How much has your car cost you so far? Heres a run down of mine, I got the har Jan. 1,2004 with 72,687 miles, currently June 1,2005 with 76,046miles.
Hub Cap Key-$17.28
Cat back exhaust-$133.00
Gas Cap-$7.42
Oil Change/Air Filter-$25.00
Upper+Lower Rad. hoses/Thermostat/coolent flush-$37.11
Valve Cover gasket+oilchange+new plugs-$29.76
Alternator/a/cbelt/powerster.belt/alt belt $304.72
Battery $80.64
Window Repait $99.64
New Radio-$20.33
Front brake pads/pass side caliper-$87.00
Low beam headlams-$15.00
New Front White Wall Tires-$160.06
Ignition Module-$249.24
Total $1,266.20 in 3,359 iles = aprox 38cents per mile in repair then u still need to add in 120 a month for gas and insurance. 8)

well.....
Fog Lights - $40.
Bra - $25
Hub caps - $20
Map Sensor - $35
Jensen Deck - $200
Lightning audio 6x9's - $60
Neon lights - $40
some spray paint - $15
thats about it for now.. so, a few hundred bux with all the tax...
-Joe.. ohh, and i bought the car for 500 bux.. dont know if thats included or what.

The price of the car counts

Humm, haven't spent too much on my 87' Delta in the 4 weeks ive had it.

$500 - Cost of car
$1,600 - Transmission Re-build.
$125 - New Battery
$21.44 - On Oil Change

So far, $2246.44 on her so far.

thinking about it would just make me cry

seriously though, I have no clue how much my car has cost since I bought it. Likely something like this:

3800 - car
600 - wheels
1500 - tires, struts, alignments, etc
500 - sensors, misc parts here & there
300? - waxes, car washes, polisher etc...
400 - broken headlights, smashed up bumpers, trim & paint
700 - rough estimate of stereo equipment in car
200 - console computer and fm transmitter
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8000 CDN... not including fuel. Yikes. Now you made me cry!!! Never though of it all that way before!

I've put 90,000 KM's on my car since I got it a few years ago. I drive A LOT.

well, lets see.
Car was free
200 on tires and an alignment and about the same on breaks.
I also need to fix a leaky manafold but I'll let my brother the mechanic handel that one
50 for a good old Meijer battery, gotta love the 10% discount
300 on my system
It had 63,000 i think when I got it and i just hit 90,000. Had it for 3 years now

i bought the car for 500 bux, from my mom.
-Joe

lol........you don`t even want to know

my new car
$1000 pioneer avh 5700dvd player
$800 rims
old lowrider

WAY TOO MUCH!!!!
front struts $560

back bags all 3 sets of them that i interchanged $500

4 total viair 450 compressor's $800

that's just the start, I had 3 totally different interiors in that car(blue panne crappy stuff!!, dark blue/black crushed velvet, blue swirl/black crushed velvet)

4 different sets of wheels(14" and 13" wires, lowenhart ld1, and alt racing)

international series body kit/paint $200
stereo system $1300

16"s = free from LSS

Belt = $36

CAI + K&N = $80

High Flow Cat = $80

180* = $6

Silverstar Headlamps = $73

Oil+Filters = $27

Spark Plugs = $53

Plug Wires = $34

2 Rotors + Pads = $140




Not bad for nearly 15,000 miles in 8 months

Just changed my oil+filter so add $20 to 1266.20 makes it $1286.20 and 76,143mi

I'm guessing the price of a new car. By the time I'm done, it'll probably be the price of a new Z06 Corvette. LOL

For the Twin engine 94 Oldsmobile 442 - son of the 66 Hurst "Hairy" Olds 442

94 Olds Cutlass supreme (bought used) loan/paid ~$5000
work/parts replaced on stock cutlass, front struts, brakes, 3100 gasket set (porting and polishing/backcut valves = ~ $400
full performance rebuild of 4T60E trans with my shift "kit" modifications, and 500 rpm higher stall convertor = $1800
total (so far): $7200

PLUS (to make it the 442)

90 toronado trofeo-free (well gas to haul it to Al's = 10$
welding gas/wire/steel/grinder wheels/plasma cutter consumables and other supplies = ~$300-400
JEGS, Aeromotive 450 lb hr 100 psi fuel pump and stainless braided lines and AN-8 and 6 fittings, alum hard line, 19 gal fuel cell = ~ $750
misc bolts, wires (have a couple barrels of TXL high grade wire from swapmeet-40$), switches, gauges etc. = ~ $75
14 ft Morse shifter cable (custom ends) = $100
custom made (4th generation) rear engine throttle cable = $35
two reman axles, and full gasket set for 3800 (from when we ported and polished etc) and trans filter/gasket = ~ $300
350 sbc radiator = free, hoses = free
new rear struts/brakes (for front of trofeo-installed in rear of 442) = $300
Flomaster 2 chamber muffler (for front engine-rear is open) and custom (by us) exhaust = $100
and the newest stuff...
JEGS 10 point CNC mandrel bent mild steel rollcage = $220
JEGS, pair of G-Force 5 point camlock racing harnesses SFI 16.1 = $200
JEGS, pair of G-force Graphix SA2000 racing helmets (he had to get one fer the wife-he wants her to give him head while she's wearing hers, lol) = $400
Total (for 442 conversion): ~ $2890 and maybe a bit more that i am forgetting so..... $3000

Whole project total (so far) = ~$10,200 for a car that's 0-70 mph is only .1 seconds slower than a 99 Corvette Hardtop at a WAY cheaper price-sleeper baby!!!!

I figure another 2-3 thousand for the Turbocharger/intercooler/plumbing, MegaSquirt DIY EFI, and SI and SII Hybrid project/parts for the rear engine......
should really wick-up the power!

Not bad fer a couple of rednecks....
Redneck Engine-uity LOL

James and Al

New front licence plate bracket-$23.87 total spent-$1310.07

I'm a $2000 in the whole at this point I would say, the biggest hits I've taken were my new hood ($600), new tires ($450) and the new motor ($300), everything else was odds and ends.