How much money invested in your car!
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How much money invested in your car!
I was on the way home this afternoon in a kind of bad mood 
cuz I just figured out that I wasted 200+ dollars on a pair of projector headlamps that wont adjust cuz the aiming screw is stripped and i did not notice it until i got home and the projectors were on clearance so no money back for me! 
It dawned on me that after I did a rough estimate, ive probably put at least half of the price of the car back into it from mods etc. which is a little less than 8 grand!I realized that i think its time that i just leave the car the way it is and quit puting money into it cuz its never gonna be exactly the way i want it! 
Im just curious as to how much you guys think you have invested in your cars!
cuz I just figured out that I wasted 200+ dollars on a pair of projector headlamps that wont adjust cuz the aiming screw is stripped and i did not notice it until i got home and the projectors were on clearance so no money back for me! It dawned on me that after I did a rough estimate, ive probably put at least half of the price of the car back into it from mods etc. which is a little less than 8 grand!I realized that i think its time that i just leave the car the way it is and quit puting money into it cuz its never gonna be exactly the way i want it! Im just curious as to how much you guys think you have invested in your cars! 
3g's paintjob, 1g doors, few hundred for trunk(shaved n frenched,) probably a g or 2 for system, rims 1500, misc. exterior parts 300, strut bar 100, spoon **** 80, tein springs 100, few other things im still doing
theoretically ive put bout 7-8 grand into car
ive actually only put 700 dollars into it though and i bet probably 100 bucks on detail products and ive had car for 5 months.
bought car for 3500
i plan on swapping to a k24/k20 motor (mix) late this summer maybe.
so since ur not happy with it are you gonna sell it for something else or are u waiting to get something else or are you just gonna deal with it? oh and btw i feel the same way sometimes
theoretically ive put bout 7-8 grand into car
ive actually only put 700 dollars into it though and i bet probably 100 bucks on detail products and ive had car for 5 months.
bought car for 3500
i plan on swapping to a k24/k20 motor (mix) late this summer maybe.
so since ur not happy with it are you gonna sell it for something else or are u waiting to get something else or are you just gonna deal with it? oh and btw i feel the same way sometimes
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Originally Posted by ncirom2003
3g's paintjob, 1g doors, few hundred for trunk(shaved n frenched,) probably a g or 2 for system, rims 1500, misc. exterior parts 300, strut bar 100, spoon **** 80, tein springs 100, few other things im still doing
theoretically ive put bout 7-8 grand into car
ive actually only put 700 dollars into it though and i bet probably 100 bucks on detail products and ive had car for 5 months.
bought car for 3500
i plan on swapping to a k24/k20 motor (mix) late this summer maybe.
so since ur not happy with it are you gonna sell it for something else or are u waiting to get something else or are you just gonna deal with it? oh and btw i feel the same way sometimes
theoretically ive put bout 7-8 grand into car
ive actually only put 700 dollars into it though and i bet probably 100 bucks on detail products and ive had car for 5 months.
bought car for 3500
i plan on swapping to a k24/k20 motor (mix) late this summer maybe.
so since ur not happy with it are you gonna sell it for something else or are u waiting to get something else or are you just gonna deal with it? oh and btw i feel the same way sometimes
Originally Posted by GreatWhite02
Its not that Im not happy with it, it just seems like when i buy something new for my car or modify my car something is always wrong with something! Not necessarily big problems but none the less they are problems! In other words, I dont recall ever completing a mod with out a single snare or problem! I'm just gonna get a few last minute items that i know will work like an HID kit and a big brake kit, pay someone to professionally install it and that is it! Its like with modding cars, you take two steps forward only to realize that you have to take 3 or 4 back! So it becomes this habitual cycle of buying things trying to make your car "perfect" which i know is impossible yet subconciously i think it is possible! So Im am putting an end to this cycle and leaving my car however it turns out after this summer!
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Lets See:
800 - Projectors, Carbon Fiber Hood, Bodykit
150- VAFC II
75- A/F ratio Gauge.
Free- Tenzo R Tach.
150. Injen Short Ram
200 DC Sport Headers.
WOW thats more than i thought $1105
i dont know....even though im replacing my body kit for a stock aero kit, and Tein Coilovers...i like my car and really aint getting sick of it...although i do sometimes feel like stoping....but then i get the bug again....and oooooooooooo the sweat sounds of Vtec
800 - Projectors, Carbon Fiber Hood, Bodykit
150- VAFC II
75- A/F ratio Gauge.
Free- Tenzo R Tach.
150. Injen Short Ram
200 DC Sport Headers.
WOW thats more than i thought $1105i dont know....even though im replacing my body kit for a stock aero kit, and Tein Coilovers...i like my car and really aint getting sick of it...although i do sometimes feel like stoping....but then i get the bug again....and oooooooooooo the sweat sounds of Vtec
Originally Posted by WildRice
ANY money you put into your car is not an investment, in the long run you are just losing money. Think of spending money on your car as an "expense" not an "investment".
Cars are a horrible investment.... you'll be sorry when it time to sell.
as for the 2 steps forward 3 back, yea its true, think about it, your taking something finely engineered and screwing with it with not so engineered parts ur bound to have problems like my lambo doors are a pain in the **** to line up and then the air escaping in through the jam is terrible
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Rep Power: 0 $475 skunk2 catback
$200 falken ziex 512s
$60 brembo blanks
$45 axxis pads
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$780 <-- thats not bad. but i plan on dropping a lot more in.
such as; rims, coilovers, cai, lip kit, perhaps even a paint job. but i think i'm going to buy a second project car first... the type of car will remain a secret.
$200 falken ziex 512s
$60 brembo blanks
$45 axxis pads
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$780 <-- thats not bad. but i plan on dropping a lot more in.
such as; rims, coilovers, cai, lip kit, perhaps even a paint job. but i think i'm going to buy a second project car first... the type of car will remain a secret.
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Originally Posted by WildRice
ANY money you put into your car is not an investment, in the long run you are just losing money. Think of spending money on your car as an "expense" not an "investment".
i got like...11k worth of stuff w/ like 7k into car ..
my next car is gonna be my waste,.. but its gon be sexy m3 YUM
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Hm... Lets see...
Koni Shocks $560
Eibach springs (On the car when I bought it)
Rota Slipstream wheels $400
Neuspeed Strut tower bar $120
03+ OEM front anti-roll bar $50
Hotchkiss 2 point adjustible Rear anti-roll bar (25.4mm) $328
So I've spent about 1,500 on parts, not encluding tires Just so that I could do this...
Koni Shocks $560
Eibach springs (On the car when I bought it)
Rota Slipstream wheels $400
Neuspeed Strut tower bar $120
03+ OEM front anti-roll bar $50
Hotchkiss 2 point adjustible Rear anti-roll bar (25.4mm) $328
So I've spent about 1,500 on parts, not encluding tires Just so that I could do this...
Originally Posted by HustleLikeM0FO
He is right.... all the people modding the car seriously will be soooo sorry when they realize that they're spending tons of money on a Civic. I realized this not too long ago and luckily stopped before I did anything else. In the whole deal I'll prolly end up losing a couple grand in mods.... I wish I never spent money on the Civic cuz now I could of had enough money for the car I want and not bother selling all my ****.
Cars are a horrible investment.... you'll be sorry when it time to sell.
Cars are a horrible investment.... you'll be sorry when it time to sell.
wut time is it now
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Rep Power: 0 i mean theres always something better it just that some ppl like to b updated so u noe..well no i noe that if it works im goin to use it.buy it when its broken or dead..
like my friend b4 he told me "man, i swear my life is revolve around my car"
always have something new
1 month is the rims,
2nd month the the kit
3rd month the paint job
4th month the sound system
o man it never stop...i hope he realize that by now since hes older,independent n liv'n wit his gf
like my friend b4 he told me "man, i swear my life is revolve around my car"
always have something new
1 month is the rims,
2nd month the the kit
3rd month the paint job
4th month the sound system
o man it never stop...i hope he realize that by now since hes older,independent n liv'n wit his gf
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