How do you do it?, Where does the money come from Options

[Havok1997GT]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

[Sh0gunkid8721]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

Easy answer. Not many of us have what you have; meaning a wife and daughter. The fact that you have a daughter is enough to drain the money out of your pockets but thats still cool that u got all that. Im not saying thats a bad thing cuz I'd be more worried if you had a daughter and was spending all the money on the Celica to tell you the truth. Most people here are still in school and live at home and dont have too many expenses.

[celicaST]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

Easy answer. Not many of us have what you have; meaning a wife and daughter. The fact that you have a daughter is enough to drain the money out of your pockets but thats still cool that u got all that. Im not saying thats a bad thing cuz I'd be more worried if you had a daughter and was spending all the money on the Celica to tell you the truth. Most people here are still in school and live at home and dont have too many expenses.

true, for example, i dont have the required expenses that you have. my money goes to girls, alcohol, college, and my car, and the little i left over i save also keep in mind some of us have had our cars awhile. a small bit here and there adds up over time.

[Kadett]

Real Simple:

1: No Girlfriend ATM!
2: I still live with my parents with no running costs (food/electrical bill etc etc)
3: My (only) interests are the Celica and Computers (which also earns a bit of money cash-in-hand)
4: I'm (at least I think I'm) very good with handling money. No rush actions to buy something the moment I see it.
5: I work Full Time and lots of overtime .

[daazndood]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

dam shoulda got a son

[playr158]

I work the corner of 14th & I in DC......

[bccentaur3]

I sell my ass on the streets..... j/k. I wonder the same thing, but I've learned that it takes time and lots of searching. You don't want to get working on the celica anyway, because you'll catch the mod bug and end up wanting to do a lot the the celica.

[Sinyk]

I doubt you are going to get a lot of people posting that their parents give them everything, they live at home and are spoiled. They are out there, but that should be expected.

I think having a family to spend money on is a more worthwhile investment than a car that will keep depreciating over time

[x_itchy_b_x]

I sell rocks and sold a few organs. And owe a bank some money for some.. credit I'm acquiring. I'm pretty frugal, and live at home for the time being.

[Culpable04]

some people don't have as many responsabilities as you do, but some others do, it's insane to dump a whole paycheck in a car even if you don't need the money for anything else, most people here have built their cars over the years, is not a 2 months process, you just need to know what you wanna do to the car and what parts you need to acomplish that, then start buying stuff one thing at the time. Being patient is the key, cars is an expensive hobbie and is the wosrt wasted money ever, you don't get back the money you put on cars, but we sure have fun .

[Kadett]

some people don't have as many responsabilities as you do, but some others do, it's insane to dump a whole paycheck in a car even if you don't need the money for anything else, most people here have built their cars over the years, is not a 2 months process, you just need to know what you wanna do to the car and what parts you need to acomplish that, then start buying stuff one thing at the time. Being patient is the key, cars is an expensive hobbie and is the wosrt wasted money ever, you don't get back the money you put on cars, but we sure have fun .

Hell no!!

Getting drunk every weekend going out to the bar/disco and waisting 150-200 dollar/euro on drinks and taxi (need to get home is what I call really wasting money. Only thing left at the end of the night/morning is you pissing away all the expensive drinks and maybe got some ******

Dont know if that culture is the same in the US, but here it is for young people.


Oh I forgot. You guys cant drink below 21. We can

[Sh0gunkid8721]

some people don't have as many responsabilities as you do, but some others do, it's insane to dump a whole paycheck in a car even if you don't need the money for anything else, most people here have built their cars over the years, is not a 2 months process, you just need to know what you wanna do to the car and what parts you need to acomplish that, then start buying stuff one thing at the time. Being patient is the key, cars is an expensive hobbie and is the wosrt wasted money ever, you don't get back the money you put on cars, but we sure have fun .

Hell no!!

Getting drunk every weekend going out to the bar/disco and waisting 150-200 dollar/euro on drinks and taxi (need to get home is what I call really wasting money. Only thing left at the end of the night/morning is you pissing away all the expensive drinks and maybe got some ******

Dont know if that culture is the same in the US, but here it is for young people.


Oh I forgot. You guys cant drink below 21. We can

People still drink before they hit 21.

[95st-celica]

some people don't have as many responsabilities as you do, but some others do, it's insane to dump a whole paycheck in a car even if you don't need the money for anything else, most people here have built their cars over the years, is not a 2 months process, you just need to know what you wanna do to the car and what parts you need to acomplish that, then start buying stuff one thing at the time. Being patient is the key, cars is an expensive hobbie and is the wosrt wasted money ever, you don't get back the money you put on cars, but we sure have fun .

Hell no!!

Getting drunk every weekend going out to the bar/disco and waisting 150-200 dollar/euro on drinks and taxi (need to get home is what I call really wasting money. Only thing left at the end of the night/morning is you pissing away all the expensive drinks and maybe got some ******

Dont know if that culture is the same in the US, but here it is for young people.


Oh I forgot. You guys cant drink below 21. We can

People still drink before they hit 21.

hell yea we do^^ and we do it better then anyone else anywhere

[BigRog95]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

Easy answer. Not many of us have what you have; meaning a wife and daughter. The fact that you have a daughter is enough to drain the money out of your pockets but thats still cool that u got all that. Im not saying thats a bad thing cuz I'd be more worried if you had a daughter and was spending all the money on the Celica to tell you the truth. Most people here are still in school and live at home and dont have too many expenses.

true, for example, i dont have the required expenses that you have. my money goes to girls, alcohol, college, and my car, and the little i left over i save also keep in mind some of us have had our cars awhile. a small bit here and there adds up over time.

I have to agree. A lot of the people on here have had their Celicas for YEARS! I've only had mine for a few months, and I thought when i first bought it that I was going to put mod after mod after mod into it. but after the first few mods, I began to truly realize how expensive it is, and how much time it requires. So now i'm just putting little by little into it. It'll take a few years to get it where I want it, but once i get it there it'll make it all worth it!

[netrata]

How I did it? Hmm..a whole year in Iraq and total of 18 months serving active Army NG status=bling bling. Not the whole thing went into the celi though. It only happened because wife called that the car's engine was broken, which fueled my passion of restoring the celica and putting in another engine Rest of the cash went into savings and paying off my SUV.

This post has been edited by netrata: Dec 5, 2007 - 1:53 PM

[peroxwhysm00]

this is a hobby to everyone, playing around with there cars...a hobby is something you cant just buy everything on one day, you save up, and as the famous saying goes

"if you want it that bad, then its worth waiting for"

[GriffGirl]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

I still can't afford the brights headlight assembly - and I only need one.

I work the corner of 14th & I in DC......

Hey I used to work that corner back in the 80s when Marion Barry was my best customer LOL

[thespacepanda]

Hey I used to work that corner back in the 80s when Marion Barry was my best customer LOL

You officially rule

[RedSunCelica]

little by little you will see the aftermarket parts start to stack up. $100 here $50 here next thing you know 5 years will go by and a nice chunck of change will be on the car...... just give it time.

also not to mention buying used / discount parts is also a good way.

ill be selling the following in the next week or so just let me know if you want them. ill let them go for very cheap.

GT4 carbon fiber spoiler blocks
GC Coilovers
Rear Cusco strut brace

PM me if your interested.

This post has been edited by RedSunCelica: Dec 5, 2007 - 5:13 PM

[illneversellmyce...]

one piece at a time lol, and save up for the big stuff...gotta have patience, its taking me a hella of alot longer then i wanted it too but its worth it

[Remy]

Rome was not built in a day.... I'm slowly saving up for my clip all I know is that I'll eventually get it and no mommy and daddy do not pay for my housing so I know how it feels to lose all your money to bills.

[CelicaBuddy]

some people don't have as many responsabilities as you do, but some others do, it's insane to dump a whole paycheck in a car even if you don't need the money for anything else, most people here have built their cars over the years, is not a 2 months process, you just need to know what you wanna do to the car and what parts you need to acomplish that, then start buying stuff one thing at the time. Being patient is the key, cars is an expensive hobbie and is the worst wasted money ever, you don't get back the money you put on cars, but we sure have fun .

actually I agree with that statement lol... Its not like a house where if you add something new to it the value goes up or whatnot. Putting so much money into a car really isn't worth it at all as far as the literal value goes... But the transformation is fun, I'll give it that.

That's why I sorta regret doing all the sh*t I did to my car... Dont get me wrong I love it to death, really I do its my baby, but it was an expensive mistake. The kit is a pain in the ass, I cant drive it to certain places, its more trouble then its worth etc... Just costs of mods and everything I've done to get it the way it looks now cost me nearly close to double the amount that I actually paid for the car... Which now that I think about it, is sickening... That money could have gone to something WAY more useful. But ya know, that was when I was younger and didn't really need to think about being strict with my money.

That's why my next car (which I want NOW!!!! ... but wont be getting anytime soon ) is only gonna have a few small things done like stereo system or whatever... Just general stuff for my enjoyment not this crap I did to the Celica.

This post has been edited by CelicaBuddy: Dec 5, 2007 - 5:40 PM

[Havok1997GT]

ok, since ive been surfing this Forum ive been looking at everyones pictures and mods theyve done the their Celi. and i have to know how you guys do it. im not talking about how machanically,i mean funding and time. I mean i have somethings that keep me from being about to spend a lot of money to mod my car, my daughter and my wife eat my money up pretty well, bills and what have you but i know im not the only one here that has responsibilities like these. If you saw my Celi you would cry, im just now able to afford a EGR valve and a new Brights head light assembly that im hopping will allow it to pass inspection. and dont get me wrong, i love my car and would work on it ........most of the day if i could, but some of the things you guys have done are crazy.

im not looking for advice, and im not bashing you all either, hell more power to yah

Im just wondering how you all did it, and how much time it took for you to get to where your at now.

dam shoulda got a son

No no, my duaghter will be a gear head. no worries on that. Me and Panda are just waiting till she can hold a rench.

I realize the time it takes for a car, and believe me, to me thats the best part about cars. Time i have, money will come here and there. But i wouldnt say its a waste of money though. If you dont love the car you drive your just like everyone else. I drive 60 miles a day to and from work on i45, i drove a Saturn for a year doing that crap and i really think that part of the dislike i had about my job was the drive. now i love driving to work because its fun. and the more mods i do the more fun it will be and the more pride i will have in the car, the hard work i put into it, and the job that made the money available to me to make my car great. so when you look at it that way its really not a waste.

[thespacepanda]

Wise man once say: If you truly love your car, no amount of money spent is a waste.

Another reason cars are different from women.

[trdproven]

1. Still live with parents, however girlfriend eats up a lot of money.

2. Either way, I force myself, if I want it then I get it.

3. I work in the IT department, good job makes the most difference.

[GriffGirl]

Wise man once say: If you truly love your car, no amount of money spent is a waste.

Another reason cars are different from women.

I, as a woman, can attest to this. However— 1) boobies won't rust and if done correctly will far outlast a car, and 2) overmodding or putting the wrong body kit on a woman might result in the following:



In the interest of keeping this family friendly, I won't even mention point 3 about the things girls can do that cars can't. But being a girl who likes girls, take my word for it.

So there! Treat your women like you treat your car and you'll both be golden! <enter entirely new can of worms> LOL! </worms>

[thespacepanda]

Unfortunately I do treat my car as I treat women. Much love, admiration, and affection. And I spend way too much money on them. So I guess my car is my mistress.

[Havok1997GT]

Unfortunately I do treat my car as I treat women. Much love, admiration, and affection. And I spend way too much money on them. So I guess my car is my mistress.

Weve talked about this Panda. Tom can not fit into black leather so that isnt going to work.

[thespacepanda]

Weve talked about this Panda. Tom can not fit into black leather so that isnt going to work.

I have a black front end mask that says otherwise....

[easternpiro1]

I work the corner of 14th & I in DC......

Im his pimp takin my80%! lol




Honestly i got all that done within a year, but i got a loan for it (bad move #1) but for the most part it is all about taking your time and like a child, the beauty of it is watching it grow and manifest itself in what you dreamed it to be.

Bad investment yeah, but like you said havoc it makes the drive worthwhile!