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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 23-04-2007, 07:00 PM   #91
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includding the car $53,000, oucheeeeeeeeeee,
excluding the car $6000 odd.
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Old 23-04-2007, 07:36 PM   #92
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ok, here go's:

car $35,000 on road, purchased new
stereo $4,000 installed myself
wheels & tyres $4,500
lowering $ 800
extractors & exhaust $1,250
leather seats $ 650
steering wheel $ 186 Replacing worn one
custom manifold $1,700 includes piping and install
crow cam & bits $2,400 Includes install
extreme clutch $ 800
short shift kit $ 300
xr cluster $ 280 with re-calibration
re-spray $2,000
custom edit $1,300
cai, maff $580

Total $55,746.00

That's not including running cost and interest on the lease payments made.
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Old 23-04-2007, 08:49 PM   #93
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I do not want to know! :
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Old 24-04-2007, 05:05 PM   #94
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ive proably spent 7k on stuff that most of it is not on the bloody car like turbo and so forth it gose so dam quick
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Old 13-05-2007, 10:04 PM   #95
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The car began its life as an 880,000km automatic ex taxi S1/2 Hybrid, Dual Fuel forte

$400 - Headers
$350 - High Flow Cat
$290 - Cat Back Exhaust
$90 - Chrome Tip
$2000 - VCT xr6 engine upgrade
$1000 - Manual Conversion (cheap package price)
$600 - Aftermarket Gas processor + install (xr6 ecu wouldnt run the tickford setup)
$400 - Bucket Seats
$300 - Reaphulstry vinyls and materials
$500 - Mags
$200 - Lowered Springs
$200 - LCD Screen
$300 - DVD/CD Player
$80 - TV Reciever
$1200 - PDA/GPS Navigator
$1100 - Customised Carputer/mouse/keyboard/wireless internet setup
$40 - integrated iPod Dock
$80 - cheap amp
$100 - XR Dash Cluster
$40 - Checkerplate floor mats
$150 - Rear Altezzas
$250 - Front Altezas
$180 - Bonnet Bulge
$1320 - TS50 Kit
$180 - Sunroof
$250 - Paint + a Carton of Beer
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= $11,600 in additions
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Then it got stolen + crashed so I spent $2355 on a donor Car + $50 odd bucks on bog
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= $2405 for repairs
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The Car itself cost $2999 to begin with
I found $400 under the carpet + back seats so deduct that
I sold the original motor for $300 so deduct that
I sold variouse other bits that were replaced in the conversion + lights + seats etc for a combined total of around $250

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=$950 total deductions

All up total cost comes to
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$16,054 Total

And to show for it the car is still in the repair process after the theft!

But it aint over yet, still plenty more dollars to be spent, and I'd do it all again (as should you all)!

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Old 14-05-2007, 12:27 AM   #96
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I really don't wanna think about it, I get this searing stabbing pain right in the middle of my wallet whenever I think about it.
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Old 14-05-2007, 02:18 AM   #97
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Car: 1999 Series 1 Forte (Ex police and other owners) $7250 inc. new rotors and pads
Servicing $900 Roadworthy, Std. exhaust cat back, Brake fluid change, new steering rack and boots done at mechanics, misc. minor stuff.
New oil and filter, done by me $50.
Total: $8250.

And a resolution not to take it to a mechanics again - the steering boots are twisted and split and they were only replaced 3 months ago.

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Old 14-05-2007, 07:09 AM   #98
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Car $ 700

roadworthy+reg inc. custom plates $1300

lowering+ brake replacement $1000

Alloys (series 1 fairmont) $50

bits and pieces over the last 18 months $300

XR front +indicaters (not on car yet
as I still need the headlights) $300


A whopping grand total of $3650

I am still a happy camper after 18months :
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Old 14-05-2007, 10:31 PM   #99
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18500 thanks phil :P
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Old 15-05-2007, 07:15 PM   #100
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I've spent a whopping $45. Bought some seat covers
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Old 19-05-2007, 05:35 PM   #101
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well mine was $1000 to $2500... now its already $2500 to $5000.
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Old 23-05-2007, 12:30 PM   #102
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car : $17,600
Rims : $2200
Suspension : $1800
Brakes : $800
Sound system : $2500
3inch Exhaust : $580
3inch highflow cat: $139
Gearbox : $2200
1st Clutch kit : $550
2nd Clutch kit : $1200
Diff : $790
Billet axles : $400
Difillipo extractors (still in my room) : $640
Edit tuner box (still in my room) : $680

Total $14,479 on mods or there abouts..
And my engine is still stock LOL.. far out..
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Old 23-05-2007, 12:37 PM   #103
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Hey Stiddy, what sort of stoppers do you have?
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Old 23-05-2007, 04:27 PM   #104
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Started off with slotted rotors all round and bendix(front)/ferodo(rear) pads..

Now ive got BA XR calipers/rotors on the front. $550 off ebay, plus $250 for EBC pads on the front, rears are still stock.
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Old 14-06-2007, 09:58 PM   #105
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Wheels $1200 w/tyres
Springs $500
Side Skirts $200
The result...priceless
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Old 15-06-2007, 07:47 PM   #106
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$77 on petrol for it this week.
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Old 15-06-2007, 07:55 PM   #107
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$77 on petrol for it this week.
is that all? i go thru that in about 4 days!
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Old 15-06-2007, 11:00 PM   #108
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thats crazy, i live in alice springs, drive the car bout 3times a week, fuel cost me $40 every 3 weeks lol
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Old 16-06-2007, 12:21 PM   #109
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bugger me I have to tick every option, and then more

Yep, know how you feel, usually spend the big amount each time I have to get something done, LOL, just spent another couple hundred today on a tacho - cheep one, lol.
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Old 17-06-2007, 03:31 PM   #110
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Ah i spent $2200 this week on a new auto and tranmission cooler and just hit over the $5000 mark now.
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Old 17-06-2007, 07:51 PM   #111
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yeh i spent $1350 this week alone on just a new clutch and hi-flow cat for the exhaust, not to mention the rest i have spent on the ute
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Old 17-06-2007, 07:56 PM   #112
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I'll be spending more this week ... new cam getting installed and an auto service getting done on Tuesday ... also a powdercoated rocker cover is on it's way as well.
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Old 18-06-2007, 01:28 PM   #113
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I've recently hit the $15,000 mark :
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Old 19-06-2007, 12:22 AM   #114
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In total I've spent about $8000. That includes RACV test before I got it, purchase price, reg and stamp duty, change of number plates (personalised), and full service and tune when I got it.
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Old 11-11-2007, 04:46 PM   #115
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$10,000+ although that was nicely done by the previous owner but no doubt i will soon contribute to this with my own fair share.. :
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Old 11-11-2007, 06:54 PM   #116
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At the moment only around $2k

During the next few months will be prolly about 7-8k on top of that (Depending what i choose to do, SC or Stereo + a few bits n pieces Tune)
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Old 11-11-2007, 07:11 PM   #117
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Ute $9000
Full exhaust $700
Air Filter $100
Big mouth snorkle $45
Another engine $450
Front Wheel hubs $200
Coil pack $175
Sound system $1000

Total $10770
with out the ute $1770
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Old 11-11-2007, 07:41 PM   #118
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Bought a worked and modded Ba XR8.... near on 40k...
gtp brembo's 5k
having said modified motor have an oil problem and itself.... full rebuild 25k....
in tears already!
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Old 11-11-2007, 07:58 PM   #119
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About 9k incl purhase price and minor cosmetics. Just on a month old. And.... just under a grand on fuel. Standing tall in the face of ineviteable bank account decimation in the months to come.....
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Old 11-11-2007, 10:12 PM   #120
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Bought a worked and modded Ba XR8.... near on 40k...
gtp brembo's 5k
having said modified motor have an oil problem and itself.... full rebuild 25k....
in tears already!
Wow, that would make a grown man cry - unless for your additional $25K, you got an absolute monster.

Also, this is the AU section, so either you're the first BA owner to really appreciate that a BA is just an AU IV, or you're new (Yes, I see the 11 post total)!
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