[Honkeytonk Monkey]

Flofocus,May 14 2006, 07:51 PM Wrote:

ZX3TUNR,May 14 2006, 03:41 PM Wrote:I got 16g for mine and it wasnt turbo
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And Jay, I hate to say it, you took him for a ride.
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I knew exactly what I was getting and exactly how much I was paying.

I looked at the value compared to what I would pay and the time I'd spend to get all that stuff done myself, meaning the bodykit, springs, wheels, tires, DVD player, exhaust, engine crap, etc. I don't get deals on wheels/tires/stereo equipment, getting my car painted, door kit, none of that stuff, so it's really not cheap at all for me to get done. Also how many weekends would be eaten up trying to get it done? In the 3 years I owned my ZX5 I found the time to put wheels on it, and build up a bunch of money for parts that never got purchased because I'd never have time to put them on myself, which left me with the option of having them installed, so I might as well tripple the price of everything right there.

I realize I paid alot for it, but the car was sitting at 34K (and yes I know Jay actually ran the car pretty hard even though he tried to say he didn't, but I guarantee I run it harder than he ever did) didn't have a single creak or rattle, and all the work he had done was exactly where I wanted to go with my old car. It's a stripper model, but all the parts like the tilt wheel, cruise, etc... I got from Amigos wrecking yard for nothing. I have SVT brakes I bought for $300 going on so other than advancetrac and junk Ford leather I have everything I did i the old car.

So I paid 16 for the car, sold the DVD player for $1500, the sub for $200, the stock 15s got me $500 and I have been offered $1800 for the 18s, $950 for my 17s and I didn't have to pay for the bodykit, paint, etc... which not only ended up saving me quite a bit of money but more important to me, saved me a crapload of time. I worked 60-90 hours a week at the time so that was pretty important to me too.

So here is where I sit now. I ownned a 2002 Focus ZX5 with nothing done to it aside from my stereo and 98,000kms on the odometer, I was paying a loan over 4 years. After buying Jay's car, selling the DVD player and a few parts I didn't want, I'm paying less each month over 3 years for a 2003 car with 1/3 the mileage, that looks how I wanted mine to look, and is in way better shape than mine was. So I paid around $12K for it after you add in the taxes and the interest on my loan. The added bonus was, it was for sale when I had no vehicle and I needed a car sooner than later.

Jay should have pulled all the parts off the car and sold them seperately, but he was lucky enough to find someone that wanted exactly what he was selling. If I hadn't come along he'd still have it I imagine, or would have put it back to stock. I was more than happy to pay what he was asking for it, I didn't even haggle him on the price, I didn't see the point.

As for the stuff I've redone, I put my old 17s on in place of the 15s it had when I got it, -$500. I changed the interior, that was about $15 for the switches and lights. The stereo was the big change, but it also cost me nothing as I sold those parts for $1700. All my stuff was already paid for and popped right in. I put that money directly to my car loan.

Sorry for taking this so far off-topic