Hanslow

You need to at least double your service costs, remember there are two, one ~100 quid, t'other about 400 quid, so that's 500 quid.

And boy do you have expensive tyres

250 quid a corner??????

More like 100-120 quid a corner. You should be able to get a full set for 500 quid.

You need to add on brakes. Discs and pads. I've budgeted for two sets of pads per set of discs. Depends what you go for as well and what is currently on the vehicle. A set of Group N discs and pads from TSL come in at about 500 quid for the fronts only.


[Edited by Hanslow - 3/29/2002 7:40:21 PM]

chrisp

Tyres and service prices are the wrong way round but yep not far off.

super_si

lol nope nope if you look the next service is the 75,000 so its 215?? isnt it??

chrisp

I included tyres in my 1000 estimate of servicing and parts
I would have thought with the details you have given its gonna cost 4K at least

Hanslow

But what about the one after? Unless you plan to keep the car for just a year you need to plan a bit further ahead. I tend to do about 5 years of cost and average it over the year and put that money aside each month. That way, when the big services come up, I should have enough stashed away already.

One thing to check as well is that the cambelt has been changed on schedule (60000 miles???) cos this is a costly number

super_si

i know think its millage is 70 on that example car

Richard Simpson

I bought my 94 WRX nearly three years a go and at the time I was on a bit less than £16,000, I'm on a bit more than that now - so it can be done!

I've done 45,000 miles in mine and changed the tyres twice and had the usual servicing costs. MPG has averaged about 22 - 24, a bit less on weekends .

BTW I am selling mine and it is about the same miles, spec etc. I very much doubt that it is putting out 300BHP though...

If your friend is interested I will be letting mine go for a bit less than the one advertised - might cover some of the running costs....

Mail me if your friend is interested/wants more info on running this car

Cheers

Richard
p.s. it has 4 new tyres (Toyo Proxes), recent service but standard 16" wheels.




[Edited by Richard Simpson - 3/29/2002 9:06:58 PM]

super_si

you email me your emails jsut returned n error

Si

lordharding

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money is not everything i also run a rover touring turbo deasel £280 to insure £160 to tax and i budget for £300 a year for maintence i have had it 5 years and will run it into the ground i get 50 mpg !!! i do 12000 a year with it but does it make me smile???? NO WAY the green wagon {for the wife for shopping} i have lost £5000k in 20 months in dep £500 servicing £160 tax i have spent £1300 on mods and 23 mpg i do 7000 per year in it looking cost wise its crazy and takes up a big chunk of my salery but it makes me feel GREAT and YOUNG when i fire it up i never stop smiling i would give up drink eating out or anything but never the scoob !!!! your only young (ish) once you cant take it with you life is too short i will never regret the scoobyou can always find the £££ if you want it bad enough

super_si

i just replied again something wrong with ur email addy mate

super_si

and again mate!!!

Richard Simpson

Very strange It seems to be referencing a very old e-mail address of mine.... I am still getting the mails though . If you still have problems try rab_simpson@ntlworld.com