Earlier this week we requested about the most costly stuff you’ve ever purchased on your automobiles. Most responses have been surprisingly tame. However, the autos the components have been purchased for have been something however typical. Labor of affection could be one phrase that would describe the quantity of money and time being poured into these automobiles, however one commenter talked about how his Audi may possible result in his divorce. Without additional ado, right here is the most costly stuff you’ve ever purchased on your automobiles:
The one and solely main mod on my E39 M5, solely for the sound. I purchased a Dinan axle-back exhaust again in 2016 for a value of $1500. This isn’t even a full exhaust, and I’m positive I may simply do a muffler delete or one thing cheaper. But I needed to stay with DINAN and actually do benefit from the sound in every kind of driving. To at the present time, even with over 180K miles on my M5, it nonetheless sounds superior and I at all times get requested about my setup. Was undoubtedly probably the most I ever paid for an exhaust system of any form on any car.
Submitted by: Da Car Guru – 15,000 RPM every day driver
My working whole to keep up 5 BMWs over the past 8 years or so it at about $10k in components, I do all of the labor. Most costly single half was all new springs and struts for my E91 at about $1250.
That whole could seem odd as all my components come from FCPEuro so my oil modifications price like $18 every each time.
Submitted by: Caddyman
A Flyin Miata turbo equipment for my 91 Miata. Was my automotive sufficiently old to vote? Yup. It additionally had 180k miles on the clock. Did I purchase a used 1.8 lengthy block so I may reap the benefits of the additional low finish torque and spool a bigger turbo? I positive did. Did I’ve that motor rebuilt full with headwork, a 5 angle valve job, new pistons and connecting rods? You fuckin’ understand it.
I’d spent years slowly including mods as I may afford to get them executed – Brakes, suspension, inside, wheels and tires. I did these together with routine upkeep and made “while I’m in here” upgrades as properly. I knew the tip end result could be enjoyable, however I’d solely pushed one turbo Miata beforehand – FM’s “Yellow Submarine” so I had no thought what I used to be moving into till the job was full.
Not together with the earlier mods, I spent someplace round $11,000 to have all that work executed. I can’t categorical the grins I get from driving it. It’s a dopamine rush. Now that I’ve a spouse and child, different monetary priorities have taken priority, however I nonetheless have it.
Submitted by: jimmyjet
Slightly dearer than all of the aftermarket wheels I’ve had, I paid for the one change that just about each NC Miata proprietor plans to do: Eibach decreasing springs, sway bars and bushings. Cost me round $2k if reminiscence serves, and now the automotive is precisely the way it ought to have been from the manufacturing unit.
Very a lot not like a ship.
Submitted by: dolsh
This was about 20 years in the past on my Acura CL: I feel it was $1,500 whole for Eibach decreasing springs, Koni shocks, Suspension Techniques sway bar equipment with poly bushings, and Ingalls camber adjustment piece. The marginal enhance in dealing with was not well worth the more durable journey and scraping on all types of issues. Even with the camber adjustment items, the entrance tires wore a lot faster on the within.
Submitted by: Stephen
4″ lift on my RV (includes shocks, steering stabilizer, custom I Beams, extended radius arms, some other suspension work…)- around $8k parts and labor, plus $1200 for bigger tires ad powder coating the rims. It’s been great – Not only do I have more clearance it now drives beautifully on the highway when it was a complete nightmare before. Its an obscene amount of money but definitely worth it.
Submitted by: Liam
During the pandemic, I spent $1,800 on a set of Bilstein adaptive dampers and then had to wait a full damn year for them to show up with the chip shortage. The dealer quoted me something similar in price to do just one corner, let alone all four. Got em slapped in and everything aligned and so far they’re great. A bump above OEM and quite a bit stiffer in sport+ while retaining ride quality in comfort.
All the parts have been expensive but I’ve been getting OEM or better every step.
Submitted by: Markoff8585
In the spring of 2008, I bought a 1991 Mercedes 560SEL for $4,000. A bit over 2 years later, I gave it away for free, having spent over $25,000 in repairs on it. Everything from $1,500 brake pads to $1,000 window switches. I spent more time in the waiting room of the Mercedes service center than in my own apartment. Never buying a German car again.
Submitted by: neverspeakawordagain
The latest draining of my wallet for my B8 Audi S5 was starter motor and motor mount for the heady price of $2700 installed…. The starter and mount while not horribly expensive is a royal PIA to get too involving removal of the motor mount and various other items to access it. Audi says its something like a 15 or 20hr (can’t remember) job. My mechanic did it in less time but said he’s never had such a complicated process just for a starter.
My wife is about to divorce me over this recently purchased 120K mile “mid life money pit” as she calls it.
But come on, look at it! and its got a V8 and 6spd MT!
Submitted by: Monsterajr
Tires was the most expensive, but I think it’s a relatively common answer. Next most expensive was the skid plates – engine, transmission, transfer case and shock skids.
Submitted by: Laststandard
I paid a couple thousand for an optional, slow to program, NAV system in my Mercedes and two years later everyone had moved to real-time traffic apps on their phone. Maybe not the most expensive thing but man it felt like a waste of money.
Submitted by: 17 Seconds
Trailer hitch on my GTI to carry my bike rack. My first-ever trailer hitch mount, I’ll never go back to roof again. About $250 for the hitch, and while in theory I could have installed it myself, another $150 for the peace of mind for the pros to do it (it required removing the bumper and trimming the rear air dam, and I knew I would never get those right).
Submitted by: BirdLaw900
A $1,000 tune-up.
It killed me, but it paid off. I guess. I was having all sorts of weird symptoms, codes, and bad behavior to the point where eventually the Acadia couldn’t be trusted past the end of the driveway. My mechanic brother shot down a few of my speculations and told me he wasn’t even going to play the guessing game with me until I had replaced w, x, y, and z. And a, b, and c. All those things that need replaced as part of regular maintenance but we never do until they actually fail. Then he’d speculate with me on whatever it was doing at that point. I put it off and continued to twiddle and guess, but finally relented. Well, nearly $1000 and a few frustration filled weekends later it was done. And it has run flawlessly since.
It was very unsatisfying. I needed an identifiable problem to fix. But there wasn’t one. Just getting caught up on maintenance. It was money well spent but the whole thing just makes me feel icky for some reason.
Submitted by: Harmon20
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