# What percentage of your car's purchase price do you have in mods?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [February 9, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170 "2008-02-09T08:19:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shrives](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shrives/32/7250_2.png) [@Shrives](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shrives)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/61 "2008-02-09T23:47:39Z")

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960% on the cabriolet, but i did get the car for about $500(cost of getting it home)

roughly 10% on the ninja after this winter is over

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/62 "2008-02-10T08:32:16Z")

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> [@turbo ls1 ss](#):
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> it’s harder to get there when the (brand new) car cost more than the run of the mill nyspeed $5000 car :lol:

i was thinking that… but chuck and i talked about that before, and he was at about the 100% mark then too iirc

> [@Shrives](#):
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> roughly 10% on the ninja after this winter is over

whatd you buy now??!?!?!

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**Author:** ![JDMR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmr2/32/7587_2.png) [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/63 "2008-02-10T10:21:38Z")

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lets see

i spent $1200 on my car, and ive put ALOT of time and money into it…

roughly 1700% :eek:

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**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/64 "2008-02-10T10:25:50Z")

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> [@JDMR2](#):
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> lets see
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> i spent $1200 on my car, and ive put ALOT of time and money into it…
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> roughly 1700% :eek:

bullshit! You don’t have the MR2 anymore!

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**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/65 "2008-02-10T10:34:04Z")

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on my spec v prob around 178% lol ouch

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**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/66 "2008-02-10T11:46:35Z")

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on my integra , at least 150-200%. all my other cars have just been maintenance shit

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/67 "2008-02-10T11:55:28Z")

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Between %60-%70 as i dont really know the exact amount i have invetsed.

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**Author:** ![Drexial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Drexial](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Drexial)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/68 "2008-02-10T12:28:00Z")

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After I get the twin screw… about 130% But that wont be till next year… That will be a great year.

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**Author:** ![reliant\_turbo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/reliant_turbo/32/7189_2.png) [@reliant\_turbo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reliant_turbo)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/69 "2008-02-10T13:18:40Z")

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666% for the k car. still under 4k for the total cost though lol

Brian

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**Author:** ![Firehawk853](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/firehawk853/32/7607_2.png) [@Firehawk853](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Firehawk853)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-percentage-of-your-cars-purchase-price-do-you-have-in-mods/43170/70 "2008-02-11T05:10:47Z")

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> [@Willybeen](#):
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> i was thinking that… but chuck and i talked about that before, and he was at about the 100% mark then too iirc

If you figure on the retail cost of the parts then it is over 100%, but after salvage of old parts i think its pretty close. I haven’t actually adde it up. If I did, I would probably be suprised. :ohnoes:

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