god i ****** hate kids.

 

Just for kicks, in order of what you should purchase over the first 30,000 miles:

- 1,764 gallons of gas - $5,294 (using 17mpg and $3 per gallon)
- 40 quarts of oil for oil changes - $160
- 10 oil filters - $120
- 30 quarts of oil to top off with - $150
- 4 spark plugs - $80
- 4 coils - $140
- 4 plug wires - $60
- 4 tires - $800
- 2 quarts of transmission fluid - $20
- 2 quarts of rear diff fluid - $20
= $6,844

Multiply any items by 2 if you purchase them from a dealer.
Multiply any items by 3 if you purchase them from a dealer and have the dealer do the labor.

If you don't do all of this (roughly), then add $6,000 for an engine replacement


After all that, worry about mods.


You made the wrong move maxing yourself out on purchasing the car.



Even if you are from the Honda forum and are just trying to troll....

 

mike you forgot the oil filters >.<

 

I knew I'd forget something... added

 

We should probably start posting this list for new people, especially the overly anxious modders.

 

yup we should. Such a great list. And very expensive. 7k first years ownership if you buy used.

I like it.

 

Not even counting failure of non-maintenance items...

 

first, welcome to the club

2nd, our cars and parts are expensive

-Exhausts are $400+ (starting from used, simple cat-back)

-Intakes are $250 - 300 +

-Suspension is very expensive ... well over ur budget

-so is carbon fiber and anything appearance related

-A good set of tires is almost a grand as well

-Leave money for maintenance/ unforeseen problems

pick two out of the 6 categories and spend your grand there, but first do research and figure out some goals ... come out to some meets and do an autox event .... and always ask questions!!!!

drifting is VERY rough on your car, probably the most abusive form of competitive racing that is applicable to the rx8

 

thanks alot guys for your help i spent my grand (in sig.) already but all the maintanence and stuff my paretns pay for so no 7k first year crap

 

if I had $1000 to waste, Id spend it on trackdays. much fun.

 

well it seems like he spent the money wisely judging by the sig..... although underglow is not my thing, at all.

 

That neon is gonna make the drifts much more highscoring.

 

haha dont be an ***..... i got em from a freind for free

 

Just think, you coulda sold them to a ricer for some cash to add to your mod list....

 

+1

If you want an RX-8 (or really any performance vehicle) then read this!

I even notice the cost of owning and modding an RX8 (especially in Canadian dollars). I cannot imagine doing this at 16.