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[dave the builder]

My 53 plate Omega in 15 months ,3500 miles
transmission oil and filter
1 coil pack+ genuine plugs ,air filter,oil filter,oil
1 x mot
paint ,underseal,supertrol ,panels ,etc
bucket avoidance system rear camera ,touchscreen radio + dashcam
new rear springs ,seat covers
spare extra parts(spare mirrors,brake pads cable ,headlamps etc )
including petrol .insurance ,breakdown cover

less than £150 per month
not including my labour 

Which in anyone's book Dave must be considered cheap for running our cars

cheap motoring considering the payload i carry 
,the only thing that I'd moan about is the 25 MPG petrol cost
I used to get 33 ish MPG from my 20SE carlton ,which was pre emission standards 1990s
(the C20NE engine got dumped )

that said ,I'd much rather drive My car than some modern FWD 50 MPG Euro box

[TheBoy]

I type a long reply with all my cars down to pence per mile, but the useless oppsing wifi around here meant it got lost. So oppsit, I aint type it again 

[STEMO]

I type a long reply with all my cars down to pence per mile, but the useless oppsing wifi around here meant it got lost. So oppsit, I aint type it again 

Shame, that would have made an interesting read.   

[dave the builder]

I type a long reply with all my cars down to pence per mile, but the useless oppsing wifi around here meant it got lost. So oppsit, I aint type it again 

so your internet can't deliver your "packets" in Brackley either 

[Doctor Gollum]

I doubt that I spent £5k on my plod one... Over 6 years/190k miles. And still sold it for what I paid for it

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Don't have the paperwork to hand, but Ive spent over two grand getting mine how I want it. Most of that was in the first year.
The accepted wisdom would say its mad to spend thousands maintaining and upgrading a car with very little resale value, but a well sorted Omega is still a nice car to drive, even today. And how much  would a car cost now that has all or most of the characteristics of the Omega ?
To me, its cheap motoring.

[amba]

That's my logic too Albs.
Paid £1000 for mine around 5 years ago and went to town on it..new suspension/brakes/exhaust etc etc.

Dries like a dream and the 100k miles Ive covered have been a pleasure and now I only seem to pay std running costs.Trouble is with a 15 year old car when something big now needs doing you have a lot of soul searching justifying spending it again

[Nick W]

Of course they are, it's a modern classic!

Which translates as an old car that I'm deluding myself might be worth something before I die

[Viral_Jim]

Does that include the £16,000 to rebuild it after the bump   

 

No, but it does include £1,190 net for parts and labour after insurance payout

Did you keep a record of how much, including fuel?

[Doctor Gollum]

About £17k unleaded in one year

[biggriffin]

Christ, Cba, I buy em, when it goes wrong fix it, how much does it cost over it's life couldn't tell ya, I've better things to waste my time on.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Each to their own.

[Lizzie Zoom]

Does that include the £16,000 to rebuild it after the bump   

 

No, but it does include £1,190 net for parts and labour after insurance payout

Did you keep a record of how much, including fuel?

No, as I consider that, like insurance and road tax to be expenses for any car.  The figure would probably scare me though and be in the tens of thousands!!

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Mine covers about 3500 miles per year at approx. 24mpg. Cba to work out the cost tbh because if I was interested or bothered, I wouldn't drive a gas guzzler.

[Magwheels]

Of course they are, it's a modern classic!

Which translates as an old car that I'm deluding myself might be worth something before I die