Not counting any normal maintenance stuff like iridium plugs or synthetic oil or cleaners or wax or...yeah, all that stuff.

$100 - exterior trim
$650 - wheels/tires
$350 - bra
$90 - suspension
$110 - grill
$120 - audio
$140 - fogs
$220 - misc. interior and exterior goodies

$1780 - rough total

This is for an essentially "stock," plain vanilla, white box.
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What's this polish and wax you speak of????

 

HAHAHAHAHA! X2

 

Just in the last 2 yrs.. i'm over the 5K mark... w-205 (alpine deck) & sat radio, super charger, rims, digital air management, interior wood, ...
plus the misc show related fee's (cleaning stuff, entry fee's, gas etc)

finding a few things in hawaii... that will add almost another 200 i think..
since oct 2004 when i bought the car... umm. i don't wanna add it up

 

Mine is stock? *cough cough*

 

i will make the list when i can get the list off my other computer but im around $19,000 or more put into my car but also have to remember i have 2 fullybuilt motors and 3 turbos 3 clutches cf doors fenders cams head work rims tires,fuel cell, cage and list will keep going and going lol..

 

oh and i dont pay labor time cause i do it all my self.. alot people forget labor time if they have a shop do it. thats why i consider my self lucky being a mechanic and having my parents own a shop

 

Yeah, most of us up here do it all ourselves, there are certain things I'd hand to a shop though, like painting and tuning, everything else is basically rip off, bolt on, go.

 

Yup, I was at the Factoria Mida's and the person in front of me paid like $45 for an oil change. I was shocked when I heard the total. You can do it yourself for WAY less or take it elsewhere for half that. She smiled and easily handed the guy her credit card.

 

Meh, it's actually not much cheaper to do it yourself, oil changes are opportunities for them to upsell other work so they don't charge much more than cost of parts for those.

Filter + washer + 4qt of full synth 5w30 runs about 35-40$ depending on where you get your stuff.

 

Doing my oil changes myself actually costs me more, but I just don't trust many people with my car lol.

 

I hear ya, especially when they say "yeah we changed your filter"... suuure ya did buddy

 

Yeah, ditto, except my friends who are techs at places, I'll leave it with them, but only for the stuff I can't do, like put my own tires on or an alignment, or for something that is *way* easier with a lift.

Seriously.. and even then I'd rather know I have a new washer and an OEM filter anyway, and that my oil cap actually got put back on, etc.

Well worth the 20min it takes me (10 of which is putting the car up and down on my stands cause I have to drive up on blocks before jacking it up cause I'm so low lol).

I get Mobil1 5w30 full synth at Costco for 32$/6qt, so it's actually quite a bit better deal than paying per/qt at Orielly or something.

 

Yeah I'll trust people that are my friends or people I KNOW will do a good job, not just Joe Blow down the street, he can't touch it. I've been using Royal Purple and either an OEM filter or the Royal Purple filters, works great for me, yeah I spend a little more but I feel better knowing I did it and with quality oil.

 

Yeah, it's all about the cost of my own time and peace of mind.

 

Okay I just bought my car 2 months ago so this is what ive got so far...

DC Header - $80
Invidia S pipe - $100
TRD Exhaust - $150
Tien S-Tech - I think $100
Injen CAI - $100
Kenwood AMP- $300
2 JL12W0's - $300
Under Dash LED's - $50
Painted trim pieces- $50 (They have to be redone AGAIN!!!)

 

you got me there........Cliff has found a way to save money on that at least....what is wax.....


chalkboard Egplant.....??????

 

ooooooooooooh

and about letting other people change your oil i had a buddy who went to one and they didn't tighten his oil filter, he said the tech singed his arm hair and
forgot because he needed to take care of a boobooo... and let him drive off where it abruptly ejaculated oil all over the intersection...lol

 

good word bro.

 

i em dance with words....unfortunately the dancing is usually very gross and not very sexy.