I paid alittle over $2,000 for the car, had over two grand of mods already on it, I have since put another two grand in it, and still have to spend about 4 grand to get it where I want it. Maybe five grand. :aigo:
As of today how much did you spend on your supra and any regrets?
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As of now, I have bough a new JDM 99 Supra freshly imported my self from japan, and I am building it for show, to be HPAddict.com promotion car.
When I bought her it had a lot of extras, like exedy twin plate, garret gt45r turbo, work wheels, fully forged engine, roll-cage and so on, so I only need to repaint her and thats it, so it will cost me roughly 22 000usd (including price of the car
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And my restoration EDM MKIII is now at a total cost of about 12k in restoration parts (paint, engine, suspension and so on) and cost me 2000usd to buy it, so total 14k
When I bought her it had a lot of extras, like exedy twin plate, garret gt45r turbo, work wheels, fully forged engine, roll-cage and so on, so I only need to repaint her and thats it, so it will cost me roughly 22 000usd (including price of the car
)And my restoration EDM MKIII is now at a total cost of about 12k in restoration parts (paint, engine, suspension and so on) and cost me 2000usd to buy it, so total 14k
Still spending.....
Credit Cards aren't readily available money; they're readily available debt. At (in most cases) 19% APR. They love it when you pay the minimum, as that's really just that month's accrued interest. My philosophy: If you don't have it, you can't spend it. I refuse to sell my future to buy the present. Instead, I live on a very strict budget, and build my car with the money I save. That, and plan for that time when I won't have to work unless I want to....
Credit Cards aren't readily available money; they're readily available debt. At (in most cases) 19% APR. They love it when you pay the minimum, as that's really just that month's accrued interest. My philosophy: If you don't have it, you can't spend it. I refuse to sell my future to buy the present. Instead, I live on a very strict budget, and build my car with the money I save. That, and plan for that time when I won't have to work unless I want to....
the one thing i always try and do my best is not go into debt for the supra. Spend money ive got, not money ive borrowed. I dont want to owe anyone anything on my car. I cant afford my truck, no bigge, bank can come take it, i own the supra and dont owe anyone a fucking penny for it
I bought everything on my credit cards when I got my supra
the car
paint
seats
intercooler
more crap
I sold my supra almost 6 months ago
and I still owe 2700 dollars on my credit card
the car
paint
seats
intercooler
more crap
I sold my supra almost 6 months ago
and I still owe 2700 dollars on my credit card
I'm going to go down the list of all my cars, because I am bored and love the fact I haven't spent much at all.
Year/Model: 1985 P-type 5 spd Silver
Owned From: March 2001 - February 2003
Car Cost: $985
Parts/Labor Cost: $685
Total Cost: $1,670
Year/Model: 1982 P-type 5 spd Black/Red
Owned From: July 2002 - February 2003
Car Cost: $675
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $675
Year/Model: 1985 P-type 5spd Black
Owned From: January 2003 - July 2005
Car Cost: $650
Parts/Labor Cost: $1,130
Total Cost: $1,780
Year/Model: 1984 P-type 5 spd Light Blue
Owned From: July 2003 - November 2003
Car Cost: $150
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $150
Year/Model: 1983 P-type 5spd Super White
Owned From: August 2004 - April 2007
Car Cost: $200
Parts/Labor Cost: $1,618
Total Cost: $1,818
Year/Model: 1985 P-type Auto Super Deep Red
Owned From: August 2005 - September 2005
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $0
Year/Model: 1984 L-type Auto Light BLue
Owned From: February 2006 - April 2006
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $0
Year/Model: 1984 P-type 5 spd Light Blue
Owned From: May 2007 - October 2007
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $100
Total Cost: $100
Year/Model: 1985 P-type Auto Black
Owned From: September 2007 - current
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $40ish
Total Cost: $40
I can only recall buying transmission fluid, tranny filter kit and engine oil for the car so far. All the other work done to it has been free.
So so far, the total cost of ALL 9 of my cars, with parts/labor, is about $6,233
Year/Model: 1985 P-type 5 spd Silver
Owned From: March 2001 - February 2003
Car Cost: $985
Parts/Labor Cost: $685
Total Cost: $1,670
Year/Model: 1982 P-type 5 spd Black/Red
Owned From: July 2002 - February 2003
Car Cost: $675
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $675
Year/Model: 1985 P-type 5spd Black
Owned From: January 2003 - July 2005
Car Cost: $650
Parts/Labor Cost: $1,130
Total Cost: $1,780
Year/Model: 1984 P-type 5 spd Light Blue
Owned From: July 2003 - November 2003
Car Cost: $150
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $150
Year/Model: 1983 P-type 5spd Super White
Owned From: August 2004 - April 2007
Car Cost: $200
Parts/Labor Cost: $1,618
Total Cost: $1,818
Year/Model: 1985 P-type Auto Super Deep Red
Owned From: August 2005 - September 2005
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $0
Year/Model: 1984 L-type Auto Light BLue
Owned From: February 2006 - April 2006
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $0
Total Cost: $0
Year/Model: 1984 P-type 5 spd Light Blue
Owned From: May 2007 - October 2007
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $100
Total Cost: $100
Year/Model: 1985 P-type Auto Black
Owned From: September 2007 - current
Car Cost: $0
Parts/Labor Cost: $40ish
Total Cost: $40
I can only recall buying transmission fluid, tranny filter kit and engine oil for the car so far. All the other work done to it has been free.
So so far, the total cost of ALL 9 of my cars, with parts/labor, is about $6,233
closing in on 25k and a bit more to do 4k of this was paint. 2k worth of toyota body parts (trim so it would look new). Sad part is i work at toyota so i see the mark up and at cost shit is still expensive. Ex.. knock sensor cost 138.00 = 244 retail = going standalone and now i dont need them:cry:
Thi$ wa$ a thread that I wa$ dreading to read and reply to. I don't even wanna think about how much money ha$ gone into repairing, maintaining, and upgrading. Let me $ay that $upra owner$hip i$ bitter $weet.
Regret$...If I could go back in time, I would leave the car mo$tly $tock with $imple bolt-on$ $o that I could enjoy driving it more, rather than having it in the $hop.
Regret$...If I could go back in time, I would leave the car mo$tly $tock with $imple bolt-on$ $o that I could enjoy driving it more, rather than having it in the $hop.
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rodel said:
Ahhh shop and\or downtime. What's the prices in that ? jeeeezzzz. Is it too much to just want to drive the damn car without blowing a coupler or return line or a bazillion other things ?
my girlfriend would be pissed if she saw this thread.
she always said that I spent too much money on my supra.
she always said that I spent too much money on my supra.
Spent alot on a 20 yr old car, (stopped counting at 15k) but it's fun to beat new cars when you let it go. Sure would like a new triple synchro 6-spd in it, though. I can just imagine how much that'll be. Bring it on!
I paid $500 for my car on Monday and $8.00 for a negative battey cable. That did'nt help so it looks like I will be paying lots more for a new motor LOL