$8000 to spend - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Enraged21 · 01-06-2014, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyfries

what i would do?

KW Clubsports $3800
rotas $1000
Good set of tire $1000-$1500

save the rest of the money, save another $3000 or so than go FI

if you're gonna spend money on a good suspension and a good tire, then might as well buy some good/light wheels to go with it.

slicktop · 01-06-2014, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyfries

what i would do?

KW Clubsports $3800
rotas $1000
Good set of tire $1000-$1500

save the rest of the money, save another $3000 or so than go FI

Clubsports
Rotas

what?

whiskerbox · 01-06-2014, 09:02 AM

I guess it's all about where you want to take the car, track car, drift car etc....

Spend 3/4 of the money on mods and the other 2k on a trip to enjoy the mods

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nyfries · 01-06-2014, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slicktop

Clubsports
Rotas

what?

just me, i feel like the difference between light weight wheels and the not as light rota would not really be apparent until i have some major power. rota is nice and cheap and they aint badly made either, i could put the money towards FI instead.

good and not so good Suspension is something that you can feel, vs $$$volks and rota isn't very noticeable when you are actually driving it

I also won't feel so bad when I eventually nick one of the wheels

just my logic…

fender9530 · 01-06-2014, 09:09 AM

Hold out till someone sells their turbo/sc car at a loss to them and use the 8k for the price difference between selling your car and their price. Seems like good deals pop up here and there. Just get it checked out first.

Pekingduck · 01-06-2014, 10:40 AM

buy some coilovers 1.5k, wheels 1k , and tires 600 . Go for some track days and rest on investment

RojerLockless · 01-06-2014, 11:40 AM

Just pay it off faster :P

BlueDubbinTDI · 01-06-2014, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littletear

So basically I have right around $8000 to spend on whatever I want on the car. I was thinking of going for a supercharger and maybe going for some lights and little things like that. What would you do with it and explain why?

Also Im either dipping or wrapping my car... what color do you think? I love the battle ship gray frs

Why not just sell your car and buy that 1 then?

raytrix · 01-06-2014, 12:03 PM

Why do people keep telling others to f-ing go to the track or all your car can do is track once you get a supercharger installed. Just let the guy do whatever he wants. Maybe he wants the quicker car just to get on on-ramps faster or to cut cars on the highway on a daily basis. All you track junkies need to chill it's not all about the grid life to people that want to enjoy the car on the streets.

WhiteRose · 01-06-2014, 01:10 PM

I would just get meisters 3piece and call it a day

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thill · 01-06-2014, 02:11 PM

What do you want from the car? More power? Better handling? Better interior/exterior? $8K seems like a lot on paper, but it is not. Especially if you are not mechanically inclined and want to add more power.

DrawingWaves · 01-06-2014, 03:45 PM

I love how this thread went from $8k in mods to what's the better use of $8k in real life. If OP wanted to invest money somewhere he'd go to investment forums. If he wanted to make a retirement plant he'd probably do that. If he wanted to spend his money on education he already probably considered that at one point. Last thing that anybody needs is to come to CAR forums and being told how to spend THEIR money. He asked us for MOD suggestions and not how to live his life suggestions. Get it together people.

CSG Mike · 01-06-2014, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by littletear

So basically I have right around $8000 to spend on whatever I want on the car. I was thinking of going for a supercharger and maybe going for some lights and little things like that. What would you do with it and explain why?

Also Im either dipping or wrapping my car... what color do you think? I love the battle ship gray frs

What is your goal with the car?

Pizzman · 01-06-2014, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

What is your goal with the car?

This and some research will net you more smiles per gallon than a vague question.

Track?
Bitches?
Power?

01-06-2014, 10:40 AM	#34
Pekingduck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: 4 wheels Location: Southern Cali Posts: 800 Thanks: 328 Thanked 419 Times in 177 Posts Mentioned: 22 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	buy some coilovers 1.5k, wheels 1k , and tires 600 . Go for some track days and rest on investment __________________ Pekingduck's Build thread http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5717

01-06-2014, 03:45 PM	#40
DrawingWaves Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: RS 1.0 #633 Location: SoCal Posts: 159 Thanks: 48 Thanked 84 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I love how this thread went from $8k in mods to what's the better use of $8k in real life. If OP wanted to invest money somewhere he'd go to investment forums. If he wanted to make a retirement plant he'd probably do that. If he wanted to spend his money on education he already probably considered that at one point. Last thing that anybody needs is to come to CAR forums and being told how to spend THEIR money. He asked us for MOD suggestions and not how to live his life suggestions. Get it together people. __________________ "Drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested." - Hunter S. Thompson

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