rai

I was looking at the other poll about what percentage of income is spent on cars.

It's hard to get a real idea from that poll since people make more money than others and some people buy more than one car.

It would be interesting to see what people spend on cars. As sometimes people will buy a car or two in a short time but then keep them several years while other people will trade-in every other year. Some buy some lease (etc.)

For this poll, add up the last 5-years of payments (including downpayments). As well as major mods and sales tax. Don't include insurance, gas or up-keep. Include mods since that's optional and as if you were buying a more expensive car.

19psi

wow, i go through cars fast usually. i get bored..... of course i don't buy new or expensive cars so i dont' really spend that much.
let's see, i've probably had 8 to 10 cars in teh past 5 years but spent maybe
$70k between all of them plus mods.
camaro z28 ls1
toyota 4x4 truck
jeep grand cherokee (95)
jeep grand cheroke (02)
mitsu galant vr4
mitsu galant gsx
mitsu eclipse gsx
eagle talon tsi (90)
eagle talon tsi (92)
and the current ones in my sig....

rai

I tend to keep my cars longer than 5 years, my last three cars I sold were 8, 7 and almost 6 years old. So my 4 current cars are newer making my 5-year total quite high (I have bought 3 new cars in the past 2 years) but if I could hold off any new purchases my 5-year total will go down.

PhilipMSPT

iTrader: (5)

In the past 5 years, I've had three cars and four motorcycles, of which I have kept only one car and one bike.

Oh well...

lexdymndz

iTrader: (1)

past five years...
i've been through a few cars.

(more than 5 years)
Sept '00 - '01 Lexus IS300
February '03 - '02 Toyota Tundra SR5 (gave to parents)
November '04 - '92 Honda Civc VX hatcback (sold)
November '06 - '07 Mercedes-Benz GL450

all cars are paid off. i've spend stoopid money on cars in the past 8 years.

blacksc400

iTrader: (4)

me? A lot.......
see my signature, and that's not including non-Lexus models I have.
and Just on my GS4, my mods was over 25K.

PetesLS400

In the last 5 years.

'98 C5 'vert
'91 LS400
'04 Expedition
'04 GTO
'98 GS400
'99 GS400
'01 Z06

At least $40K in mods between all those cars.

marshmallo

Way too much

soakgame

last 5 years? around 16-17k

15k (last two years of car payments/interest on the gs400).. 2004 & 2005

only major mod are the bilstein coilvers ($900 + $400 install)

(this does NOT include gas, maintenance, oil changes, tires, ball joints, and other little fixes..etc.)

cynic

I am a 17 years old, I do not work so I will state my mother's expense on buying every family member a car... I have 6 siblings(one works, but didn't pay a cent for the car) who are all about 1 year apart from one another and all received new cars recently...and my mother has too ... so I would say upwards of 320k-350k USD in the past five years

AM1

iTrader: (6)

nothing. company paid for all of them.

Chops@MVP

iTrader: (8)

95 Talon Tsi Modded, kept blowing motors so sold it
98 Civic Daily Grind, traded for 240sx
99 Civic Daily, sold it for more money toward my IS
95 240sx SE Still have it, biggest money pit yet. Close to 25k spent on mods
97 Dodge Dakota V8 parts hauler Still have it
01 Lexus IS300, Daily