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View Poll Results: How much have you spent?
0 - $1000 72 21.30%
$1000 - $2500 59 17.46%
$2500 - $5000 78 23.08%
$5000 - $7500 46 13.61%
$7500 - $10,000 + (state price if you like) 83 24.56%
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Old 22-11-2006, 07:01 PM   #61
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Keep an eye out on ebay mate, you can get some rediculously cheap ones there if you hit it at the right time, and are up for a small drive.
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Old 23-11-2006, 08:45 AM   #62
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LOL!

If we were counting fuel, i'd be up towards the 20k mark not including purchase price! Thats cheating!
You'd be laughing at your fuel bill compared to mine :nutsycuck

Like jonbays had said re the wife, in Sgt Schultz's way " I know nothing " !! is all I want to say.
I don't budget and I don't keep track what I do with any car.
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Old 23-11-2006, 09:03 AM   #63
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On My Sedan (I polled this one as i had it longer)
Car : $33000
Exhaust & CAI : $1313
Bilstein Springs & Shocks : $2000
Tint : $280
DBA 4000 Slotted Rotors & Bendex Ultimates : $1000
DVD player, screen, tv tuner and other audio : $4000
Top Gun Leads and Irridiums : $450

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Old 23-11-2006, 02:30 PM   #64
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AUII GHIA - 20k (347 Stroked, 18's, custom interior, beefed auto,slammed, AP brakes blah blah blah)

New AP Racing Rotors / pads - Front and Rear - $1900
New Radiator - 300
Reco Auto After i killed it - 2200
STeering rack & intermediate rack - 750
NEw Springs / Adj Shocks - 500
Oil Press sender - 50
ICE - $600

Hrmmm, all that and no go fast bits...
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Old 23-11-2006, 02:47 PM   #65
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You'd be laughing at your fuel bill compared to mine :nutsycuck
145,000km since new at roughly 400km per 65 litres around town over 4 years, using 98 at average $1.20 per litre is just on $30,000.00 in fuel- I reckon that would be a conservative estimate of what I've been through in the T3.........

I don't budget or keep track either but I can't seem to forget what I've spent!
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Old 23-11-2006, 04:20 PM   #66
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Ute- 33,990
exaust- 950
altezza tailight- 220
mags- 2500
stereo- 2300
momo shifter- 80
splitfire filter- 100
cold air induction- 350

dam looking at that i chose the wrong vote it dont take long to add up and ive only scratched the surface
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Old 23-11-2006, 04:40 PM   #67
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145,000km since new at roughly 400km per 65 litres around town over 4 years, using 98 at average $1.20 per litre is just on $30,000.00 in fuel- I reckon that would be a conservative estimate of what I've been through in the T3.........

I don't budget or keep track either but I can't seem to forget what I've spent!
ROFL : but isn't it fun Jim......
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Old 23-11-2006, 07:25 PM   #68
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not counting,the $12,600 purchase price.
new floor mats-$30
dashmat -$35
exhaust rubber-$5.50
P/S weather shield-$10
small crap compared to you big blokes,but she runs well,never missed a beat,and looks good too
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Old 24-11-2006, 03:30 PM   #69
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that'd leave me at about 15-20k... fuel only :S

i dont keep track, i just know i have no savings lol
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Old 25-11-2006, 12:03 PM   #70
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$50 On K&N Filter - Cheers Whoosh
$9 On Genuine Tickford Snorkle
$200 On XR Springs
$50 On Whooshas Car Detailing Services
$6 On Chrome Gear Surround
$220 On new 5X7 Surround Sound Speakers
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Old 26-11-2006, 02:10 PM   #71
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I have spent a touch over $5000

G&D CAI $766
Diff Gears $1350
Diff rebuild after braking it $1400
Exhaust $1100
Front Spoiler $800
Front rotors $120
New spark plugs $144
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Old 27-11-2006, 04:09 PM   #72
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mine would be in the $5000-$7500 worth of BLINGS !!!
she was very high maintenance

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Old 27-11-2006, 08:43 PM   #73
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I have spent a touch over $5000

G&D CAI $766
WTF!!! Is it laced with diamonds?

mine , AU XR6 series1 $17,000 ,
CAI ........................$140
Stereo.....................$1000
Full Pedders Susp.......$850
Extractors.................$360
2.5 Zorst..................$250
maintanence..............$2000

I want to add a new set of 19's to that list but the wife wont let me :
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Old 24-12-2006, 05:32 PM   #74
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Everytime I think of the money I've burnt on cars past and present I hit myself in the head for just not buying a ferrari.
you couldve bought a ferrari but a ferrari isnt a ford.
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Old 25-12-2006, 02:30 PM   #75
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Suspension front & Rear coutesy of Pedders $1000

Wheels & tyres coutesy of Bob Jane T-Mart $3000 (got the matching spare)

2 1/2" sports exhaust system coutesy of Wicked Exhausts $350 (with the pretty chrome tip)

Pacemaker headers and sports cat coutesy of Charmhaven Exhausts $650

Flash new tail-lights coutesy of EBAY $140

Tinted windows $280

Blue driving lights $500 (matches the colour of the car)
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Old 19-03-2007, 10:25 PM   #76
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ive spent probably $250.....if cleaning supplies count. LPG conversion cost me nothing (im a fitter, lots of access to 2nd hand gear, made like new!) and a tickford CAI from a XR8 after a conversion but the money spending will start soon now the my partner and I have got some good ideas after the cruise on Sunday (Sunshine Coast Cruise...Qld events)
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Old 20-03-2007, 07:32 AM   #77
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− PH - 4001 Pacemaker Extractors - $750 Installed
− BPT Powerstat - $35
− BPT 12mm Phenolic Spacer - $120
− K & N Hi Flow Panel Filter - $120
− Straight Through Exhaust System + 1 lil Muffler - $150
- Edit - $1200

Exterior Modifications
− BA MKII Stripes - $340
− Color Coded Sideskirting & Bumper Pods to Match Blue MKII Stripes - $240
− Blue Vision Low beam light bulbs - $64

Interior Modifications
− Momo Blue/Black Steering Wheel - $295
− Momo Blue Gear Shifter - $76
− Blue Floor Matts - $42
− Blue Interior Lighting - $15
− 2 x Seat Throwovers (Blue again) - $22
− BA Door Scuffs with XR inserts - $76
− AU Ghia Chrome Interior Door Handles - $143


Total of approx $3688 - and I think i'm missing things...
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Old 20-03-2007, 10:48 PM   #78
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− PH - 4001 Pacemaker Extractors - $750 Installed
− BPT Powerstat - $35
− BPT 12mm Phenolic Spacer - $120
− K & N Hi Flow Panel Filter - $120
− Straight Through Exhaust System + 1 lil Muffler - $150
- Edit - $1200

Exterior Modifications
− BA MKII Stripes - $340
− Color Coded Sideskirting & Bumper Pods to Match Blue MKII Stripes - $240
− Blue Vision Low beam light bulbs - $64

Interior Modifications
− Momo Blue/Black Steering Wheel - $295
− Momo Blue Gear Shifter - $76
− Blue Floor Matts - $42
− Blue Interior Lighting - $15
− 2 x Seat Throwovers (Blue again) - $22
− BA Door Scuffs with XR inserts - $76
− AU Ghia Chrome Interior Door Handles - $143


Total of approx $3688 - and I think i'm missing things...
a good list mate! i think you forgot the smash repairs!

slightly OT but what difference does the powerstat make?
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Old 20-03-2007, 11:03 PM   #79
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All I can say in regards to my expenditure on my Ford is that if I don't stop soon divorce papers will be pending!
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Old 21-03-2007, 10:22 AM   #80
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1K on stereo, 2k on suspension and a few hundred on a cai that isn't finished or fitted
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Old 22-03-2007, 07:35 AM   #81
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a good list mate! i think you forgot the smash repairs!
Lol, yeah don't even want to go there..

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slightly OT but what difference does the powerstat make?
Not much that I can tell. Doesn't seem any different power wise. But it is running about 8-10*C cooler which can only be a good thing. I still don't know about the phenolic spacer as I still haven't re-assembled the car yet.
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Old 22-03-2007, 08:43 AM   #82
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I just thought of this and thank goodness my wife doesn't come on the forums.
Since buying the XR8 new in 2002 and now the T3 I have gone through 10 sets of rims : some I bought at great deals and some more than I wanted to pay but lets work on an average of $2k :nutsycuck :

Then add exhausts,Unichip,Edit,brake upgrades,lowering,sports struts/shocks.
Interior/exterior mods christ I don't want to go on : LOL.....
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Old 22-03-2007, 07:02 PM   #83
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well come to think of it $3000 would be good compared to the things ive done but then agian i havent got someone else to do the work either.

trying to weigh up if its worth spending another $7000 on some forced induction "turbo-supercharger" like the concept of the twin screw sprintex set-ups.
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Old 19-04-2007, 01:19 PM   #84
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exhaust + extractors + dyno $1000
KN filter and tickford intake $150
Alteza lights front and rear $450
Sprint gas system $2400
Stereo MP3 with SW controls $400
rear king springs $180
Leather wheel & T bar $350
C2R Grill $100
3.45 LSD $600
total $5630
still to come
cam $600
Flash tuner $1000
Bonnet bulge $600
tiptronic mod when it becomes available $????????????????
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Old 22-04-2007, 06:50 PM   #85
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I was just having a think about this and I realised how much I've spent. Nearly gave me a heart attack. On just performance mods I have spent 14k, add to that another 1-2k on maintainance and wear and tear items and I've spent as much as I spent on the car in the first place. :
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Old 22-04-2007, 07:01 PM   #86
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Ive blown out lately. Bought a turbo and lots of other parts, including the purchase of my car, Im at around $25 000. The car only cost 13k.....
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Old 22-04-2007, 07:22 PM   #87
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Mark me down for $2.95 today,,,,damn thermostat O ring
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Old 23-04-2007, 03:44 PM   #88
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bought the car 12months ago, well over priced at $12k and have spent that again on it in the year I've owned it. Saidly I'd be lucky to get $8k for it if I sold it today
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Old 23-04-2007, 06:20 PM   #89
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No idea. Bought the car, did a body kit, rims, stripes and an exhaust. So maybe a couple of grand.
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Old 23-04-2007, 06:36 PM   #90
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rims 800
kit 1700
stereo 2100
xr6 vct 19000
painting 3500
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