinking 4 stages,

STAGE 1 when im 16-17 learn to drive...and keep the celi all stock,but a trd wing and a paint job on.Also an audio system.

STAGE 2 when im 17 or 18 ill put on a C-one front bumper,boomer sides,and a 404 rear lip.

STAGE 3 when im 18 ill turbo,7afte,and C-one hood

STAGE 4 when im 19(if i still have the car by then) mabye a engine swap...


i just thought this up tonight and thought what teh hell lets see wat teh people on 6gc think,any suggestions,comments,concerns?

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Oct 3, 2007 - 10:46 PM

[Celiracer18]

i think its a good idea cause plans can change or you could get in an accident and therefor ruin the plans if its totalled or set you back a lot if it isnt.

[CelicaST_CALI]

ya thats y im not going to mod anything exterior or performance till i learn fully how to drive...

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Oct 3, 2007 - 10:57 PM

[Rayme]

you'll probably want another car at 19

[CelicaST_CALI]

lol,mabye a supra or 350z,thats it,and i doubt ill get either by 19

[playr158]

you got it a little wrong though


STAGE 1 when im 16-17 learn to drive...

STAGE 2 when im 17 or 18learn to drive...

STAGE 3 when im 18 learn to drive...

STAGE 4 when im 19learn to drive...



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[j0e_p3t]

i think you should commit to either 7afte or 3sgte. otherwise you're just spending more money than you have to. and how old are you anyways?

[Insanity-74]

I`d concentrate on learning to drive first...buying your first car then realising how much it costs to run a car. You might rethink your plans.
I couldnt afford to run a descent car until I was around 20 years old.

[frosty]

I`d concentrate on learning to drive first...buying your first car then realising how much it costs to run a car. You might rethink your plans.
I couldnt afford to run a descent car until I was around 20 years old.

x2

[CaliJeff]

x3

[Sh0gunkid8721]

its impossible to just plan the progress of ur car like that. well u can plan it however u want it but its not going to happen that way. it never does.

This post has been edited by Sh0gunkid8721: Oct 4, 2007 - 1:55 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

ya,i understand its probly not going to all happen like i plan it,im 15 btw,lol and i already drive a lot,(i live in teh country and the cops are retarded)anyway,ya im probly going to commit to teh 7afte cause my dad droped in a new 7afe with 20k on it,the car right now is sitting in my parents garage unused

[Valo666]

i say having a general idea of what u wanna do and doing it in stages is a good thing. I know when i first got my car i messed it up nicely with some hackjob wirings, ricing it out, etc. But once i got an idea of what i wanted to do, i made my self a list of things i want to do, when im gonna do them, and how im gonna do them. Some things came b4 others and didnt go the way i wanted them to go in the list, but its all eventually coming together. Like i first did my whole ricer phase when i first got the car cuz i thought it was cool back then. Then i tore all that crap out, did the engine/performance stuff *mainly cuz i blew my first motor*, then i built up the suspension and now i just did some exteiror styling, i did the audio, and now im gonna finish up the exterior styling over the winter, then in the spring or summer im gonna do the interior..

I think if your just gettin into modifiying your car..brake it down into stages so you know what your gonna focus on next. I wouldnt do things tooo specificly. Like you say u want this body kit setup, and you want this done to your engine..i say you should wait untill you get to that time, and figure things out, mainly because when i first got my car i wanted an invader front, boomer sides, and invader rear...now, i dont want any of that and i just want OEM styling.

But definatly, get used to driving your car and do it legaly b4 you do any thing else.

[CelicaST_CALI]

ya thanks i see wat ur saying,i got my "stages" idea from u valo so thanks for that,ya its all thoughts at this point..

[Shocker]

do your body kit and paint at the same time.So you dont have a paint matching issue.