how much $ did you spend on car parts? - Page 2

Endless619 · 12-27-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kotik

I see some crazy modified cars, it just seems a bit crazy!!! I started to price out couple of things, and OMG, I can just sell it and buy something in a different class for that much (z06/ used gallardo etc).

I currently have ESS 575, fabspeed exhaust (HFC, xpipe), black grills, blackline lights. I want BBK ($3k!), side gills ($150), front lip (anywhere from $700-2000), that fancy trunk ($2k?), some wide rear tires ($800-900), some cool pedals ($300), CB exhuast ($1300), angel eyes ($300), Dinan suspension ($1800) so that totals it up to almost another $9k. You take a car that was like $45k used, plus the mods I have now ($16k), plus another 9 for what i want and it comes to $24k, so that could have put me at like $70k!!!! Didn't R35 cost that much new, when they came out?? A used Gallardo is about that much! Prob one of the early 997 TT's are about that much....
And the bottom line is that even with all these mods, I still wouldn't be able to get 10c on the $. And with the F30 m3 coming out the price on our cars will drop another 10%... with all the miles i rack on mine, god, i'd be lucky to get $40k for when all is said and done....

this sucks...

I have spent maybe $9,000 on top of the purchase of the car. I have pretty much phased out of modding cars as I get older. I am only in my 30s but I reached as high as you can go with the mod bug in 2004-2005 when I was in numerous car magazines, tv preview, judge, and winning at car shows. Now I have other hobbies such as exotic weaponry, fiber night optics, etc.. Stuff that costs way above toys for this M3.

Modding this car or any car kinda bores me now. Owning a home and several nice vehicles also helps.

CBS · 12-27-2012, 11:44 PM

I agree with Philip, mod'ing has introduced me to a group of people that all share my same passion for Cars and the M3.

I really enjoy seeing how other's have mod'ed their Cars. It's an expression of personality.

I mod because I enjoy it and how my M3 responds on the track.

It is an addiction! An expensive one.

Mike van D · 12-28-2012, 12:28 AM

Agree with most here...done to inject a little personal individuality to it. Personally, I don't worry about recouping the cash or resale in the future. Done to how I want her to be now.

onnex · 12-28-2012, 01:15 AM

I'd give you a number, but its going to be inaccurate sooner than later.

kotik · 12-28-2012, 02:00 AM

Thanks guys, you made me feel better....
Yea, I am not sure what is this mpg everyone is talking about....

I forgot to add track time! Since i've been to germany, i've been going to Nurburgring quite a lot, and that is like 22 euro($35) a lap (when you buy in bulk)... track session at the Spa? 250euro's ($400)... so on. Plus frequent oil changes, brakes, tires...

All that money spent can be aimed towards seeing the world, going to Africa, Asia, South America... gosh. I mean, I still travel around europe, but not far, and not for too long...

sorry for venting... was just curious how everyone else felt like...

e92involved · 12-28-2012, 02:18 AM

Honestly who gives a shit?!? You only live once, you could be gone tomorrow, and you will never understand until you do it. I have as much in my car as the car, but there is no car like it. Plus my performance is of the cars you mentioned and in some cases better. I have owned all those cars and I always go back to the M 3, bottom line is I have a connection with this car and I have personalized it to the point of perfection IMO. I would not change it for the world, never have regrets just make more money!!!?,

kotik · 12-28-2012, 02:38 AM

you right..

I'm also working on restoring my E24 (1976 633csi).

CBS · 12-28-2012, 03:59 AM

^ Now that's a Nice ride!

M3SQRD · 12-28-2012, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by CBS

I agree with Philip, mod'ing has introduced me to a group of people that all share my same passion for Cars and the M3.

I really enjoy seeing how other's have mod'ed their Cars. It's an expression of personality.

I mod because I enjoy it and how my M3 responds on the track.

It is an addiction! An expensive one.

You sir have one awesome track prep'd car

Also you know when you have the mod disease...you say your budget is X but then you spend > 3X

Elaz · 12-28-2012, 08:39 AM

You could never have to many cars or mods. stock cars are just so plane.i bought mine new and dropped 15k in mods it has 10700 miles on it 2011 sg e92.i love my car more every day.

Team Plutonium · 12-28-2012, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CBS

^ Now that's a Nice ride!

+1 Love it!

Powerbeast · 12-28-2012, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

^^true, but the outcome

Endless619 · 12-28-2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by e92involved

Honestly who gives a shit?!? You only live once, you could be gone tomorrow, and you will never understand until you do it. I have as much in my car as the car, but there is no car like it. Plus my performance is of the cars you mentioned and in some cases better. I have owned all those cars and I always go back to the M 3, bottom line is I have a connection with this car and I have personalized it to the point of perfection IMO. I would not change it for the world, never have regrets just make more money!!!?,

You also hit the nail on the head.

Red_Baron · 12-28-2012, 12:13 PM

Like everyone on here has stated, modding is just an expensive hobby. I used to think that I was crazy and wasting money from spending so much on mods but then I realized that there is nothing wrong with spending money on things for your own personal enjoyment as long as you don't over spend. Everyone does it. For example, you could buy an fully loaded M3 from the money my wife spends on handbags and shoes or a used 458 from the money my boss uses to decorate her house.

sycd · 12-28-2012, 12:15 PM

I've dumped many thousands in mods on various cars over the year, and at the end of the day didn't really make my rides that much more enjoyable, since I ended selling them anyway. Sure they were much faster, and louder, and different looking, etc, etc. But in hindsight it was not worth it.

So I guess I'm in the minority to say that I'm done with this game, and prefer spending the cash on a nice vacation with my family, or save the money to buy a better ride next time around, rather than turning my cars into something they were not designed to be (I don't have the urge right now, still very happy with the M3.)

Not trying to judge anyone, I know the feeling. I guess I'm a recovering modder

biggynuts01 · 12-28-2012, 12:43 PM

Thanks, you just got me depressed

I just started modding my car a couple months ago, after turning it into a weekend car after a couple years of DD, and I am just about at $15k spend on mods w/installation. Damn, man I thought I was under $8k in mods until I added up all the costs. I still have tons of parts uninstalled sitting in my garage waiting for the right time.

I really hoped to get into a 997 gt3 within the next few years. I better stop here.

kchu221 · 12-28-2012, 12:48 PM

like phil said earlier in the thread, yea i can buy a better car with my mod money, but then itll be just stock. for me, id rather have a less expensive car and mod the hell out of it to call it my own creation, a creation that not alot of people can easily replicate.

BMWDavid · 12-28-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by paradocs98

That is funny.

Now please take those "sales award" decals off of your beautiful car...

I would but it means that I have to make the payment. And honestly the stickers don't add too much weight.

paradocs98 · 12-28-2012, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWDavid

I would but it means that I have to make the payment. And honestly the stickers don't add too much weight.

Ahhh... quid pro quo.

When you leave work every day, can you stop a couple of blocks away from the dealership and remove the stickers, then put them back on when you approach work the next morning?

BRccKLYN · 12-28-2012, 05:30 PM

Just replaced my clutch and it cost me roughly $1200. Not a mod but expensive in my eyes. lol

CBS · 12-29-2012, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by M3SQRD

You sir have one awesome track prep'd car

Thanks Donnie, you're the one who helped guide me - and you are still helping. I guess you could say you are my Mod Consultant!

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Originally Posted by Team Plutonium

+1 Love it!

Hey Philip, wouldn't you just love an E24 M6 to mod?

LarThaL · 12-29-2012, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jbook

Well said. When I picked the M3, I was picking a base platform on which to build upon. I would much rather have my modified, personalized, soon to be beast M3 than a stock $130k car (especially since I would undoubtedly want to mod that).

Yes !!!! No matter what you own, once you have been bitten by the mod bug, there is no end to this. The only question is how much you might spend.

While I haven't modded my M3 to any significant amount (yet), if I total up money spent on mods on all the cars I have owned, it totals over $100k.

12-27-2012, 11:44 PM	#24
CBS Captain Drives: E90 M3 - E60 528xi Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 869 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 E90 [4.85] 2009 BMW 528xi [0.00] 2008 BMW 328xi [0.00]	I agree with Philip, mod'ing has introduced me to a group of people that all share my same passion for Cars and the M3. I really enjoy seeing how other's have mod'ed their Cars. It's an expression of personality. I mod because I enjoy it and how my M3 responds on the track. It is an addiction! An expensive one. __________________ ESS VT-1 550 \| M24 Oil Cooler \| Fall Line Half Cage \| RaceTech 4009W \| 6 pt Harness \| Rear Seat Delete \| Motion Control DA Dampers w/remote reservoirs \| 900/650 Hyperco Springs \| RD Sport Sway Bars \| Brembo 380 BBK \| GC Camber Plates \| Michelin Cups \| GTS Black Wheels \| Eisenmann Sport \| Stack Gauges \| Painted Challenge Front Lip \| Painted ZCP Rear Spoiler \| Xpel Ultimate Film \| LuxAngelEyes

12-28-2012, 12:28 AM	#25
Mike van D Major Drives: SG X6 35i; MW e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 1,112 iTrader: (0)	Agree with most here...done to inject a little personal individuality to it. Personally, I don't worry about recouping the cash or resale in the future. Done to how I want her to be now. __________________ ...just enjoying life.

12-28-2012, 01:15 AM	#26
onnex Captain Drives: 2011.5 E92 M3 Join Date: May 2010 Location: SF Posts: 934 iTrader: (10) Garage List 2011 E92 M3 [4.67]	I'd give you a number, but its going to be inaccurate sooner than later. __________________ 2011 Matte Metallic Blue E92 M3 \| 6MT \| Black Novillo / Black Carbon Leather \| 20" DPE SP-SC 5 \| LS3 V1 LEDs + full blackout \| Full Amuse Ericsson Kit \| Akra Evo \| RD Sport Springs \| Macht Schnell Stage 2 Intake

12-28-2012, 02:18 AM	#28
e92involved Captain Drives: 2012 BMW e92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 626 iTrader: (0)	Honestly who gives a shit?!? You only live once, you could be gone tomorrow, and you will never understand until you do it. I have as much in my car as the car, but there is no car like it. Plus my performance is of the cars you mentioned and in some cases better. I have owned all those cars and I always go back to the M 3, bottom line is I have a connection with this car and I have personalized it to the point of perfection IMO. I would not change it for the world, never have regrets just make more money!!!?, __________________

12-28-2012, 03:59 AM	#30
CBS Captain Drives: E90 M3 - E60 528xi Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 869 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 BMW M3 E90 [4.85] 2009 BMW 528xi [0.00] 2008 BMW 328xi [0.00]	^ Now that's a Nice ride! __________________ ESS VT-1 550 \| M24 Oil Cooler \| Fall Line Half Cage \| RaceTech 4009W \| 6 pt Harness \| Rear Seat Delete \| Motion Control DA Dampers w/remote reservoirs \| 900/650 Hyperco Springs \| RD Sport Sway Bars \| Brembo 380 BBK \| GC Camber Plates \| Michelin Cups \| GTS Black Wheels \| Eisenmann Sport \| Stack Gauges \| Painted Challenge Front Lip \| Painted ZCP Rear Spoiler \| Xpel Ultimate Film \| LuxAngelEyes

12-28-2012, 02:00 AM	#27
kotik Lieutenant Drives: e90 M3 ESS 575 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 478 iTrader: (0)	Thanks guys, you made me feel better.... Yea, I am not sure what is this mpg everyone is talking about.... I forgot to add track time! Since i've been to germany, i've been going to Nurburgring quite a lot, and that is like 22 euro($35) a lap (when you buy in bulk)... track session at the Spa? 250euro's ($400)... so on. Plus frequent oil changes, brakes, tires... All that money spent can be aimed towards seeing the world, going to Africa, Asia, South America... gosh. I mean, I still travel around europe, but not far, and not for too long... sorry for venting... was just curious how everyone else felt like...

12-28-2012, 02:38 AM	#29
kotik Lieutenant Drives: e90 M3 ESS 575 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 478 iTrader: (0)	you right.. I'm also working on restoring my E24 (1976 633csi).

12-28-2012, 08:39 AM	#32
Elaz First Lieutenant Drives: 2011 e92 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: new york Posts: 392 iTrader: (1)	You could never have to many cars or mods. stock cars are just so plane.i bought mine new and dropped 15k in mods it has 10700 miles on it 2011 sg e92.i love my car more every day.

12-28-2012, 12:13 PM	#36
Red_Baron M3Post DBag Drives: '08 e92 M3, '11 G55 AMG Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: DC/VA/PA Posts: 694 iTrader: (0)	Like everyone on here has stated, modding is just an expensive hobby. I used to think that I was crazy and wasting money from spending so much on mods but then I realized that there is nothing wrong with spending money on things for your own personal enjoyment as long as you don't over spend. Everyone does it. For example, you could buy an fully loaded M3 from the money my wife spends on handbags and shoes or a used 458 from the money my boss uses to decorate her house. __________________

12-28-2012, 12:15 PM	#37
sycd First Lieutenant Drives: 2012 M3 ZCP DCT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: USA Posts: 396 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW X5 xDrive50i [0.00] 2012 BMW M3 [E92] [0.00]	I've dumped many thousands in mods on various cars over the year, and at the end of the day didn't really make my rides that much more enjoyable, since I ended selling them anyway. Sure they were much faster, and louder, and different looking, etc, etc. But in hindsight it was not worth it. So I guess I'm in the minority to say that I'm done with this game, and prefer spending the cash on a nice vacation with my family, or save the money to buy a better ride next time around, rather than turning my cars into something they were not designed to be (I don't have the urge right now, still very happy with the M3.) Not trying to judge anyone, I know the feeling. I guess I'm a recovering modder __________________ 2013 Mini Cooper S Hardtop \| Kite Blue \| 6spd Manual \| Factory JCW Exterior Pkg 2013 X5 xDrive50i \| Carbon Black \| M Sport + M Perf, 333M Wheels Sold: 2012 E92 M3 \| Jet Black, Fox Red/Black \| DCT, ZCP

12-28-2012, 12:43 PM	#38
biggynuts01 Captain Drives: E92 M3 SG coupe Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 674 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Porsche Cayman S [0.00] 2008 BMW E92 M3 [4.75]	Thanks, you just got me depressed I just started modding my car a couple months ago, after turning it into a weekend car after a couple years of DD, and I am just about at $15k spend on mods w/installation. Damn, man I thought I was under $8k in mods until I added up all the costs. I still have tons of parts uninstalled sitting in my garage waiting for the right time. I really hoped to get into a 997 gt3 within the next few years. I better stop here. __________________ 2013 X3 XDrive28i - Stock 2008 E92 M3 SG DCT Extended - AA Filter, JL Audio 600/6, CDT Audio, Verstraβe Paddles, ECS SS, BMW Performance Spoiler, MH race studs, BMW GTS wheels, Stoptech ST, AP CF Intake pipe, MS Pulleys, Eibach, MR Exhaust, BPM Tune, LTBMW 1M Bumper, MotoGP Lip, Euro MDM, LCI's , KW CS, TMS Soild Diff Mounts. 2008 Porsche CS - GT3 kit, Sprintbooster (SOLD)

12-28-2012, 12:48 PM	#39
kchu221 JDM whore Drives: 2012 E92 6MT Space Grey Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: los angeles Posts: 2,269 iTrader: (5)	like phil said earlier in the thread, yea i can buy a better car with my mod money, but then itll be just stock. for me, id rather have a less expensive car and mod the hell out of it to call it my own creation, a creation that not alot of people can easily replicate. __________________ \|AUTOTALENT\|JRZ RS DAMPER\|GC CAMBER PLATE\|SWIFT SPRINGS\|OG WHITE TE37\|MICHELLIN PSS\|TURNER STUDS\|PROJECT KICS R40\|RE SSK\|VARIS CF KNOB\|VARIS VRS FRONT LIP WITH EXTENSION\|ARQRAY RACE EXHAUST\|BAVX LS3\|VOLTEX TYPE 1 GT WING\|MASTERMIND STREET X-PIPE\|

12-28-2012, 05:30 PM	#42
BRccKLYN New Member Drives: Mostly on 2 wheels Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 7 iTrader: (0)	Just replaced my clutch and it cost me roughly $1200. Not a mod but expensive in my eyes. lol

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