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I think I am getting out of this modding game right now. I just spend soo much time and $$$$ on the car. Now I think back it is really unessecary.

I was talking to a guy w/ a modded suby yesterday. He said it get too addicted, once you get started. I think that is soo ture. I went home lay on my bed and rethink everything I did to my car. I just went . All those money could of put in better use.

Any of u guys with similar though that want to share.
I am not putting down on the guys that are modding car. Just modded ur car wisely.
Sry I typed this at work. Any errors / grammer. Plz excuse me

 
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ill take your swap i love blowing my money on stupid stuff ha.

 
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It does sound like you have an addiction. But working on a car really is a hobby that alot of us enjoy. Just make sure that hobby is manageable money wise.

 
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I think it can be equated like a drug, you can do it in moderation, just don't abuse it! I think you will know when cost > benefits

 
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I second modding is def an addiction and a hobby. My parents get so pissed when they find out I buy stuff on my car they think I should be saving for a condo or something. I see it I dont' have a gf and I don't go clubbing alot or smoke illegal substances so thats money I can use for the car. In economics we call that OPPORTUNITY COSTS. The money would be spent somewhere else. If I dont' go out for a month that makes up the cost for a new mod.. that's just how i see it.

 
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^ Yeah I wear clothes from like 3 years ago and have a crappy T.V. and people wonder why I don't spend my money... It all goes to my car

 
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Gonna keep swap. I need to drive around. I don't want to spend more $$$ putting back stock.

 
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Nope the mod bug hit me again after the Civic and now with the WRX, it costs about 10 times as much to buy parts, but they actually do something when added

 
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Ya I drive past a mistubishi dealership everyday going to work and see the Evos' lined up and I always say if I already had a fast car I wouldn't mod it. In reality like Slo Rex just said I'd probably start with something silly like a shift **** and it just keeps going. Unfortunately, for slo rex the more expensive the car the more expensive the mods. Tuning = money pit but does give some sort of internal satisfaction that only we can understand.

 
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I have probably already invested over $2,000 into my WRX, and I have had it maybe a little over a month. Another thing, even if the car is fast, you always want faster. Believe me it happens when you get used to how fast it is and it starts to feel slow.

 
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With a Civic theres alot of aftermarket parts. I try to just replace old worn out stock with high performance things. No carbon hoods or trunks for me! ha ha

 
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well i had goals for my civic and I really wanted to bring out the potential of the car, like a lil better handling, (suspension) $1000.00, better exterior look (wheels) $1200.00 better sound system (sub,amp,new deck) $900.00, a lil more pep from the engine i wasn't expecting like a lot now (aem v2 intake, greddy evo 2) $950.00 and i shaved my door looks and bought a $500 dollar alarm system. and called it a day...we all get addicted it's how u feel at the end of the day after blowing that cash... so ehhh i wanna get a lip kit and then i'm done... k20

 
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haha you're gay.

I spent a ton on my car ... not as much as SOME ppl ... but yeah. I'm pretty much done here.

 
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Hi my name is Suzy, and I have a problem.

 
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i'm happy with my mods, they aren't much, but it makes my drives a little more enjoyable, navi coming soon!!!

 
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I bet my girlfriend has eaten up more cash than you've spent on your car......and she never comes home with twice as much power, better handling, more grip, or new "bigger" parts.....

 
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^^^BWUAHAHA that made me laugh. +1

 
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^Lmao

 
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money... money.. money. I just work a lot of over time lol

 
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Yeah i know what you mean.. Ive often though about selling my car, but then just think ehh its something different, But i think im going to quit for a while myself, untill i can get a second car, then this civic is going all out race. no if ands or butts. soo you know.

 
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You sure????
Here I have sometime right now. Let me being listing my car history.
D17 NA - AEM pulleys, aem cam gear, custom intake manifold, header, downpipe, exhaust. + install and tunning s-afc

D17 Turbo - custom t25 turbo kit. manual conver w/ upgrade clutch and lighter flywheel. emanage, rsx-s injectors, tunning, and install.

K24 NA - K24a1 motor, k20a3 tranny, K-pro, custom exhaust, dc race header, install. misc pieces...... STOCK map.

K24 Turbo - RSX-S turbo kit w/ intercooler, tunning, and install. custom downpipe. 2.5 custom exhaust.

Exterior : full octane bodykit. full urthern xenon. Install and paint

Interior : spoon engine oil cap, spoon rad cap, spoon shift ****. Cobalt gauges : boost, water temp, and oil pressure, fuel pressure, Greddy e01 boost controller.

This is all I can think of right now.
Top that!!!!
Somebody do a little math for me plz. I don't even want to see it....

 
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It was half joke half rant, as I just payed our full rent by myself for the 6th month in a row.....

I'd say she cost me 20k this year alone.....thats just her not paying her fair share.....I mean she gives me her paychecks, but she just make 16 bucks and hour and can't afford the lifestyle we live together.......all my GF before were rich and had more money than me so it hard not to resent it a bit.

 
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my mods arent as crazy (good way) as some of you guys, but I keep catching the bug, over and over

I put most of my car back to stock 2 years ago and said I would keep it stock. but then this passed Spring, I did it all over. Now that winters coming AGAIN im going back to stock
its a vicious cycle

with all the wheels/tires/suspension i bought, i could have done something cool like an engine swap instead

 
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I learned a lot from modding my own car.

 
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errr you mean a stock civic w/ a K series?

 
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i think some members call that "sleeper"?

 
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I stopped modding my car about a year ago. I had a wedding to pay for three months ago and were saving for a house now. Once i have my own garage ill start up again.

 
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i feel bad on the stuff i spent money on for my car thats not on my car anymore...

 
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i like to say that my car is my way out of drugs and violence, and my familys come to terms its either go fast or be loud, ill either do some look good parts on the car or make the stereo louder. then the debt hit and i cought the bug at the same time, talk about pulling your hair out staring at parts you want