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12-27-2012, 02:43 AM | #1 |
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how much $ did you spend on car parts?
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... |
12-27-2012, 09:13 AM | #4 |
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Modding is a hobby. Some hobbies are more expensive then others.
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12-27-2012, 09:19 AM | #5 |
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Nice thing is...you don't "have" to do it all at once.
I had a few months to wait on mine being built...so I bought a little here...a little there...in that time. Added a few things as time as gone by. Like GOLFFRR said...it's more of a hobby.
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12-27-2012, 09:57 AM | #6 |
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12-27-2012, 10:59 AM | #11 | |
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12-27-2012, 11:38 AM | #12 |
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I guess some folks like to mod even if their mods + car are worth more than an equally or more capable factory car.
I for one wouldnt do it..I have moded cars like that before. you lose you ass and are lucky if you can get 50 cents on the dollar for your parts |
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12-27-2012, 03:28 PM | #14 |
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I buy most of my mods used. So many people sell barely used parts because they want to try something different or upgrade to a new car. I also sell my cars stock and part-out the mods separately. It's still expensive but the cost is minimized with this approach. I have been lucky enough to sell some parts for the same price I paid for them.
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12-27-2012, 08:19 PM | #15 |
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12-27-2012, 08:27 PM | #16 | |
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Bought a used 08. Thought I'd leave it stock because so much better than my 335i. Then I found this forum and then a tuning shop and then M meets all over California. $12k into it and just scratching the surface. The best part are the cool ass people I've met on meets and still keep in touch with. Oh I want a BBK but wanting a Ducati 848evo more is delaying me.
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12-27-2012, 09:27 PM | #20 |
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^^true, but the outcome
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