Pete

Just wondering if many of you/us were spending much on our cars?

I,d planned for a build etc in a few months but i think i,ll hold fire for a while tbh, seems to be worsening too with job cuts etc...


What,s your plans etc for your cars??

millzy555

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Yes, bloody thing lol. Just got me ecu then got to get it mapped and do a service on it. Then get it painted when the weather gets better

Pete

What ECU have you gone for Millzy??

millzy555

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Power fc mate

Pete

Excellent, looks well your car pal, i,m toying with having my rims done White, really freshens the car up imo...

dunx

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Last year MD321H + headers + inlet pipe + parallel fuel rail mod + fpr + wheels + R888's + spot lights & covers + HID kits + black interior & door cards + K&N filter + braided hoses + front & rear strut braces....

This year Exedy Hyper clutch and fitting + Re-map + paintwork + Tein SuperStreets + EDFC + MOT....

Whew !

dunx

2008 = £6K
2009 = £2K

Recession don't you know !

dunx

Silver Scooby Sport

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I shall be doing a few litte jobs on mine Pete..... lucky for me mine is all paid for so I don't borrow to do any of my mods I think that is the only way forward these days.

eggy790

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pete your car will look awesome with white wheels! do it!

Pete

Dunx,

Good-on ya fella, that,s the clutch i have n my car, feels nice, not too heavy to work with..

Pete

Si,

Agree 100% mate, i NEVER do any work to my car unless i have the pennies myself, i guess you appreciate it more then too.

Mind you, with an interest rate as low as it is i guess borrowing is an option for many, IF THE BANK will do it..

Pete

Eggy,

That,ll be on the cards in a month or two, i,ll wait til the salt,s gone...

g7prs

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I started this year saying i wasnt going to spend any money on my car.





So far i have bought ....

A set of brembo's
A set of 550cc injectors
A closed deck block
A spare dash ( to get flocked )

millzy555

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Yes def do the wheels completly changed the look of the car. Cant wait till the summer so i can paint all the bits under the bonnet and tidy that up

eggy790

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good call pete!.. u got any interior pics of your car? im seeing a lot of version 3 type rs for sale but dont think i can settle with the old dash..

someone needs to wow me with an awesome pre facelift interior pic

Silver Scooby Sport

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Sounds like the slippery re mortgage slope to me Pete

I think you do appreaciate it more when you save up first rather than borrowing, it makes you research and choose the items in more detail as you know you have the real cash to pass over oppossed to the easy spend plastic version

rob84

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yeah still spending on mine, credit crunch doesnt effect farmers they keep buying new machines from us we keep fixing em best thing to happen in my opinion

LAity

With people not spending as much on bits and bobs for there cars do you think the price of parts and upgrades will come down or will everyone just wait until things pick up again??

LAity

dunx

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Hi Pete,

only managed to stall the once so far !



As for prices with loads coming from the Far East, 40 % price rises are to be expected, that's why i grabbed my Teins now.... on plastic (six weeks interest free !).

dunx

Ginge !

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since november the bill is gonna come to around 4k but that includes a AWFUL lot of stuff done

before november the mods done to the car consisted of rear spoiler when i bought it and service items

Pete

Eggy,

Sorry mate i have no interior pics at present..

BUT, i prefer the old dash if i,m honest, it almost feels,looks stronger than the face-lift does, just my opinion though..

millzy555

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And mine. Might be a bit biased though Will get some pics up soon

JP4

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Parts will depend on where the tuners get these supplied from - if its from Japan or US then I cannot see them dropping due to currency rates - probably prices going the other way! That said those tuners wanting to shift stock sat on their shelf may reduce their mark-ups so good time to cash in those parts.

Where you will see price cuts is on labour where there is room for being flexible

dynamix

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2008 = never going to say
2009 = a lot less than 2008

jayallen

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Seeing as im now keeping it ive decided to spend a few more pennys.

First things on the list are track tyres which i should have next week and its going in for Decals on Thursday.

Pete

You,d of missed it i,m sure Jay, love your RA fella

rob 666

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just had a new clutch&lightend flywheel put in,no slip was just fed up with the vibration,the way i see it is my cars pretty much worth nothing so may as well spend a few quid on it!

rob 666

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i,ve noticed that teins stuff has rocketed up in price

jameswrx

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Hell yeah!

Full 2.5 conversion in my type R (which is what you were planning isn't it Pete?)

2.5 sti block, P1 heads, cometic gaskets, ARP studs, exedy paddle (£1500)
TD05-20G (£500)
Lateral modified injectors (£180)
Fuelab fuel pressure reg (£165)
Parallel fuel mod (£25 in parts and work by me)
Ported headers (ported by me)
Gaskets, filters and lubricants (£130)

Hopefully stick it in the car next weekend.

Doing all the spannering myself so that keeps the pice lower than it would be I guess.

Then it'll be paying out for a remap..

Pete

Yes James, that,s my plan, i,m still going to get it done fella, i have the funds which almosts contradicts my question really, BUT i,m putting it back a month or two, i,ll enjoy it for a few months yet then probably get it done after the show & Track season is over, i,ve spoken in-depth to David @ API about what we,re going to do etc.....

dirk dangler

ive just bought mines but i plan to splash out on it. when times get hard i get busier with work. so bit of a bonus for me. don`t have a clue what im gonna buy yet, still looking about. .