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Old 04-29-2008, 01:52 AM   #1
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How much have u spent on your ride????

ok well was sitting here adding up what i spent on my ride as of a 1 year span

grand total-------------- $5051 bucks.....DAMN!!!! just upgrade parts and stuff, not including what i paid for the car.

to show gained 120 hp plus 55 tq and a motor that freaking screams.....soooo is it worth it??? sure i got a mustang addiction...LOL
next another 4 grand in her and i'll run pretty close to 10's lol...naaa closer to low 10's LOL

so lets here it guys what have u spent on your rides????
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Old 04-29-2008, 07:39 AM   #2
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are you counting labor costs too?
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Old 04-29-2008, 07:59 AM   #3
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ive had my car since december and have spent 1,244,125,784,457,316.99 on gas. lol. naw ive only been able to throw about 300 into it. but thats due to my job. im getting a new one soon so more will def come. good thread though! i like the idea!
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Old 04-29-2008, 08:11 AM   #4
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I haven't done the math but I should be at around $20,000

I could've bought another car with what I've spent on this one lol

And that's only performance mods
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sound system--- 700
exhaust(went through 2 sets so far) 1600
other bolt-ons- 650
wheels-500
alarm 200
tuner(s) 500

about 4150..then u add in all the maintenance stuff like wax, wash, amour all..ect
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:28 AM   #6
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Mods in my sig = to about $8500-9k (I did my own labor)
Suspension and some other crap = $1500 (again my own labor)
And still adding shit to it............
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:39 AM   #7
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I lost track. I spent already about a good 5g's in the past 5 months though.
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:46 AM   #8
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Good god guys...that alot of cash...LOL....but we love are cars and there worth every damn penny!!!!!!!!! o yea thats labor and parts put.....only shop do any work on my ride PSI.....can't speak for any others shops on stuff.
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Old 04-29-2008, 09:51 AM   #9
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$100 Mufflers
$90 install
$150 Hurst SHifter
$120 KN intake
$200 Xcal 2 Tuner
$50 Tune

$710 Total
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Old 04-29-2008, 01:12 PM   #10
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Cold Air.... 120
TB....... 50 used
Pullies ..... 30 used
Long Tubes, Prochamber 420
Gears .... 70
Intake, heads (GT40) 400 (both used)
Springs 60 used
Shocks struts 220
LCA's 75 used
MM SUbframe connectors110
Paint materials 500
total 2055
I do all my own installs and me and my pops are gonna do all the paint work here pretty soon. MOst of my parts were used but in good shape. I did what I could do on a budget.
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Old 04-29-2008, 01:16 PM   #11
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^^^ hmmm???
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Old 04-29-2008, 01:22 PM   #12
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mods none!!!
cost $000
drivinga ranger price less!!!!lol
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new top = $600
PI swap = $3,500
Rims n tires = $1,200
throttle body n plenum = $225
Steeda Tri-ax = $160
CAI = $99

Misc appearance mods;
bumper inserts = $20
headlights n corners = $130
billet grille = $100
Zaino = $70
LSS decals = $30

Grand Total Roughly = $6,134 plus 11 grand for the car
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Old 04-29-2008, 01:29 PM   #14
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thus far:

exhaust - 400
springs - 200
Mach 1 wheels - free gotta love connections
tint - free same as above
K&N filter - 60
total --- 660 so far.

still to come:

spoiler painted - 150-200
Mach 1 chin spoiler - 100
Mach 1 grille delete - 75
TB spacer - 90
gears - 400
fabricated H pipe - 60 same place that did my exhaust
Hood - 200
misc. exterior trim accents for the project - 200-300
tune - ?
total --- 1275/? - 1425/?

once i figue out how much the tune will cost me, i'll have a better estimation.
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Old 04-29-2008, 02:45 PM   #15
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new top = $600
PI swap = $3,500
Rims n tires = $1,200
throttle body n plenum = $225
Steeda Tri-ax = $160
CAI = $99

Misc appearance mods;
bumper inserts = $20
headlights n corners = $130
billet grille = $100
Zaino = $70
LSS decals = $30

Grand Total Roughly = $6,134 plus 11 grand for the car
Damn, you spent that much on a PI swap? Makes me re-think doing mine.
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Damn, you spent that much on a PI swap? Makes me re-think doing mine.
it can be done for WAY cheaper
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Old 04-29-2008, 03:11 PM   #17
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old mustang - roughly 1500.00
k10 - roughly 13,000.00
bike - roughly 1,500.00
silverado - roughly 800.00
old malibu - roughly 2,000.00


total - way to damn much
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I have everything listed in sig... and then a few more things...

Suspension w/labor(including alignment plan)=$1800
Intake= $400
Exhaust (L/T's and X) w/labor= $1300
Brakes= $600
Tires= $900
Sound system= $1000
Light upgrade= $450
A few interior mods= $400
Body work after accident (deductible)= $800

Estimated Total= $7650

On top of all that, still owe like $10k on the loan, but I'm pretty much done with mods... just lil' stuff now.
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Old 04-29-2008, 04:41 PM   #19
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Dude I love the flat black stripes on the mineral brown.
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wow........i guess we do love are rides....i always tell my gf what i spend on my car is what her engagment ring will cost.....DAMN that a big ring i gotta get her...LOL
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