Mod shops here are overpriced and complete sh*t. My mods consist of
Custom Exhaust $1k
HD Wheels/Tires $1500
Intake $80
Tint $250
Kenwood Indash system $1500
Focal Front/Rear Components w/ JL Audio Subs/ Kenwood digital Amp $3000 (was an idiot and used my BECU card to pay for it, then lost my job 6mo later back in 2010)
Eibach Springs $1000 (Found out the shop had me pay full price 'didn't order from LSK' cause they ordered it at full MSRP)
SS Brake Lines and Drilled/Slotted Rotors $700
Autosocks (lol) $90
NOW TOSS IN $100 per hour for ALL LABOR
Plus I had to pay 9k for a new engine after only 1 mo of ownership cause I was a fool and didn't carfax the car when I bought it...apparently the previous owner f*d up the LS.......another reason why I would like to get into NEW car after doing proper research.
As for Jags being unreliable. JD Powers says that the new Jags are very reliable, just depreciate like a MOFO
http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/dependability-ratings-by-brand/
Jag got 3 5-star ratings for 2011
You cant blame your ignorance on the car.
Any car you purchase can be a lemon also.
You can always just buy a 2006 also.
Man I have great some GREAT ocean front property in Arizona that I've been trying to sell. It's absolutely amazing, I can just never find time to make it out there. I'll sell it to you for a steal.
8K in aftermarket??
I dont think you have as many mods as andrizzle and I'm sure he spent way less than that.
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Ive done system, tint, intake, exhaust, tires and front and rear bumper repaint and 3K cash down payment and still haven't hit 8K out of my pocket.
Unless the car was repainted, in an accident (or both), I call BS. I'd like to see the breakdown of where that 8k went.
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MAybe he's spent more as well, things add up fast.
You haven't owned the ls very long
I dont think he means aftermarket only, I think it's more of aftermarket and maintenance.
You guys want to see my list. I did spend most of my money on my ls, so my list grew long, fast. This is the excel sheet of my mods, maintenace, and just money I'd put into an ls whetjer the mod is on or not, it's just money spent on the ls.I do have things like 3 exhaust muffles, so things will add up on mine fast.
Borla Mufflers 540
Flowsmarter Muffs 420
Livewire tune 600
K&N CAI 300
Tint 160
#2 tint 60
Falken 912 640
Monoe Shocks 720
New PCM 200
8 Coils 300
Spark plugs 15
Ipod interface 130
Video Interface 300
Nokya Cosmic 30
Nokya Artic 30
CDC grill 300
Mclaren grill 175
Led conversion 100
Cosmic white fogs 30
Real Carbon Plate 40
Painted fog surrond 30
Upgrade to stock hids 500
Gen 1 rims 125
energy swaybar bushing 29
Fog projectors 250
Drill/slotted rotors 400
Magnaflow X-pipe 85
Magnaflow mufflers 130
4'' magnaflow tips 120
Angel eyes kit 200
#3 tint 30
Windshield tint 100
LSE Bumper kit 700
Eibach lowering springs 200
Motorcraft shocks 300
LSE Rear Wing 300
Extra calipers 80
Powder coat calipers 620
Kinetic Battery 270
Paint Mc grille 110
Paint cdc grille 110
Paint replica cdc 110
Paint rear surround 110
XC90 rims 700
Mag exhaust install 180
Dyno runs 125
ddm low beam 5k bulbs 40
Turbo Gauges 280
A pillar pod 40
Paint rear and side skirts 70
Bassani mufflers 350
Bassani's installation 80
Lse tails 300
Viper Alarm 560
cdc mesh onyx chrome 150
valentine one 150
valentine stealth unit 40
Sebring Lug nuts 60
PAM 130
Linear actuators 160
245/35/19 tires 900
hub rings 100
LSE side skirt 200
CDC mesh roll 25ft 250
total, about 14k. :shifty: , but I dont regret it, I love my car, love how it's trasnformed to what it is now.
A lot of this stuff isn't even on the car anymore. I did sell some of the stuff I replaced like all 3 mufflers until bassanis, halogen headlights, grilles, chrome gen2 17's, and pieces of mesh, but I have still put that much money into my ls. That is why I'm keeping my ls for a LONG time. No way am I dropping that much money to just sell for nothing.
This also doesn't include all the detailing stuff I have bought including the porter cable, which it probably should. It also doesn't include the turbo. I still have a few things left on my list, like fixing the tranny 600 more bucks, lsd, prob 600.
You haven't owned the ls very long
I dont think he means aftermarket only, I think it's more of aftermarket and maintenance.
If you go with an audi it has to be an S. Unless it's the v8 a6, or the a8 is ok not being an S
If you go with an audi it has to be an S. Unless it's the v8 a6, or the a8 is ok not being an S
If you go with an audi it has to be an S. Unless it's the v8 a6, or the a8 is ok not being an S
Any luxury car is expensive to maintain.
I looked at turbo audis for a long time before the ls.
+1
I'm looking at audi s4 as my next car, as long as by the time I buy one, they dont look like alien cars.Some cars are looking too futuristic, they are trying too hard but are failing miserably
ROFLAutosocks (lol) $90