How much have you spent on your car to date?

[HERONVY]

Sorry guys if this is a re-post... Dont flame me *puts flame suit on*

But im interested in knowing (as the title says) ..How much have you spent on your car to date?

I just sat down and added up all my costs and im heading into the 8k range atm in mods... excluding the purchase price of the car ...

Starting to think i should lay off and be happy with what ive got..but i cant help myself haha

Whats the biggest bill you've racked up? How have you managed to pay for it all?

Cheers, Al

[Ed]

Tint - $350
Door Sil Plates - $60

Total $410!


Haha poor start to the thread sorry!

[the_trademarc]

When I had my old VZ SV6, my first car....I bought it for 23 500 and spent a total of about 9 000 on it in 3 years! Managed to sell it for 18 500 which I thought was a good deal.

Wheels- 18 inches (ROH) with Low Profile BF Goodrich tyres - 2350
Tint- 300
Short Shifter with Gear Knob 400
Reverse Sensors 590
CAI 500
Exhaust System, 2.5 cat back with Stainless Steel Exhaust 1100
VCM Performance Chip Tune 1050
Sound System w/12-inch Subbie 1100

Needless to say I've learned from the experience, best to know when to stop!

[hakhawk]

last time i started counting up how much ive spent on one of my cars, i scared myself.

cant take money with you, so now i just spend it regardless of cost.

[scvs6]

VS Berlina.

Purchased car - $5200
Wheels (brand new without tyres) - $900
Engine conversion - $8500
First exhaust system - $900
Current exhaust system - $585
Suspension - $900 plus I bought another 3 sets of springs before.
Stereo system - $3000 plus the stereo system I bought for it when I first purchased the car.
Window tint- $250
LPG conversion (now removed) - $2600
First set of 17 inch wheels and tyres - $912
Custom number plates - $495
Reco the diff - $300
VY SS pedals - $130
New genuine headlights - $200 plus indicators


Theres heaps more but I can't remember the prices. For example, calais door trims, chrome interior door handles, velour sun visors, just bought a calais bumper bar, driving lights, bezels, adjustable pan hard rod, genuine cold air intake and everything else.

God only knows how much money I have spent on my cars, but its just going to keep going, it will never end.

How do I pay for it all? My boss pays for everything and I pay him back as much as I can whenever I can.

[Ian Johnston]

I have spent nothing bar fuel on my GTS, but my ute is another matter Just blew the engine a couple of weeks ago, and estimate around $14,000 to get it back on the road.
Broken conrods have a habit of making a mess.

[DevilDRake]

... After next friday around 13k.. Not including the car.. to be exact, :$12316.94 .. Not including service items etc.. polishing etc..

List is a bit ridiculous.. but it all adds up :S

MACE reinforced Pushrods
Crow Cams Hydraulic Lifters
MACE 12mm Spacer
MACE 25mm Manifold insulator.
MACE 69mm Throttle Body
Custom Tune
Comp Cam Stage II
Manley Performance Valve Spring Retainers
Crow 105lb Springs
Rollmaster Double Row timing chain
Mace Cold Air Intake
LSD 3.7's - $950
Custom 2 & Half inch exhaust w/ Hotdog + Pacemaker extractors. - $1187.95
Getrag Manual Conversion complete - $1490
PBR RPM Clutch kit + Single mass flywheel - $890
Custom plates - $495
CSA Vanquish V10 20" $2000 with alignments + nuts/lock nuts
Rolled Guards - $150
King Spring SL's rear and SL's front. - $580 total
Munroe GT Shortened Shocks + Struts
Stereo: $689.95 so far
Subwoofers - 2 12" Pioneer Champion Series 1200w each (400WRMS into 2 ohms Each) - $200
Amplifer - Kicker ZX750.1 Rated at 750wrms into 2 ohm (929wrms certified) - $350 from U.S
4 Gauge Power kit with 12 Gauge speaker wire - $90 roughly
Single din Aftermarket fascia $49.95
Phreddy Dash conversion - $470


Can only include some prices as some I got special prices.

[GothicKidd]

omg yay.

Price of Car $2800
First Suspension bill(bushes, link pin etc): $875
First set of tyres + Alignment $651
Various Repairs: $1472
New Engine $1734
Kframe, various repairs $1276
Exhaust: $398
More tyres $699
and Im sure I have another one for speed sensor or something $100 +

Money spent on enjoyment: $100

Worth it? No! -kicks tyre- I could saved ALOT of cash if I knew any better..

[someguy360]

Purchased the car for around $500 (repairable write off, rolling shell)

Spent $13,500 so far (and thats before any serious performance mods such as cam/forced induction)

[Potta9]

I don't know where to begin probably around the 15-20k mark after 2 lots of suspension then going coilovers 2 sets of wheels including ones with semislicks. Full exhaust, two Otr's ,two sets of extractors (too low for public roads in general). And the bits sitting in the shed including a turbo and heads and cam waiting to go on. Plus over 40k for the car.

I'm afraid if I add up all of it then I might cry but oh well.

[Jonno]

Car $600
Roady $1500
Lower $0
Tint $0

2100 hehe

[Gravity]

hifi 870, car detailing products about 300, otr and tune 1300, tint and lower 1500.
I should stop about now

[Full Spectrum]

I've spent about $3500 on suspension and components alone. But it steers and handles like a new VT.

[FATMOE]

My old VY exec purchased for 8k, spent 26k on the sound system and $79 for a k&n filter so all up $26079 lol. I sold the car for 10k and the sound system separately totaling about 18k lol

[VTCommoDude]

I bought my VT years ago.
Car $12,000
Kit $3,000 incl painting
Mags $2200
Suspension $1000 incl camber kit
Interior etc approx $1000
Stereo $2000 full Pioneer

At the time, I wanted a VX, which were around $20,000. So, im not too worried

[VT-565]

Around 50k so far and it's still not even going lol

[SilverVH]

Up over 100k by now and still going.

It's all about a passion, cost doesn't come in to it.

[jakstas]

I hit the $100,000 mark in receipts this month!

Are we close to complete? Not until we get an Aussie championship and a magazine feature! Bring it on!

[VY Rossi]

Brought car for 26k and have spent close to 32k on it

[Parabola]

at the end of the day i really dont think it matters how much money you spend on your car.. if you work hard and earn your money and modding your car makes you happy then blow it all :P

and ive spent nothing on my car, already had most things i wanted.

[Jonesy484]

um purchase price: $12,400
on the road $300
pannel damage: $3600 ($1000 i didin't pay for)
Phreddy dash $400
Hadlights $200
Paint $100
New Wheels and tyres $2300
Exhaust $400
various parts from wreckers and ebay $250
Servicing $1500
Headunit: $500
New speaker: $200
other assosiated audio wiring: $100
Total: $22250 there abouts
And many more plans

[Pickle']

I've spent about $3500 on suspension and components alone. But it steers and handles like a new VT.

So it handles like shit? :P

[304runner]

My Truck owes me a little under $50,000.. Could sell it tomorrow for about $6,000 if I was lucky lol

[monkeys437]

Brought VS stato with 150k 4 years ago for $8500

Ill only count mods and non wear and tear items

Heads reco'd+LIM gaskets and labour=$2k
Springs and camber kit=$600
19's and tyres = $1800
Broke the diff replaced with LSD+gears=$1000
Boost upgrade=$160
Rockers=$500
Memcal =$180

So I guess it owes me $14.5k but I've done 100,000ks in it and it still goes great so I cant complain

[DLFHUB666]

My old VY exec purchased for 8k, spent 26k on the sound system and $79 for a k&n filter so all up $26079 lol. I sold the car for 10k and the sound system separately totaling about 18k lol

Besides blown ear drums , what did you get for $26,000 that $1500 wouldn't have got. must have been a show car?!?!?