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Location:
Gold Coast
Registered:
June 2004
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Location:
Adelaide - Race Central
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 15:41
 
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I originally bought my car for $5,000.
Lost count of how much after spending $10,000 on top
Currently i believe its around (i mean around) $30,000
Silly isnt it considering the car is still NA
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 17:30
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well ive got 2.. my now parts car and my actual car
originally parts car was bought 1st
2300 + 2000 for fixing it up etc
good car was bought for 750
then ive spent about 15k on mods and stuff
thats full restoration with respray, dropping the 1jz etc in. all suspension work and rims and tyres etc.
somewhere over 20k total
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Location:
Brisbane - Aspley
Registered:
December 2004
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Location:
Liverpool
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 21:50
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Purchase price + Auto Electrician cost + new clutch = $5,475. 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 21:54
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AE82 $500 - Twincam conversion 2k, exhaust $800 total 3.3k
AE92 sx $6000 - AE101 MAP 4AGZE conversion 7k, suspension, ic, pulley, sounds wheels 4k. total 17k
SW20R $14500 - Sound system, interior, Tuning, Ecu, other bits 13k total $26.5k
My sx being the biggest lost as it was sold for a bargin of $5700
but hey when you've been bitten by the bug.. You end up spending about a years worth of salary on toys lol
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Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 00:10
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2003 Corolla Ascent: $25000
Mags: $1000
Total: $26000.00
1976 ra23: $3000.00
18rg rebuild: $2500.00
New Battery: $85.00
Sports steering wheel: $135.00
Wing mirros: $30.00
Central Locking: $35.00
Total: $5785.00
Total of both cars: $31785.00
Considering I'm looking to do a 1ggte conversion to the celica, have it custom painted and a suede leather interior put it...that will probably add another $10000.00 --> $15000.00 to the total cost.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 00:28
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| Les wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 10:01 |
why r u asking this ... ur gonna make some ppl suicidal !! ahah
at least u guys make me feel better 
(10k+ mods)
car was am $1,800 bomb ...
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hahaha very true!
Car:$35k
Mods: (1JZGTE, Rims, Coilovers, sway bars, Supra box heaps more!) about 25k!
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Location:
adelaide
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 00:56
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ra28: $1300
new tailgate: $150
1ggte: $1800
fmic: $375
hilux diff: $450
t04e set up: $1400
total: $5475
and its still not running
still to come:
all new fmic piping and exhaust
aftermarket ecu
fuel setup
upgrade brakes
r&p steering conversion
get the hilux diff fitted
custom bodywork and respray
custom interior
wheels
and probably more
expected total for whole project: over $20000
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 01:01
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Way too much!!!!!
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Location:
sydney
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 01:25
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even buying cheap cars, it ends up quite alot sometimes i think i just buy brand new car and spend nothing
well heres mine cost after a yr and 35000km
car: $4500
performance bits
nevo $550
pod filter $40
wear n tear + services
oil filter(5-6) $60
oil(5-6) $100
fuel filter(1) $50
gear oil(2) $120
coolant(2) $50
tyres(4) $360
battery(1) $80
clutch(1) $300
random stuff
windscreen(1) $250
drivers lock barrel(1) $40
steering wheel(1) $60
boss kit(1) $60
rego $300
greenslip $550
3rd party $550
total approx 8g thats not incl all the bits and pieces under $20 i keep having to fix. will need exhuast soon current ones hole in it thats another few hundred
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 03:04
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prolly about 8,000 - 10,000 all up....including car....itll be in members rides soon
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Location:
Gold Coast
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 03:20
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| Les wrote on Sun, 27 February 2005 10:01 |
why r u asking this ... ur gonna make some ppl suicidal !! ahah
at least u guys make me feel better
(10k+ mods)
car was am $1,800 bomb ...
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haha yeah, the sharp pen on the desk in front of me is looking pretty tempting as I total up future expenses.
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Location:
Northmead
Registered:
December 2003
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 04:22
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Crown Wagon..............................$6500
Tune up plus wiring setup................$1500
New Radiator.............................$150
Transmission service and calibration.....$750
New rear shocks,head gasket,auto trans mount, driver's side front lights, seatbelts, regas bonnet struts, bushes for rear end, rego, pink slip, rust work, um, ...............$ 
Total so far, $8900+ $
Yep, gonna keep her, do her up some more.
May need a turbotimer, front shocks and springs, new head unit, retrim, bigger intercooler, and other bits, as i think of them.
But, should i change the stockie rims for some minilite replicas. Would change the look from sleeper, tho
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: How much have you spent on your car?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 08:43
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Car $11600
Rebuild gbox $400
Exhaust $200
New Tyres $510
Head unit $425
Fuel Pump and Filter $300
IC Water spray $50
Total $13485
Future respray approx $800-$1000
Better wheels $800 (if theyre still available) plus tires
I also wouldn't mind getting a better computer and a more efficient intercooler (water to air or roof mounted ) so that could be some more dosh...
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