Financial tally on our cars!

[jtoomasson@yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

In the 9 months I've had it...

2.0 shortie w/ 20k ($550)
Autotech cams ($350+tax)
TT DP/Cat combo ($325)
Supersprint cat-back ($525)
Battery ($80)
Motor mounts (~$100)
MoMo Competition Wheel w/ hub (~$175)
ABD Shortshift Kit (~$90)
Used Center Console ($15)
Alpine CD ($26)
(4) Infinity Kappa 4x6s ($160)
New Alarm ($90)
Used 16" TSW Wheels w/ Yoko Paradas ($650)
K&N Filter ($40)
Distributor ($155)
Used DFQ tranny ($400 including shipping)
euro lights w/ 80/110w H4s, 110w Yellow star H3s, city light conversion (all
not yet installed) (~$300 total)
(4) ATE slotted rotors (not yet installed) (~$150)
Stainless Steel brake lines (not yet installed)  (~$80)
Hella Air Horns (not yet installed) ($30)
H&R Springs (coming for my b-day) (Free to me!)

Next on the list - euro bumpers, bilstein HDs, all bushings/bearing required
to recondition the suspension, CV boot replacement (dreading)

I shudder to think what the total is...and if my fiancee saw this, I'd be in
trouble! But I'm nowhere done and this is just the beginning. Plans are
already in the works for a 1.8t in a black (hopefully '89 Scala) Mk2 (will
need to get from Canada somehow)

For some perspective, this pales in comparison to what it costs to soup up
an E30 M3!  ($5k for Evolution Piston Kit (w/o labor), $4k for a
Supercharger kit (w/o labor), $550 for a Supersprint muffler (yes, just the
muffler!)

JT
----- Original Message -----

From: "Scott Rose" <slash2@mindspring.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Financial tally on our cars!


> Minus the gas and license stuff, cause you'd have to do that anyway for
any
> car you get.  Which my scirocco is cheap for taxes anyway.  I've spent
3892
> in the past 5 years I've had my car.  That's not alot considering it still
> runs.  And I don't even know how many miles over 116,xxx it has.
> In that money I've got:
>
> 50mm intake
> Neuspeed sport springs, tokico Non-adj. shocks and struts
> Neuspeed upper strut tie bar
> Rear window louvers
> Aluminum shorty antenna mast
> G60 blower
> G60 injection
> Clutch(stock replacement)
> Both drive axles(stock replacement)
> TT downpipe(stock replacement)
> TT cat-back exhaust w/ ultra-flo
> Custom shift linkage
> Wheels and tires(hope to have by cincy)
> Euro lights w/ euro turns
> 3 slat badgeless grill
> 2.0 L shortblock
> Corrado rear brakes
> Aluminum shift knob
> K&N air filter
>
> That's a hell of alot for that little money
>
> Now imagine how much honda performance stuff is.
>
>
>
>
> At 09:42 AM 5/2/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >--- Mike Blain <rept@qwest.net> wrote:
> >> So the question stands: How much and why- to my fellow
> >> listers.
> >
> >No, the question is moot.  It's a Scirocco, so who cares.
> >Really, look at it - you could have a nice brand new Jetta
> >for what you've got in the 'rocco, but it wouldn't be as
> >fun, and the Jetta would certainly depriciate for the next
> >15 years where the Scirocco seems to at least be holding
> >its value, and may even go up a little in the future.
> >
> >Drive your car.  Have fun.  It's only money.
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> >'80 S, 81 S, '82, '85, & '88 Sciroccos
> >'82 Pickup
> >'90 Passat Wagon
> >"Never joke, taunt or dangle what might be seen as a challenge in front
of
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> >
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