well i dont know where this thread should be at but since i have a dc i might as well post it here and let the mod move it where it belongs.

so how much do you think you have spent on your car since the day you got it? ive had mine for like a year and i spent almost 5'gs just to make it look nice with wheels, interior, etc. but i never did anything to my engine on try to make it fast.haha i know i should have spent that cash making my car faster but instead i spent it on making it look nice. and i still need to do my front end conversion so that's like 2 more g's.haha.

so how much you think you have spent on your car since you got it?

how do you spend money on your car and saved at the same time?(i spent all my paychecks on my car for like 8 months and never had a penny left..haha)

tell us your story. i feel like im spending too much money on my car but can anyone relate to me?

 

over 20,000

99 4dr gsr with 64k miles paid 12,000 in 2006.
1200 for jdm front
1200 for BYS bumper
1000 for Mugen bumper
1500 for 16" Spoon Sw388s
800 for 16" OZ superleggeras
600 for D2s w/LCAs
180 for ASR brace
110 for Beaks bar
100 22mm ITR swaybar
250 for Mugen front strut bar
150 Comptech intake
350 Comptech header
120 Edelbrock 65mm TB
180 Skunk2 Stage 1 cams
700 Mugen Gen1 Exhaust
100 Skunk2 test pipe
800 for 2 Recaro SRDs
500 for Takata with shoulder pads
170 for pair of Vision rails
600 for Mugen cluster
150 for Mugen pedals
360 for Mugen Racing3 steering wheel
50 for DC mugen hub
85 for NRG Quick Release
50 for Mugen shift ****
70 for Spoon shift ****
35 for yellow ITR boot

 

i dont own an integra any more, but i'v spent prolly 2k on my ef, and its still stock, lmao...too long a story for here though.

 

bought my car for 1400 and in a week droped about 600 for it lol and ive had it for a month so far. CArs and girls are the two most expensive hobbies

 

i bought my si for $6000
spend over $8000 in 10months
plan on puttin $4000 into the motor and another $3500 on exterior

 

This thread could be interesting. I myself ~8.5k, but its not far from a stock LS.
6.5k for car.
~2k on wheels/suspension.

 

I have a 1992 da I bought for $500 and have over 1.5k in it. Now paint is next!!!!

 

Gott my 1997 acura gsr for 2550 and putt a tid over 500$ in a month if not less

 

I paid 3700 for my db2 10years ago, I have replaced everything on the car, all together, the whole time I had it, I have probably dumped 30,000 into it, maybe more. the most recent recipts I have add up to 11,000 in the last year.

 

98 GSR 63K paid $2,350 (yes it was a crackhead deal and copmpletely riced out)
i put about 8k into it in just parts sicne last may and im building another motot for it

 

This is a depressing thread...i'll just list my current setup and not recall all of the other turbo setups i've had and sold

1999 Acura Integra 48,000 miles - $8500 (in 2005)
BW S256 .70ar - $1250
Spearco 500hp IC - $450
Tial BOV and 38mm - $450
2.5" IC Piping - $250
RC1000cc injectors - $300
Crome chipped P28 and all my tuning - $1000
Oil lines - $100
Self-built low comp LS/VTEC - $1500
New Axles - $250
CC Stage 4 clutch - $300
Manifold/ 3" dp/ dump - $995
3" Stainless exhaust - $500
Set of 4 Rota Grids with Falken Ziex 512s - $1000
Set of 2 Rota Grids with BFG Drag Radials - $450
Set of 2 Blizzak Snow tires (15" to fit rims) - $200
Skunk 2 shift **** - $50
McCullough HIDs (6000k) - $250
Misc **** during turbo setups (including towing, work and various parts) - $1000+

Total = $18,500 which is about what i thought i had spent

That's probably on the low end after everything is said and done. I'm probably missing a few things too, but that gives you a good idea of all the **** i've had to do on my GSR to have a reliable turbo DD. Once she runs in the spring, i'll put the $$ behind me and have fun

 

i bought my integra for 8,1oo$ then spent about 5,ooo$ on stupid ricer crap at first lol then i did my turbo set-up........i hate the fact i bought parts worth like 5oo$ and never even used them......i bought the car in 03 and took if off the road in 04 then didnt finish my build til 07 because i just got lazy with it and also i didnt know exactly what to do when i first started.......

 

so uh... what is the point of this thread? So people can look and say "haha I've spent more than you" or "haha I've spent less than you" or whatever? Sounds like a pissing contest to me.

I don't see anybody listing maintenance/replacement parts. I've spent alot my Integra over the years, but most of that has been replacing OEM parts that have worn out, or regular maintenance items. My car has 276K miles on it and I have currently replaced:

- axles (multiple times) and axle seals
- alternator (twice)
- radiator
- thermostat
- all coolant hoses
- clutch (twice)
- oil pan gasket
- IM gasket
- oil cooler O-ring
- heater core (damage I caused)
- both front lower torque mounts (installed new OEM mounts)
- rear engine mount (installed new OEM mount)
- ignition switch harness (fried on me)
- plugs/wires/cap/rotor/fuel filter
- air filter (been using the same K&N since 2001, 10 yr. warranty is nearly done)
- upper control arms (put on POS eBay replacements, will be getting OEM ones soon)
- lower ball joints
- front wheel bearings
- steering rack
- outer tie rods/ball joints
- timing belt/water pump/tensioner/cam seals (3 times)
- brake MC
- clutch MC and slave
- brake MC piston rod seal (brake MC brace trashed the old one, made the booster leak vacuum)
- starter has been rebuilt
- battery (twice)

That's about all I can think of. I need all new suspension bushings badly, just haven't had the money for new OEM rubber, and I sure as hell will not be using polyurethane.

 

I dont know the point of the thread, but i dont see it being a pissing contest...at least not at the moment. Actually, i didnt really feel like bragging after tallying up my parts, i felt like crying a little bit. All that money and I dont have a whole lot to show for it...lol. If it becomes a pissing match, one of us will lock it...until then, i say we let people have a little fun

 

2much

 

we bought a 90 integra for 300 in sep 07 now i would we have put 6k in it

 

Bought my car for 23 hundred and put in 4 grand and counting into it

Bought the car blue for 23 hundred and then went to orange

 

ThIs ThReAd Is WoRtHlEeS wItHoUt PiCs....lol. I couldnt find the icon

 

bought my 95 gs-r 3 years ago for 6300, when i bought it, it already had..
98-01 front end conversion $500
tockico springs & struts $400
DC 4-1 ceramic $350
apexi WS exhaust $450
JDM b18c swap $3200
AEM Fuel Filter $110

So had about $5000 spent on it by previous owner, since i have had it i added
B&K short shifter $50
Air intake $50
Skunk2 IM $220
Hi flow Cat $25
PU MOUNTS $50
PU hangers & bush $40
Apexi VAFC $100
Mugen Valve Cover$100
Rota Circuit 8's w/tires $700
Cross drill rotors $180
Tenzo Seats $200
Sparco harnesses $50
b16 lsd transmission$FREE
Skunk2 lower tie $120
oem wiper delete $20
Alpine hu/speakers $300
Clutchmasters stage 3 $400
fidanza 7.5lb fly $140
And replacing old gaskets, ball joints, master cylinders, hoses, heater core, sensors blah blah, over $1200 there easy,
so i have dropped atleast
$4000

 

i bought my 99 LS for 1,800 but it looked like crap!!!.ive probably put about 4000 into and im not close to done yet!probably gona spend about 8000 more!heres of pic i took recently

 

damn, and i thought i was just doing too much haha...this thread is fun..keep on going..im propbably going to spend 5 more g's on the motor and the front end conversion. i bought some new gold rims yesterday for 380 but i want to sell them. gold rota grid attack for 340 pm me.anyways lets get back to the thread

 

look at the economy. we all have such bad spending habbits lol

 

35,000 just bought 2008 sti stock for me. 15,000 for 2006 civic si for the wife.

 

I want a Si foh' doh'... no wait, I want a TSX

 

I have an fa5 as my daily, I have only put 800 into that,just a navi/dvd uni(avic-d3) and 2 12" subs and an amp, I want to dump money into it, but thats what the integra is for.