how much money in your speed3?

[madvillian]

damn swamp! if you weren't so indecisive that list would be about half and you'd be in the same place as you are now haha.

i'll give it a try... i've had most of this written down since i started, and no i never pay retail (eyeballs)

all prices include shipping, and ill count the rotas as the difference between what i paid and what im selling them for..
-cp-e downpipe and catback ($1000)
-cp-e front mount intercooler ($950)
-cp-e nano ($160)
-bc coilovers with camber kits ($850)
-two cobb accessports (long story)($1,050)
-PG built fuel pump ($450)
-cobb rear sway ($180)
-forge bpv ($140)
-twm short shifter, bushings, and desert eagle knob ($300)
-trz rear engine mount and transmission mount ($200)
-htp turbo inlet- ($188)
-badgeless front grille and spoiler lip ($300)
-20% tint all da way around ($125)
-eibach pro 25mm spacers for stock wheels (see below) ($250)
-18x9 Rota G-forces & 245/35/18 Toyo proxes- ($1800) - currently pending sale, so these dont count.
_________________________
=$6768 i've done pretty ****** good!
+$22,000 out the door for my sport trim

 

[STRICK-]

Turbosmart BOV - 325.00
Injen CAI- 250.00
SU boost tubes - 89.00
SU shifter bushings - 30.00
SU rear engine mount - 119.00
SU side engine mounts - 275.00
SU test pipe - 170.00
SU billet power steering cap - 29.00
SU billet washer fluid cap - 29.00
BC coilovers - 999.00
rota torques 18x8 +35 - 500.00
nitto INVO 225/40 18 - 600.00
TWM STS - 225.00
prosport boost guage - free (lol2) raffle prize
autoexe carbon fiber shift knob - 85.00
autoexe wiperblades - 75.00
redline goods shift boot & armrest - 79.00
superbright led interior lights -19.00
red led bars in floorboards - 40.00
diamond D6 DVC 12" - 250.00
diamond 400.1 amp - 275.00
15% tint - 160.00
materials for F.G. sub enclosure build & vent pod - 250.00

a few of those item are stting here in a pile waiting to install all at once.
Im sure im missing a few as well $4873.00 + the car (GT trim)

 

[robin2660]

One set of 16" Sport wheels and Dunlop Wintersport tires is the only thing I've bought for the car in coming-up-on two years.

I have no plans for modding until something breaks AND after the warranty expires.

Sorry to be the stick in the mud. (jerkit)

 

[Kain]

If we're talking mods & accessories only, then I've put in a net of $1,128. This is factoring in selling of my stock wheels, stock RSB, and the COBB SRI I won in a raffle, too.

 

[mckraut]

Dashhawk - $200
Cobb SRI - $175
Forge BPV - $150
Shifter Bushings - $30
TWM shift knob - $45
Tint - $120
Smoked side marker - $30
Corksport MM inserts - $40
Total - $790

 

[udontknowjack]

if only i was 18 and still lived with mom and dad i would probably already have everything possible done to my car too.

why do i have to live with my parents to have everything possible thing done to my car??
i have everything but a big turbo on my car....i own a house....wife/kid....i dont get you on this...why?

oh i forgot to mention my car is fully paid off....

maybe swampass is right

Jealousy is a stinky cologne!

 

[SubieKiller3]

why do i have to live with my parents to have everything possible thing done to my car??
i have everything but a big turbo on my car....i own a house....wife/kid....i dont get you on this...why?

oh i forgot to mention my car is fully paid off....

maybe swampass is right

im not hating on swampass or anything, im basically just saying that there is other things worth blowing money on right now(for me). especially with the way the economy is, and might be getting even worse. i used to have a civic si when i lived with my parents and i did the same thing he's doing which is fine for him.

 

[SwampAss]

I'm almost 35 with a wife, kid, mortgage.....

I know people who spend money on vacations, clothes, going to clubs, or fancy restaurants. I spend money on cars and bikes.

Having other things in the world worth blowing money on is subjective.

 

[Babyface13]

why do i have to live with my parents to have everything possible thing done to my car??
i have everything but a big turbo on my car....i own a house....wife/kid....i dont get you on this...why?

oh i forgot to mention my car is fully paid off....

maybe swampass is right

We are in the same boat.... including the paid off car! Dont it feel great!!! LOL
Hate on bitches LOL HA HA

 

[C.A.T.A.P]

turbo xs dp 200
turbo xs rp 200
jl w7 1000
jl 1000-1 amp 1000
motor mount 150
hokins sway bars 350
kenwood 7" filp out 700
cobb ap 695
spce stage 2 plus clutch 719
enki wheels 700
prosport gauges 300
fujita cai 248

in all 6262
WOW now why did i spend so much money in my car not including my speeding tickets or the price of the car. some one needs to slap me for that amount

 

[ElGaspo]

Injen CAI - $250
TWM ss + bushings $240
CS inserts $ 40
HID-look fogs $ 20
___________________________
Total $550

I refuse to spend more $ than this on the MS3 [well, mebbe a spin-on filter conversion]. IMHO, Mazda should have made a CAI + ss standard on this car. I'm not trying to start a controversy, but why in the world would you take a $24k car and add $13k to it? If you're up to $37k, might as well save $8k more and buy a used C6 Z06 Vette. No amount of mods can put the MS3 in the same league as a Z06...

 

[Kain]

I'm not trying to start a controversy, but why in the world would you take a $24k car and add $13k to it? If you're up to $37k, might as well save $8k more and buy a used C6 Z06 Vette. No amount of mods can put the MS3 in the same league as a Z06...

I don't think that's a fair comparison because some of us (like SwampAss) need the utility of the MS3 for a childseat and other assorted family-oriented junk.

Now an STi, that's a different story.

 

[Speed3ForMe]

Interest - $1200

I wanna cry now....

But for my aftermarket parts, its closing in on $1500-1600
I still haven't finish installing my Boost Tubes or the Oil Filter Conversion.

 

[DaleNixon]

Tint ($250)
Corksport MM Inserts ($40)
TWM Shifter Bushings ($35)
HKS Intake (anyone want to buy this?) ($260)
Cobb SF Intake ($175)
Amsoil Dry Filter ($65)
Forge BPV ($155)
Hotchkis RSB ($200)
GReddy Turbo Timer ($80)
RX8 Wheels + Tires ($1300)
Cobb Turbo Inlet ($165)
Cobb Shifter Weight ($35)
Racing Beat CBE ($580)

Total: $3340

These are estimated prices... I should update when I can look up my receipts. The rest of the mods in my sig were free or gifts.

Wow... $3340... that would have been about the difference I would have paid if I had gotten the white gt with nav instead of the true red sport!

 

[Kain]

Wow... $3340... that would have been about the difference I would have paid if I had gotten the white gt with nav instead of the true red sport!

Don't kid yourself. You would've modded that one just as much, too.

 

[DaleNixon]

Oh I know you're right. I'm just trying to justify my exorbitant expenditures. ETS TMIC, BC Coilovers, and CP-E motor mount package and I'm done!

 

[SwampAss]

You can't look at it like OMG $13K! It's the journey there. It's the anticipation of getting the parts in, installing them (or having them installed) and driving your "new" car.

It's kinda like motorcycle riding. It's not the destination, it's the ride.

 

[robin2660]

You can't look at it like OMG $13K! It's the journey there. It's the anticipation of getting the parts in, installing them (or having them installed) and driving your "new" car.

It's kinda like motorcycle riding. It's not the destination, it's the ride.

Yeah, but the smart money's in buying the car from the factory just like you wanted, not buying a car and making it what you want.

I never have, and probably never will modify a car.

 

[SwampAss]

Thanks for the financial lesson. . I'm smart with money for the most part. I spend money I allocate for fun. It's more like 9k with my money return post sales. That's 4.5k a year or 400 a month. How many of you rent the place you live in?

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

Yeah, but the smart money's in buying the car from the factory just like you wanted, not buying a car and making it what you want.

I never have, and probably never will modify a car.

This is so wrong. The pleasure is in finding a decent car and making it truly yours, whether that is a pair of fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror or a complete suspension, exhaust and intake upgrade.
Hell, I've been driving around for the last year with the bottom half of the inside of my front doors missing because every time I work out the plan to install my 6.5 inch subs in them I change my damned mind and put it off because I think of a better idea. Now I'm stuck until spring because it's too effing cold to fiberglass outside. But hey, it's MINE and just like me, it's a work in progress (and yes Swampie, before you say it, we're both a real piece of work).