Celica Forums General Discussion General Ok...I HAVE to ask this question.

Ya im a "newb" to this site but i have to ask a question. Where do you people get money for all these mods? Just a kit + lowering + rims + labor for what i want is looking around 5k. Not to mention thats not even including interior work and stereo setup and engine mods. Just seems like people have have a lot of money to throw around.

I work full time and go to school full time, so I have an extra couple hundred to blow on my car every month.

I never buy stuff in bulk, but rather pool the money from month to month, and just buy stuff every now and then.

A year after I bought my car, I have an Intake, exhaust, rims, lowering springs, TRD spoiler, and I'm still looking to buy a kit, but in pieces.


Other people that may be older probably have started their high paying jobs and use the money from that.


I like buying stuff in pieces because it makes your car a lot more fun to drive and look at when you put something new on.

If I just bought everything at one time, I would get bored of it after a while, and have nothing else to put on. I also have other "free" mods that I did, like LED conversions, painting the brake calipers, and plastics inside of the car.

Wow, work and school full time is tough.

Yeah, especially college. But I have an office job so I can get all of my work done, and still have hours left for homework and surfing this site and the internet.

work your ass off and do install in your drive way.

^^True, that is exactly what i do

Become a pimp...the money is outstanding!!

^^^

If that's the case!...Then when i get my celica! you dudes are going to drop dawg!...cause i be hooking up my ride so tight!...it's just going to blow you away dawg!

WORK and SAVE~ lol

if you really want to save avoid getting a gf. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE!! j/k (i hope she doesnt read this)

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haha j/k...what can i say hard work and save does the trick

true.

i just work my balls off, and what little i have left from bills, i save for mods. takes forever but it eventually adds up.

some of us are actually finished with college and working...

Im in HS and i work. I dont have that many mods. I had my car almost a year and have managed to put about a $1,000 into it.

take my time, save, and shop wisely...

work partime
school partime
sleep / socialize partime
mod car the rest of the time
but winter is cooming in a month of so...gotta wrap up the last upgrades before probably storing my car and buying a shit box
yeah i got a very decent paying job that allows me to pay monthly+gas+maintenance+insurances on car and still have enough to buy mods.
i buy mostly second hand monds that are practically brand new tho
just scour the web for deals and classified adds

i just got me some toyo tires which i'm supposed to pickup this weekend as well as trd springs

I'm a bit older, married, kids etc. I'm a tradesman and my wife is a teacher so we do alright moneywise. It's more of a hobby. Just buy things here & there if the price is right.

well im in highschool also and i've had my car since around the end of feb. and i started saving for mods before i even got it. I just go to work after school and save up. I agree g/f are expensive as hell . Hey Linds

that is true... i soon got rims after i break up... lol

Work. A lot. Then make sure you never leave your home when you're not working. 'Cause going out and spending money on stuff that's not for your car is a big NO-NO. Get yourself a playstation 2, x-box, and internet. Eat soup, frozen pizza's, and cheap stuff like that.

DO NOT go out on weekends to get drunk. You might end up with a girlfriend -- and that's too expencive.

When you feel like you're going slightly insane, go out and get a big bottle of vodka. And get shit faced. That'll straighten you out for a while.

And when summer comes...Cruise around in your phat ride, checking out the jail bait checking out your car. Sorted.

^^^^^^hahahhaha

all good suggestions!

girlfriends arent that expensive. if you never get them anything then they will never expect anything. you just gotta let them know who's number 1 in the relationship...the car!!!

money for mod's.. save save save..

and don't spend more than your budget can hold...


buy used on the buy/sell section.. often you can get good deals..

I do ok...I have bills, and moving that are preventing me from getting a body kit right now...and a very high maintenance girlfriend (but GAWD is it worth it )...I work full time and attend college full time...I'm actually do for a raise here pretty soon...hmmmmmmm

thats harsh

yeah...I'm arguing that one too...my girlfriend has precedent over the celica...but I know that's a button she would never push...she lets me do what I want with my car...and even helps me with mods sometimes...Its not tht the car comes first...its more like...its my car not yours..I'll do what I want with it

i get mony of my friend
and i pay with the mony i get from beening in school its 700$ a every month, but i dont have so many mods
all ending up at the diskos and resturantes

I let them know who's number 1. That's why I'm alone with my car )

I'm 16 and i work at local grocery store. In the summer i work about 40 hours a week. I use the cash to pay fo rmy car every month ($220) plus gas, my mom pays my insurance. I then save up the rest of my cash and buy big stuff for my car. I've had my car since april and now have a Full Kaminari Body kit, TRD wing, c-one hood scoop, and some other little things. Just save up your cash to buy a couple big purchases instead of a whole bunch of crappy little ones

^^^^ that's the way to go

um im always broke...even with a job

Wait, you've spent how much on mods? Exactly.

Get a job! Save money. Cut corners. I pack lunch instead of buying. I get scholarships so I don't have to pay for books. I go to school full time and work part time.

Don't get a gf! They clear your wallet and the take up a lot of time. Only slightly kidding. She usually calls when i'm installing something, so don't think I haven't heard her complain about spending time.

i bartend at one of the three bars in my college town, so that helps, but the main thing is i have a credit card with a 5,000 dollar limit that i use WAY too much

I go to school part time and work part time the other part time i spent on girls and my car

get a job that allows overtime and crank it out once a month working seven days for sixteen hours...

that'll grab any parts you need in a hurry, just devote one week per month to work for your car expense. if your car budget dictates higher earnings to supplement your expenses then just work more hours...

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wait wait...PARENTS!!

I save and save and save, don't do the Club thingy to often, that will cost you a cool $100 a night easily. I own my own biz and working hard at it now for 9 years.

Have clients all over the USA and they are good to me. But I work really hard and put long hours in for what I get and with the home and everything else, I wonder sometimes how I do it.

Just a few years ago I was in College and paying rent and wondering how I would pay for the electric bill, I have come a long way and very grateful I can do what I do.

Time is the key and shop until you drop. Shopped for all but a year just to get my car lol, now three days old.

Almost have a 1000 miles on her already, man I love this car.

~Iggy