Cost of motoring

[Marks DTM Calib]

Thats teh risk of buying high mileage motors.....the secret now is to run it for 2-3 years at which point it becomes cheap motoring.

[theolodian]

Thats the risk of buying high mileage motors.....the secret now is to run it for 2-3 years at which point it becomes cheap motoring.

Yeah, I've owned worse.  That is my plan, I'm just a bit annoyed that I ended up not only having to do all 4 shocks at the same time but also the front brakes.  100 quid a month is better than spending 350 when you were hoping to do 200 now and the rest in 2 months.

[Chopsdad]

Cambelt £185
Waterpump £80
Wishbones £100
Track Rod Ends £100
Tracking £15
MAF £45

£525 in 4 months and mine's only done 44,000 and isn't yet 4 years old.

Never mind - MOT next week adds another £40 but it's all I've paid for in 4 years so at £125 per year, or a tenner a month for maintenance it's not so bad.  

[peterjohn36]

Just over £600 for a MOT might seem high to some people, but I look at it this way, you will always need insurance and road tax on any other car, so £600 odd for an MOT £50 amonth, if your car is paid for could you buy a better car for £50 amonth. My last car was on HP at just over £200 amonth for 4 years, never again £2400 a year plus repair bills, paid for the omega outright, only got £1200 trade with the old car, have had the omega nearly 2 years have only had a oxy sensor go wrong. The car is 5 years old this month, so maybe things might start to go.

[Jay w]

my cost for the last year.

8 tyres £490
10 filter changes £150
Mot - £250
General servicing £250
Insurance £350

Total £1490

not bad considering i have just clocked up 27,000 miles in the last 12 months

Oh yeah and petrol costs of close to £3500!!!