What to say when asked " How much you spend on your car?"

[memo92]

I thought about starting this thread after some kid asked me this question today in my college's parking lot. I've added more parts to my 240 in the last five months and now people are taking notice.
Anyway, I told the kid " I'm not going to tell you that."
After that he just said "Nice car."

I just want to know what other 240 owners say when they are asked a question like this by a total stranger.

[hustlervibes]

Just say a lot.

People ask me that all the time.

[hunter8411]

I just usually say "...more than you can afford buddy...."

but seriously, if they are a friend then I tell them the truth. Someone random I tell them it is mostly stock because of all the thefts going around.

[bardabe]

"iono i don't keep track of it"

[SexPanda]

too much for me, not enough to make a difference.

[luisgonz]

I say the same on your mom every friday night.:snoop:
Ohhhhhhhhhh:naughty:

[memo92]

I say the same on your mom every friday night.:snoop:
Ohhhhhhhhhh:naughty:

Hey-ohhh!:tardrim:

[Dousan_PG]

easy answer most wont hassle u for


mm not much, just look for deals. used parts for cheap.

[hustlervibes]

easy answer most wont hassle u for


mm not much, just look for deals. used parts for cheap.


Never thought about that one. I think I'll use it.

[kornaz]

Nobody asks me that. Lol. :D

[imnotmatt1189]

with friends i just try to estimate how much i've spent and tell them... but with people i don't really know i just say not that much and that i'm mostly stock... which i am hahah

[2g00d4u]

Just say "nothing" and then look at their facial expression.

[memo92]

easy answer most wont hassle u for


mm not much, just look for deals. used parts for cheap.

That's what I thought of in that moment in my head, but I said to myself "Nah, I don't even want to start I conversation about it."

Supplement: The kid was just sitting in his parked car,which was parked right next to my 240, on the passengers side front seat when he asked me that question. After I told him I wasn't going to tell him , he gave me a complement, got in the drivers seat of his car , and left the lot.

[kornaz]

That's what I thought of in that moment in my head, but I said to myself "Nah, I don't even want to start I conversation about it."

Supplement: The kid was just sitting in his parked car,which was parked right next to my 240, on the passengers side front seat when he asked me that question. After I told him I wasn't going to tell him , he gave me a complement, got in the drivers seat of his car , and left the lot.

Stalker!!!!!! :ugh:

[808_s13]

its kinda random/common for people to ask that.
there's many things you can say, it just depends
if you wanna joke around.

i'd say
"thanks, its my moms car"

-makua[ace]

[memo92]

Stalker!!!!!! :ugh:

Maybe!?:eek:

If I come accross that foo again and I get an uneasy feeling, I'm just gonna have to kick him in-na nutz!:dead: Right in-na nutz.:dead:

[memo92]

its kinda random/common for people to ask that.
there's many things you can say, it just depends
if you wanna joke around.

i'd say
"thanks, its my moms car"

-makua[ace]

Ha-ha, my mom is scared of my car:hide:. She's never been in my 240.:hahano:

[ESmorz]

Lie.

It's fun.

All the cool kids are doing it.

[idahotuner]

i get asked that alot. with my buddies i tell them the truth. and with other people depending on who they are the answer will vary.

[MADE]

Not that I have much but I usually just say it's stock. I've learned from past exprience that some of the same people asking do the jacking. I might come off as a dick when people can spot certain things but oh well. But the people I know,I tell them I dunno cause they would never understand anyway.

[downshift_sideways]

My last car...

I spent about...$2k.

Fully built. I tell my friends the str8 up truth.

Noobs and shit. I say over 10k. bahahhaa.

[nieko]

i always say 1 million dollars in an odd voice lol.... usually they look at me like an idiot but i dont really care hahah

[DeadlyZ33]

i always say 1 million dollars in an odd voice lol.... usually they look at me like an idiot but i dont really care hahah
haha, I might have to use that, some guy at subway today asked me about my car. He was lying saying his z was TT but I looked at it and there's definitely no intercooler...But the guy was asking me how expensive everything was. Him "How much were those rims?" me "have you ever heard of volk? (of course not) well yet they are pretty expensive..." Him "ohh what about the exhaust" me "ughh well its titanium..."
I just dance around their question..

[GSXRJJordan]

I usually tell people the basic guidelines... if you want a fully built car, you have to be ready to spend about $10k, and if you want to drive said car on the street, you have to be ready to lose it at the drop of a hat.

That pretty much scares 'em off. For the ones that stick around, I tell 'em to look me up @ zilvia.

[soreballz]

Ha-ha, my mom is scered of my car:hide:. She's never been in my 240.:hahano:
I took my mom through one of the local canyons in my 240. She slapped me when I stopped at the end of the road. :keke:


Nobody has ever asked me how much I've spent... I just get the usual "Nice car; what motor is in it?" and I just shrug and say, "I dunno", and go about my business. lol

[GSXRJJordan]

... I just get the usual "Nice car; what motor is in it?"

"Bone stock."

"Wait, really?"

"No."

*drive off*

[TravisSW]

I either usually say something around "enough" or "not enough."

When they ask about the car, I just say it's stock. It IS pretty much 90% stock besides suspension, but yeah, other than that I don't say anything, unless if it's a friend that I've known for ages, know where they live, work, sleep, have numbers so I can stalk them and kill them if need be.
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Anyways. Reminds me when some hispanic guy comes up to me at a gas station and starts talking about 240s, claming he's done the "skyline" engines. I reply with, which skyline motor? Rb20,25 or 26? Then he mentions about changing the front, I correct him with "oh you meant he cross member?"

Shady fella, I'm sure he worked on "hot" "skyliine" motor 240s lol. I just told him i'm stock KA (true) and drove off and made sure he wasn't in my rear view. :X

[gotta240]

Bah... Just be honest.




WAY TOO MUCH FOR IT TO LOOK THIS SHITTY!

[S13SilviaGirl]

I usually just keep walking. If they try to start a convo I just say I have an appt to be at, and split. It is no one's business how much I put into my cars, that is like opening your bank account info and telling someone how much you have in savings, giving them your ATM card and pin. You just shouldn't do it IMHO.

[TheSquidd]

"Not as much as I spent on my gun collection."

[bo2o]

i just say "isnt easy to be cool"

[drunkmunky]

what you spend equates to what you love

[irax]

Me:"More than I can afford PAL!"

[garagelu]

I hate when people ask me that because I always get the impression that they think I am rich or something. Truth is, I have had my car for about 4 years and I just put money into it whenever I can.

Just tell them.....you gotta pay to play!!!

[usdm180sx]

Not enough to regret it so far :snoop:

[irritatedmax]

Bah... Just be honest.




WAY TOO MUCH FOR IT TO LOOK THIS SHITTY!


hahaha. so true. people don't understand the money involved if they are not into cars. i usually tell my friends a lot and people i don't know "umm, not that much. it just all looks pretty."

"expensive" is a relative term. what is a good deal to us seems like lunacy to another. example, you got a new bride gias for $500. us - great deal. them - "$500 on a seat? my entire living room set didn't cost that much".

[clark]

yeah i get nervous when people ask me that, so i just say "ehh, just crappy parts off ebay, i wish i had money for real parts"

[apex]

i just tell them i have cut springs and sum weld on tip so i didnt
spend anything

[Quail]

I usually just say "I don't like to think about it", which is the truth

[punxva]

i usually just tell people who ask that i've lost track, and that if i had to guess, it'd be more than the car was ever worth. Like everyone else has said, if a friend asks i'll usually try to do a quick guesstimate.

[dogg4217]

"I dunno, I stole it"

[xplicit240]

not much really i won it a raffle that my mom goes to while she plays bingo.

[smelly240]

I actually got it like this from nissan... special super dorifto edition - from canada. i brought that shit with me when i was a little kid (shit - my car was made when i was only 10 - LOL)

[projectRDM]

"Fuck off, none of your gotdamn business you ignorant piece of shit" is the best answer.

I honestly don't understand people who inquire about money spent on anything to a total stranger like that.

[spngr311]

I usually just say "I don't like to think about it", which is the truth

i usually just tell people who ask that i've lost track, and that if i had to guess, it'd be more than the car was ever worth. Like everyone else has said, if a friend asks i'll usually try to do a quick guesstimate.

Those are my answers when people ask. I really don't remember and it's kind of senseless to keep track - it just gets depressing.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

i always say i stopped keeping track

[Shaminii]

I either say "too much" or "it's stock". But seriously, I hate questions like these. It makes me feel that they only care about the money value of my car instead really appreciating the car itself.

[memo92]

garagelu:[quote=garagelu;2293499]I hate when people ask me that because I always get the impression that they think I am rich or something. Truth is, I have had my car for about 4 years and I just put money into it whenever I can.

Just tell them.....you gotta pay to play!!![/quote}

I like this answer.
Pretend I gave u a + rep.:keke:

[shmiddy]

"i didnt pay anything for the car.... i stole it..... its not yours is it????

[s13dan]

too much and not enough...

[memo92]

I actually got it like this from nissan... special super dorifto edition - from canada. i brought that shit with me when i was a little kid (shit - my car was made when i was only 10 - LOL)

Ha-ha...Nissan Special Super Dorifto Edition:tardrim:...or Nissan SSD Edition.:2f2f:

[txrxs]

Wifey doesn't need to know...

[memo92]

I either say "too much" or "it's stock". But seriously, I hate questions like these. It makes me feel that they only care about the money value of my car instead really appreciating the car itself.

Yeah really. Like what about the countless hours we put into our cars.

It's like that credit card commercial:

five quarts Mobil1 oil $25,
Sparco seat $500,
speeding ticket $275,
people telling you "Nice Car"...priceless.:tardrim:

[ThatGuy]

Various Questions and their answers, from me:

"What's under the hood?" -- An Engine. [Walk away]

"How much work do you have in that thing?" -- All of it. [Walk away]

"You got an SR?" -- What? [Walk away]

"Yo, you drift?" -- No, I live here. [Walk away]

"How much money have you spent on that piece of shit?" -- Enough for it to be paid off, and fun to drive. How much have you spent on that (insert any new car here)? [Walk away]

See a trend? Simple answers. Then, while they are confused, walk away. My time is too valuable to waste on fanboys.

[memo92]

Various Questions and their answers, from me:

"What's under the hood?" -- An Engine. [Walk away]

"How much work do you have in that thing?" -- All of it. [Walk away]

"You got an SR?" -- What? [Walk away]

"Yo, you drift?" -- No, I live here. [Walk away]

"How much money have you spent on that piece of shit?" -- Enough for it to be paid off, and fun to drive. How much have you spent on that (insert any new car here)? [Walk away]

See a trend? Simple answers. Then, while they are confused, walk away. My time is too valuable to waste on fanboys.

Ha-ha...these answers are all gems!
I especially like the drifter one...LOL!:snoop:

[Jordn]

I just wear this, saves on breath.

http://www.phatpimpclothing.com/hi/phatpimp/images/ex_igotit4cheap.jpg

[CrimsonRockett]

ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
http://rookery1.plime.com/storage/470000/470018_f648_550x900.jpg

[S14DB]

"I don't know I don't keep track."

Answer to many car questions.

Parents taught me to never talk finances/money to people you don't know.

[lazysk8er2]

2 days ago while i had my back turned to him on a line buying a drink...

"hey nice car how much did you spend on it?" - random
"yes." - me
"huh?" - random
"somethin like that." - me
"no i mean what did you do to it?" - random
"true." - me
"i have a mustang." - random
"hahahahaha" - me

then i finally paid and walked away

[xdumbxguyx]

just act like your clueless what car u have...its pretty funny when u see there reaction thinking ur retarded.. lol

[Om1kron]

enough to impress your silly fiscal self validating question.

[Matej]

When someone asks you, make it rain on them.

[s13dan]

Its funny when ppl give me shit for swaping motors and getting a loan for all my parts. They ask how much was it all? I say a WHOLE lot less than your parents spent on your SS.or Mach1,Evo or STI or whatever. a lot of pple with 20-30k cars(with pancy ass warranties)give me way to much shit. The guys with the urban camoflouge sentra,or beat up miata never ask about money.

[DUFFM4N]

a few times people have come up to my when ive been walking out to my car...asking me questions...i just go:

"oh shit, this isnt my car i parked over there"...and then proceed to walk off until they're gone..then come back and leave

[jordanpelly]

When someone asks me how much iv spent on my 240, i just say "i don't know, how much have i spent? See, i just throw it back at you." they are usually confused and that's when i make my get-away

pshhh!!

[Sileighty_85]

Depending on the person and what they drive I'll tell them
"Less than what you Paid for yours"

Some ppl at my work ask me how much and i always tell them that.

They tell me I should buy a new car, But I tell them "why?" I can build one better and faster for a fraction of the cost.

[240cracker]

i lost track of how much i spent long ago... thats what i say and its the truth. haha

[DUFFM4N]

i tell them "before? or after all the coupons?" :keke:

[Flipzide]

I tell my friends exactly what I have if they want to know.

If its a stranger or an aquaintance asking what mods I have I just say exhaust.

If its about how much my car is worth, I just say "dunno" or "just enough."

Ironically I was asked on the spot during a speech class during an open question session while I was in front of the classroom talking about my interests (some kid noticed my car). I said "no more than a low end new car" hahaha.

[altitude]

I keep track of everything spent on my 240 besides gas/tools, and I can tell you that after a few years the guesstimate you would come up with is probably way too low.

I do this because the 240 not being my DD I want to know how much having a second car really costs me.

When someone I know asks I just tell them "bought it for $amount back in 2003".

[origin_s135]

i'll just tell the fuckers "more than you can afford, FERRARRRRRRRRRRRRRRI."

[SlideWell]

i only tell close friends how much i have into mine. no stranger has asked me how much was into my car. if it comes up, ill either say i dont know, or WHY do you want to know. or like Lisa said, walk/drive away.

[Full-Lock]

just lie ab out it or tell them to fuck off

i usually either say 5,000 or 200,000 depending who the person is lol

[YoungGun]

"I bought it this way" - this is a good statement for the fuzz too.

or "I bought all the parts NOW! ebay status"

[SR20d2fourT]

70 million and five.

[timster]

I've gotten asked that once, and I said it came 5 lug / dumped from the factory. Base model with pimp option. They didn't even bother to ask what was under the hood.

[RurouniMidnight]

Yeah if its close friends ill try and guess about how much, but when strangers or people at my work ask i just kinda chuckle and say i onno to much, then they usally just leave it at that.

[McRussellPants]

"As much as I spend drifting every month I could finance a C6 Z06 and roll this heap of shit off a cliff"


thats a fun one.

Old dudes laugh.
Fanboys shit their head about calling it a peice of shit.

win win.

[bl3ujay07]

my answer, i dont know, its not my car.

[illvialuver]

just say I dont know I bought it like this.

[whereda40at]

i was with all of my friends and they were on there bikes. this kid i didnt know, every time we stopped some where he was asking me about the car. the first time.
"what engine is it? sr20det?"
"no sr23"
*puzzled look and walked away*

later

"whats a sr23?"
"a engine code that represents the type of motor"
*dumb founded and turned around*

later
"how much have you spent on it?"
"not much im about to get another pay check so then the value of it will double!"


on friday night i had a kid say this to me
i pulled up
"is it a 240 or ford probe"
"are you kidding me?"
"o i didnt see your tires on the back"
(welds that stick out of the fenders)
"are you goin to turbo it?"
"im not sure it is alot of work"
"o you have a frount mount"
"no thats a fround mount intake"
"o you should turbo it, it will be alot faster"
"i might, what do you drive"
"that interga, its pretty quick"
"look at my back window"
*reads my sticker(speed kills, drive a honda)*
*convo ended*

[duffman1278]

When people ask me that or "whats under the hood" I usually just respond with "yea yea, exactly" and nod my head a few times just completly ignoring the question or acting like I didn't hear it but that I'm trying to play it off.

[whereda40at]

^^^^^^^^^^are you copying my stats???
age post and trader rating is all the same

[duffman1278]

I am.....YOU muhaha no for reals this is TRIPPY lol. Dam! You joined one month before me.

[whereda40at]

thats some wild shit right there

[90KAcoupe]

when people ask me.. i just kinda say.. "i got more time in it then money.. my car is mostly stock" which is pretty much true.

[xpertsnowcarver]

to strangers, i say its my grandpa's and that i cut his springs. they get kinda confused cus it could be true, or just bullshit.. which it is... when they compliment my paint, cus it does look new, i just say, 'grandpa knows how to take care of his shit.' whether the stranger believes you or not is when you drive off taking your time so it sounds stock, or you punch it to show off all the $$ u spent on it. i drive slow, don't need extra attention from strangers.

[projekt_s13]

I just say my car is completely stock, except for wheels and coilovers.

[wh0aitznic0]

I tell them I cut my springs and put an autozone fartcan if I don't know them.

[imnotmatt1189]

this is kinda off topic but i thought it'd be interesting to put in this thread because it involves random people coming up to you and asking questions about your car... some guy drove up to me today while i was walking to the theater with some friends and asked me "where did you buy the shocks for that car?" i was a bit confused cuz my car is just on lowering springs and gr2s so it doesn't even look low and i just said "online" and he kept asking me where but i kept walking pretending i didn't hear him. He parked his truck (big ass bro truck) and ran to catch up to me and continued to hassle me about where i got my shocks. I told him online and then made my way into the theater. Can't get me now, bitch you don't have a ticket. Needless to say, I was a little paranoid about whether I'd see my 240 when I came out haha

[Mangudai]

Wow. People do that? Mad sus.

[twistedsymphony]

I keep a book with the date mileage and cost of every installed part and maintenance performed, I do that for all my cars. Really helps the resale value and it's handy if I upgrade because I know exactly how many miles the old part has on it.

If someone asks me questions about the car I don't usually have any problems talking to them honestly about it. Though I wont discuss specifics of pricing unless it's someone I know or a forum member.

[Ka24Power]

I don't ever tell people prices because then when I go to sell it they'll lowball me like fuck saying they know how much I paid. People are fags that way, if I got a good deal you bet your ass I'm going to flip the car

[Geno750]

I've had people follow me to my home to ask me questions like that. It really pisses me off. One time as I was getting inside the car someone asked me "what do you have in that thing?" After I made sure to look at him like he was a complete idiot, I said "seats and a steering wheel, what else would I have in it?"

Another time as I was pulling in to buy gas I saw 3 guys loitering at the station get up and walk towards the car. The first question one of them asked was "how much you spend on that thing?" and before I could answer a leo pulled into the gas station and they walked away.

I've never given a straight answer to that question after that experience.

[whereda40at]

i had just remembered i was one of these assholes when i was 17 one night.
i was on a main road around my way. i saw my dream car. 97 dodge viper gts blue with white stripes. but this one was different. it sounded so different. i followed him to figure out what that sound was. i didnt relize that it had been about 20 minutes i was behind him and i was in a neighborhood. so i said "o shit im goin to turn down this street and get out of here." so i go to turn around and here he comes back down the road i turned off onto. he pulles his e-brake and blocks off the road. im like "oh shit this guy is going to fuck me up. hes huge!" so he gets out and yells are you following me. i told him his car was sick and i was just looking at it. im a big mopar fan. he said o ok. and then he said i have a few toys. opens his garage and he had a 73 cuda, 71 charger and a srt-10 ram with 27 miles on it. he was cool. the viper had 700whp supercharged. it was sick.

but yea i was an asshole at one point.

[RedSVTFlareside]

I don't recall ever being asked how much I spent on my car. I have been asked a million times if I drift it. I tell them the truth, No I have never drifted my car. These people usually tell me that I need to drift it and try to convince me that I need to. I will answer questions honestly until I feel uncomfortable or I realize that the person/people I'm talking to are completely ignorant. At that point I will make up a ridiculous excuse to leave. I think last time I said I left some batteries on the charger and I need to go home and watch them.

[Deftec]

I just got asked that today about my GTO. Thanks for making me feel uneasy!!! (I answered honestly too:()

[ESmorz]

i had just remembered i was one of these assholes when i was 17 one night.
i was on a main road around my way. i saw my dream car. 97 dodge viper gts blue with white stripes. but this one was different. it sounded so different. i followed him to figure out what that sound was. i didnt relize that it had been about 20 minutes i was behind him and i was in a neighborhood. so i said "o shit im goin to turn down this street and get out of here." so i go to turn around and here he comes back down the road i turned off onto. he pulles his e-brake and blocks off the road. im like "oh shit this guy is going to fuck me up. hes huge!" so he gets out and yells are you following me. i told him his car was sick and i was just looking at it. im a big mopar fan. he said o ok. and then he said i have a few toys. opens his garage and he had a 73 cuda, 71 charger and a srt-10 ram with 27 miles on it. he was cool. the viper had 700whp supercharged. it was sick.

but yea i was an asshole at one point.

What an idiot.

"Hey random ass kid. Here is where I live, Here are all my cool toys and how to get to them..."