Ideas?

[20alero02]

just got myself a job and ill be putting 100 dollars a week in the bank for the car. Any ideas on what to buy first? my top three ideas are a body kit, rims or a stereo system. since its almost winter and we already got some snow im thinking stereo system first? any opinions?

[rustyballs_69]

Lower it and gets wheels.

[Ttop191]

What have you done so far?

[bkathsalero]

well with rims = need tires ($)
Bodykit = body work+Paint - ($)

BUT.. with a stereo you can start out with a head unit, work to speakers, etc etc, without the budget of the first 2.

So system IMO

[20alero02]

pretty much stock so far. put in some grill mesh, going to be getting the windows tinted soon,grand am mirrors, and im planning on clearing the corners as soon as the weather permits. other than that im looking for ideas.

[CactusWill]

Save and invest it til spring, then decide. In the meantime, the only wintertime "mod" I would splurge on myself is tires.

[Ttop191]

yea if you are running stock stereo atm i would say system is a must, i can't live without mah ipod!

[Ian 2000GL LA1]

turbo kits. check e-bay under alero and cheapest first for other ideas.

[jayson_waltz]

stereo first since winter is coming, then next summer go onto the visual stuff. hell, i had a stereo system before i had a working engine :p

[JLw7123]

start with a system

[01OldsAleroGt]

intake, exhaust upgrades...

[Nate's Alero]

All Performance.... All Go, A little Show with me

[20alero02]

ok im going to start saving for a system. what sub, speaker, amp combo would you guys recommend?

[HazMatt24]

ok im going to start saving for a system. what sub, speaker, amp combo would you guys recommend?

Alpine IVA-W505/P1 head unit into two Alpine PDX-1.1000 amps pushing two Alpine SWX-1043D Subs. Two Alpine SPR-69Cs in the back deck and Alpine SPR-13S components up front run off an Alpine PDX-4.150 amp.

[20alero02]

Alpine IVA-W505/P1 head unit into two Alpine PDX-1.1000 amps pushing two Alpine SWX-1043D Subs. Two Alpine SPR-69Cs in the back deck and Alpine SPR-13S components up front run off an Alpine PDX-4.150 amp.

haha i was thinking of going pioneer? im working off minimum wage and ill only be able to put away 100 a week, alpine might be a little out of my range.

[HazMatt24]

haha i was thinking of going pioneer? im working off minimum wage and ill only be able to put away 100 a week, alpine might be a little out of my range.

you get what you pay for. And the system I laid out was only about $5200. And that was not even including Alpine's top-end components. You can get cheaper Alpine stuff just so you know, and from experience I'll take Alpine over just about anything, but that's just mho. I know a lot of people on here prefer other things. I put a pair of the SPR-69Cs in the back and got lazy and just replaced the door speakers with a pair of SPS-406 4X6's, left the stock tweets and it sounds 100% better than stock just running off the deck. I got some crappy Memphis subs in the back that will be switched out for the Alpine SWR-1022D 10" woofers soon though. I'm debating on doing that or putting an amp in for the internal speakers first.

[bdyman]

just got myself a job and ill be putting 100 dollars a week in the bank for the car. Any ideas on what to buy first? my top three ideas are a body kit, rims or a stereo system. since its almost winter and we already got some snow im thinking stereo system first? any opinions?
i have one for ya,send me the car save your money and ill give you back a fully customized car, when can i expect you?? ;)

[bkathsalero]

whoa how do I get in on this deal? /\/\

[lonnie]

Maybe I'm the only one that thinks if you are just getting a job...how about make sure you are going to keep it before throwing money into a car that you will never see again. My idea is save all your money first once you are sure that you have job security then get the things you want..not at once but piece by piece. Good Luck!

[cherrington17]

i'm with lonnie. Financial security (and a definative rainy day fund) are definitely more important than a "blinging" car.

keep in mind 90% of modders on here... fall into 3 categories
1) broke ass college students, who probably shouldn't be modding
2) 20yrs with careers, that probably spend too much on a car that wont ever be worth anything
3) 25+-40 who have careers and families, and use the EXTRA money to build their car.

group 1: should pay off loans, or save for graduation
group 2: don't have steady jobs, or could make better investments for the future
group 3: can do whatever they want, they are safe.


Its all up to you... but from a financial standpoint, don't blow your money on bad investements (e.g something that'll never APPRECIATE in value)

[CactusWill]

I agree with these guys ^


Theres people on this board that drop 15k into their alero and then can't understand why they can't resell their car for 3 times book value, and lose 70-80% of their investment because noone will pay 5-10 grand for an alero.


100 a week into an investment or savings account will go a long way towards building up an emergency fund for repairs and upgrades. Worry about getting your money together FIRST, THEN worry about how to spend it.

[20alero02]

I'm not going to just go out and buy things randomly, ill be putting money away til spring then I'm going to see what i want to do. just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas or opinions i hadn't already considered. i get what you guys are saying about financial security and money i save will be going towards college and such as well, I'm a high school senior right now. Once spring comes around ill figure out what kind of investments i can afford.

[lonnie]

I'm not going to just go out and buy things randomly, ill be putting money away til spring then I'm going to see what i want to do. just wanted to see if anyone had any ideas or opinions i hadn't already considered. i get what you guys are saying about financial security and money i save will be going towards college and such as well, I'm a high school senior right now. Once spring comes around ill figure out what kind of investments i can afford.A high school senior and saving money just doesn't roll off my tongue for some reason....LOL.

[HazMatt24]

A high school senior and saving money just doesn't roll off my tongue for some reason....LOL.

agreed. I think all my extra money my senior year went into cannabis inhalation research and development. Or getting girls drunk to touch their boobies.

[lonnie]

agreed. I think all my extra money my senior year went into cannabis inhalation research and development. Or getting girls drunk to touch their boobies.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[cherrington17]

agreed. I think all my extra money my senior year went into cannabis inhalation research and development. Or getting girls drunk to touch their boobies.

Senior year?? Uve done this every year since, too! Lol

I only mod for convienence. Better driving, handling, comfort...etc.

[JLw7123]

just mod the simple things first and then do the hard stuff.

[HazMatt24]

Senior year?? Uve done this every year since, too! Lol

I only mod for convienence. Better driving, handling, comfort...etc.

you have me confused with Billy, I stopped after getting married.

Now I mod to annoy the wife, she hates LEDs