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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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^^ I used to feel all guilty for buying parts. I'm like !sht! I've spent more than the car's worth & the bank still owns it! But I paid if off like 6 weeks ago! Feels good!
must be nice
Old Oct 23, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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^^That's only 1 of 2 cars though. I still have 75 more months till my xB's paid off.
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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75 months, goodness what the interest rate on that.

yeah paying off your car feels good, but now i want an SUV. lol
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 04:18 AM
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75 months, goodness what the interest rate on that.

yeah paying off your car feels good, but now i want an SUV. lol
6%. I have an 800 credit score.
Old Oct 24, 2008 | 04:21 AM
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HOLY COW TINA!
Old Oct 25, 2008 | 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
Wow, 4 years old and this thread is still kickin'.
It just keeps coming back like my urge to upgrade something.

[table:0b78017389][mrow:0b78017389]Performance[mcol:0b78017389]Looks[row:0b78017389]Supercharger - $2.7k
Exhaust - $400
Springs - $250
Sway - $250
Bypass Valve - $55
[col:0b78017389]Spoiler - $500
Anzos - $250
Tint - $250
Re-Tint (lighter fronts)- $150
Fully Lit Center TBL - $100
Clear Bra'd Side Skits - $100
HIRs - $65
Side Mirrors - $50
[mrow:0b78017389]Entertainment[mcol:0b78017389]Maintenance[row:0b78017389]Nav HU - $1k
Amp / Wiring / Labor - $1k
Subwoofer /w Cust. Enclosure- $450
Components - $400
[col:0b78017389]Tires (3rd set now) - $1.2k
Toyota Platinum Warranty 7/7/100k - $805
Oil / Fluids / Misc - $500
Waxes / Washes/ Cloths ... - $200
Replacement Wheels - $250
Brake Job - $200
Replacement Supercharger - Warranty
Replacement Battery - Warranty
Replacement Cat - Warranty
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:14 AM
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Bought my car this past June. I've put about $1740 into it,(Give or take.) Not too bad.
Old Nov 7, 2008 | 01:43 AM
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the freaking SC was my worse mod
idle pulley went bad. Took me forever to figure that out.
bearing went bad. I spend another $1k to fix the sc.
Old Nov 7, 2008 | 02:19 AM
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My Guess is 15 to 20k now
Old Nov 7, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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well when its all done most likely around 12-15k

C/F oem hood
C/F lip kit
Greddy Turbo Kit (on its way)
Megan racing exhaust
CM stage 4
Short Shifter
Racing seats
Full reupholster
Paint (coming this spring)
Panasonic 7 in touch screen dvd/cd/ipod
Custom fiberglass enclosures (pretty much free i made them myself my dad has about 300 feet of fiberglass mat his house)
Misc stuff (guages, c/f accents, engine dress up)

Car should be totally done by may/june timeframe
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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Over $40,000 Complete Race Project
far more than i wanted too but its just money








Much much more coming
parts already in hand:
AEM water/Meth injection
AEM Stand Alone EMS
bearings
rods
BC cams
CP Pistons
P-tuning exhaust
techna-fit stainless braided brake lines
willwood big break kit
TEIN ss+p w/ EDFC
Driveshaftshop 600+ WHP axles
turbo toyota v.2 manifold

more parts are still being ordered
Tial 44mm WG
darton sleeves
New BOV[/img]
Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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still a work in progress
people dont realize how much work and time and money that goes into a project as extravagant as this
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 12:21 AM
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I will be spending ~1000$ by next week...(And this is without counting the extra stuff i had to pay for getting the RS 4)

Holy sh*t, i never realized i spent that much already and i still haven't started working on performance yet...

Tint - 175$
S2k antenna -30$
Tein H-tech - 200$ with labor
TRD Exhaust - 250$
FX1 Fog Light Kit - 150$ with labor
Complete interior blue LED Swap - 100$ with labor
Stuff to paint my stock wheels & Wax products ~50$
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by purpled_out_tC
75 months, goodness what the interest rate on that.

yeah paying off your car feels good, but now i want an SUV. lol
6%. I have an 800 credit score.
That's really high for a credit score of 800! Mine was 697 when I got my 5.89% loan.
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by daydr3am
Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
Originally Posted by purpled_out_tC
75 months, goodness what the interest rate on that.

yeah paying off your car feels good, but now i want an SUV. lol
6%. I have an 800 credit score.
That's really high for a credit score of 800! Mine was 697 when I got my 5.89% loan.
Yeah, but since I did such a long loan on it, it caused my interest to go up.
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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wow an 800 credit score is insane! i dont think i've seen anyone with that high of a score. im somewhere around 750 so i can't complain! haha
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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^Which is still great for our age. I've had a credit card since I was 16 & bought my tC a month after I turned 18 with no co-signer & paid it off in 2 yrs & 11 months & my credit score jumped. & 90% of the time I'll pay my entire credit card off the month I charged anything on it. Except for the 2 time's SEMA's rolled around, it'll take me 3-4 months to pay it off at that point. But I've never been late on a payment so hopefully my score will stay where it is, or go higher.
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 10:52 PM
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wow

Tein Htechs 170
Oznium HID 260
Motegi's/Tires 1400
Fig Grills 150
Greddy Exhaust/MidPipe 540
AEM CAI 300
Raderwerks/Tires 1500
Recaro ~1000
BBS Wheels 2400
TURD Supachagaaa 2800
NST Pulley/Belt 180
Gauge set up 400

Roughly $11,100
Old Dec 30, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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damn some people have crazy money,
my list:
LOOKS:
tint- 200
mobile hid 6000k- 170
b pillar applique-60
doc Iso radiator plate- 47
total: $477
PERFORMANCE:
injen intake- 260
progress springs-170 i think?
progress sway- 150ish
dezod na exhuast- 600
total: 1180ish give or take i feel like im forgetting something i have my audio stuff too but i put that in so it didnt cost much



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