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Originally Posted by ChristosG
Just curious, some of you guys seem to have quite a few expensive-sounding mods planned. What kind of budget do you have in mind for all these upgrades?
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When you add it all together it will be a lot. Maybe too much for some people. I'm pretty good at managing my money to afford somewhat frivolous things. All in all, the budget would look like maybe $10-13,000. That sounds like a lot. . .and it is, but it wouldn't be all in the same year. You do these things over time. I'll start with wheels and tires, then suspension and you've spent about $2,400 right there. I expect a turbo kit to cost in the area of $5,500 after opting for heat-coated components and whatnot-- which will likely be the most expensive single purchase.
It will likely be over the coarse of a few years and bare in mind that i'm not buying the car new-- i'll likely buy one once they've depreciated quite a bit. I'm thinking of jumping on them once they drop down to around $14,000 and i can talk them down to around $12,500 or something with a $3,000 down payment. Or i could even wait until they're lower than that.
@Ichitaka05, good looking out-- i may do that.
@driftartist, you could always just get headers and have a whole new exhaust built and have an exhaust shop set you up with a new catalytic converter so you'll pass emission tests.
@WingsofWar, I think that's a very solid plan. For me, i don't mess with internals because i don't truly understand internals and i can't work on those myself. I'd just be buying pistons and whatnot, and having shops install everything. That would make things even more expensive. But for someone like me, it's very intimidating.