GhettoMax, just reminding you that I said 25k CDN money... that's maybe 18k USD? With what I spent, I'd be hard-pressed to get a Civic SiR (canadian version) Hatch... I could maybe get a Sentra SE-R or a 2001 Prelude, but keep in mind, and I didn't really mention this, but I didn't think I would have all this money up front.. I did pay cash for everything but this project has taken two years and really, much more money that I wished I spent, but it was always "Well, I'm in it this deep"... it's not that I was like... "Hmm.. partially done up 1991 Accord or two year old Prelude/Audi 1.8t/GTi/etc.. "

It just came together over time and when I look back on my receipts, it totals 25k.

At the same time, I had enough sense to somewhat price out a "dream project" Accord when I bought it two years ago, and it came out to 25k, but I just didn't think I'd need to replace as much as soon as I did - also, I thought the insurance would be less.. I'm 21, and insurance in my province is messed up - as it turns out, even without collision coverage, and having had NO accidents, I pay 6k CDN a year... for a 1991 family car that hasn't been looked at by my insurance company... (I know, I should get the appraisal into them, but I'd end up paying more..)

So basically I didn't really anticipate that the final bill would come up as fast as it did... I have sort of a "upgrade as it brakes" policy.

That's my clarification.