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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jul 5, '09 From Katy/houston Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) ![]() |
just curious.
how much have you guys already spent on ur celi. and how much work is still left? would u call it "reliable" -------------------- For Sale:OEM tail lights - make offer
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Nov 13, '10 From Greenville, SC Currently Offline Reputation: 50 (100%) ![]() |
Here's the fun story.
Bought our 2nd Celica ragtop in Jan 2007 for $4600. 104k miles. My wife drove it while I sported a beautiful '93 300zx 2+2 Replaced clutch, front driver wheel bearing, rotors, brake pads, struts, radiator, tires, valve cover seals, spark plugs, spark plug wires, and the various filters. $1.3k for all the work? I didn't know how to do a wheel bearing or clutch back then. Sold it in May 2009 for $6400 with 144k miles It went on Craigslist last September for $2900, and I was pretty sure it was our old car. Bought it BACK for $2650. They had added 18k miles but hadn't taken the best care of it. Since then, I've bought the following: Speakers: 8" JL, 6.5 JBL, tweeters JBL, 12" sub (Kicker?) Sony Xplod stereo with the USB/ipod deal driver side sun visor rear view mirror leather door cards good leather seat covers for the front (and had some spots repaired) cigarette lighter shift boot leather armrest cover lowering springs front struts stock high beams full clear projector headlight set two leather steering wheels front splitters front grill set up Curren tails '94 coupe spoiler front bumper (the people I got it back from cracked the old one and the high beams) MOMO Rev silver wheels and new-ish tires rotors (slotted/drilled) front calipers brake pads rear wheel bearing lug nuts HID kit new beige top Borla muffler & exhaust tips Injen intake Carbon fiber hood BOTH c/v axles short shifter TRD shift knob Newer adjustable headrests used SSIII door sills new SSIII aluminum to fix up the old sills 20% tinting Of course, I bought Sugarfree's old hatchback for the BEAMS and then the full seal kit for the BEAMS. Since I'll sell the hatchback for around (or a little more than) what I paid for it, I'm considering the BEAMS as a free extra. Of course, there's already been a lot of $ and effort put into the hatchback to fix it up also. So..... How much is all that? I don't know. At least $2k. Headlights and the top together are over $1k. Maybe closer to $3k? Still have to repaint the car and transplant the engine. Also have to put the new headlights on. And fix some dings. Reliable? Hopefully. We're still 25k short of what our 1st ragtop had when we sold it. I felt bad about all the stuff I bought until I read what some of you guys have spent! I guess we're all a little crazy! |
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