$8500 on my celica (mint florida gt with ~60k at the time)

$900 for repairs from first hit and run

$600 for my Falken ze912's

~$500 out of my pocket for next two collisions

~$1000 maintenance costs

$4500 for gt4 clip

easily another $3000 to go to complete rebuild and swap

You Americans have it so bloody good with car and auto prices, here in Australia my 6GC has cost me well over $25000 and its almost completely stock.

car part prices may be cheaper in America but no GT-Fours! Chile has it good...all the junk from japan ends up in their shore..CHEAP

Dis iz ay Stoopit fred

$15,000- price includes vehicle purchase, parts, and importing fee. Well worth it IMO

Converted to us dollars: aprox. 55k - 37k for the car and 18k for extra stuff.

$2,300 for the car in 2010,
$900 for replacement clutch,
~$300 for brakes/oil,
$60 for replacement front tires,
$90 for lights,
~$500 dollars for new timing belt/water pump.

Thats about $4150 so far which honestly isn't that bad based on my crappy student income but I still have oodles of money to spend on what I want to do to her.

1300$ the car

500$ in repair

2000$ the swap

2000-3000$ in modification

640$ wheel and tire ...

around 7000$ for all, maybe more..$

but i give it a lotsssss of time and works

This post has been edited by Needles: Oct 13, 2011 - 10:13 PM

lets see..... I'll only put on major purchases.. and I'll leave out the cost of racing, gas, etc...

2001
1995 Celica ST, $11K
7th Gen Wheels, $500

2002
2nd Gen 3SGTE half cut, $2600
The Actual Swap, $3,000?

2004
1994 Celica ST, $3,500
ST205 Cut in 2 pieces, $4500
Celica GT Trans, $300

2007?
1999 Celica GT, $9,000

2008
Projector Head Lights, $800
Rear Tails, $300

2009
Plugs, Wires, Coil, Cap, $200
Shocks, Struts, Springs, $400
SS Lines, $200
Roll Cage, $2000
Racing Seat, $250
Racing Harness, $250
Wheels & Tires, $400
Sub Frame, $200
Calipers, Rotors, Drums, Friction, $600

2010
Fuel Tank & Fuel Lines front to back, $200
Brake Lines front to back, $150
Front Bearings, $200
Rear Bearings, $200
Roll Cage work, $500
Wheels & Tires, $2500
Calipers, Rotors, Friction, $500
Rear disk conversion, $300

2011
Plugs, Wires, Coil, Cap, $200
Half Shaft, $100
Calipers, SS Lines, Rotors, Friction, $800
Front Hubs and Bearings, $400
1996 Celica GT Parts Car, $350
GT4 Rear cut, $1500
Celica Door Sills, $180
GT4 Spoiler Blocks, $300
Roll Cage work, $300
Wheels & Tires, $3000
Calipers, Rotors, Friction, $500


That looks.... basically... about the gist of it... so probably take that and add about 50%

This post has been edited by qatar11: Oct 11, 2011 - 3:33 PM

Nearing £65'000 - including buying the car
That figure also includes bits such as wheels , seats ect that ive bought then decided to replace

as others have said...too much

how about this : cars are not a good investment!! there you happy haha

Our car's are considered luxury, not cheap plastic toys like civics and integra's. So expect to pay about 1 to 2 times more then parts you'd see for a civic.

$1200..Car included...

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nice to see im not the only person with a below $1500 ride =p

ive spent about 1500 on mine. love the little thing, cheap and reliable!!!

Bought the car sight unseen in 2005 for $7500 with 113K miles. Now has 150K miles and LOTS of goodies. I've got a tracking document saved with nearly every penny put into it. Upwards of $25K at this point, but that includes repairs and the like. Is it worth it? By all means.

its only worth it if you have a 3sge with a turbo lol

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Why yes.....yes I do.

ha ha wish i could get one, theres one in my town for sale, guy has a 93 with a 3sge in it, ahh boy do i want it

i spent over 40,000 dollars, including like bolt on maintenance (Distributer, etc.), not including basic coolant, oil change. I gained a little back by selling some stuff. I've changed many things in my celica multiple times even though I had it, (like to test parts).

Lets see, bout her for $5k back in 06. Spent roughly $3k on mods and at least $2k on maintenance. Wound up selling for $2k last year.

Already have $3k into the new car as well...As said before on this site, "cars are the biggest waste of money", but they are soo much fun!

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Why would you say that when you yourself do not have one? I have spent money on mine, I dont keep tab, shes been good to me, thats all that I ask. Will it last forever, no...Im kind of waiting for the day everything blows up...

i should be driving an 03 SVT Cobra..

I just don't want anyone to hit my car...I WILL hit them back lol

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Yeah, that's pretty weak applesauce right there...

$13k on the car (back in 2005)
$4k on the Beams swap
$5k on wheels, coilovers, projectors and all the other bits

A few more grand to go on new paint and front seats. Still cheaper than buying a comparable new car through.

cars are not an investment really in regards to fixing it up, only in terms of transportation.

for us, they are an impractical enjoyment.

LOL I spent too much too...

2500 € for the car, around 5000 € for MINOR works...

And I'm going to spend for the next year at least 1500 € for re-painting it and 2000 € for brakes...And it won't be still enought! XD

probably should have told u guys my bill first,


about 10,526 $ on the car so far.

and i my car is primered. with a bad motor, waiting to get another 5s in there. all stock with bad bouncy suspesion and no rear window on the top.

i probably have the worst / unreliable car on this site if u exclude the parts car /

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iff you kept up with maint. and thte oil you wouldnt have an issue..