How $$$ did Customizing Cost?

[mafiaboi]

So yah i was just wondering wats ur project COst you around? just gimme a rough idea how much it would cost to customiz a car..cuz i am thinkin to do one..thanx :eek:

[Rockski]

what do you have in mind for customizing

[marq-jt]

if ur planning on doing so many mods for ur car interior and exterior im guessing u would be most likely spending over 10000...maybe even more depends what yo do to it...well im planning on doing that with my project car so yah...lol well neways good luck with the project

[GTS Jeff]

uh $6000 and counting. im estimating the total will come to 20k

[Forcefed]

30K ++ :rolleyes:

[Speed_Dreams]

right now im only into my car for about $2500 above the vehical cost

when im finished...prolly around $25000

[marq-jt]

yah thats how much im going to spend on mine haha once i get my visa up there hahaha so i can do it all at once...lol

[statick]

depends wut u wana do, the quality of it and all that.
if ur lookin at makin it fast, interior, exterior , entertainment, you will easily spend 20 g's on just the mods if u want it done rite.
IMO doing up teh exterior too much isnt worth the money, but to each his/her own.

[ZorroAMG]

$11,600 approx and counting....

[EK 2.0]

$25,000...and still counting, including purchase price of the vehicle...

GAWD DAMN DSM's...:cry:

[Paul]

roughly 20K on top of the purchase price of the vehicle

[93PGT]

I'm looking to spend about $17,000 over the price of the car ($4,800).

[2.2vtec]

Originally posted by 93PGT
I'm looking to spend about $17,000 over the price of the car ($4,800).

Wow great investment!:rolleyes:

[Loose]

some of you guys are crazy:burnout:

this is why i don't really customize. instead of putting turning an into a $53K money pit, I'd rather buy a 350Z or S2000.

not to say I don't respect what you are doing, i just would do other things with my money...

[ZorroAMG]

Originally posted by 2.2vtec


Wow great investment!:rolleyes:


YOU are an idiot to think that ANY car this side of an exotic is an investment, slick. :rolleyes:

[three.eighteen.]

hmmm...just slightly over 6g

[Kid_a]

Eventually it will be up in the 30-50G range.. I'd rather put that much into my golf, and make it a "new" car, than own any new car it that price range

[max_boost]

How much to customize a car? I don't even want to think about that. I throw my receipts in the garbage right away:rofl:

[sexualbanana]

I'm at about $16g excluding original purchase price.

[finboy]

over 10,000 including the $500 purchase price of the car.

if i did it the right way it would have cost me HALF that and i would have better parts, live and learn.

[SaabKraft]

i'm looking at putting 10-15k in or so... initially, then maintenence to keep it going...

mostly engine + electronics, suspension, and a spartan interior with an average sound system. repaint and get a few new trim pieces. i've decided against the body kit, and i don't give a rat's ass about ICE, screens, neon lights etc... i've already removed the back bench and seatbelts, as well as 1 layer of floorpan sound insulation.

all about making a driver's car

i have to agree with Kid_a, i'd rather have my c900 (classic v.s. next generation) turbo than any new car on the market today... the fact that you simply can't buy them new anymore is an added reason... have a great starting point: a turbocharged, intercooled twin cam engine, so i'll take it from there... part restoration, part performance-tuning, part customization.

[finboy]

Originally posted by SaabKraft
i'm looking at putting 10-15k in or so... initially, then maintenence to keep it going...

mostly engine + electronics, suspension, and a spartan interior with an average sound system. repaint and get a few new trim pieces. i've decided against the body kit, and i don't give a rat's ass about ICE, screens, neon lights etc... i've already removed the back bench and seatbelts, as well as 1 layer of floorpan sound insulation.

all about making a driver's car

i have to agree with Kid_a, i'd rather have my c900 (classic v.s. next generation) turbo than any new car on the market today... the fact that you simply can't buy them new anymore is an added reason... have a great starting point: a turbocharged, intercooled twin cam engine, so i'll take it from there... part restoration, part performance-tuning, part customization.

i dunno, a 300c looks DAMN tempting, but my car hasn't even come close to costing that much

[SaabKraft]

Originally posted by finboy


i dunno, a 300c looks DAMN tempting, but my car hasn't even come close to costing that much

you referring to the chysler 300c? that rehashed mercedes E class? pshaw :D

well i'd like a newer car of course, but not to replace the saab... if i could add to the stable, vauxhall, noble, lotus, & mercedes might pique my interest...

now how many of those can i get in north america?

[ICEBERG]

WOW.. Look at all the money you guy's could have invested to make more $$$$. This is coming from a guy who spent over 10 grand just on DENON stereo system for his car when he was 18.:D I must be getting old.

[Ben]

Originally posted by finboy
over 10,000 including the $500 purchase price of the car.

if i did it the right way it would have cost me HALF that and i would have better parts, live and learn.

I hear ya. I'm over 6k now excluding purchase price and it still hasnt changed much...damn fix mods..:banghead: :banghead:

[88CRX]

$10,000+++ easy.

$20,000 for an import is prolly a reasonable number

[cp1]

guess you got to keep it all relative i suppose, i dont get sad anymore when i think about how much money ive put into cars that ive had (15k+), i get sad when i think about how money ive spent on insuring them (35k+)

See not so bad anymore and im still in my early 20s!!!

"its all relative"

(but every now and then i get to thinking I coulda bought that there ferrari had i driven without insurance!)


oh god im actually starting to cry... it just so sad!

[EnRich]

$31XXX for the car...
$10XXX for upgrades

Btw, best experiances, were believe it or not my cheapest expenses:

- Shadow Tint, fucking great job for $320, matalic tint, never fade, never purp... Next car goes straight to that shop...

- That custom exhaust place right accross from Chinook LRT station, northbound, 55 bucks, loved the install...

Worst places ever:

- TireCraft, just terrible, ppl are rude, got the roof of my car keyed there

Great places, but expensive
- AudioConcepts, great work, great ppl, expensive ass...

- TunerWorks, I found the ppl there deece, didn't tell me bout a camber kit when I bought all my lowering stuff even after I asked if that was everything I needed... :nut: Bought a really nice exhaust there, very satisfied, got a ticket on the way home cause of the excitement.

- T&T Honda, good customer service, ppl there can't wash cars, I thought they were imcompetant...

- Glenmore Honda, never buy a car there period.

- HondaWest, best Honda dealer in town, bought a 2001 Prelude there, should have never switched to T&T

- Costco, Yep honestly, I've searched the entire city for good prices on preformance tires... They were the cheapest, and the best quality... Never buying tires anywhere else...

Regrets...
Should have bought 18" wheels

[Ichigo]

$16,000 mods... $12,000 car...

I didnt' realize how much the mods came to until I started adding up reciepts and misc parts lying around.. .. and now I'm going to sell it.. waaah :cry:

[Idratherbsidewayz]

$1400 car, ~$8600 in mods...

[cujo_cjc]

well i paid about $15 000 for the car
and so far ive put about 2g into it...in like 4 months..
prolly another 2g will be put into it
and then i'll prolly sell it and just get a car in a higher class :thumbsup:

[Bonka]

$18,900 for the car

~$6,800 in mods..

- Lowering springs (prof. installed)
- Aftermarket struts (prof. installed)
- Front and rear clears
- Full bodykit (prof. paint, fitted)
- 19" wheels and tires
- Y-pipe exhaust pipe (not installed yet)

Cosmetic mods alone will pick away at you to death :banghead:

I figure to spend close to $20,000 (if not over) all said and done, including new paint respray :thumbsdow

That's ok though..I'm going to be buried in my car :devil:

[dasdin]

10K, .... thats just with all exterior mods cept paint, and a crazy dvd system with fals floor and shit....nothing major on engine or interior, just about done, i dont like the wild ass stuff anywas

[GQNammer]

I've already put over 20k in my car. That includes suspension, paint, exterior cosmetics, and ICE. Looking to spend another 11 grand for motor and turbo.

[custom culture]

Originally posted by ZorroAMG



YOU are an idiot to think that ANY car this side of an exotic is an investment, slick. :rolleyes:


i challange that , i have an investement car 69 camaro ragtop with a 396 4 sp.

and i have about 15000 in to the PT

[HillBilly]

car was $37,000 when I bought it
with the paint job, $16,000 invested to date

[HillBilly]

Originally posted by custom culture



i challange that , i have an investement car 69 camaro ragtop with a 396 4 sp.

and i have about 15000 in to the PT

yeah try and sell it for more than $10k

those things are everywhere. Unless its all original, it aint worth shit

[custom culture]

i ment the camaro is worth bucks...bought it for 22 000
had offers for 48 000..

i know the pt aint worth anything...but i can still get 20 for it.

[HillBilly]

Originally posted by custom culture
i ment the camaro is worth bucks...bought it for 22 000
had offers for 48 000..

i know the pt aint worth anything...but i can still get 20 for it.

i see your point.

I thought you meant you fixed up a $500 piece of shit and now think its worth big money.

[QuasarCav]

I'm too young to be dropping unreal amounts of cash into cars.

Like a few people said it's not an investment. Unfortunatly I'll have to wait until I can afford something that is worth modifying.

S2000 here I come;)

[CryoCarnage]

25,000 car, 5,000 mods on my Celica Gt-S. As for my pontiac 6000... Car: Free (HAHA) Mods: Superslick duct tape, three colors, Red Blue and black. Made police lines with em too aside from patching up the interior.:dunno:

[cookbob]

$16000 for the car and about $5400 everything i have done to the car.Gonna save a bit in winter then spend more money when it gets nice again.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Ive reached the point where Ive stopped counting. It would piss me off to much if I kept records of all of that

[ZorroAMG]

^ditto, my friend....ditto.

[fachie]

I just sold my teg but i put over 20 gs in that, and then sold it for only 20gs :banghead:

[DreammEr]

Originally posted by EnRich

- TunerWorks, I found the ppl there deece, didn't tell me bout a camber kit when I bought all my lowering stuff even after I asked if that was everything I needed... Bought a really nice exhaust there, very satisfied, got a ticket on the way home cause of the excitement.



LOL