So what have you done to your car today?

Started by Loo-knee, 28 April 2011, 21:20:22

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ted_one

Christ.....I've got a 450 mile run up to sunny Scunny on Saturday for some Omega bits,that's going to hurt the fuel budget! :o

Doctor Gollum

Onanists always think outside the box.

Nick W

Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 20:57:21
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 22 September 2016, 20:49:17
Bet TBs fuel pence per mile is still substantially less than yours... ::)

;D ;D ;D ;D

Bet you it is not.... considering KW said his is 12p and TB is no way near that. My last tank had me at almost get sub 9p mile.

Also considering his last tank of gas got him 200 miles, I seriously doubt he is getting any were near mine. I bet you it's more like double mine


Cost per mile includes everything: purchase price, finance cost, servicing, insurance, VED, fuel, depreciation etc etc. Nobody really works this out because it is really scary. The best way of keeping this down is to pay less for the car than it is worth, and to spend as little a possible on the running costs. Even an expensive to own(if you pay someone else to work on it) is cheap to run when it cost less than a grand, or it was paid for for years ago. Excluding VED and insurance, so far this year, my car has cost me about £240; that's a tyre, wishbones and trackrods, alignment, MOT and air filter.

tunnie

Fuel price per mile was specially mentioned.   :y

biggriffin

Quote from: nitro on 22 September 2016, 21:31:13
Christ.....I've got a  :'(450 mile run up to sunny Scunny on Saturday for some Omega bits,that's going to hurt the fuel budget! :o

Have they moved scunny,
You stopping by?
Hoof'land storeman.

Doctor Gollum

Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 21:42:05
Fuel price per mile was specially mentioned.   :y
Then I remembered how much your depreciation will cost ;D
Onanists always think outside the box.

tunnie

Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 22 September 2016, 21:53:42
Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 21:42:05
Fuel price per mile was specially mentioned.   :y
Then I remembered how much your depreciation will cost ;D

You only live once, when you can. Why not? I'm very happy with what I have done. Sadly some just cannot be positive and just like to be nasty.

I need to buy a Galaxy/Zafira soon as well. do I care about deprecation? No.

Lazydocker

Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 21:42:05
Fuel price per mile was specially mentioned.   :y

Actually, it was just pence per mike that was mentioned. That, as stated, includes everything.

But, as long as you're happy with your decision, that is all that matters ;)
Whatever it is... I didn't do it

Doctor Gollum

Quote from: Lazydocker on 22 September 2016, 22:51:06
Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 21:42:05
Fuel price per mile was specially mentioned.   :y

Actually, it was just pence per mike that was mentioned. That, as stated, includes everything.

But, as long as you're happy with your decision, that is all that matters ;)
To be fair I did edit my original post, but dealer servicing and depreciation will hammer the ppm nonetheless  ;)
Onanists always think outside the box.

Kevin Wood

Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 20:57:21
Bet you it is not.... considering KW said his is 12p and TB is no way near that. My last tank had me at almost get sub 9p mile.

Very little difference, then. I needn't start worrying about whether I should start driving a tractor yet. ;D
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tunnie

Quote from: Kevin Wood on 22 September 2016, 23:08:48
Quote from: tunnie on 22 September 2016, 20:57:21
Bet you it is not.... considering KW said his is 12p and TB is no way near that. My last tank had me at almost get sub 9p mile.

Very little difference, then. I needn't start worrying about whether I should start driving a tractor yet. ;D

That's the key word there Kev  :D

frostbite

I think I topped it up too much but none the less it will probably get sucked into the inlet manifold as usual
e46 325i se - 1.8vvti avensis liftback

Doctor Gollum

Waved goodbye to the Focus :'( Will miss it in a perverted sort of way...
Onanists always think outside the box.

annihilator

not just today but over the last couple of weeks have been refurbing the Tourer with some of the clearance bits I got from Amazon.I have fitted new rear s/absorbers,drop links,brake discs,pads,h/brake shoes,h/brake cable and front discs,pads and drop links all for a grand parts total of £75. :D
John.

TD

Took it to the garage today....its now booked in next Tuesday for service  :y.....asked garage blokey who's an MOT man about one of my dodgy looking front tyres, coz its near the wear bar and looking decidely thin on tread, for him to reply "that's fine, its nearly got 3mm left on it and you can see the tread on the outside 1/3rds of the tyre". So it didn't get changed today.....might on Tuesday tho  :-\