... on accessories/mods?
List 'em and cost 'em. Let's see the grand total of unnecessary parts you've bought for the car. Things that you just had to have.
I listed this in another post, but here it is again. s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Must have bits
£109 Apexi Power Intake
£30 Lockwood door sills
£14 Front J-spec badge
£30 Five badges for wheels/steering wheel
£14 Gear knob
£40 Aluminium/laquer for grills
£60 Anti-flex plate
£30 Fiamm horns
£30 Clear wind deflector with logo
£65 Hands free kit
£100 Sony 6 disc changer
£40 New number plates/mounting parts
£20 Langka
£25 California Car Duster
@£200 on various cleaning products
£807
Freebies
Red reflector in rear knock outs
Sony remote controller
Full set of armrests
Cheap motoring!! s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
I'm sure you turbo boys will post an interesting read... s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
DP
To be honest, my list is very similar to yours, with the addition of TTE exhaust (£500), B&M Short Shifter (£110) and my 17" wheels (£370 icluding refinish job).
I estimate my spend at around £1500! s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
I love it though, so that's all tht counts s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Uprated chassis, suspension, brakes, clutch, exhaust system & engine management; turbocharger, water/air intercooler & lightened flywheel; various minor cosmetic changes including 17" alloys. However, much like a lady's age, one does not ask the price, one merely enjoys it's presence..
I win! Do I get a prize?
warning to others: it's a slippery slope, you don't start out intending to do these things, they just sort of happen..
you'd win on tyre bill alone mate :-) :-) :-)
DP,
I'm with you on the jspec badges - got one upfront and 5 smaller ones - for about $25 and $35, iirc. Also got some spyder stickers for not much, $15? (all bought from SC, hence the $'s)
I've also got:
£400 remus
£165 apexi
£30 lockwood sills
£60? DP leather armrests (how could i forget these!!? s:oops: :oops: s:oops: )
£110ish jspec mudflaps (forgot these as welll... s:roll: :roll: s:roll: )
£50 jspec wheel centre caps
£150 cusco strut brace (latest addition)
heading towards a grand already.... s:o :o s:o s:roll: :roll: s:roll: s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
that about does it for now... (until i remember something else s:wink: :wink: s:wink: )
although thinking about the tte springs now... looks like i'm heading down martin's slippery slope... arrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhh!!!!! s:roll: :roll: s:roll: s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
I have no idea how much I've spent on my '2, infact I immediately forget how much things cost after I've bought them so I don't worry myself!
Here's what I've got, in the order I got them...
SS dust caps (?!)
Type S air freshener (ok, ok so I went to halfords the day after I picked it up!)
Autostyle carpet mats
Clear side repeaters
'03 side intakes
Chrome Design front grille
K&N air filter element
Hawker Odyssey PC680 lightweight battery
Custom silver J-spec front badge (from Elliot on Spyderchat)
Can of tyre weld and a foot pump (instead of a spare!)
TRD steering wheel badge
Sony stereo remote control
DP's leather centre armrest
Momo gear knob
Williams F1 tax disc holder (Halfords again!! s:oops: :oops: s:oops: )
Bama's clear wind deflector
Chrome trim for heater controls
DP's leather door armrests
TTE sports lowering springs
I
think that's all I've spend on the car so far, excluding tyres and servicing (and petrol) of course!...
s:D :D s:D
--H--
In about the order I've done them...can't really remember all prices...
Car cover 20e
Audio system 1500e
Floor mats 20e
Clear wind deflector + sticker 50e?
J-spec badging 60e?
AntiFlex plate 100e?
Sportivo, Member brace set, both tower bars 2500e
S03's 620e
Clear rear signal bulbs 15e
Vent windows 20e
TTE turbo, 5000e...no wait, I don't have it yet! s:) :) s:)
Not counting the cleaning products, paints and similar small thingies, cause I really have no idea about them s:) :) s:)
Edit: Oops, forgot the alarm...some 300e
When I got the carHard top
Alarm
Air con
Navigation System
Borbert alloys
Wider summer tires
Pirelli winter tires (on original rims)
Free footmats
Pump and Go set
After SaleClassic Carriers luggage rack
"Roadster" badge
MR2 Caps x 2
Chrome kit from Postert
24Hrs Du Mans sticker
MR2 Roadster Bag set
The costs are on a load of receipts somewhere but I'm guessing close to £2000 once the exhaust is done.
Done so far:
Clear Side Repeaters
Hammerite Painted Calipers
Toyota Floormats
Toyota Locking Wheel Nuts
Carbon Scuff Guards
J Spec Bumper Badge
J Spec Wheel Caps
J Spec Steering Wheel Badge
Chromdesign Grills (Front & Rear)
03 Side Intakes (with mesh)
Alloy Tax Disc Holder
Red Reflectors
MR2 Luggage Bags
03 Member Braces (Front Only)
Antiflex Plate
Clear Wind Deflector + Logo
J Spec Mudguards
FIAMM Twin Horns
Meta 99T Alarm
Apexi Power Intake
MR2 ROC Car Sticker!
In the near future:
Resprayed Grey section of Front Bumper
Caliper Decals
H&S Exhaust
My current wish list:
Cusco Front Brace
TTE / Eibach Springs
Dynomat Fitted (with Buster's assistance!)
So far as follows:
Black alloy tax disc £15
TRD badge (on front grill) £10
VVT-I badge (with the I in red) £15
Yokohama seat belt pads £10
Origin Blue i £400
TRD Member Braces £255
'03 air intakes £75
... and hopefully that is all for now s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
arh har well it all the ICE
Pioneer P900R = £1000
12 disc changer = £250
Focal Utopia's = £450
Magnet amp = £500
JL 8w3 = £180
Cable = £100
Install material = £200
ICE total = £2680 s:shock: :shock: s:shock: s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
but worth every penny s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Never mind "How much have you spent?" What about "How little have you spent?", excluding usual things like tyres (first replacements at 23,000 miles) and servicing.
To date
K&N filter pad £40
"Roadster" windscreen sticker £5
On order
DP arm rests and centre cover £211
H&S exhaust £411.25
Grant's MR2 bags he bought last year £XXXXXX (luckily for me cheaper than the GB and they're on the way already!)
s:) :) s:) s:) :) s:)
Quote from: "Buster"arh har well it all the ICE
ICE total = £2680 s:shock: :shock: s:shock: s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
but worth every penny s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Hey Buster...add your Insurance cost to this...BUSTER WINS!
Quote from: "cstevens"Hey Buster...add your Insurance cost to this...BUSTER WINS!
Well at least he works hard to earn all that cash he spends on his car... hold on... wait a minute... what am I saying?!
Talking about how little spent, I thought a set of four Toyo Proxes T1-S for under £200, fitted, was pretty good.
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my turn s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
round numbers.
DONE:
clear side repeaters (from toyota corolla): 50 €
custom intake + air filter 300€
tte exhaust: 600€
tte springs + toyota install: 400€
2003 side vents: 120€
antiflex: 150 €
Ordered, payed and on shipping process from japan.
GT300 BodyKit
TRD Header
TRD Aid Filter
Damnd Soft Top Cover
5200 € s:? :? s:?
TO PAY:
- Taxes to this parts.
- set of wheels and tyres
- painting of the kit
estimated value: 2000€ (i hope s:lol: :lol: s:lol: )
Quote from: "MadMigMR2"my turn s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
round numbers.
DONE:
clear side repeaters (from toyota corolla): 50 €
custom intake + air filter 300€
tte exhaust: 600€
tte springs + toyota install: 400€
2003 side vents: 120€
antiflex: 150 €
Ordered, payed and on shipping process from japan.
GT300 BodyKit
TRD Header
TRD Aid Filter
Damnd Soft Top Cover
5200 € s:? :? s:?
TO PAY:
- Taxes to this parts.
- set of wheels and tyres
- painting of the kit
estimated value: 2000€ (i hope s:lol: :lol: s:lol: )
Over 7000 Euros!!! I can see where the Mad Mig name comes from s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
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s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
well you got me s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Nowt, zip, nada.
another small detail
my car cost me 36000€ with ac and hardtop s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
In Portugal whe have big, big taxes s:x :x s:x
i thoguht i got a good deal when i reneewed my insureance the other day tho craige it came it at £1400 so i was well pleased better then my £1950 from last year s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Quote from: "Buster"£1400 so i was well pleased better then my £1950 from last year s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
OUCH! s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Quote from: "MadMigMR2"my car cost me 36000€ with ac and hardtop s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
In Portugal whe have big, big taxes s:x :x s:x
It was some 44.000 euros over here s;) ;) s;)
Without stereo, alarm...well, without anything, you don't even get floor mats without paying extra s:) :) s:)
and i thought that our country was bad.
For that price you can almost buy a S2000 here.
Not that i want one s:P :P s:P
S2000 is 74.000 euros over here s;) ;) s;)
Quote from: "Tem"S2000 is 74.000 euros over here s;) ;) s;)
That's a lot of money, but then do you pay all the wierd and wonderful taxes through the ownership of the car that we do?
Quote from: "phil4"That's a lot of money, but then do you pay all the wierd and wonderful taxes through the ownership of the car that we do?
No idea what you have, here's what we have:
- registration fee, 300 euro
- annual usage tax, 120 euro
- annual inspection fee, 30-40 euro
Not that much really. Of course the insurances come on top of those and that would be about 2700 euro/year (depends a lot from your age and hometown and everything though).
Not to mention the expensive fuel...Denmark had the most expensive fuel (on average during last month) and we came 2nd in Europe s:? :? s:?
with the UK being first no doubt!!! s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted: s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
MB Quart PSD216 Premium £250
Genesis Profile II £200
Sony joystick £20
Other ICE bits and bobs £50
Goodyear F1 GS-D2 £400
Total £920
Quote from: "Buster"i thoguht i got a good deal when i reneewed my insureance the other day tho craige it came it at £1400 so i was well pleased better then my £1950 from last year s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Have you tried AXA? £850 with just 1NCB and an accident in my previous car 2 years ago. Although my premium will rise close to 2k (I hope) since I managed to lose control of the MR2 scratching pretty much all body panels as I ended up in a field taking a fence with me. Everything was replaced with new items and the whole car was resprayed; I guess the bill must have come to £5000...
Quote from: "Chris"with the UK being first no doubt!!! s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted: s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:
Actually no s;) ;) s;) Those change a bit over time and vary from different sources, but here's one average listing:
m http://www.see-search.com/business/fuel ... europe.htm (http://www.see-search.com/business/fuelandpetrolpriceseurope.htm) m
Tem,
Cars in Israel have 100% import tax, my car cost me a bit over $42,000
I pay $568 (us dollars) for annual renewal of car license
+ inspection fees about $75
My insurance is just over $2000 a year
And I pay $1.25 us dollars for ONE liter of gas
(can you say arabian oil boycott s:wink: :wink: s:wink: )
It's a bizarre world. The UK has got big oil fields that produce high quality crude (i.e. low wax content) in abundance. In the oil scarce US you pay about one USdollar fifty per gallon for petrol.
We 'lucky' UK citizens pay about one USdollar a liter for petrol (without any embargo!). Compare this with oil free New Zealand whose citizens pay about 60 UScents per liter. It's all to do with tax take of course - that versus how much the population will stand being fleeced. The UK is a world leader in this specific area s:lol: :lol: s:lol: .
When our oil runs out they'll build huge wind farms in the North Sea (that process has actually begun), and then 'wind tax' will be invented etc. etc...
Yeah, weird taxes indeed...our gas tax is around 0.75e/l (yeah, fixed value, not %). So even if we got free gas from refinery, we have to pay 0.75e/l for it. It wouldn't really matter how much it is, cause most just have to pay for it. We really don't have a working public transportation outside the capital...it would take about 2 hours for me to get to work by bus (don't have subways or anything in here) and about 30 minutes by bicycle (and some 5-10mins by car).
Quote from: "Humble Jim"'wind tax' will be invented etc. etc...
Bugger. I'd better lay of the curry and Guiness....
Quote from: "Akavish"Tem,
Cars in Israel have 100% import tax, my car cost me a bit over $42,000
That in US$ right? Well, over here I paid a little more. about US$46,000
s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
We are allowed long repayment period. road tax is less than US$100 a year. insurance is highUS$920.00 a year. petrol is cheaper. US$0.40 cents to a litre.
well other mods
TRD sportivo & member braces US$1750.00
TRD drop in intake US$80.00
Blitz exhaust (partly used) US$180.00
TRD cluster guages/used (?) don't remember $
HMS air con guages trims (?) don't remember $
some minor items too.
Our goverment impose high tax to imports to sheild our locar car manufacturer, 'Proton'. (how else do you think they have the muhlah to buy over Lotus? )
Proton = crappy car . really!
Quote from: "cool_apple"Quote from: "Akavish"Tem,
Cars in Israel have 100% import tax, my car cost me a bit over $42,000
That in US$ right? Well, over here I paid a little more. about US$46,000
s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Cool, you know I just would have to join in at this point.
Mine is US$63,000 (EUR58,000) stock on the road after all the taxes here.
But I'm sure Akavish would have sunken so much on his mod that his total outlay would be more than that s:) :) s:)
Hardtop
Sportivo Set
Antiflex
TRD shortshift
TRD Member brace set
JDM mudflap
Diapers
FIAA Horns
Stick-on license plate
Inst. cluster/gear surround/lighter chrome ring
PR front/rear/deck grille
California car cover
Clear wind deflector with logo
Steering badge
Visor Plug
IR thermometer (meant for tyre, never used s:oops: :oops: s:oops: )
Digital tyre pressure gauge
Fumoto Oil valve
Unichip
Blitzo drop in filter
MP3 HU
Alarm
Hydraulic Jack, stands & tools
Yota Footwell light
front bin, surround & 3M floor mat (my JDM didn't come with these!)
Bulbs upgrade
Gtech Pro II
Mongo's side wind deflector
Video camera in-car mounting clamp
(I'm sure I've missed some)
About EUR5500 in total (Scary that I didn't realise I've spent so much in 1 year. Hope my wife doesn't ever visit here)
Front Cusco strut on order (EUR125)
TRD header, TTE exhaust next?
Insurance EUR1400,
Rd Tax EUR600
Petrol EUR0.65 per lit (Not too bad I guess)
Parking fines in 1 year of ownership: abt EUR250 (EUR25 each time) Due to "forced" illegal parking when there isn't a proper lot (I don't park beside another car, ding phobia. Only in single or parallel lot)
Quote from: "Willow"[About EUR5500 in total (Scary that I didn't realise I've spent so much in 1 year. Hope my wife doesn't ever visit here)
Deny Deny Deny!!
Do you realize what supercars we could have bought in the states for 40,000 - 50,000 buck s:( :( s:(
Quote from: "Akavish"Do you realize what supercars we could have bought in the states for 40,000 - 50,000 buck s:( :( s:(
Let me guess....2 Spyders?
One for the missus and one for myself s:D :D s:D
(I'd prob. get myself the Elise though. When it arrives ie.)
Only spent around £100 on the 2 but spent between £6-7k on the Celica which includes:
Blitz Induction Kit
Blitz Nur Spec Backbox
Full Kaminari bodykit (arriving soon)
Racing Hart EVO GT5 18" (arriving soon)
Tints
Full Hotchkis TVS Street Suspension Kit (springs, sway bars, strut bar etc.)
C-One cf hood scoop
JDM TRD 2003 rear lights
Other small bits'n'bobs
I did an ickle spreadsheet of non petrol / servicing / insurance costs after going through some receipts and statements of mine.
I've worked out that I've gone through the £3k barrier since importing the car (to save money s:shock: :shock: s:shock: ) in June last year:
Hardtop + Kit £604.63
Spraying (2 attempts!) £511.90
H&S Exhaust £411.25
Alarm £299.90
Lowering Springs £157.83
Chromdesign Grills £141.74
Side Vents + Mesh £140.60
Apexi Intake £111.21
J Spec Wheel Caps £95.30
Member Braces £91.02
Luggage Bags £64.13
4 Wheel Alignment £59.87
Antiflex Plate £57.16
Dynamat £39.98
Cusco Front Strut Bar £84.92
Locking Wheel Nuts £39.95
Floor Mats £36.95
Wind Deflector £36.65
Carbon Scuff Guards £30.95
Clear Indicators £28.73
J Spec Badge £17.63
Side Wind Deflectors £15.50
Tax Holder £14.99
FIAMM Twin Horns £14.99
Roadster Badge £9.28
J Spec Steering Badge £8.40
Visor Plugs £8.24
Window Sticker £5.00
Hammerite £4.99
Rear Reflectors £3.16
Caliper Decals £2.00
Service Book £1.65
Total £3,150.50 s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
Leather or custom leather is definitely the last mod...... for now s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
And that my 500th post too! s:D :D s:D