[Other] How much have you spent on your car to date?

[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 ****?

 

[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 :bomb: , what did you get for $26,000 that $1500 wouldn't have got. must have been a show car?!?!?

 

[nathanVY]

Hahah oh gosh.

Car cost $3500
Mace 25mm Manifold Spacer - $250
Reco Injectors - $50 (oh yeah )
Average high flow air filter - $30
BMC high flow air filter - $60
Tint - $220
Headunit - $300
Front speakers - $120
4ch amp - $75
subs - $70 ()
boot install - $50
wiring kit - $109
monroe gt shortened struts, shocks, super pro strut mounts & bearings, nolathane link pins - $500
lowered springs - $120
hid kit - $70
tune - $30
cluster overlays - $70
leds - no idea really, $30 wild guess

wheels (had a few sets )

//vy ss//
wheels - $400 with rubbish tyres
tyres - $200, replaced fronts
sold for $430, so cost $170

//cv8s//
wheels - $600 2x good tyres
tyres - $220, new rears
sold for $850, made $30

//vx gts//
wheels - $1300 with tyres, sold tyres for $420, so $880
tyres - $620 brand new, 235/35/R19 92W

extractors & twin system - $150
getting the front end fixed properly - $350
getting the back end fixed and merged to single + dumpers - $420
2x new cats - $220
replaced bumper + respray - $170
resprayed two tone on passenger side - $140
replacement chrome all round - $100
replacement transmission - $150 (oh yes, best bargain ever)
trans cooler - $35
new ignition barrel - $60
new key - $70
castor rod bushes replaced - $200
new starter motor, engine & trans mounts - $450 (fitted)
rear main seal changed - $450 (fitted)
new radiator - $200 (didn't even need to get changed spewin' )
2x idler pulleys - $60
transmission fluid through the various flushings, services, changes, swaps etc - at least $400


and if you think that's bad enough, it gets worse.

wrong fuse in somewhere, main body loom burned to shreds.
new body loom, bcm, stato dash parts - $450 (inc shipping from nsw)
stato dash - $200
auto elec to finish the job to prevent me going insane - $400

after that I knew i was in for the long haul with this baby haha. I reckon i've barely even scratched the surface with this. love the car now lol .

 

[HamaTime™]

Way too much.

 

[Jonnii]

They way I see it if your counting the cost then your in the wrong hobby, But it is interesting to see the cost of some builds.

 

[Drawnnite]

hmm let me think.

12mm plenum and manifold spacers about $400
Holden Cai about $135 all up
Pioneer headunit (old one previous person put in wouldnt work) about $400
panelbeating, painting and chrome strips. about $1100.
new engine and rocker covers to paint (not including paint) $50

i dont even want to think of maintenance costs, and fuel costs =P

and probably for the future
Tub Liner - $350
3.08 LSD - $500

however im sure if i do get that 454 camaro it will be a very expensive ride.
but hey ill enjoy it and that will make me happy.

 

[elmaso]

hmm let me think.

12mm plenum and manifold spacers about $400
Holden Cai about $135 all up
Pioneer headunit (old one previous person put in wouldnt work) about $400
panelbeating, painting and chrome strips. about $1100.
new engine and rocker covers to paint (not including paint) $50

i dont even want to think of maintenance costs, and fuel costs =P

and probably for the future
Tub Liner - $350
3.08 LSD - $500

however im sure if i do get that 454 camaro it will be a very expensive ride.
but hey ill enjoy it and that will make me happy.

i thought utes were stock with 3.08 LSDs? and why isn't you ute in the show off you ride section? it should be, if my shitbox can, yours can! lol

anyhoo, back on topic!

car: $1500 (with spare trans, sl springs that didn't fit, interior bits, replacement gaskets and fresh tyers)
VT GTS's: $350 then i sold the for $450
roadworthy cert:$140

clearly, i haven't spent that much.....