Car maintenance - how much do you spend?

geoffky

Service was £460 and i needed 4 new tyres that came to £618. just out of warranty and thats £890..not cheap things to run are cars.

bengalknights

geoffky wrote: »

Service was £460 and i needed 4 new tyres that came to £618. just out of warranty and thats £890..not cheap things to run are cars.

Was the service at a dealer? would have thought being out of warranty and independant would be able to do a cheaper service?

jase1

I spend what the car needs. When people are paying £3000/year in depreciation alone, and £1500 in fuel, forking out £100 for a couple of tyres and a couple of hundred for a cambelt is put into perspective.

grizzly1911

jase1 wrote: »

I spend what the car needs. When people are paying £3000/year in depreciation alone, and £1500 in fuel, forking out £100 for a couple of tyres and a couple of hundred for a cambelt is put into perspective.

And when you think what people will spend on a night out.:p

Flying-High_2

Not much... Everything done to schedule... Oil changes every 6k at cost of £12.50ish + 10-15mins of my time.... Oil's cheaper than metal so no excuse to scrimp.... ML will be dearer due to 7.5 litres of Fully Synth.

I get trade most places so it's just my time really.

Kilty_2

~£140 a year for a service. That's about all it should need in 3 years :rotfl:

£900/year depreciation though :eek:

property.advert

£280 for new rubber after a couple of months. Expecting a couple of hundred come December for the annual service and maybe £50 for an MOT.

bigjl

I am another member of the regualr oil and filter change club. I then change the air filter every second oil change and do the fuel filter every fourth oil change.

I always use OE filters and top spec oil. I may use a K/N air filter this time as they can be reused for years. I usually put on a complete set of tyres every two years if i rotate. I do change my oil every 5/6k, or roughly half the recommended interval. I have done this since i was a courier/private hire driver. And never had an engine blow up.

Everything else gets done as it needs it.

Current Mondeo is on original suspension, clutch etc.

Hasn't had a multibelt since i bought the car well over 60k ago and it is still quietish!

Noticed a little bit of rust on the original backbox but no leaks so it will stay on till it leaks.

Everything else tends to get replaced if mt MOT bloke says it needs it soon.

An oil change and filter cost me about £35 depending on the exact oil specs, but i have spotted a nice Comma oil in Fors 5w30 fully synthetic flavour for £17 and i will probably use that next time.

I reckon i spend less than £200 a year if you factor in tyres, but i do over 25000 miles a year.

I did have to put two handbrake cables and rear discs and pads on for the MOT but the front discs and pads are on there since before i bought it.

I may treat her to new poly bushes in the rear subframe, new shocks all round and new front lower wishbones later this year. Maybe a set of alloys to spoil the old girl, or maybe just get rid, a the miles it has done, not far off 170k now, mean a few big bills are on the way.

I must admit that i have not had a major component failure on a car for many years, and come to think about it that was a company car.

C_Mababejive

This year i have spent the following.

Reduced price MoT..cant remember exactly,about £40 passed no worries

Service..£3.50 for an oil filter and sump plug washer. already had 5 litres of oil in garage from last time

mcjordi

just spent £20 on parts for a mini service on the xsara
air filter oil filter (could of got them cheaper but had a credit note in the local factors) and £10.56 on 5L of oil for it.so less than a tenner for the filters...

gotta do drop links soon but again job i can do (circa £12-15 for both of em)

no depreciation as i bought it cheap £400 with 51,800 on it now done 53500 and its diesel.. so no miles at all..

cambelt will be changed soon (i cant do that so will be in the garage again circa £200 for full kit and water pump)