Is it worth buying aftrmarket parts for the frs?

[Bergen23]

I've dumped a lot more money on my car than I initially intended to. Now I look at it and kick myself, as that could have been applied to the loan on the car. However, with the fun I've had with installing the parts, and spending time with buddies installing stuff, totally worth it. I'll probably keep dumping money into it, but I gotta get it paid off by next winter so I can afford to go to school, so modding is taking the back burner for a while

[fatalelement]

It's as worth it as buying fashionable clothes. If you like it, its super worth it. If you don't, it's super not. Every price is worth it to someone. Even if it's a 3.5k Tommy Kaira exhaust lol

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[fatalelement]

Originally Posted by Bergen23

but I gotta get it paid off by next so I can afford to go to school, so modding is taking the back burner for a while

An edumacation won't make you go faster son

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[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by fatalelement

An edumacation won't make you go faster son

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True, but moving up in the engineering firm I work for because of higher education certainly will

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Bergen23

However, with the fun I've had with installing the parts, and spending time with buddies installing stuff, totally worth it.

This is a huge part of making it "worth it"! If you are paying somebody to add those parts you could be missing out on a lot of the pure enjoyment and satisfaction of doing it yourself. Granted there are some like myself that do not have the facilities or equipment anymore to do such work so we need to really decide if it is actually the final result we are looking forward to or just the anticipation of getting it done.
Back in the olden days my buddies and I would work on a project for months just to turn around and sell it since it was the project that was fun not necessarily the finished product.
Hell, just look at some of the builds on here that as soon as they were done they moved onto something new.

[PMPB]

Spending money to do something rewarding with friends, is always the best use of money. You'll get far more enjoyment from the modding then the finished product. Also, your vehicle will be less valuable afterward. Clean cars are worth more.... Despite what you see on the used car market.

[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

This is a huge part of making it "worth it"! If you are paying somebody to add those parts you could be missing out on a lot of the pure enjoyment and satisfaction of doing it yourself. Granted there are some like myself that do not have the facilities or equipment anymore to do such work so we need to really decide if it is actually the final result we are looking forward to or just the anticipation of getting it done.
Back in the olden days my buddies and I would work on a project for months just to turn around and sell it since it was the project that was fun not necessarily the finished product.
Hell, just look at some of the builds on here that as soon as they were done they moved onto something new.

Providing you have a few wobbly pops, I'd be more than willing to bring tools!

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Bergen23

Providing you have a few wobbly pops, I'd be more than willing to bring tools!

Ohhh I never drink!

[Bergen23]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Ohhh I never drink!

A nods as good as a wink to a blind man they say.

[RedFR-s]

If you're really on a budget look at used stuff. I got about 90% of my mods used or via groub buys on this forum and have saved probably $1-1.5k over buying new. Also like everyone else has said find a good group of enthusiasts and help each other with installs. It's a great time, you learn lots about your car, and you get a real sense of accomplishment from it.

I do warn you, it can very quickly turn into an addiction. Sometimes I'm glad I have my wife to stop me from buying more than I need.