Mod expenses...

[Britni]

Hi, I'm working on my list of EVERYTHING I want for me car, and totaling the prices on everything.. Wow.. I got everything I want written and added up, and it's $13,329.14.. That's not including taxes, and labour to get things put in. Lets see... I'm going to school to be a Paramedic, they make around $9.30 and hour here, thats..... $32,140.80 a year.. This is going to take me FOREVER.. and thats not even including the LT1 I want... hahah

So my question, for those with completed cars.. What was the price range you spent on your cars?

[Loochy88]

completed??? right, like that ever happens [img]tongue.gif[/img]

moved to lounge. [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[shock_core]

Originally posted by Loochy88:
completed??? right, like that ever happens [img]tongue.gif[/img]

x2

[Britni]

Alright.. half way done? just getting started... Is what I have like.. outrageous, or just right? I'm 18, a female, and I change my mind alot, will more than likely get all that, and then change my mind on it..

[L32Projekt]

If you tend to change your mind a lot, do the mods you're going to be able to enjoy while driving. Take me for example, I don't get to drive the Regal everyday since premium's getting expensive and I want to save cash. So, for my Neon my biggest gripe was the mushy stock shifter. For $62 including shipping I was able to get a short throw shifter and harder durometer bushings at all ends of the shifter linkage. Driving's much more fun now and it didn't cost an arm and a leg. If I get rid of the Neon, I'm not out a bunch of cash. Just make a list of mods, and put them in an order of priority. Just my $.02...

EDIT: Oh, and I hope in your list of mods is the purchase of a shop manual so you can learn how to fix/mod your car yourself... it'll save you a bunch of cash!

[majeskyb]

I'm lucky if my wife lets me spend $100 on the car. I've been reduced to only doing upgrades when the car needs a replacement part (gatorback belt, msd plug wires, etc.).

[Britni]

Me? fix/mod myself? hahahaha I'd break the darn car. I do tend to change my mind alot.. But what I have gotten down on the list so far is stuff I KNOW I want. like Racing stripes... turbo... etc. For the most part right now, most is just appearance mods. I dont wanna mod anything else till drag strip opens, which could be awhile, so will give me a chance to save the money up.

[camaro_speedemon]

If you're going to get an LT1, why bother with a measly 3.4?

::Flamesuite on::

[Britni]

3.4 is what I got for christmas... and I'm in college, don't exactly have the money for another car.

[95DGcamaro]

Save your money. You have to pay for college still.

Plus. With $13k, you can get a beautiful LS1 with low miles and still get good gas mileage with a T56.

EDIT: And the LS1 will still be faster than your V6 after all that money. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

$28,000 and at least $6,000 more to go

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[silverV6firebird]

My car is nowhere near completed and its already engulfed more than $20,000(including intial purchase of car) I really don't want to think about how much more it will take to "finish" (there's always something else to do to it)

[99v6cam]

Mine's nowhere near finished but then again including the price of car I'm only up to like $12k.
EDIT: I recalculated and I'm really only at 10k.

[ April 25, 2005, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: 99v6cam ]

[12secondv6]

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I'll never add it up.... I'd start crying.

Just enjoy it, life is short.

[Britni]

Ok, then mine isnt that bad. heh, and thats just the things I want now, and that is well over what was spent on the car. The car was $6,000, but it's paid for I don't have a car payment, or insurance to pay (not in my name until I finish school) I've spent around 1,000 on it already since I got it on Christmas Eve