So I'm getting a 2000 a4 1.8t 5 speed soon.. and I'll have $3000 to spend on it for mods and such..
I will definatly be getting new rims. Black ones, any recommendations for which set?
I really just need suggestions on what I should do to it. So throw some ideas to me, and the price for everything.

 

good luck on that you need atlease 5k

 

$3k to spend after the purchase of the car or $3k to buy the car and your upgrades? Cuz Andrew's right, you'll need closer to $5k for the cost of the car, another $1k for the maintenance it'll most likely need, including but not limited to a timing belt, water pump, thermostat, control arms, wheel bearings and other necessary things like that. So if you've only got $3k to work with period, save up another $4k-$5k, cuz you're going to need it.

 

And as for what to upgrade, the stickies have lots of useful info, check em out.

 

No no no lol. i have 3k to spend after i buy the car.

 

Lucky you haha

As stated, set about a grand of it off for getting things fixed. I can personally guarantee you'll need to get some things replaced. If you're not mechanically inclined, a timing belt/water pump/tstat job will run you 700-1000 alone to take it to a shop, about 1200 at the dealer. Control arms will be about the same, depending on how many need to be replaced and what replacements you buy and if you do it yourself.

After that, the standard upgrades usually go chip/diverter valve, intake/exhaust, lower, wheels. Depending on what chip you get, what DV you get, what level/brand of exhaust you go with, what set of coilovers you decide on and what rims suit your fancy most, you'll walk out with between 200-500 on the chip, 50-150 on the DV, 100 or less on the intake, 500-1500 on the exhaust, 500-1000 on the coils, and likely 800+ for the wheels.

Again, I would highly recommend reading the newbie guide sticky and spending a lot of time searching and browsing around on the forum to find opinions on one brand vs another, what other people have done for rims and other aesthetic mods to start getting some ideas of what your end goal is once you get the car. If you know what you want to accomplish (lots of speed/power or something peppy and reliable for a nice daily driver) it helps you to decide exactly what to spend the cash on.

A lastly piece of advice, since I'm assuming you haven't actually made the purchase of the car yet: look for one that has documented proof that the timing belt job has already been done, that alone will save you a lot of headache as well as all the more money to put towards the upgrades.

And on a final note, welcome to the forums

 

Get quattro! It has to be quattro! If the car you're looking at isn't quattro, look for one. The 1.8T is a great engine to start with if you're looking to mod for speed. With an extra 3K for the car after purchase, Cragman hit the nail on the head. You're going to need to save a little for maintenance. Make sure the timing belt has been done on schedule (about 80K miles). If the milage is getting up close to 160K, it's going to need to be done again.

As for the mods themselves, chipping is the first on most people's list, followed by dropping and wheels. Nice wheels on stock height look kinda funny, so make sure you invest in the suspension.

Welcome to the forums, and good luck with your purchase...

 

get a revo chip!!!