In responding to "Have you joined the $10K upgrade club yet?," I tabulated what I've invested in my little MINI. With the cost of the car and all the mods, the grand total came to be $39,883.

Thanks to all the great ideas and details how-to write-ups, I went completely nuts with mods and managed to keep myself busy since the delivery of the car in mid-January. Although I saved a lot by doing most of the installations myself, $17k+ in mods is ridiculous. I really need help!

Has anyone reached $40k mark?

 

Prestige MINI has a spec Cooper (not even an S). Cooper Works, and a bunch of other stuff. $39,9-something.

 

Come on davecsumini, you can't find something else for $117 dollars to take you over the $40k mark?

 

I think that I might be after this week. I'm afraid to add up all the expenses.

Cheers,

JD

 

Prestige has a Cooper for $39K??? How can it have a JCW package when that's not even a US option? I know I've seen a JCW MCS up there with White Superleggerras for $37K though...

 

when you gonna send me pics of your MINI for my site??

40k!!!!! That rocks

 

On the Hawaii Front, I believe Minihune, kbseto and HI-MINI have joined the $10k club. Minihune is the founding member of the Hawaii Chapter. It's a good thing Mrs Minihune doesn't peek in the garage.

 

Sweet jeebus! How are you up over 10K?

You gotta share WHY you're pushing 40K. :smile:

Pulley: $210
Wheels/Tyres: $1100
HSports: $240
Rogue Intake: $239
Rogue Swaybar: $190

$1979.00

What the heck else have you guys done to get it over 10???

-J

 

Welcome to the 10k club

 

>>Sweet jeebus! How are you up over 10K?
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>>You gotta share WHY you're pushing 40K. :smile:
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>>Pulley: $210
>>Wheels/Tyres: $1100
>>HSports: $240
>>Rogue Intake: $239
>>Rogue Swaybar: $190
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>>$1979.00
>>
>>What the heck else have you guys done to get it over 10???
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>>-J
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Hammer of the Gods? IS that you Simeon?

 

Nope!

I'm Jim, glad to meet you.

 

>>Welcome to the 10k club

If there is, I will probably have to join too

Painted exterior trim $1600
Lojack (?) $700
Driving lights $700
Union Jack roof $1500
Kenwood Keg & HU $750
JCW upgrade $5500
European shelf, hot pocket, glovebox organizer, boot organizer, and sundry other trinkets ... and whatever else I have forgotten!

 

Ok I just added it all up. I qualify for the 10K club.

Here goes:
Alta CAI $259.00
H-Sport springs $225.00
H-Sport Comp. Sway Bar $230.00
Used UUC Exhaust $650.00
Miltek Headers $900.00
UUC Shift **** $100.00
Orciari Body Kit $1200.00 + $1600.00 Paint
Large bore throttle body $459.00
Nology Wires $150.00
Pilo Coil Pack $75.00
Ported and polished Head W/ cam and large valves $1600.00
Ported and polished intake manifold and intercooler runners $450.00
Alta 15% pulley $165.00
Spec stage 2 racing clutch $450.00
Quaife LSD $1000.00
Unichip Piggyback ECU $735.00 (Comming)
Front mount intercooler $2200.00 (comming)
UUC big brake kit $1000.00 (comming, 2 weeks

I want my secret decoder ring and the secret hand shake NOW

Cheers,

JD

P.S. Wheels and tires to come next month

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Mean Green, '04 BRG/W MCS, 3 pkgs w/three spoke wheel, Auto wipers, H/K, Cordoba Leather, Ociari Body Kit, White S-lites, Rear Fogs, Pin Strips, Painted Racing Stripes. Lots of other go fast goodies!!!!

 

Damn...you're only in second gear too

 

I hate to say it msfitoy but my MCS was delivered late January!

Cheers,

JD

 

With the exception of the the wheel/tires, you've nearly reached the end

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15K club, hummmmm.

Only need another $2500.00 in mods. THIS IS DOOOABLE!

Cheers,

JD

 

Dudes this one should do you all in

peter

 

>>Nope!
>>
>>I'm Jim, glad to meet you.
Nice to meet you Jim, I'm Bryan. I have a friend that has a supercharged 6 speed 740il that calls the car Mjolinar, so I thought you were him.

 

>>Sweet jeebus! How are you up over 10K?

Just read about upgrades in this thread-
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...mp;topic=11936

>>You gotta share WHY you're pushing 40K. :smile:
>>
>>Pulley: $210
>>Wheels/Tyres: $1100
>>HSports: $240
>>Rogue Intake: $239
>>Rogue Swaybar: $190
>>
>>$1979.00
>>
>>What the heck else have you guys done to get it over 10???

It's easy to spend $1000 more on lighter 17" wheels/tires.
Labor costs for all upgrades can run pretty high.
In my area shipping costs are high- I've spent way over $500 in shipping.
Audio/video upgrades run from $1000 to $2500 and up with high end systems about $4000 to $6000+
Brake upgrades are about $1000 for stage one upgrades installed and $2900+ for big brakes/rear brakes
Appearance body kits installed and painted run about $2000 to $3000+
Full suspension mods run about $1000 to $2500 installed.
Pulley and ECU installed is about $1000-1100.
Quaife limited slip differential installed is about $2000 and add another $500 for light flywheel
Exhaust Header/Cat-back exhaust is about $1800+ installed
Larger intercooler is about $1100
And the list goes on and on.
Right now I am working on a custom Dash-price not determined.

If you have a MCS then it is really easy to add $5000 to $10,000 in upgrades.
If you do high end upgrades then it is easy to spend $15,000 or more.
One of the MCS in my area got up to about $50,000 mostly due to custom work and things done by the dealer.

 

>>Dudes this one should do you all in
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>>peter
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SPEAKING OF M7 there is a writeup on M7 in the Apr/Ma issue of go mini.

Earl

 

>>Thanks to all the great ideas and details how-to write-ups, I went completely nuts with mods and managed to keep myself busy since the delivery of the car in mid-January. Although I saved a lot by doing most of the installations myself, $17k+ in mods is ridiculous. I really need help!

Earl

 

>>A grand total of $25,657.00 .....
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>>peter

Thanks peter,
That is an Xtreme MINI. I guess if you hang around high end audio upgrade shops and hear about the $20,000 to $30,000 someone spent on upgrades for audio alone then you start to think this is not bad to get all that in a MINI for $25,600.

I wonder what would happen if you spent $6000 on driving school and kept your MINI stock?

I bet you might keep up with a highly modded MINI somewhere out there.

 

so how many threads on "let´s brag about what we spend" are we gonna have????

 

>>One of the MCS in my area got up to about $50,000 mostly due to custom work and things done by the dealer.

Dealers are known for charging an arm and a leg for their labor. Hence, I try to do everything myself. The $ I saved can be used toward purchasing of more MINI parts.