Yep, figure out what it is you want before just dedicating a figure of money to a project.
serious: find a car that is special to you and that you will love. Modify it over a period of time. Be able to see and feel the differences every bit has made. You take something off the road and just throw money at it, you never really know what you're going to wind up with (unless racecar or you've done the build before).
Doing bolt-ons over a period of 12 months or more, you will see $25k go. People spend that kind of money on cars they never intended to modify in the first place. It is always more complicated that just "wheels and suspension". ALWAYS>WDIO{AHW{FGEOPIWDFNG