Mods How does everyone afford them!
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UnNaturalinc
Formerly"HorsepowerFreak"
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- '03.5 MSP, '87 RX-7 TII, '80 Chevy Luv, '05 Honda CRF230
It's all about the priorities.... I afford what I do by not spending tons of money elsewhere. All my extra money goes into cars and computers (w/ related equipment). However, I've recently started a graphic and multimedia design company on the side so my car took a back burner so I can buy more/better equipment. 
And I guess working in the industry that sells the parts helps too.
And I guess working in the industry that sells the parts helps too.
(mswerd) I am very lucky that my parents have payed for my college in full, and my parents would have helped me some with my car, and insurance, but I figured you gotta cut the umbilical cord some day. My pride costs $17K, I guess. Doh. It is a very nice feeling to have a car that is all yours though. A friend of mine was riding in my car soon after I bought it, and she commented on how my parents were very nice to have got me such a car, it was kinda funny when I told her I payed for it all myself.Lil Freek said:some people get a lucky break and their parents buy them a car.
If my parents offered me an MSP for my bday, i'd take it in a heartbeat!! all the more money I can spend on modding the car
You can't slam people for accepting a gift from their parents, cuz you would if your parents offered it to you. (who the hell doesn't accept a sweet gift?) You can be jealous, I'm jealous of those people - but I'll have the pride of having bought my own car when I'm done paying her off. It's a trade off, pride or $15,000 saved
I went with a 4yr loan to save money in the long run(I almost tried to do 3yr, but thank god I was talked out of doing that), but now I'm starting to think having short term money from lower monthly payments would be worth more to me than the money saved in the long term, if that makes any sense.
I quit drinking a while ago, which is actually saving me a lot of money. Money is not the only reason I quit, but it is a nice bonus. I can easily spend $50+ a night at a bar, and I have done it so many times. I'm also moving in with a roomate next month, which should save me about $140/month. Woohoo. I'll get those mods some day. Exhaust, smic, boost guages/controller, ems... Now if I could just quit being lazy, learn how to cook, and stop eating out all the time. Hundreds of dollars for food every month is not the way to go.
earlier today i had $15.00 in my bank account.
i had lunch at Carls Junior.........$7.00
then i saw an old homeless guy who was buying small fries.....so i bought him lunch......$7.00
i now have $1.00 in my account.
.....my g-friend wants to go to the movies tonight
i had lunch at Carls Junior.........$7.00
then i saw an old homeless guy who was buying small fries.....so i bought him lunch......$7.00
i now have $1.00 in my account.
.....my g-friend wants to go to the movies tonight
UnNaturalinc
Formerly"HorsepowerFreak"
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- '03.5 MSP, '87 RX-7 TII, '80 Chevy Luv, '05 Honda CRF230
Dr.Sound said:earlier today i had $15.00 in my bank account.
i had lunch at Carls Junior.........$7.00
then i saw an old homeless guy who was buying small fries.....so i bought him lunch......$7.00
i now have $1.00 in my account.
.....my g-friend wants to go to the movies tonight
"For everything else there's Mastercard"
This reminds me of something I forgot to say earlier. I don't have a girlfriend... that also helps with being able to afford things for the car. :-D
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
You guys pay me 75$ an hour to fix ur cars. I approx. get a 1/3 of that, the shop gets the other 2/3's.
I make almost everything myself. I would never, ever buy something that would only take time to make.
With the addition of the MPI tuner and a new set of slicks I have under 2k. into it. I will more than likely be running 12's with the addition of the slicks. With the MPI tuner I hope to be able to run over 12 psi. If I can mimick 505zoom and run 17-18 psi on the stock turbo I should be able get some decent numbers.
I make almost everything myself. I would never, ever buy something that would only take time to make.
With the addition of the MPI tuner and a new set of slicks I have under 2k. into it. I will more than likely be running 12's with the addition of the slicks. With the MPI tuner I hope to be able to run over 12 psi. If I can mimick 505zoom and run 17-18 psi on the stock turbo I should be able get some decent numbers.
credit cards and loans.
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
Not every tech. (Technician, not mechanic....I don't work at j/l), get pays the same. I have a record going that I have never not been able to fix a cars problem (knock on wood). That along with being cross trained (Vw and Mazda) also helps alot.
this is where our DX's differ.. mine is a money pit.. a big one..
brian, it helps being VW trained because your taught to expect anything. Car won't start? oh that must be because the passenger A/C vent is blocked!
brian, it helps being VW trained because your taught to expect anything. Car won't start? oh that must be because the passenger A/C vent is blocked!
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
lol......how sadly true that is.
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