How much is invested in your stang ?

[Ozz]

Man some of you guys are killing me... Just wait. It'll happen to j000!!

 

[trbkrb]

Well, let's see...

$950 down, 60 payments @ 251.75 = 15,105 so $16,055 for the car.

$750 for the 5 lug all disc brakes, gears and Bullitt wheels,
$425 for the leather seats,
$250 for black interior
$425 other misc upgrades, suspension, clutch, alternator, etc.

So purchase of the car plus mods is around $18,000.

Add in almost 20 years of maintenance, tires & repairs and the total is close to $23,000. But then again, I've driven it quite a bit over the past 20 years! It is still a great bargain IMO. My average monthly cost these 20 year has been about $95 or so plus insurance. But of course I still need to spend a good $2,000 on paint & body work, and I plan to rebuild the engine when it hits 300,000 miles or so. It never ends!

 

[JimBowy]

only the guys with little money in their cars are posting so far... only 8,000$? pppfftt

the modding bug has hardly hit

 

[carbed87]

well, considering i traded a t/a i payed 4k for and later spent another 2k on a paxton, blew it up and traded it for this, i guess that means i payed like 6k for it, plus the $200 MGW, $125 spintechs, around $700 for wheels and used tires, $580 for the BBK SSI intake i just ordered, a few random things like a fan clutch and vlalve cover gaskets that i wont count... and thats about $7600 which isn't bad, but i plan on paying another 3-4k on a motor, so i'll be getting there pretty soon lol.

 

[fox-gt]

Me and my wife were discussing last night how much I have put in the car compared to what its actually worth. I guess it's just part of the hobby. After seeing the spreadsheet of spending, she thinks I am crazy.

 

[RS200]

I've spent around $20k in my POS..mind you that includes stuff that I've sold off of it. (Probably made around $8k back in sales).

If I had all the money I have spent on cars..I'd spend it on cars.

 

[BlooDReigN]

Somewhere over 20k Canadian...let's see what I can remember...haha

800 for the car
200 for the '69 351W block
2100 for the rotating assembly
1200 for machining, main studs, head studs
400 for custom cam
~400 for timing chain, timing cover, oil pump and other random **** in the bottom end
2700 for AFR 205 heads w/nitrous porting
250 for the roller rockers
750 for the TFS Box R intake
150 for valve covers
~1000 for Mac long tubes, pro chamber and dumps (all 3")
150 for the fuel pump
120 for fuel rails
150 for mass air meter
300 for 42lb/hr injectors
300 for 3 core aluminum rad
150 dollars to swap in clutch pedal assembly, including new cable, triple hook quadrant and firewall adjuster
~3500 for the TKO 600, clutch, aluminum driveshaft, aluminum flywheel
~5500 for the Maximum grip box
150 for the clear headlights


Theres countless other things I bought as well that aren't coming to my mind at the moment and all those prices are in CAD. So much money

 

[Jughead]

in the 86 GT

1,500 for the car
500 or so in the paint supplies
400 for the wheels
250 for the exhaust
500 or so in water pump, some gaskets, 5.0 badges, and windshield

Total:$3,150

83 GLX

1,600 for car (over paid a little bit imo)
140 for exhaust
250 for wheels
50 for rear shocks
25 for tail light
100 for misc small things
i think the carb rebuild kit was 40 something

Total: $2,165

What kind of exhaust did you buy for $250???

 

[90_Red_LX]

Mac headers: 180 bucks
vrs pipe: 175ish
mac cat-back 275
65mm tb 100 bucks or so
70mm maf 150
moroso cai 40
edelbrock intake somewhere around 300 with the gaskets and a couple odds n ends
rear end: around 900 bucks including all parts and labor
shifter 175
pony wheels 690
2 sets of tires at around 340 bucks a set: 680

Around 3365 bucks all together on the car. Not including basic service stuff liek brakes, belts, etc.

Off the car: AFR 165s: 1k
part of the valvetrain: 500
190lph fuel pump: 90

4955 bucks altogether. And I still need SFC's, cam, finish the valvetrain, 24lb injectors and new maf sensors. Then I'll probably put some drag radials on the phone dials temporarily until I score some welds.

 

[KCoppola]

The person i bought this car from had well over 20k into it, i am into it so far for about 2k or so, not including what i bought it for. i have all his receipts totalling over 17K, but that doesnt include everything

 

[Quikstang]

At first guess I am thinking easily enough to buy a new GT, but its not quite that much. An honest Guestimate would be around 15K. Its totally worth it too, every dime. Unfortunatly these new cars are getting so fast that I can honestly see another 10k going into it before I am completely happy.... 30k for a low 10 second show car, ... you bet..

 

[PIMTOUT]

I got the car new in 1990........that was 15,500

since then i put about 21,000...in extras......


so 36,500.....


could have got a new 03 cobra........WTF...oh well

 

[Ozz]

I got the car new in 1990........that was 15,500

since then i put about 21,000...in extras......


so 36,500.....


could have got a new 03 cobra........WTF...oh well

But then you would've had to wait 12 years without spending any of that money on another car

Plus then it'd be 'just' another 03 Cobra. Nothing wrong with that, but suffice to say your Stang is unique and special

 

[68torinogt]

But then you would've had to wait 12 years without spending any of that money on another car

Plus then it'd be 'just' another 03 Cobra. Nothing wrong with that, but suffice to say your Stang is unique and special

true dat

 

[90]

i had everything typed out on one of my threads but i think its long gone! 7k max i think!

 

[grey5.0beast]

Including price of car, probably around 31k lol.
car new was 21,xxx according to my window sticker, but we got A plan so take afew thous. off that, paint and body:around 4.5k if you include all the misc. trim and the new windshield and deductible, new top: 700 installed, kenwood HU: 250, shifter:180, catback:250, carpet:100, headlights and fogs: 250 H pipe: 100, Electric fan: 100, bought car from dad:3000, Int. dye:100, Gears and install kit: 325, (not installed: Eibach springs NEW 100 bucks... You my boy matt lol, pro3i lowers 195, Ford racing upppers 70, SFCs 50 and still gotta buy struts and shock b4 the rest of the susp. goes in. And I am 17 and been working MY ASS OFF for this damn car lol. Next up in susp. after my bank recovers a lil is a MM STB and PHB.

This is not including maintenance stuff and I am sure I left a few things out.

And is it worth it? Every penny...

 

[grey5.0beast]

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[Roland69]

car= $3350
safety= $50
E-test= oh yea we don't have thet here
new lights= $150
MGW= $230
Halo headrests= $60
5" tach= $185
Total = 4025...Plus other little stuff like shift knob. quad and FW adj

 

[hemi_fan]

Including the cost of the car, and **** breaking... im probably close to about $15k's and my car is still stock... hahaha, dont ask me how.

 

[niklid05]

Ive put about 3k into it, not including the price of the car. I dont really even care thta I spent alot of money on it. But looking at my pay stub, seeing ive made $8,000 in my work place and I only have about 300 bucks, kinda worries me.

We have the same exact issue. but my problem is seeing 18k and then looking at my atm slip and only seeing 220.40 to be exact LOL.