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View Poll Results: How much have you spent on your FD in the past year?
$0-$200
15
5.17%
$200-$500
5
1.72%
$500-$1000
7
2.41%
$1000-$1500
21
7.24%
$1500-$2000
22
7.59%
$2000-$3000
25
8.62%
$3000-$5000
54
18.62%
$5000-$10000
69
23.79%
$10000-$15000
33
11.38%
$15000+
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13.45%
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[Poll] How much have you spent on your FD in the past year?

Old Apr 4, 2004 | 12:37 PM
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$4958.67 since date of purchase on 05/03.
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Old Apr 4, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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going on 2 monthes, ~$1000
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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I have spent over $20,000 in the last year and I have about $6,000 more to go.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 09:52 AM
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Between $3-5k for reliability mods, brake pads, and a racing tires.

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Old May 24, 2004 | 10:47 AM
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I'v got about 4K into my car but i have had it only for 6 months and i am still in high school
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Old May 24, 2004 | 11:32 AM
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I just got done reading through this entire thread. Wow guys, we spend WAY too much on our cars. hehe
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Old May 24, 2004 | 11:44 AM
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yep........................i spent $80,000 the car still runs in the 14 secs! all the money went to the frame/body work, tires, stereo system, smog, registration and tickets.
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Old May 24, 2004 | 01:55 PM
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Originally posted by GOOFYROTOR
yep........................i spent $80,000 the car still runs in the 14 secs! all the money went to the frame/body work, tires, stereo system, smog, registration and tickets.
They sure pay paperboys a lot out there....
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Old May 24, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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lmao, dosent the car run 13 stock
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Old May 24, 2004 | 07:21 PM
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Bought car this time last year $14000. Drove 3 months, had an O-ring failure, new motor and a list of goodies I couldn't live without this year brings total exspenditure over 30K. (OUCH) Try explaining that to your wife!
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Old May 25, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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Think I've spent about $23.00

2 oil filters @ $7 = $14
Oil approx $9

Guess I need to drive it more so I can have something else go wrong. Now, 2 years ago, I spent about $7K+ on a rebuild, intercooler, intake, PFC, pads and rotors. Only thing I really need soon is some new tires.
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 02:05 AM
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shoot, i just spend $10 on a flat hose piping!

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Old Jun 19, 2004 | 09:39 PM
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so far, for the past 3 months, about 1500
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Old Jun 20, 2004 | 03:24 AM
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Yeah the FD runs 13's stock but Goofy took his 13b and replaced it with a B16 honda motor
Go V-TEC
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 09:43 PM
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have spent about $7,000 in 3 years to restore fd from 110 mph wipe-out:
hope to post pics soon.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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$18,000 plus by a hair

Hasn't been a year yet...i bought the car in August. Okay yes, i included the cost of buying the car...and $5,000 in service maintainence.
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 01:31 AM
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since ive had the car...no labour costs here as i do it all myself


various coolant an oil changes.... £100?
new rear pillow ***** and seals...£300
rats nest job...£60
new AC compressor....£70
second hand good end plates with new housings, shaft and seal kit....£1350
new headlights...£400
new exhaust....£80
single turbo kit £500
wheels (rays 57s pro's) £2200
defi gauges...£550
Sub woofer...£100
insurance...£2000
car...£6000

Wheels, turbo kit, lights, exhaust and engine not yet installed, but that makes a total of £11730 and im sure ive forgotten some stuff.

Thats $20184.96, and its still stock. Still have radiator, AST, intercooler, PFC and various other bits to buy.
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 01:33 AM
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jesus H christ, and thats not including fuel bills :P
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by the-k-man
have spent about $7,000 in 3 years to restore fd from 110 mph wipe-out:
hope to post pics soon.
Sweet you successfully revived a thread from a few years ago...
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Old Nov 25, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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you guys are nuts ive had my 93 r1 sence mid 97 and ive mint have 4k in mantance and parts i want driveability so keep the mods to a minium and enjoy the car
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 12:31 AM
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20k+
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 05:40 AM
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street port, PFC and lil things here and there. 5k + forsure
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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About 9,500-10k in the last year

But it'a all good!
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