Soda Popinski Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 (edited) Let's see. Stage 2 brought me up to about 4500 bucks. Did suspension, brakes, turbo back, intake, access port. cobb ss catback exhaust, $1100 invidia catted downpipe for 5eat: $750 cobb accessport $550 cobb SF airbox stage 2 $300 cobb stage 2 suspension kit: $500 IIRC stoptech stage 2 rotors with steel lines, hawk pads, IIRC: 500? motul fluids swapped in and some dealership labor, misc accessory parts: just about 800 BLOWN MOTOR from stage 2: (paid half with subaru) $4000 after all the work and parts BLOWN TURBO from dealership not flushing the oil out of the turbo, not covered by warrantee: (VF-52) $650 TUNES and RETUNES from Agile Automotive in Maryland: $800 Fuel upgrade: 08 STi fuel pump, 770dw injectors: $450 Future upgrades to do: COBB XSF (I think) bypass valve: $300 PERRIN TMIC: $850 Retune again because I simply don't trust what Agile did anymore: $250 ish. probably $11000+ in 2 years Edited August 12, 2010 by Soda Popinski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimberDHexMods Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 The better question: How much money did you waste? [CENTER][B][I] Front Limited Slip Racing Differentials for the 5EAT now available for $1895 shipped, please inquire for details! [/I][/B][/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 ^^^ Yeah lots start adding up those amounts... OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyGTBiggie Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Let's see. Stage 2 brought me up to about 4500 bucks. Did suspension, brakes, turbo back, intake, access port. cobb ss catback exhaust, $1100 invidia catted downpipe for 5eat: $750 cobb accessport $550 cobb SF airbox stage 2 $300 cobb stage 2 suspension kit: $500 IIRC stoptech stage 2 rotors with steel lines, hawk pads, IIRC: 500? motul fluids swapped in and some dealership labor, misc accessory parts: just about 800 BLOWN MOTOR from stage 2: (paid half with subaru) $4000 after all the work and parts BLOWN TURBO from dealership not flushing the oil out of the turbo, not covered by warrantee: (VF-52) $650 TUNES and RETUNES from Agile Automotive in Maryland: $800 Fuel upgrade: 08 STi fuel pump, 770dw injectors: $450 Future upgrades to do: COBB XSF (I think) bypass valve: $300 PERRIN TMIC: $850 Retune again because I simply don't trust what Agile did anymore: $250 ish. probably $11000+ in 2 years Why the distrust in Agile? I have known them for years and nroamlly hear nothing but good things about them. And since they might end up tuning my car... Id LOvE to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Well I ahve had my outback xt for 4 weeks now and as it stand so far: HID low beams and fogs-------$100 Good old Hogzawst washers----$2 Spare key/remote-------------$170 Jazzy AUX in------------------$80 Cobb accessport--------------$600 Legacy suspension------------$200 Total-------------------------$1152 AHHHHH And only after 3 whole weeks. I'm gonna be in some trouble here real soon and I already know im going to keep spending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Holy shit man you got ripped off on your tint job. $300 for tint is 2x more than it should cost. You can get all 5 windows (2 front, 2 rear, 1 rear) for around $150 all over the place in California. 20% is a no-no in VA so I likely got charged more because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Why the distrust in Agile? I have known them for years and nroamlly hear nothing but good things about them. And since they might end up tuning my car... Id LOvE to know. From the get-go, I was told by agile that you can't tune a 5EAT because of the slippage. Thus, in any of my tunes, I was never given a hard number for performance. only an "around" number. It's "around 275-285ish". that kind of thing. When asking about the TMIC/FMIC question, I was told that perrin/avo were all bling and the stock is the most efficient. When cleaning my engine bay for a car show one day, I found all kinds of tool marks, broken plastic, missing popits, stripped bolt heads, missing bolts, missing panels (in the undertray), the left wheel well skirt installed OVER the fender and the right wheel well skirt under it. The undertray installed wrong, the tune failing on the way home... 8+ hours each visit because other customers cars took longer, so I just sat in the waiting room all day... the exit hose on my TMIC was crammed on and cranked down, krimping the gasket under the worm gear. the gasket itself was cut and sliced almost in half, the "sucking noise" that sounded like a balloon squeeking that i HEARD on the way home from my 4th tune, I Was told it was the fuel pump, and to rectify the boost creep/fuel cut they just turned the tune down from 18 to 17psi without diagnostics. Driving 2 months in limp node/no boost during a tuning issue. I've had other places look at the car's performance since then, and everyone has told me the car is tuned way to rich and is wasting gas. (I'm waiting because I just got hired after 7 months, and I'll get a perrin tmic). I have never had someone there simply say "I don't know" when faced with a new problem. I get the run-around off-the-cuff bullsh*t answers. I've never felt like a priority when I was there. Locals would walk in and out of the store while I was there trying to buy parts, or get advice and was always told to wait while they chatted, with me standing there with money in hand. Prime example was once I brought the car in for 8 am to have a fuel pump / injector install, and tune. I didn't leave until closing time, and that's when the car failed on the way home. The reason for the long install? A customer unexpectedly showed up after missing a previous appointment and they wanted to fit him in, so they bumped me back. I'd say if you have anything other than a STi, a WRX or a Legacy with a MT... stay away. Even if you DO have those, check the work with a fine tooth comb. I've found more missing/scratched/cut/broken parts that makes me feel it would have been worth it to learn to install it/buy the parts myself. And I never got that satisfied customer feel. Always a "thanks for the money... next!" feeling. just a number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyGTBiggie Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 thats bullshit. I got illegal tint in a number of cars. never did it cost MORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.hicksta Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Well I do know several shops in the area (Manassas, VA) were roughly in the same ballpark pricewise so I didn't really question it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniStiGuy Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 wow than your area is a very expensive tinting zone... OEM HID's Rx330 Retro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05LGTLtd Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 NoVa is a expensive everything zone... All I need now is a hill holder and a center passing light... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nghtriderv3 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 CX Racing catback exhaust- $400 Invidia dp- $350 Invidia uppipe- $200 Cobb AP- $650 Prosport Boost Gauge- $35 Autometer Pod- $15 Momo Shift Knob- $55 Perrin STS- $80 Perrin Shifter bushings- $40 Cobb exhaust hangers- $20 Tein lowering springs- $250 New struts- $400 HID kit- $180 VF39- $350 XO2 Racing FMIC- $350 Drag wheels- $450 Sunny tires- $400 tuner lugs- $40 Front&Rear strut braces- $60 Jazzy ipod interface- $50 JDM TGV deletes- $200 Perrin Big MAF- $250 Nexen winter tires- $450 Catch Can- $20 Borla Headers- $300 EFI Logics Tune- $500 Grand Total- $5745!! and i still want to spend more but now idk if i want to after seeing that number! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lojasmo Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Car cost: $2k Leather seats $200 Rear driveshaft $200 Stereo $120 STI springs/shocks $300 WRX wheels $400 Exhaust repair $120 Still need: Door gasket : $120 Windshield: $200? Roof rack : $300 $2k car is never a $2k car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leofski Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Nokian WR G2: $850 P204-UH from an 08 outback: $50 on ebay 20% tint: $100 K&N panel filter: $25 So about $1k not counting maintenance. I'll probably do a budget stage 2 setup and call it quits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryo Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I just went through receipts while cleaning up to move and stopped at $5700. I was depressed the rest of the day untill I went for a drive....lol Dave [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Providing unmatched customer service and a Premium level of Dyno/E-tuning to the Community cryotuneperformance@yahoo.com facebook.com/cryotuneperformance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny boy Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I love this thread! I was feeling like a total nutjob when I added up everything including service, and it came to about 10k; and I only bought the car 6 months ago. Now I know I'm in good company (or at least share the same pathology with a bunch of people...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06LegacyRBP Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) 08 rear conversion - $750 Black carpet - $300 Avo drop in filter - $50 Volt Hids - $120 Weathertechs - $160 Oem silver radio trim - $30 Oem silver shift knob - $30 Tires - $500 HOLLY SHIT!!! And these weren't needs!! My gf was right I love my car wayyy too much! Edited March 24, 2011 by 06LegacyRBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planelazy Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It's not so much wasting money until you turn around and sell it. We might spend money on stuff, but it holds a certain sentimental value to us So far, I have only $1,000 invested.. but that'll go up in the next few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted March 27, 2011 I Donated Share Posted March 27, 2011 $2625 in aftermarket parts so far. Not bad compared to my G20 -- I have around $6k into that and the car is only worth $1500 stock. But I haven't done anything on suspension or brakes yet on the LGT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biturbowagon Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Besides for gas, maintenance/wear items, and repairs? One subwoofer. One extra set of rims, for the snow tires. That's it. (I think the all-weather mats came with the car. If not, then add them to the list.) I probably would have installed an aftermarket stereo system, if it weren't such a royal PITA to do with this car.... Edited April 2, 2011 by biturbowagon Additional info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggerheist Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 im reaching the range of $7000 +/- a couple, less maintenance costs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Road Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 im reaching the range of $7000 +/- a couple, less maintenance costs Same. Around $7500 the last time I checked. Doesnt help I started to piece together a stage 3 setup. 276hp/347tq On a DynoJet Dyno Video - Had a big lean spot as you can tell in the second pull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPjeep2002 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Well, the car was 32k. Full stage 2.5 setup, ipt valve body, efi logics tune, and a summer set, along with tons of carbon fiber and audio, I am somewhere near the 10k range. I'd rather not add up everything b/c I really don't want to know my spending habits. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_sharp Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 This thread should have a poll. I'm in the 6-7k range depending on how you count sticky tires and upgraded clutch. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruggerheist Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Same. Around $7500 the last time I checked. Doesnt help I started to piece together a stage 3 setup. im $2k paid into a built motor, and with the parts list im looking at for a complete build, upwards of $15k to go. IM SO F'ED:spin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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