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b00sted_spyder 02-22-2010 05:23 PM

How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
So far after calculating almost everything, I'm at $6,624.93. Thinking about it, I could have bought a few dsm's with that money lol. What number are you at?

Constant_Project21 02-22-2010 05:27 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I'm prob at 10k just in buying 1g's :), I don't keep them long enough to calculate the amount I dump into them hahaha

Kracka 02-22-2010 05:39 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
After factoring the dates, meals, drinks, roofies, vacations, engagement ring, wedding ring, the actual wedding, etc.....more than I are to calculate :D

asshanson 02-22-2010 05:44 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
:confused: Are we talking about women or cars? Since I don't have a girlfriend I'll just assume the car. Easily over $20k on my only DSM.

Constant_Project21 02-22-2010 05:46 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Yea I'm guessing it's about cars, I don't keep a running tab on the bitches I associate with.

Roofies aren't that expensive kracka, everyone knows that.

b00sted_spyder 02-22-2010 05:53 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by asshanson (Post 326131)
:confused: Are we talking about women or cars? Since I don't have a girlfriend I'll just assume the car. Easily over $20k on my only DSM.

Lol, cars of course.

awd-drifter 02-22-2010 05:56 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
man, just thinking about how much I've spent on my car is just insane where I am at in life right now. I think I'm at about $2,100 for the 2 years I've spent on it so far and more if I keep it. If I do keep it, I know I will pour about another 5k to 7k on it. But...it should be well worth the money for this car. :D

asshanson 02-22-2010 05:57 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I guess Hughes likes to take his car out to dinner. Even bought it a ring.

goodhart 02-22-2010 05:57 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Well, I have receipts for over 10k just from DB Performance, have bought many used parts, other new parts, etc. I would say about 17-18 for my shit box including the price of the car, but going through trannies isn't cheap, neither is going replacing engines and other fuck-ups from previous owners...

Andrew7dg 02-22-2010 05:59 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Spending money on car, can always sell to regain part of it (sometimes an investment but rarely)

Spending money on woman. LOST!!!

t-revzr 02-22-2010 06:03 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I made a thread about this on Evomn also. Im around $13,000 within 8 months of having my car. Car was $20,000. So alot but im sure I will be happy when the new parts get put on! So the cost is well worth it to me!

96GST16g 02-22-2010 06:06 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
wow holy crap i thought i spent alot with close to 9k with car and parts

Constant_Project21 02-22-2010 06:25 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I can say I have spent $200 on my soon to be dsm, and I haven't even picked it up yet.

GsXtUrBo98 02-22-2010 06:40 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I would be embarrassed to even estimate how much I have into my car....

C3L1CA 02-22-2010 06:47 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Probably have about 14-15k into all upgrades, replacement parts, and the car itself. Way too much, but it keeps me busy and its what I really like to do.

mlomker 02-22-2010 06:48 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Mods should be in the upper teens within 30 days. Shane's kids need new braces or sumthin'. :D

Kracka 02-22-2010 07:00 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by asshanson (Post 326139)
I guess Hughes likes to take his car out to dinner. Even bought it a ring.

Whatever it takes man! Nothing like a romantic evening at Chevron getting some Techron Ultimate!

95tsi 02-22-2010 07:28 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I'd have to guess 14-15k maybe. Including price of the car, I dont think I really wanna add it all up.

Pushit2.0 02-22-2010 07:42 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I do not like to think about how much I have into the current Galant project. I know I have spent almost $10,000 on just the engine, this is not including assembly labor or the recent work done on the head. I would not be surprised up to now if I could push $25,000 in parts and the cost of the car. And by the time its up and running that number will be well over $30,000. I would not want to think about it in terms of billable man hours for all the recent chassis work if I could not do all this work myself.

~John

mlomker 02-22-2010 08:24 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
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Originally Posted by Pushit2.0 (Post 326161)
I know I have spent almost $10,000 on just the engine

Wow, slammin! Am I the only one worried that my car insurance only covers half of what I have into the car? lol.

Matt D. 02-22-2010 08:27 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I love myself an awful lot, and I've spent countless amounts of money on me. :lol:

Oh, my car... Fuck that piece of shit.

turbotalon1g 02-22-2010 08:37 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
OMG, you guys are fucking crazy, I'm at about 7k including everything but gas and maybe some oil I keep every receipt I can and I love the fact until the 2k transmission I basically would of had all my money out of my car.

If it was for the time, blood and awesome memories of my car it would be gone and hopefully never replaced by a DSM unless I was out to do a cheap, tincan build.

Right now I am at a point where if it needs anything over $150 it will get parked and semi-parted for a long time, my dsm will take the back burner to everything until I am somewhat comfy for $$$.

My wife hasn't gotten that much $$$ out of me either, about even with the DSM.
Don't tell her, but if she gives me too much trouble I'm gonna park her ass too.

mlomker 02-22-2010 08:42 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g (Post 326169)
Don't tell her, but if she gives me too much trouble I'm gonna park her ass too.

rofl

sleepydsm 02-22-2010 08:46 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I have about $16,000 into my car. Not even exaggerating. And it's no where close to where I want it to be.


Could I have done everything a lot cheaper? Yeah, but I don't roll that way.

Alpha D 02-22-2010 08:50 PM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
@_@ Ok i officially will stop complaining about buying a Jug of oil for $23 wow impressive you guys!!!

Kevin 1G Drummer 02-23-2010 01:31 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I honestly have no idea, but If I had to make an estimate, I would guess I have around $10k into mine not including the purchase price of the car or all the labor hours my friends and I have into it. Kinda makes me sad to think I'm about to let it go for half of that...

Constant_Project21 02-23-2010 01:39 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I remember back when I graduated, I spent half of my grad party money on my laser, like $1k, and thought that was way too much. I don't think ive ever spent that much again on my dsm. My last couple have been really budgeted, and bought modded, so that has kept cost down. I know my next one will be different, since I'm basically starting from scratch, its gonna hurt my pockets down the road. I'll have to start up a tab for the upcoming project.

Mwolf83 02-23-2010 05:30 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I actually won the Worst Luck Award with my local car club for this same topic. Over the past 5 years I've owned 2 Talons and a WRX and have spent $75K+ now on the three cars. The one talon I have since sold for $250 and the other two cars both have spun rod bearings. The Talon has ran a total of 2 months in five years with 3 fully forged internal motors that have been destroyed in that time (none of them from stuff that I've done, very long story).
Pic of the framed award:
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...3/IMG_0157.jpg
Pic is of me once again working on it at BIR when I bent a shift fork.

123abc 02-23-2010 08:08 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I have about 6k into my fwd 90 Laser and about 1200 into my awd 91 Talon. I'm finding it's too easy to spend money on my dsm's....

TkrPerformance 02-23-2010 11:08 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I have over 35k into the evo and the body was free
I have around 12k into the talon
I have around 3k into the hatch
I have around 10k in audio in the spyder,22k for the car when I got it new,still have over 25k or so to get it done the way I want (this is why it has been sitting for years as a shell)
I have around 13k in the 51 truck and still needs more to be finnished someday

turbotalon1g 02-23-2010 11:23 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
oh yeah my cost is including buying the car too.

95tsi 02-24-2010 08:06 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g (Post 326258)
oh yeah my cost is including buying the car too.

just shut up. haha!! I would be sitting much better if I didnt put in the built 6 bolt last year.

Murlo26 02-24-2010 10:05 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Right at about $45k for my car now including the $35K car that is only 1.5 years old. Ouch.

Lomker you didn't include the base price of your car...you are getting up there:)

mlomker 02-24-2010 10:59 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Murlo26 (Post 326563)
Lomker you didn't include the base price of your car...you are getting up there:)

Nope. I spent the same as you with all the options last Sept. I'm planning on a carbon hood/trunk/JDM wing over the next year but should be done in the upper 50's.

A lot of the guys on this thread aren't including their own labor. I paid to get most of the work done. It's amazing what some of them have just in parts.

Kracka 02-24-2010 11:02 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Are the commonly available carbon fiber hoods for the X lighter than stock? I know they're not for the VIII/IX.

goodhart 02-24-2010 11:04 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 326567)
Are the commonly available carbon fiber hoods for the X lighter than stock? I know they're not for the VIII/IX.

Thats funny, same thing with WRX's, the CF hood are actually heavier.

Murlo26 02-24-2010 11:04 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Kracka (Post 326567)
Are the commonly available carbon fiber hoods for the X lighter than stock? I know they're not for the VIII/IX.

Nope they aren't.

The only one I have seen that is lighter is the one Gates is running...

http://www.amsperformance.com/cart/s...iber-hood.html

Only 2g's, lol.

mlomker 02-24-2010 11:10 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Murlo26 (Post 326570)
The only one I have seen that is lighter is the one Gates is running...

Nope, they are for looks. It is around $2k for full carbon. Varis has one that is carbon with frp underhood for $1500 or so.

Having a lighter car is pointless to me...I need track time and to drink less beer. The first part will happen, second is not so likely.

niterydr 02-24-2010 11:14 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by mlomker (Post 326165)
Wow, slammin! Am I the only one worried that my car insurance only covers half of what I have into the car? lol.

You can get them insured for more. I had my stealth insured for $40k when I drove on the street, just in case. Just need an appraisal and accurate receipts.

The Audi has drained over $2k in just parts from me this year, in maintenance. Needless to say that car will be available for sale this spring.

Kevin 1G Drummer 02-24-2010 11:20 AM

Re: How much have you spent on your loved one?
 
I've decided I'm gonna keep a running total for the 240 project. I'm not sure if I'll regret it later or not. We'll see.


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