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Old Sep 25, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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Hobbies cost money.
Old Sep 26, 2010 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Wagonizor
Last full season I competed all out the whole season was 2007. Ive added up my spending below which is not including my front stage, front stage amps etc. And thats with no recones or blown amps all year. However I did switch amps halfway thru the year...and had 6 amps that I planned on using for a different set of woofers I also had but never switched due to having vehicle issues just before finals and not having time. That was for a street C build in an explorer that had a highest certified of 155.8

-vehicle, 1st set of subs, 2nd set of subs, 1st set of amps, 2nd set of amps, batts, charger, materials (wood, ports, glue, screws, resin), deadener (minimal deadener used), wire, aluminum and copper bussbars (all machining and labour done by myself so it was free), hotels, entry, gas, termlab, cheap laptop, and a maxxlink.

$33,900

let's not get into it...Ithink the point was the cost of going to shows...ie: gas, regi., food, hotels, and vehicle maintenance, etc.

if you wanted to get technical, why not ask riprock how much they've got tied up into the trooper....I bet your $34 k would be miniscule....I know they paid like $10k for amps they didn't even endup using.....
Old Sep 26, 2010 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by n_o_s_21
let's not get into it...Ithink the point was the cost of going to shows...ie: gas, regi., food, hotels, and vehicle maintenance, etc.

if you wanted to get technical, why not ask riprock how much they've got tied up into the trooper....I bet your $34 k would be miniscule....I know they paid like $10k for amps they didn't even endup using.....
oh totally! Im not claiming to have spent more than someone else. Just throwin my numbers in the mix. To show that some people enjoy this hobby and pay X amount of dollars to try and get where they want to be. However Ill admit if I spent $10k less and built more boxes and actually deadened my vehicle I would have gained a lot more.

Ive talked to the twins a cpl times about how much theyre into their ride for...with truck, trailor etc etc over the years. Its one thing only..EXTREME!!!

Ive heard Craig Butlers van has $20k in resin alone! Who BTW just did a 181.7 in ext3+
Old Sep 26, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by n_o_s_21
let's not get into it...Ithink the point was the cost of going to shows...ie: gas, regi., food, hotels, and vehicle maintenance, etc.

if you wanted to get technical, why not ask riprock how much they've got tied up into the trooper....I bet your $34 k would be miniscule....I know they paid like $10k for amps they didn't even endup using.....
How about the amps they paid for and DIDNT EVEN GET.



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Old Sep 27, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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i do not look at the set up cost just the shows
Old Sep 27, 2010 | 06:35 AM
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if ya wouldnt be spending the time and money on car audio you would be wasting it away on women... you have to have your priorities...
Old Sep 27, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by zoomer
if ya wouldnt be spending the time and money on car audio you would be wasting it away on women... you have to have your priorities...
YES! your my hero lol.
Old Dec 7, 2010 | 10:40 PM
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not much anymore, no time, or shows, and lack of everything to compete LOL.
Ummm my last and only REAL competition year, I prob had 5k+ into gas,hotels,food,fees, and all that other junk not countin stereo eq!
Old Dec 7, 2010 | 11:03 PM
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This hobby costs money WITHOUT even going to the shows. How about that.
Old Dec 8, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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All hobbies do. "Hobby" is synonymous with "waste of money for entertainment"

One nice thing about audio - once you have your system going, unless you blow something up or upgrade, it doesn't cost you a cent to listen to it every day.



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