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Cost of truck + mods, how much have you invested so far?

Old Nov 21, 2009
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Originally Posted by Rolldogg
add another few thousand for oil changes and stuff.
Few thousand for oil changes? How many miles does your truck have on it, 250K?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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Paid 8K for the truck back in 07.

Since then:

Lift(s) - just under 2,000
Wheels/Tires- 1450
Exhaust- 550
Gears-500 install-1400
intake-250
roll bar-150
cattle gaurd-550
KC LIGHTS- 500
CB Setup- 150
Engine Rebuild-1500
Rear Window-500
Brakes-300
Numerous Oil changes- 300
Spark plugs and wires- 200
coil pack-30

thats all I can think of right now..

SOOO>>> Around 8400 plus cost of truck 8000 so


$16,400 invested in truck..
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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Originally Posted by Coleosis85
Few thousand for oil changes? How many miles does your truck have on it, 250K?
Yeah, a few thousand is a little high. Maybe a few hundred dollars. I have 243K km's on it (151K miles)
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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I haven't put that much into the truck but here it is.

Truck - $7800
Cat - Free - Was replaced under warranty
Numerous oil changes - $130
Winter tires - $750
Sub - $90
Amp - $110
06+ Emblems - $20
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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Truck $14k
Tires $400
Brakes and all the misc crap(oil, air filters, spark plugs) $500
Windows $140
Wow, cheaper than I was thinking...
Hell I've put more than that in gas in it over the past 2 years....
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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truck = 1500
tranny= 1800
front hubs=700 [hub bearing and then drver side new hub assembly]
lift =800 [didnt do it myself]
tires=700
rims=250
5000 plus... not cool
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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My truck I paid 14,000 For
and about about 3,500 in aftermarket parts and repairs
so around 17,500- 18,000
If it wasn't for the warranty the total would be around 20,000-22,000 but the warranty saved me about 3,000 in repairs and labor for the past two years, most of that price is labor.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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truck $6000
cost to repair it (salvage title) $2000
lift $2000
tires/ wheels $1300
gears, tuner, headers ect $1700
stereo $1000

total, aprox $14,000 plus many hours of labor rebuilding the truck after it was purchased totaled from a salvage yard, all the work gone into the mods thoughout the 7 years ive owned it and all the memories made with it makes the truck priceless to me.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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Brand new f150- $34K otd
Mods and maintance ~ $10K to this day. Still a long way to go haha
What the hell was I thinking when I signed up at 17 for a $560 truck payment! No handouts here though! Working two jobs in high school now one good one and going to college full time. While footing the bills day in day out. This degree can not come soon enough!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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$44,000 is ALOT of money to spend on a truck. Especially for a teenager... thats a down payment on a nice house!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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Young,dumb, me want attitude and making good money! If I waited a month would have been closer to $60k as I would be leaving there with a diesel!
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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too much but not enough yet
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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hmmmmmm

truck back in 04 was 18K
Barrowed on it twice owe 12K now
K&N 235.xx
Quicklift kit for the hood was in the 60 dollar range

All in all I could have owned a '10 FX4 by now
 
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Old Nov 21, 2009
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I bought my truck in 07 for $3500 (RIP OFF!) thinking that it had a motor with only about 60K miles on it. Invested probably almost $3000 into engine repairs, and another $1200 into just maintenance and aesthetic items.

I plan on doing even more to it that will probably cost me around another $7000 maybe more, maybe less. So when I'm all said and done, I am probably going to be looking at 12-15K into it.

Not to mention I've spent way too much on DD's. Dodge was $4000 with a **** ton of stuff done to it, and now my new truck is even more than that and it's not even where I want it to sit.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2009
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I've got about $2500 in my 86 (paid $600 for it). I still have some stuff I want to do to it though.
The 97 I've got about, $500 in it now (paid $200 for it). I've got a 8.8 diff., 351W, and other various parts. I plan to have at LEAST $5000 in it when I'm done.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2009
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wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too much money.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2009
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Bought it for $6200... probly getting close to $20,000 by now... LOL
 
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Old Nov 23, 2009
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15k for the the truck and just over 10k in mods
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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I started a project with my new truck since I bought it just a few weeks ago. I have an empty shoebox that I put [U]every single receipt[U] that contains truck parts in. This way, when my build is finished (years from now) I can look back and see how I drained all my money away just to be a bada**. Oh well, a sacrifice I am willing to make.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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old thread but i wanna play..

rough numbers on top of my head id say..with the RCD, SAS1, and SAS2 and body mods and crap..

scary to say 20,000+ not including the truck..ouch
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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$12999. Mag lite mounts, $10 Mag lite $20, Orange "FX'4 decal $25, Drivers side CV axle $79

So $13133

Almost paid for, next time I will do the one payment plan. Unless it's a house or shop/shed.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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$ 4,500 U.S. for the truck
$ 480 for 4 30X9.50/15 and 2 31X10.50/15
$ 250 for Tool box
$ 600+ in Sound sytem
$ 35 In used hood and paint

Grand Total= $ 5,865 +
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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Paid 12k for truck
Exhaust- 550
window tint-90
31's and AR wheels-850
K&N- 200
Scanguage-160
Radio 1- 120
Radio 2- 190
Seats- 75
Center console- 30
Sport Trac gauges- 50
BL- 180
33's and AR wheels- 800
Tonneau cover- 350
Recon LED light bar- 65
Line-x- 80
Nightshade- 12
Plugs and wires- 80
Skids and tow hooks- 45
Brush guard- 400
Bumper and grille- 100
TOTAL=$4427 in mods ouch
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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$ 9,950 sales price

$ 900 for a 3 year extended warranty

$ 150 Kobalt Toolbox

$ 450 for new tires

I'm not gonna count oil changes, wiper blades, wax, etc.....

$ 11,450. Total

I put $1,700 down , and took out a 5 year payment plan for $219.60 a month, I've got 27 more payments to make and it'll be paid off.

This was a 2003 Ranger XLT with air, automatic transmission and factory bed liner, purchased in 2007, with 31,500 miles on it, in very good condition.

The plan was to buy a nice truck with low mileage, pay it off in 5 years, and drive it payment free for another 5 years.....so far I'm right on track.
 

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Old Jan 27, 2010
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Paid $1930 for my ranger on ebay 4 years ago.....

Put about $1700 parts/labor into her over the last 4 years......

Looks like ****, but is the perfect winter beater......lots of small problems.....but runs great......this will hopefully be my last winter with her......time to get an older Tundra.
 
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