Is200 Running Costs

[DeeTees]

Having just sold the Lexus and having kept track of all my fuel costs etc, I thought I'd pass on the numbers. I know similar topics have been posted before but here goes ...

Car owned for 1040 days

Mileage covered : 34993

Total amount of fuel used : 6010 litres

Average mpg : 26.47

Total cost of fuel : £4906

So, running costs for fuel only are 14p/mile, or £4.72 per day.

Of course, it doesn't stop there.

Luckily there were no servicing costs, (free servicing for 3 years), and the only extras I ever bought were 4 Halfords Super Brilliance Xenon bulbs (taken off car after just 3 months prior to trading it in - offers anybody ?).

But, when you add in depreciation (£13600), road tax (~£500), insurance (~£1300), then these numbers shoot up to...

58p / mile, or £19.53 per day, or nearly £600 per month

Just goes to show what we all know - depreciation is the real killer, and you need deep pockets to run a car these days.

[Kazi]

Buying second hand then saves you loadsa dosh over the same period of time even with no warranty :D

[Pip]

Its the only way to go.

[Scarlet Pimpernell]

Having just sold the Lexus and having kept track of all my fuel costs etc, I thought I'd pass on the numbers. I know similar topics have been posted before but here goes ...

Car owned for 1040 days

Mileage covered : 34993

Total amount of fuel used : 6010 litres

Average mpg : 26.47

Total cost of fuel : £4906

So, running costs for fuel only are 14p/mile, or £4.72 per day.

Of course, it doesn't stop there.

Luckily there were no servicing costs, (free servicing for 3 years), and the only extras I ever bought were 4 Halfords Super Brilliance Xenon bulbs (taken off car after just 3 months prior to trading it in - offers anybody ?).

But, when you add in depreciation (£13600), road tax (~£500), insurance (~£1300), then these numbers shoot up to...

58p / mile, or £19.53 per day, or nearly £600 per month

Just goes to show what we all know - depreciation is the real killer, and you need deep pockets to run a car these days.

Is that avatar your new Mazda 6 MPS? What's it like? (Sssshhhhhhh - shouldn't ask about Mazda's on a Lexus form....)

[R1nG@]

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