How much $ have you put into you car?
#1
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How much $ have you put into you car?
I just paid for my full torsen swap for my 90 and realized something...
I have put alot of money into my car and its still not turbo...
What about everyone else?
I have put alot of money into my car and its still not turbo...
What about everyone else?
Last edited by thesnowboarder; 12-18-2007 at 04:03 AM.
#3
I must say. If my car was silver, It would probably come out lookin like yours. Love how it looks. I too have spent A lot on the car. probably somethin like 7k worth of suspension parts, I/H/E, exterior,interior, JRSC and drivetrain goodies. I wouldn't call our cars a money trap, but they are fun to spend money on and it can add up quick.
#4
turbo kit approx 2000
Rims+tires 1150
Body kit+cheap paint 800
System 2300
Exhaust(in my attic) ~2000
seats (reholstered) 1400
tan top(reholstered) 1200
Clutch change (2x) ~1150
+______
~10050
give or take... i spent most likely more than 8900 over a period of....7 years, wow.... really makes your brain fry that u spent 10050$ into a car lol
no wonder my mom wants that car out of the garage hahaha
Rims+tires 1150
Body kit+cheap paint 800
System 2300
Exhaust(in my attic) ~2000
seats (reholstered) 1400
tan top(reholstered) 1200
Clutch change (2x) ~1150
+______
~10050
give or take... i spent most likely more than 8900 over a period of....7 years, wow.... really makes your brain fry that u spent 10050$ into a car lol
no wonder my mom wants that car out of the garage hahaha
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bought for 5grand, put about another 5 grand into it, now putting another 10grand into it...but you do get some money back for selling the old parts, but your always going to be in the hole and when you sell you will never get that money back
#18
yeah, i try not to think about it. lol. For the most part, i think i've come off pretty good. The biggest help was that i bought the car with the greddy kit already installed for about $1000. But add up all the money it's taken to do it properly, and I'm well up there.
Just for fun, I'm going to try to list here and see how i come out at the end:
1100 - Car with greddy kit
750 - mspnp
140 - 550cc injectors
800 - 6uls
400 - rs2's
225 - AEM wideband
140 - prosport gauges
300 - overall cost of redoing the intercooler setup including ic and new pipes
400 - hdhcddht rollbar with leather pad (used. pretty good deal imho)
325 - act xt clutch (i think. something like that)
50 - new flywheel
100 - timing belt, and misc seals, gaskets, and hoses.
90 - Walbro 190lphhp
100 - Tein S-tech
350 - Tokico Illuminas
100 - FCM stops (i'm going off of bad memory for the last three)
160 - Godspeed radiator (still haven't gotten it in. i should probably call, now that i think about it. heh.)
200 - Turbo tony dp
And yeah, there's probably a ton of crap i'm forgetting. It's an expensive hobby, but it's fun.
Just for fun, I'm going to try to list here and see how i come out at the end:
1100 - Car with greddy kit
750 - mspnp
140 - 550cc injectors
800 - 6uls
400 - rs2's
225 - AEM wideband
140 - prosport gauges
300 - overall cost of redoing the intercooler setup including ic and new pipes
400 - hdhcddht rollbar with leather pad (used. pretty good deal imho)
325 - act xt clutch (i think. something like that)
50 - new flywheel
100 - timing belt, and misc seals, gaskets, and hoses.
90 - Walbro 190lphhp
100 - Tein S-tech
350 - Tokico Illuminas
100 - FCM stops (i'm going off of bad memory for the last three)
160 - Godspeed radiator (still haven't gotten it in. i should probably call, now that i think about it. heh.)
200 - Turbo tony dp
And yeah, there's probably a ton of crap i'm forgetting. It's an expensive hobby, but it's fun.