how much have you invested

[sharkey]

saw this on another forum, thought id throw it up here

-car-$300
-get it on the road- $1500
-wheels- $1500
-springs-$300
-sterio- $2000
-paint- $1000
-racing seat- $200
-alternator- $100
-5 speed swap- $200

total there is $7100. i also have $3500 into a motor that isnt even together yet, will be at least another $1500 before its in the car. so figure my motor in and thats $12,100.

i also have plans for at least another $6,000 over the next year or so.

[vsop4me3.1]

RE: how much have you invested

car + finance charges $28k
exhaust $250
intakes (made like six different ones) $200
high flow maf $200
tranny rebuild $3300
turbo parts and accessories $800 (not installed)
strut tower brace $30
having the slowest $32530 car on the roads: priceless

I would say at this point It's more than a religion it's an obsession

[SappySE107]

RE: how much have you invested

ive owned my car for 10 years now, so ive lost track.

[korbendallas68]

I really haven't spent thousands and thousands, but I've lost track also.

[RednBlack]

I bought an oil filter-$2.95 and some other stuff=$4000. I'm kinda sitting in the middle of this Church. Now I have a $10,000 car (in my mind), worth $2950. (Gotta fix a dent first though)
Sounds like Tithing.....

[Doubt_Incarnate]

car $800 in 1995?
z24 hood and box $110
16" wheels and tires $1100
first rebuild ~$250
crappy isuzu 5 speed $240
necesary shifter and cables to go with a 5 spd ~$50
new top installed $710
z24 front bumper $110
new rear bumper $100
z24 skirts $55
3.1L from boneyard $400
rebuild on that motor ~$1600 <- laugh at me i'm a suck a** loser!
4 speed rebuilt $1200 <- did i mention i suck!
SS 2.5" exhaust $300 <- i was a ripped off kid in high school at that time
flywheel and clutch $300
fiero "stereo" seats scored for a low $35
and on crap on bought and can't use or wont fit, ~$200

leaving me with little in the wallet at most times and a still parked car that my family is always "when are you gonna finish that?" and i say, "When you forget about it." dont add it up for me its too depressing.

[RednBlack]

Basic Reply..."I'm gonna fix it up someday!"

[StudlyCamaro]

6 for the car, and not more than 2 grand in upkeep and go fast goodies... that should be changing as soon as i get a job (just got my degree... waiting for a few companies to get back to me.. hope to be employed within a month or so)

[SS_EURO]

bought car for 900
saftey 450
stereo 2500
engine so far 1200(and it still runs like crap)
tylenol for this giant headache7.99
the laugh you guys get at me : priceless

[RednBlack]

Can't laugh at you SS. I'd be laughing at me!

[bszopi]

Do you really want to know?!? I'm in the same boat as Ben... I've had my car for over 10 years now, so I have lost track of most of it. But I will say that at one point in time I had over $10,000 in just stereo equipment in it. And I've probably been through at least 6-8 redesigns on the stereo. I'm betting I've spent at least $15,000 on just the stereo over those 10 years. Car was $9k when I bought it. Been through 2 sets of rims and 4-5 sets of tires. Then, if you factor in the ~$10k worth of tools I've bought to do all the work to it... Then there is the engine swap. And there are the 2 other engines I still have. And then there are the 2 trannies I got rid of.... There is the standalone that still has yet to get installed...

Shall I go on?!?!?

[RidgeRunner]

Yeah.

I've had my car for 6 years, put about 165k miles on it myself (about 220k total now), and have messed with stereos, repairs, small upgrades, and I'm still spending money on it. It's about to get another front end rebuild. Gotta get rid of that popping, clunking, and random odd handling.

Speaking of the stereo - after who knows how many years of not having subwoofers, I have put one of the two BA Proseries tens I had back in it (The other got sold one summer that I was unemployed) Still don't have the proper amp in yet, currently feeding it two channels bridged from my Alpine MRV-F300. Gonna put my Phoenix Gold ZX350 back in when I have time.

[v6h.o.]

I dont even want to think about it..... Or calculate it.

[SS_EURO]

Looks like i need adjustable rockers now.......How surprising add it to my list of empty wallet blues.LOL.

[RacerX11]

You don't need adjustable rockers. You can get some gen1 adjustable studs/nuts and use your stock rockers.

Marty