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How much do you save for car repairs?
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Haha yep, welcome to modern diesels, Curretly have a few cars im working on for friends and family
Golf needs a new turbo and actuator
skoda fabia timing chain has stretched causing a misfire, needs replacing
ahh its fun and games hence alot of people migrating back to simple petrol cars :rotfl:
I always think of petrol cars being more expensive on fuel.
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chelseablue wrote: »I always think of petrol cars being more expensive on fuel.
I'm probably wrong though!
Yes and No
Petrols are not as economical as diesel in terms of mpg you get more mpg from a diesel than a petrol for sure, BUT and here is the but diesels parts cost more and need more maintenance and there are more things to go wrong on a diesel such as the list above so all the savings that you make from fuel you then have to spend that on repairs so its sort of counter productive
dont get me wrong im not anti diesel at all i have one
diesels really come it to their own when you are doing long journys mainly on the motorway thats when they are at thier most efficent but most people drive aound town in a diesel thats when they are the most inefficient
the general consensus is that if yo do more than 10,000-12,000 miles a year then buy a diesel if not then buy a petrol
Before I bought my astra i have a skoda fabia petrol that gave me 60 Miles to £10 fuel my astra with its contast dpf regen and egr blocking up etc... is doing 73 to £10 so only a diffrence of 13 miles more is it worth it well not really no from an mse point of view but as i can work on my own car and have trade discounts its only works out a tad more in the long run for me“People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”
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I gave up my car years ago. So no car repairs expense here. I would estimate I save a good £700 a year not having to pay tax, insurance, servicing, tyres etc.Paid off the last of my unsecured debts in 2016. Then saved up and bought a property. Current aim is to pay off my mortgage as early as possible. Currently over paying every month. Mortgage due to be paid off in 2036 hoping to get it paid off much earlier. Set up my own bespoke spreadsheet to manage my money.0
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I gave up my car years ago. So no car repairs expense here. I would estimate I save a good £700 a year not having to pay tax, insurance, servicing, tyres etc.
Yep, a few colleagues of mine have got rid of their cars also and have taken up cycling to work, which they seem to enjoy, you get to keep fit which is a bonus on top of saving money
unfortunately for me giving up my car is not an option as i use it a lot did 20,000 miles last year, i get to claim some fuel money back which helps out a little“People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”
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I gave up my car years ago. So no car repairs expense here. I would estimate I save a good £700 a year not having to pay tax, insurance, servicing, tyres etc.
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Thats a very good price to be fair, is it a petrol or diesel
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andydownes123 wrote: »Petrol - BMW Z4 2.5ltr
Very very nice car, my mate has one which he is selling wide body, i drove it the other day drives very well point it and it goes, hes having an issue with the roof at the momnent, ill get round to looking at it when i have a bit more time
the z3m are fetching silly money now and only going up
im keeping an eye out for a mk1 golf r32 see what comes up“People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”
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Husbands bmw went in to be fixed today. Was hoping it would just be a new battery but it wasn't the battery at all, it needed a new crank shaft pully and drive belt.
£310 lighter today
But out of interest I phoned the local bmw dealer and they would have charged £580 so don't feel as bad as I did0 -
Very very nice car, my mate has one which he is selling wide body, i drove it the other day drives very well point it and it goes, hes having an issue with the roof at the momnent, ill get round to looking at it when i have a bit more time
the z3m are fetching silly money now and only going up
im keeping an eye out for a mk1 golf r32 see what comes up
Yes - I've heard of the roof issues - hope it doesn't happened to mine. Nice, my cousin had an R32 Golf. Great until the DSG box goes then you better have deep deep pockets.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
chelseablue wrote: »Husbands bmw went in to be fixed today. Was hoping it would just be a new battery but it wasn't the battery at all, it needed a new crank shaft pully and drive belt.
£310 lighter today
But out of interest I phoned the local bmw dealer and they would have charged £580 so don't feel as bad as I did
ouch... not a bad price to be fair, yep the stealers are really expensive just did a complete drive shaft on a golf yesterday total cost was £110 (mates rates) compared to a quote they got from vw for £290
i have had lots of bmw's in the past they are the best cars out imho but when they go wrong they not cheap to fix
keep putting money away every month that way when the bills come in you dont feel it as much :money:“People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”
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