How about not ******* with the car and leave it stock? that is why most of you fellas,have all these problems,you tweak the car to a none stock spec and expect it to run the way it was meant to run.

 

Well for starters, I think most of the guys (including myself) were referring to maintenance costs. Personally I've had to replace all but two control arms, a large portion of the wiring harness in the engine bay, timing belt, tensioner, pulleys, cam seals, crank seals, front brakes/rotors, rear brakes/rotors, a myriad of relays and sensors, some $50 exhaust clamps, and about $25 worth of light bulbs. None of that has anything to do with "******* with the car" so much as just keeping it running, safe, and legal.

 

I don't think Mikekey has done any engine/performance mods so far. Just visual aspects. So he's just getting bad luck.

 

Fair enough but i was referring to the users that install ko4 kits and such,not those who are purely trying to maintain their B5

 

I see your point and think about why I mod my car everyday..........

 

**** B5's!

I'm sick of them

 

99 a4: $13,700
Built big turbo engine setup: $7k
Built driveline: $2,250
Suspension and wheels: $2k
Fuel and tuning: $1,500
Making your dad's Corvette look like a Chevette: PRICELESS

 

That's why most of the people with modded B5 don't really b*tch about the money they spend. They all know it's coming.

 

I'm thinking of trading in for a 08.

And yeah, all I did was buy rims, exhaust and HID's didn't get very far before she started breaking.

I have to adjust my clutch, shop didn't do it, and now the damn thing engages about an inch from the floor.

 

I feel you man. Over the course of the last year I've had my steering rack, MAF sensor, rear differential seals, front end control arms/ tie rods, Airbag control module, and the rear passenger window regulator replaced on top of buying new rims, coilovers, headlights, and a grill. That is just for the past year. There are other repairs I've had to do in the last 4 years of owning this car. I'm not going to say how much I've spent because the guys on here gave me a ton of sh*t last time I mentioned it. And now the pump for my window washer fluid just crapped out on me. I could have easily had an S4 for how much I've spent maintaining this car, but live and learn I guess.