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Costs of running a car
MoneySavingUser
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in Motoring
Petrol
Servicing
MOT
Insurance
Road Tax
Repairs
Fines!
Accessories (Sat Nav etc.)
Breakdown Cover
Depreciation?
Oil/Coolant/Wiper fluid etc.
what else?
Servicing
MOT
Insurance
Road Tax
Repairs
Fines!
Accessories (Sat Nav etc.)
Breakdown Cover
Depreciation?
Oil/Coolant/Wiper fluid etc.
what else?
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in what sense?
new,old or what?
my car doesnt depreciate since i will run it till it dies0 -
You can delete fines. I've not had one for over 20 years.0
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parking
cleaning (well some do...)
Tolls0 -
With every possible cost included and averaged down:
Budget between £70 and £100 a week for running the average car.
Budget between £100 and £150 a week if you buy a new one every 1 or 2 years (depreciation).
Budget between £120 and £200+ a week if you buy and drive a new "prestige" car every 1 or 2 years (depreciation).
Some cars can lose more than £30'000 a year in depreciation.....“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Strider590 wrote: »With every possible cost included and averaged down:
Budget between £70 and £100 a week for running the average car.
Budget between £100 and £150 a week if you buy a new one every 1 or 2 years (depreciation).
Budget between £120 and £200+ a week if you buy and drive a new "prestige" car every 1 or 2 years (depreciation).
Some cars can lose more than £30'000 a year in depreciation.....
£5200 a year? that include purchase price?0 -
Petrol = £150 a week (for diesel)
Servicing = Do it all myself
MOT = £30 a year
Insurance = £197 per year (fully comp, protected no claims, etc)
Road Tax = £205 per year
Repairs = Can't remember the last time something broke, it's old school basics
Fines! = Don't get them
Accessories (Sat Nav etc.) = One Sat nag at £400
Breakdown Cover = £118 a year (home start, recovery, roadside, etc)
Depreciation? = If you can find what we have on fleabay (or anywhere else), they seem to be going up in price.
Oil/Coolant/Wiper fluid etc. = Spending somewhere around £150 a year for the service consumables
I think the biggest single expense (when compared to other vehicles) is our tyres (BF Goodrich), they come out at £130 each but do last for 40,000 miles.Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.0 -
MoneySavingUser wrote: »Petrol
Servicing
MOT
Insurance
Road Tax
Repairs
Fines!
Accessories (Sat Nav etc.)
Breakdown Cover
Depreciation?
Oil/Coolant/Wiper fluid etc.
what else?
Finance?
Parking charges?Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
£5200 a year? that include purchase price?
No, purchase price is not included, but depreciation of it's value is.... You'll eventually recover some of the purchase price but not all of it.
Read This report from AA“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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Strider590 wrote: »No, purchase price is not included, but depreciation of it's value is.... You'll eventually recover some of the purchase price but not all of it.
Read This report from AA
but it would 5x times the value of my car when i purchased it
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