Average mod spend

[sunny]

Strange one, but just wondering, so I can justify my mod toy spend; what is the average mod spend from stock?

I know for some of you it may be a bit difficult to put a price on this, but darn it, there are just soooo many mods you can do to a Stang... The variety and range are endless it seems...

Im thinking around £2k... Is that about right?

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[goldengooner]

Strange one, but just wondering, so I can justify my mod toy spend; what is the average mod spend from stock?

I know for some of you it may be a bit difficult to put a price on this, but darn it, there are just soooo many mods you can do to a Stang... The variety and range are endless it seems...

Im thinking around £2k... Is that about right?

Think most people on here have spent more than that
for me
around £1400
Exhaust
Dress up stuff for the engine
Boot mat
duel rear light system,
spare wheel
number plate
and a few other bits

 

[Nookie]

From a quick tot-up... I appear to have spent over £5K so far, and think I'm going to finish up around £6K... and I don't even pick the bloody car up until a week on Saturday (it arrived at the dealers about 4 days short of me going on holiday here in US where I appear to be binge spending on parts at the moment).

Lots of expensive bits in that spending though like coilovers, 20" wheels, MPSS's, exhaust (that lot's near £4K alone).

Edit: Having seen a few Roush Stage 2's and 3's in some of the Ford dealerships here in the US, there's also a couple of grand worth of other stuff I've seen that has peaked my interest... so who knows where this might end (other than bankruptcy court)... :eyebulge:

 

[Leeroy]

I'm probably at ~£1.1k:
AB exhaust
Coolant tank, oil catch can
Filter and MIT
Oil change

And that's it, finished;)

 

[SteveS]

...on holiday here in US where I appear to be binge spending on parts at the moment...

Got a big suitcase and a generous baggage allowance? ;)

This came up in a thread a little while ago and I was around the £3k mark then so another £300-ish on top of that...and counting...

 

[sunny]

Cool, so 2k is on the lower end... Great, can justify it the Mrs.

I guess, realistically no matter how much we wish, there will never be a return of our mod investment, unless of course you re-sell them at a later date... Yes/no?

 

[Lone Survivor]

Cool, so 2k is on the lower end... Great, can justify it the Mrs.

I guess, realistically no matter how much we wish, there will never be a return of our mod investment, unless of course you re-sell them at a later date... Yes/no?

All my previous cars that have been modded, I've returned to stock on trading in/selling. Always been able to sell the mods on.

But £2k is on the mild side of modding these cars, once you get the sound and suspension sorted (that'll be £2k + all day long), then there's wheels/tyre upgrades, followed by power upgrades.

I would guesstimate, that I'll be £5,6-7kmin when I think I'll be finished, then there'll be something else that I'll want for it.

Don't forget to take into account fitting/removal costs when factoring your spend, we're not all lucky enough to have access to ramps etc.

 

[Manders Mustang]

I've spent around £1500, but will probably hit £2k on mods by end of Nov, with DRLs, and Carbon dipping imminent.

 

[Cati]

When I lived in the us one of the mustang mag ran a survey and the typical average yearly spend on mods for mustang owners was 5000 bucks per year . You can see why the after market is so big out there

 

[Nookie]

Got a big suitcase and a generous baggage allowance? ;)

Required a trip round Lowes and Home Depot to buy some heavy duty shipping/packing boxes etc. etc,... couple of the bits too big to fit in a case (BMR front subframe brace, lower front grille, rear tailgate panel).

I'm sure it will be a generous allowance by the time I've paid for it... but I'll flutter my eyebrows at the lady on check-in (or just hide and get the wife to flutter hers if it's a bloke)!

 

[hinch]

probably better you fluttering yours at the checkin if its a bloke. this is airline travel after all

 

[SamH_]

so far i have spent around £3.5k, there is still another 4k i want to spend on wheels, suspension and splitters. and that's before i have even started looking at powertrain mods. mine is going to be a huge money pit for years :')

 

[Jimboy2]

Think I have spent about 2k or that's what I'm going to tell myself anyway!

 

[Jury]

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about what others are spending on mods - spend what you want to make the car what you want

In many cases, you can keep the original parts and thus return the car to stock when and if you decide to upgrade to MY '18 or'19 !

Some mods (such as rear diffuser) do require modification to body panels and thus will not be so easy to reverse.

Make the car your own - enjoy the process!

 

[Leeroy]

probably better you fluttering yours at the checkin if its a bloke. this is airline travel after all

:lol:

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