houlsby

how much do you budget per year for your impreza? i.e how much would you expect to spend maintanance wise? tax? tyres? speeding fines?

just at the final stage of buying a classic and making sure i can really afford it!

bob r

iTrader: (46)

In the last 18 months about about 3k

The Dogs B******s

Depends on how much your going to use it.

houlsby

using it on nights and weekends just as a toy. last year i did 8k in my old car including goin to work in it once in a while.

dont want to under budget. thinking a tyre change (all 4) will be £240 to £300? then £300 remaining for servicing & parts? not including things like re builds ect.

what would scooby do

don't care, I tend not to worry about things that are affordable..

mr hat

iTrader: (2)

8k per annum budget 30-40 quid a week on petrol if your driving it quick.

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

too much!!! but it's worth it

mate if your worrying about running costs then a scooby aint for you!!

Spec'c'57

iTrader: (1)

Not enough on my part.... 3 tanks of fuel gone in the spec'C' THIS year.....

michaelro

Tax £200
Tyres £350
Insurance £600
Servicing £500
MOT £50
Petrol £2300 (12k a Year)

Probably shouldn't include petrol so £1700 with nothing going wrong and no modifications...

Then again it's only money and you can't take it with you.
Plus the smiles per mile are pretty damn good!!

MrRA

At least 8k per year for me

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

i use the company fuel card so i cant moan
but i aint allowed to use it in shell

PaulC72

spent £1500 on the Ra already had it 2 months, wheels next it'll be several thousand by year end witht he things we wan to do to it, but hey ho its only money and as long as you are spending disposable and not he gas bill money it does not matter

Tidgy

um, my bill for the last year, 10k ish.

all bar new gearbox, brake pads and servicing was by choice though

Robin Mullan

If you include absolutly everything, etc upgrades, petrol, insurance, tax and whatever else you can think of, in 2years, 9 months of ownership, around
23k, plus what I paid for it.

Pete

Robin, am i reading you right, so the 23k is just mods, petrol etc, not the buying of the car??

Me, 7k in 3 months...

houlsby

i take it these costs arnt just for services service parts and tyres?

turbogav

[QUOTE=michaelro;7059021]Tax £200
Tyres £350
Insurance £600
Servicing £500
MOT £50
Petrol £2300 (12k a Year)QUOTE]

Definately agree with the above Houlsby BUT if you start modifying budget many more £££'s. Once you start its difficult to stop.

Bought mine last September thinking I would leave standard, so far spent about £2k ish in mods but then have only just started.

I guess however much you budget, you'll always need more!

houlsby

nope wont be able to modify it the insurance is insane as it is on a std car!

Robin Mullan

Yes Staffi, you certainly are reading me right mate, i forgot to mention things going wrong, and i've never had an accident in it either, thank ****. And one or both of the head gaskets have just gone.

andyt1981

who cares, thats not what you buy an impreza for, if u want mpg and all that crap then u buy a mondeo

turbogav

Strange that. Exactly what i was thinking just before I bought mine!

Go for it!

Crosstalk

IMHO, you're right about all of it except the "worth it" bit!

I run my unmodified 05 WRX wagon as a company car, a reasonably cheap taxable lease deal (the cars are sourced, owned and run by our own company so it's pretty much non profit making), and even then with my 2000 mile per month commute I shell out £700 a month in lease payment, income tax and fuel. That's £8,400 per year

For that very reason, I've paid a £2000 early return fine to send the damn thing back and get something cheaper - a 106bhp Megane Diesel Estate!!! Before you all laugh, it costs half as much per month and if I'm honest with myself, all the miles I do are either to and from work (no fun) or weekend drives with the kids in the car (no fun) so having 225bhp and 4wd is a pointless extravagance.

scoobystiv8

A lot more than the wife will ever know about.

bitemybutt

£183 per month insurance. £100+ a week on fuel. Parts so far this year is approx £2000, but that includes a new f-in engine (£670).
Lucky I still live with my parents eh!

Robin Mullan

[QUOTE=bitemybutt;7059309]£183 per month insurance.

Holy Shmoly.

AudiLover

younger brother spent 4 grand so far on his 1.4 ibiza sport in 4 months lol.

I spend about 3k a year on my motor

Norman Dog

iTrader: (1)

106bhp Megane Diesel Estate!!! now that really is NO FUN

Just think, you can buy a new conservatory or something exciting with the money you've saved

Big_Dan531

i spend £1800 a year on insurance as a named driver on my mums insurance as i was 19 when i insured it 400 quid on service £1000 on wheels i have spent about 5k so far this year thats not including petrol which is a bout 40 quid a weekend as i only dirve it at weekends

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

since december last year when i bought the scoob...

£400 for sercive inc cambelt and new radiator
£215 front discs pads
£285 for backbox and centre decat
£90 alpine rear mids
£180 rear discs pads and leaking radiator hose
£140 bailey dumpvalve
£730 scratch removal, dent removal, decat downpipe, some spraywork to bonnet etc.
£400 on suspension ive just bought
£100 tax
£185 a month insurance
£55 a week fuel

due a service next week which will be around £200, plus probable new spark plugs £50ish, new m.a.f. sensor £90ish, fitting of new suspension...

put it this way, my credit card has been maxed out twice (once buying the car, the other on all the above), and i have plenty of debt due to my fasination with subaru's. oh and a mortgage, and all i do is work in a warehouse, mrs in a food factory.

do i care im always skint and heading towards financiasl ruin... do i ****.

Gutmann pug

£40 for an MOT
£9.99 Oil
£1.49 air freshener
£200 insurance

Not bad for a years motoring .......

Not a Subaru though