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What make is your car and how much does it cost you??

kylehp04 · 2012-07-13 09:48:44

Hey Everyone, :) I see a lot of people here asking general questions about what car they should buy that is good value for money. So I thought it might be nice to start a thread for people to discuss what model they have, how much it costs them in petrol a week and how many problems they have had with them. So I will get…

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worried_jim Posts: 11,631 Forumite

15 July 2012 at 10:24AM

brownie4583 wrote: »

I recently changed from a 2.0 litre Citroen C5 Auto(03),£270 tax,£370 insurance,around £40 a week petrol to a Renault Clio 1.2(09)£120 tax,£200 insurance and £20 a week petrol.
So my motoring costs are down from £2133 per year to £1066 per year,or £177 per month down to £88 per month.
Extra money for the horses and fags!!

But how much did it cost you to change the car?

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