JRock

I really want to get exhaust, probably HKS Super Dragers, but then I started to wonder how much I've spent on this car so far.

I'm just a (recently-graduated) college student and I noticed my bank account was getting a little low. :o

So I sat down and added up the car stuff (aside from scheduled maintainence and gas of course):

Money spent on car:

Lighting $100
Comptech springs and sways $500
Install $140
bumper gash repair $500
NEX coilovers $650
Alignment $40
Install $120 +tip
Camber kits $300
Install and alignment $100 + tip
Intake mods $50
'03 taillights $300
tint $130
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Total $2930

I think I learned a lesson about modding though... do it right the first time. It would have saved me a good $700-800 on the suspension.

I think the way I'm going to look at it from now on is that any money I spend on this car is money I won't have to mod a future car. When I look at it that way I really don't want to spend any more on this car, as tempting as it is.

I'm sure 75% of you have me beat on how much you've spent, but that isn't even the point of this thread so much as just realizing how much you've spent is. I guess if I had a good job already I wouldn't even care about dropping a couple grand into the car but when you aren't working you really notice how much that is.

I can't say I regret it though - I love the way the car handles now and the way it looks.

I just have to get new tires soon (Kumhos sound good for $450) and I still want exhaust, but then I did just see F&F for the first time last night and that movie was pretty cool (aside from "nawssssssss") so that's part of why I want loud pipes now.

Btw, I wouldn't expect people like Astroboy, StreetEffectz, or 4pumpedCL to respond to this because they have put a lot into their cars (with amazing results) and that's really their business and I doubt they'd want to share numbers.

Samer007

It takes me a while now to decide if I wanna mod anymore, becuase of the reasons above.

I had spent:

Rims/Tires: $1900
Navi mod+stuff: $1000
Springs/Install: $550
CAI: $250
Tints: $250
Lighting: $80

Grand total: $4030

holy shit, I never added them all up. And I always wonder where the hell my money goes.
The good thing is that i'm enjoying them while they last

Zapata

Yeah i've spent nearly 4k. I love the mods. Only doubt that creeps in is due to the questionable tranny situation.

Infamuz

A lot of money.

chikai

Injen CAI/Bypass - $230
TEIN SS Coilovers - $900
Alignment - $40
Recaro Cellphone holder - $23
OBX Chrome Pedals - $30
Additonal OEM tires - $170
JBL 300.1 Amp - $140
Amp wiring kit - $40

TOTAL - $1573

Damn...that is a lot of money. The first two items alone were over $1k...

And to think I was about to get rims and tires...

Like you JRock, I recently graduated and I'm living on my own. Now I know why I go back to zero after every months payments.

Shawn S

Just over SIX LARGE for me.

Shawn S

CLpower

more then most of you

Dom418

Not too much..

I actually have a spreadsheet set up that tracks it for me....

here's the subtotals:

Subtotals: % of Total Mod Cost

Performance $385.00 25.38%
Apperance $575.79 37.96%
Audio $555.95 36.65%

TOTAL = $1,516.74

shiiit adds up in a hurry

DOM

Marc S

Tint - $150
Rims + Tires - $2400
Springs - $175 (with install)
Dash Kit - $90
System - $800 (with install)

Total - $3615

D73

Let's put it this way. Don't think of it as money spent on a car. Think of it as money spent making you happy.

Ask yourself this... Way back when you first got your car bone stock, if I told you that you could spend $2k (or however much you spent), to improve every second of the time you spend in your car over the next 2 years, would you have spent that money?

And I'm pretty sure I know the answer.

CLpower

eibach pro kit 200+50$ installation
custom CAI of a GSR 60$
RH C2 Evo's w/ tires 1900$
GC coilovers 300$
Tokico shocks 300$
ST speed tech springs 140$
ST sway bars (sent me the wrong ones and wouldn't return) 200$
Eibach sportlines 160$
NOS kit 500$
EGT gauge 100$
Spark plug wires 70$
Apex'i exhaust 300$
RH CP10's 900$
2 other sets of tires 1000$


way to much

edgalang

Im about 2.2k if you dont count the bodykit, wing, CLS rims, or the Redline products every oil change.

peiqinglong

Springs: Set of Comptech Springs...$175
Intake: AEM CAI...$240 with bypass and shipped overnight
Tint: Quantum tint...$300
Accessories: Black and red ninja ornaments...free cause I stole them from my friend, Scorpion Xenon Mini-flashlight...$40, First-Aid kit...$20
Installation: Friend's time...$80

Total price spent: $855 thus far...

Enjoyment: PRICELESS...

For everything else, there's robbing a bank.

Z

200-intake > Damn thats alot of change and i still have no
650-exhaust > headders or wheels so I guess add another
250-springs > grand for headders and bout 2500 to 3500 on
???- pullies > wheels...almost for got about the supercarger
3000- on music

liquid_x

wheres astroboy i really want to know how much he's spent

moomaster_99

Are we talking retail? Or what I actually paid...
Does this include install?? And what I actually paid for install v. what it would cost you guys that like the dealers so much?

2 rims for racing $680
Tires for those rims $150
5 new tires so far....$800
Fix a rim---$100
CT Headers...brand new....$810
WR Coilovers/konis.....$700
Apexis Coilovers......$890
CT sways........$150
BW kit.............$200
Intake.............$100
strut tower.....$80
Pulleys............$100
engine dress up..........free
Mufflers with piping.........$400
tint..........................$200
Brakes and pads.....$500
SS lines......$80


$ 5940..........retail with install probably closer to $7k

Paul

Well being the poor college student I am, I spent a grand total of.......

$15 for polarg M6s,
$40 for the hyper industries high beams(stolen along with HIDs)
$30 for blue light on dash,
$500 deductable to insurance to fix the stolen HID(but that doesnt count i guess)
and and and, oh thats it.

Total of $85

Oh well, thats what u get for having to pay $31k a year for tution...... Now im jealous of all u guys.

2Sxy4YoMama

Tein SS Coilover - $900
Comptech Sway Bar $300
AEM CAI/By Pass Valve - $250
Denso Iridium Spark Plugs - $84
Goodridge Carbo-Lined Stainless Steel Brake Lines - $100
Hardwired Valentine 1 Radar - $425
X-Pel - $500
Upgrade Cup Holder - $9
Clifford G4 Solaris Remote Start Car/Smart Windows - $700
PIAA 19173/19170 - $20

Over 3G and going. I still need tires too.

tmk70

about $2800 for Rims/Tires and Tint

mattg

when i bought my car it already had,

comptech headers & exhaust - $1800
comptech springs - $350 w/ install
trunkmat - $100
headlight/fog protection - $120


since then i have added,

cai - $210
piaa h/b - $65
optima - $120
snow tires - $660
summer tires - $548
koni sport - $580
h&r race springs - $240 installed
alignment - $70

so i have spent over $2500. that's w/ installing cai, piaa's, optima and koni sports myself.

so the grand total spent on the car is $4500 - 5000. w/o rims :o

more to come - pg ax 204, pg ms275, mb quart 12", rear brace, ct sways, test pipe, unorthodox pulleys, tint

johntypes

$5000.00 total $1000.00 for dynos

Scooter

i'll venture to guess Ernie's spent the most with his system

as for me...

Intake = $200
Neuspeed = $120
Springs = $520
Sways = $375
ss-lines = $275
Tires = $900
A/S floormats = $50
Bulbs = ~$100
Fenderwell trim = $75
Spoiler = $600
Mudguards = $55
Moonroof Visor = $50

Total: ~$3320

mattg

scooter, was a reach around included w/ that spring price? :o

Shawn S

I forgot to add in my most expensive “mod”.
The 99-cent “Deer Whistlers” my wife picked up for me at the Dollar Store.

Shawn S

Nitin

iTrader: (1)

$0.99 stuff at the dollar store, weird.

4pumpedCL

let's see...

Hydraulics $40
Stereo $40
Rims $36
Performance stuff $7
Misc other stuff $10


Close to $130 give or take a couple....and that's with me doing all the labour

AcurajL

As some of you might know i havent had my car for a while and it still in the shop and the date of arrival is planned late OCtober maybe november. i would list the mods but it is added to everyday and some stuff is going to end up being left out. It hasnt made it past our designated first stage, but i will have pics soon...

current budget: $30K +

SPENT MONEY: 3k
Money in savings waiting for estimates 11K
Hours working to pay for rest 60 hours a week

NOVAwhiteTypeS

comptech springs 300 /labor 200
comptech sways 300 /labor 150
comptech headers 800 / labor 300
tint 200
5 m6 bulbs 50
2 m2 bulbs 20
jl10w6 200
rockford 250a2 amp 200
custom box and install for amp/sub 300
meguires car wax products 40
zanio car wax 80
K&N dropin 58
custom tubing for intake 5
painted Y pipe 15 dollars
hydro jack 30
rollbed 30
zymol leather cleaner/conditioner 40
tiredressup 30
white avery sticker for eyelids 3
escort 8500 300
shock sensor 20
and maintaince cost

total around 3671

time spent browsing this fourm and meeting new people priceless

mantis23

$8,598

amir was here

i bought the car stock...with nothing...

Im gonna use Canadian Currency
Spoiler 600
Visor - 150
35% Tint All-Around 200
Comptech Front Springs, H&R OE Rear Springs 700
mattg Grille 100
Calipers Painted Red 10
Polarg M-6 Lamps 20
Winter Setup: 16" TL rims with Nokian Hal. Snow Tyres. 1000
M.H.T. Driv Mach 5 18" Chrome with Nitto 555 225/40/18 4800
Aftermarket Black Wood Kit 500
Black Wood Steering wheel 350
AEM Cold Air Intake with Bypass 500
-Kenwood 600 watt powering rear Kenwood 6x9 600
-Sony 800 watt powering 2 Kicker 12" Subs 1000
-Rockford Fosgate 400 watt powering 6.5 Cerwin Wega 1000

so in total.... $11530

11,530.00 CAD
Canada Dollars = 7,530.85 USD
United States Dollars
1 CAD = 0.653152 USD 1 USD = 1.53104 CAD


So i've spent around 7,530.85 USD DAMN!
GAD DAMN!

IM SO DUMB!

Scooter

not nearly as bad as getting shocked back to life handing over the money for tires...gasp...i still cringe a bit

23wt

$1500 CDN approx. $1000 US.

-H&R Springs
-Tints
-Custom High Velocity Intake
-AEM Cold Air Intake
-Aero Scanner
-PIAA and Polarg lights
-Other interior accessories

Nicky Pass

Exhaust=600
Intake=250
Rims/tires=2000
Tint=200
Dash-kit=150
Spoiler=FREE
Springs/install=500

mattg

you could have bought headers 6.8 times w/ that $$$

erock

Rims/tires=2000
Replaced tire (after pothole #1)= 200
Replaced tire/rim (after pothole #2)= 500:angry:
Thump in trunk/amp/install= 630
AEM CAI/Bypass/install= 290
Comptech Springs= 285 (i think):sqnteek:
Install=100
Alignment= 50

Total= ~4055

Rod

So far approximately $3,030.

Tints: $120
Comptech springs (plus install and alignment): $500
PIAA roadlamps: $15
Tire Kingdom 3 year alignment warranty: $120
Wheels/tires: $2275

And I really don't think I should spend more since I'll probably want to get rid of it as soon as the warranty runs out, in about one year, but I'd like to add some bass, get the Comtech exhaust, and probably an intake. So who knows.

Rod

I'm even thinking about some coilovers now too, which I should've gotten in the first place. The Comptechs don't go low enough, I wish they were about a half inch lower all the way around.

Red Rider

Plenty, but not enough I could of bought a nice used car for what i spent on the wheels and tires though !!

JRock

Oh yeah, I forgot tint. $129.

oonowindoo

near 10G....