Finally saying "Thats enough." with mods?

**atruhondagrl** · 11-22-2007, 11:20 PM

After spending enough money that I could have paid my car off by now, I'm fed up with modding and finished doing so. I'm really happy with what I have done to the car and I realize that unless I spend way more money than I care to, I'm not going to get the power I'd like out of it, so now I'm just going to enjoy what I've got until I've either paid enough off or saved enough $ to move up in hp.

So I'm curious, has anyone else gotten to the point where you finally say "I'm done. No more parts, no more $, not gonna boost or boost anymore." or am I alone?

April '08 Edit: Funny how 6 months ago I said this and now I can't help but want to make my car stock again. I'm officially done modifying cars. The next one gets wheels and tint. That's it.

***NitrousG35*** · 11-22-2007, 11:36 PM

Dawn, don't quit now. You are on a roll. I am just starting to mod mine. The problem with modding is that it is never enough. There is always something else you can do. Nevertheless, I understand.

**atruhondagrl** · 11-22-2007, 11:39 PM

I don't know why I feel this way. I love the car, love driving it and lord knows I baby it enough but I can't help but think," I need to pay this thing off so I have a decent down payment for the next car." I'm either going with a Camaro, CTS, 33? (whatever is available) or an Infinity next. I think I may have gotten whatever I needed to out of my system this time around.

If anything, I'll do wheels & exhaust on the next car. The only one what would get a massive anything would be the Camaro and that would be a supercharger.

nayilsi · 11-22-2007, 11:42 PM

strike 13.2 NA in the 1/4

id say thats enough

**atruhondagrl** · 11-22-2007, 11:45 PM

^ pretty darned good if ya ask me.

***NitrousG35*** · 11-22-2007, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by atruhondagrl

I don't know why I feel this way. I love the car, love driving it and lord knows I baby it enough but I can't help but think," I need to pay this thing off so I have a decent down payment for the next car." I'm either going with a Camaro, CTS, 33? (whatever is available) or an Infinity next. I think I may have gotten whatever I needed to out of my system this time around.

If anything, I'll do wheels & exhaust on the next car. The only one what would get a massive anything would be the Camaro and that would be a supercharger.

Dawn, the Camaro would be hot. Definitely one of my all time favorites and the new one coming out is a great take on the original '69 model.

**atruhondagrl** · 11-22-2007, 11:50 PM

This bad boy right here

that's the sexy little spawn of satan is gonna be in my driveway. Just put two black metallic racing stripes on it in the Bumble bee style and powdercoat the stock wheels hyperblack and that'll be my little baby.

bsramzy · 11-22-2007, 11:51 PM

i am in the same boat and made the change. I found I had spent enough money and would not reach my power goals. so i decided to upgrade

***NitrousG35*** · 11-22-2007, 11:52 PM

Dawn, Baldwin Motion will come out with their own variation of the Camaro. Back in the late 60's and early 70's, Joel Rosen of Motion Performance, worked with Baldwin Motion to produce the shagnastiest cars ever to hit the street. They even offered an aluminum headed 454 with a tunnel ran and two Holley 660's in a Vega! Ran low 10's right out of the box.

http://www.officialbaldwinmotion.com/home.htm

http://www.officialbaldwinmotion.com/history.htm

bsramzy · 11-22-2007, 11:52 PM

actually went to this

KlickityClack07 · 11-22-2007, 11:55 PM

^Thats a sweet ride!! Bumble Bee FTW!!! do you know what the msrp will be by any chance??

**atruhondagrl** · 11-22-2007, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NitrousG35

Dawn, Baldwin Motion will come out with their own variation of the Camaro. Back in the late 60's and early 70's, Joel Rosen of Motion Performance, worked with Baldwin Motion to produce the shagnastiest cars ever to hit the street. They even offered an aluminum headed 454 with a tunnel ran and two Holley 660's in a Vega! Ran low 10's right out of the box.

http://www.officialbaldwinmotion.com/home.htm

http://www.officialbaldwinmotion.com/history.htm

You are leading me down the path of evil.

thanks

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Originally Posted by bsramzy

actually went to this

Considered that too.

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Originally Posted by KlickityClack07

^Thats a sweet ride!! Bumble Bee FTW!!! do you know what the msrp will be by any chance??

Not yet. I'm a regular on a Camaro forum and we still haven't seen squat.

Some dealers are supposedly taking deposits and writing up contracts to sell at MSRP but no price as of yet.

***NitrousG35*** · 11-22-2007, 11:59 PM

More Camaro pics with the Rally Stripes on the hood:

***NitrousG35*** · 11-23-2007, 12:03 AM

I currently have a modded G35 which takes care of my need for speed. My Si was originally purchased to be a dd, but little by little, I am beginning to mod it too.

I do miss the power of a V8 muscle car. Nothing quite like it. 2009 should make for an interesting year with the Challenger, Camaro and possibly a Boss 302 Mustang. Shades of 1970. I feel like I am back in my last year of high school.

**atruhondagrl** · 11-23-2007, 12:03 AM

Do you have a 6speed G35?

Return of the Pony Wars!!! YES!

I Vtec, do you? · 11-23-2007, 12:04 AM

You don't need to pay off your car completely to make a down payment. Depending on how much you have paid off of it now, the car could be the down payment.

For example, if you owe 12k left on the civic but the dealership offers you 17k on the trade-in, that's 5k you have right there to put into your next car, right?

**atruhondagrl** · 11-23-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by I Vtec, do you?

You don't need to pay off your car completely to make a down payment. Depending on how much you have paid off of it now, the car could be the down payment.

For example, if you owe 12k left on the civic but the dealership offers you 17k on the trade-in, that's 5k you have right there to put into your next car, right?

I have at least a year until the Camaro comes out.I'm ready to wait that long. By then, I should only have about 7k left to pay. Maybe less. With depreciation being as good as it is on this car, that'll help out a ton. I want a Z28 or SS. That means I'll be spending over $35k on the car. Possibly. The more I have down, the better off I am. I'll wait.

***NitrousG35*** · 11-23-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by atruhondagrl

Do you have a 6speed G35?

Return of the Pony Wars!!! YES!

No, unfortunately not. I got one of the early G35's in 2003. The 6 speed came out 6 months later. However, it is the lightest of all the G's weighing in at a relatively svelte 3,300 pounds.

**atruhondagrl** · 11-23-2007, 12:09 AM

Okay, then I feel safe saying this. Have you driven the 6speed? It's awful. I'd love to have a G35 but ONLY the auto. I was so severely disappointed in the 6. So disappointed.

***NitrousG35*** · 11-23-2007, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by atruhondagrl

I have at least a year until the Camaro comes out.I'm ready to wait that long. By then, I should only have about 7k left to pay. Maybe less. With depreciation being as good as it is on this car, that'll help out a ton. I want a Z28 or SS. That means I'll be spending over $35k on the car. Possibly. The more I have down, the better off I am. I'll wait.

Dawn, from what I have heard, expect dealers to mark up the Camaro when it first comes out like Ford did with the restyled Mustang in 2005. Even now, Shelby GT500's are going for 15k over list price at local Ford dealers. I know that there are many Camaro loyalists chomping at the bit to get a Camaro.

BTW, I understand that they will use the 400hp LS2 motor in the regular Camaro and possibly the Z06 motor in the SS version.

11-22-2007, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,635 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	Finally saying "Thats enough." with mods? After spending enough money that I could have paid my car off by now, I'm fed up with modding and finished doing so. I'm really happy with what I have done to the car and I realize that unless I spend way more money than I care to, I'm not going to get the power I'd like out of it, so now I'm just going to enjoy what I've got until I've either paid enough off or saved enough $ to move up in hp. So I'm curious, has anyone else gotten to the point where you finally say "I'm done. No more parts, no more $, not gonna boost or boost anymore." or am I alone? April '08 Edit: Funny how 6 months ago I said this and now I can't help but want to make my car stock again. I'm officially done modifying cars. The next one gets wheels and tint. That's it. __________________ Rise before zod. Last edited by atruhondagrl; 04-14-2008 at 11:41 AM.

11-22-2007, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
*NitrousG35* Mr. Cowl Induction Join Date: May 2007 Location: To Infiniti and beyond... Posts: 9,812 Wild VTEC'n Bill iTrader: 3 / 100%	Dawn, don't quit now. You are on a roll. I am just starting to mod mine. The problem with modding is that it is never enough. There is always something else you can do. Nevertheless, I understand. __________________

11-22-2007, 11:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,635 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	I don't know why I feel this way. I love the car, love driving it and lord knows I baby it enough but I can't help but think," I need to pay this thing off so I have a decent down payment for the next car." I'm either going with a Camaro, CTS, 33? (whatever is available) or an Infinity next. I think I may have gotten whatever I needed to out of my system this time around. If anything, I'll do wheels & exhaust on the next car. The only one what would get a massive anything would be the Camaro and that would be a supercharger. __________________ Rise before zod.

11-22-2007, 11:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,635 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	^ pretty darned good if ya ask me. __________________ Rise before zod.

11-22-2007, 11:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,635 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	This bad boy right here that's the sexy little spawn of satan is gonna be in my driveway. Just put two black metallic racing stripes on it in the Bumble bee style and powdercoat the stock wheels hyperblack and that'll be my little baby. __________________ Rise before zod.

11-22-2007, 11:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: I have to return some Video Tapes. Posts: 7,429 iTrader: 0 / 0%	strike 13.2 NA in the 1/4 id say thats enough

11-22-2007, 11:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
bsramzy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 565 iTrader: 4 / 100%	i am in the same boat and made the change. I found I had spent enough money and would not reach my power goals. so i decided to upgrade

11-22-2007, 11:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
*NitrousG35* Mr. Cowl Induction Join Date: May 2007 Location: To Infiniti and beyond... Posts: 9,812 Wild VTEC'n Bill iTrader: 3 / 100%	Dawn, Baldwin Motion will come out with their own variation of the Camaro. Back in the late 60's and early 70's, Joel Rosen of Motion Performance, worked with Baldwin Motion to produce the shagnastiest cars ever to hit the street. They even offered an aluminum headed 454 with a tunnel ran and two Holley 660's in a Vega! Ran low 10's right out of the box. http://www.officialbaldwinmotion.com/home.htm http://www.officialbaldwinmotion.com/history.htm __________________

11-22-2007, 11:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
bsramzy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 565 iTrader: 4 / 100%	actually went to this

11-22-2007, 11:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
KlickityClack07 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 619 Posts: 722 iTrader: 3 / 100%	^Thats a sweet ride!! Bumble Bee FTW!!! do you know what the msrp will be by any chance??

11-22-2007, 11:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
*NitrousG35* Mr. Cowl Induction Join Date: May 2007 Location: To Infiniti and beyond... Posts: 9,812 Wild VTEC'n Bill iTrader: 3 / 100%	More Camaro pics with the Rally Stripes on the hood: __________________

11-23-2007, 12:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
*NitrousG35* Mr. Cowl Induction Join Date: May 2007 Location: To Infiniti and beyond... Posts: 9,812 Wild VTEC'n Bill iTrader: 3 / 100%	I currently have a modded G35 which takes care of my need for speed. My Si was originally purchased to be a dd, but little by little, I am beginning to mod it too. I do miss the power of a V8 muscle car. Nothing quite like it. 2009 should make for an interesting year with the Challenger, Camaro and possibly a Boss 302 Mustang. Shades of 1970. I feel like I am back in my last year of high school. __________________

11-23-2007, 12:03 AM	#15 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,635 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	Do you have a 6speed G35? Return of the Pony Wars!!! YES! __________________ Rise before zod.

11-23-2007, 12:04 AM	#16 (permalink)
I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 7,629 iTrader: 7 / 100%	You don't need to pay off your car completely to make a down payment. Depending on how much you have paid off of it now, the car could be the down payment. For example, if you owe 12k left on the civic but the dealership offers you 17k on the trade-in, that's 5k you have right there to put into your next car, right?

11-23-2007, 12:09 AM	#19 (permalink)
atruhondagrl Kneel before Zod! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23,635 General Zod iTrader: 22 / 100%	Okay, then I feel safe saying this. Have you driven the 6speed? It's awful. I'd love to have a G35 but ONLY the auto. I was so severely disappointed in the 6. So disappointed. __________________ Rise before zod.