how much money do you have in your car?
12-19-2009, 07:13 PM
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how much money do you have in your car? im not talking about stock or just bolt ons. im mean if you had a good list of mods going.
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my 98 camaro was near 26K i bought it for 10k stock, cam, nitrous, trans, rear, bolt ons, wheels.
my new car
so far including the car and most of my parts im at 20k
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my 98 camaro was near 26K i bought it for 10k stock, cam, nitrous, trans, rear, bolt ons, wheels.
my new car
so far including the car and most of my parts im at 20k 
12-19-2009, 07:48 PM
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pay to play oh i know that, i sold my camaro and bought a z06 a few months back, well i sold the z06 and lost a few grand just like that. if i was to go back, i would have kept my camaro. or at least never got the vette. but i hope to have the new car done in time to DRIVE it to crusin oc in the spring
12-19-2009, 07:57 PM
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Bought mine for $12,500, Engine work, Wheels, Suspension, Paint, labor, ect...Now have just over $20,000 in it. Im going to have it aprasied in January and then Ill unsure it for the vaule..Good thing I have no Kids!! Hope my g/f doesn see this eather..lol
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12-19-2009, 08:05 PM
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My wife is always happy to bring up the total expenses for my car from when we started using quicken until present. I bought it new in 98 & prolly have over $30k in mods that she knows about.
to bring up the total expenses for my car from when we started using quicken until present. I bought it new in 98 & prolly have over $30k in mods that she knows about. 
12-20-2009, 06:58 AM
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About 55 grand last time I added it all up. In the beginning, I did get hosed by going to a shop that I never should have... ended up eating about 2 grand there, that and I used to have all the work done, in the beginning, which the labor adds up fast.
If i had done everything on my own, that I can currently do with confidence, and had I not made the mistake of going to the first shop I went to, I'd probably have saved about 6 to 7 grand off that total.
Seems like alot.. but when you buy the car new with 16 miles on it and may 26 for it, that's a big chunk of $ right off the bat.
If i had done everything on my own, that I can currently do with confidence, and had I not made the mistake of going to the first shop I went to, I'd probably have saved about 6 to 7 grand off that total.
Seems like alot.. but when you buy the car new with 16 miles on it and may 26 for it, that's a big chunk of $ right off the bat.
12-20-2009, 12:12 PM
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If you can find what you're looking for with used parts, that can save you a TON of $. Guys like me sell parts that might be a season old, and are generally in very good shape. I know I don't sell ANYTHING if it's not in good working order, good enough so I would put it back on my car.
I"ve bought some stuff used over the years, and it never served me badly, when you can, it's a good way to save some $
I"ve bought some stuff used over the years, and it never served me badly, when you can, it's a good way to save some $
12-20-2009, 06:08 PM
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I'm with ya'll, far too much money and not enough out of it. I've had to pay to play and to keep the monte as a daily driver. I know that I've paid alot in performanc,e and many are things that are "used" realy have lower miles and all. if I had to guess, the price of the car itself was about 6k, and the rest of the stuff for it was about 15-18k, and I still need to redo the suspension again, as well as the pain t again and some better tires.
