K... How do you buttholes afford this stuff?

[FriboRage]

How in the world do you people afford all these parts, some of it is crazy, lol.

Like, admittedly Im only 22 and I dont make quite that much at the moment, and Im still paying off my GP.. but even before I had these bills to pay I never remember myself sitting around on any considerable amount..

Some of you guys talk about dropping a thousand dollars or even more on parts and other assorted things like it's taking a nice afternoon walk in the park.

What are your incomes like? What kind of jobs do you people do?
Am I really that far out of the ballpark? lol

Tell me how you bastards do it!
...tired of bein jealous

/rant

[PurpleGuy]

I work at DQ.................I haz like NO moniezzzzzz......and i hate it.

[BoostnBlackGTP]

lol im 19 and am a mechanic. We all dont just get stuff for our cars all at once. It comes in time.

[Explicit_Spade]

I'm 22 and just spent a few grand on mods. Its all about working hard for what you want. I was working 7 days a week for a while. My job doesn't have the best pay, but its decent. I'm working 6 days a week all this month which helps.

[MidnightBlue]

I work for a Concrete Place. It takes time

[KeithGTP03]

No wife + No kids+ No car payment + Good Job = money for whatever I want..lol. Ive only been working on that equation for a few seconds, but it looks right.

[Thunderturd]

60% of my income goes into my Thunderbird 15% to booze 15% bills 10% food

[Javi]

No wife + No kids+ No car payment + Good Job + work 7 days a week + no debt = money for whatever I want

Fixt, This ^

[matt5112]

You seem to have a newer car.

How much did you pay for it?

That probably has a lot to do with it.

Yeah your profile says 2008.

If you had bought say a 2002 it would have cost you half as much.

[Explicit_Spade]

I have mad bills and a hefty car payment. Just save and buy things piece by piece. It took 3-4 months to get my topswap & cam parts all together.

[KeithGTP03]

Fixt, This ^

Werd! Forgot about that.

[Tommyp2010]

I have mad bills and a hefty car payment. Just save and buy things piece by piece.

This. Most of my mods come during the summer, as my paychecks triple then. I just do things when I can, and do mostly maintenance during the winter.

[Bio248]

it is called saving...

also, none of us (unless you have a ton of money) buy things in mass quantity and build the car in less than 6 months.

[redlinepontiac]

i work at a body shop i do jobs on the side, and yea save your money and buy things here and there

[Thunderturd]

I dropped 3k on the Thunderbird a month after I got it but thats the bulk of it.

[gtpinsc]

i make decent money for where i live.. but having 2 kids and a old lady in cosmetology school to support, times are tuff right now. but after she graduates we should being doing pretty good for our selves... i usually blow a good chunk of change on parts and stuff at tax time and hope nothing breaks in between tax seasons

[lambokit]

Yeah, The parts are outrageous for the 3800's. Just save up for what you want.

[Explicit_Spade]

Buying things used helps. Browse the forums constantly and have some money set aside, then when you see something you like at a good price, buy it.

Even if the asking price looks good, it never hurts to negotiate.

[FriboRage]

You seem to have a newer car.

How much did you pay for it?

That probably has a lot to do with it.

Yeah your profile says 2008.

If you had bought say a 2002 it would have cost you half as much.

Yeah, mine had like 10k on the clock when I bought it, was like 13k without the interest from the loan... I guess I didnt really think about my car being on the way newer end of the Gp spectrum.

Bio248
it is called saving...

Explicit_Spade Just save and buy things piece by piece.

Well, Im starting a second job soon, so hopefully saving will be easier in the near future

[FriboRage]

Yeah, The parts are outrageous for the 3800's. Just save up for what you want.

That's true, but for the complaining I just did, I guess I'd rather have a car with a really big aftermarket available at cost, rather than a car where you're pretty much stuck stock unless you're good at fabricating stuff.