Purchasing a new car....is modding important even then?

[wukindada]

Really just wanted to get a feel for how many of the members feel about Modding a brand new vehicle.

[rallispec]

WHen i purchased the vehicle I didnt plan on modding it -- It wasnt until I found this site and realized what mods where out there that I decided to mod it.

 

 

I dont think i'll do much modding on future cars though -- too expensive.

[wukindada]

Even with my mods, the car still goes in for warranty work:)

Purchased new wheels & tires 2 weeks before the LGT even arrived.....

[CasopoliS]

bought the LGT to mod

[PGT]

I bought parts for my MINI even before I ordered the car

[jthewood]

I'm a #2, but change the word warranty to wife!

[froggert]

I bought parts for my MINI even before I ordered the car

 

[atouk]

No plans to mod more than #2, but knowing that the option is there is part of why I wanted the LGT.

[Xenonk]

it's more like "can I afford to mod it?"

[PhilT]

Only started modding after getting on this site

[GTsleeper2]

for my personal car & not wifeys(she gets what she wants) yes, i would at least look into mods before buying.

 

but probably like most, never knew the amount of mods available till this site!! & as alot of ppl say 'ill only go stage 2, thats good enough'......... right

[jagcars26]

My car was modded before it left the dealers lot:lol:

 

They switched over the stock wheels and tires(which I kept for my winter setup) and put on my STi wheels and tires.

Next day the DRLs were gone ,K&N panel filter installed.

And after that etc etc etc

[John M]

Apparently we have quite a few "warranty worshippers" here.

 

I'm not going to deprive myself of 5 years of enjoyment just so I don't void the warranty. I did a few light mods to start with and the car didn't fall apart so I can safely assume it's not going to do so for the forseeable future.

 

That means I can mod anything I want. If I break it, I fix it. Subaru shouldn't be expected to provide me a safety net in case I screw up.

 

Right now, the mods are limited only by the budget

[Keredstg]

For me it's more of a finacial constraint than anything else. I spent all of my money buying this car..... and a house...

[tigersan]

New wheels(or slightly used from my mazda that I traded in for my subaru) installed at 50 miles,

 

1009 miles AP stage 1

 

1128 miles custom stereo

 

I long for stage 2 and will do some more cosmetic mods but I would like to get a little deeper into my warranty first just to make sure all is nice and strong.

[mattg]

I had 5K in mods by the time I had 5000 miles.

[Boostjunkie]

I had a set of wheels sitting in the garage before I even bought my car. I got the LGT because it would respond well to mods. If I had wanted to stay stock-ish I would have gotten a G35 or a BMW.

[LegGTLT]

For me it's more of a financial constraint than anything else. I spent all of my money buying this car..... and a mortgage on my house...

Amen my brother! Be careful though... this site will teach you ways to get good deals from enthusiasts/friends and reasoning will drift from reality, which at that point, you've officially been bit by the Mod bug.

[BoxerGT2.5]

Depends on the car really. Some you can do alot to (Subaru), some you can't because the manufacturer is too smart to let you f^ck with what they've done (Mazda).

[Paradiso]

As others have said, I bought the car because significant power mods were easily available. Had Stage II parts in my garage before I had 1K miles on it. Waited till 2,500 miles before installing them.

[Tommyh]

Amen my brother! Be careful though... this site will teach you ways to get good deals from enthusiasts/friends and reasoning will drift from reality, which at that point, you've officially been bit by the Mod bug.

 

When I bought my car I had NO plans on modding it...then after a few months I decided that I wanted better tires. After I got new tires, and having been on this site too much I decided to try out this Access Port thing (I could always go back to stock), and that the car would look much better debadged, and with out the USDM grill...and it went down hill from there...quickly...

[SQC049]

I bought this car to mod it.

[Guest *Jedimaster*]

WHen i purchased the vehicle I didnt plan on modding it -- It wasnt until I found this site and realized what mods where out there that I decided to mod it.

 

 

I dont think i'll do much modding on future cars though -- too expensive.

 

You say that now....

 

I didn't plan to mod this one either- now that it's paid off including mods, I'm rpetty happy with it- might do brakes or suspension eventually. It's nice to feel that the car is basically the way I want it- now I can concentrate on getting myself a copy of Amazing Fantasy 15

[-TT-]

i planned to mod it as soon as i got it. and i did.

[itsme]

I found this site and bought wheels before I even found my car.