Gutted :(

Firestar_3x · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:46

Bad luck mate, never a good situation to be in.

Those running costs are quite cheap really, i would be happy with that cost for those many miles.

Something like a newer Skoda VRS should cut down on the running costs slightly, but tbh trying to buy something thats ok and lots cheaper to run aint going to happen.

Fr0dders · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:47

Matt82 said:
£4k audi s4. over 300bhp, drinks for fun, bomb proof drivetrain

unlucky though fella

what sort of running costs is an S4 going to throw up.

whats servicing like ?

[TW]Fox · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:48

Guys his running costs are, comparatively speaking, rock bottom. There is nothing huge there at all - even a service on a Focus 1.6 is going to cost £160ish.

It's either convince her to keep the Vectra OR its ecohatchback time, I dont think there is an acceptable or viable middle ground. I cant think of a single performance saloon thats going to be noticeably cheaper to service or put tyres on.

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:48

It's lower running costs that my 2k prelude over similar time/milage.

If its costing less than a reknowned reliable Jap car to run, its doing a good job!

[TW]Fox · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:48

MrLOL said:
what sort of running costs is an S4 going to throw up.

whats servicing like ?

Out of the frying pan into the raging nuclear inferno!

BigglesPiP · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:48

Golf?

Fr0dders · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:49

[TW]Fox;15453382 said:
It's either convince her to keep the Vectra OR its ecohatchback time, I dont think there is an acceptable or viable middle ground. I cant think of a single performance saloon thats going to be noticeably cheaper to service or put tyres on.

Firestar_3x said:
but tbh trying to buy something thats ok and lots cheaper to run aint going to happen.

Sadly i already thought this

but thought the creative minds and extensive knowledge of OcUk might unearth something i havent thought of.

appears not.

As already suggested, will have to get the car fixed and let her choose an alternative. Then pick it to bits by pointing out how similar it is to run.

Fr0dders · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:50

[TW]Fox;15453388 said:
Out of the frying pan into the raging nuclear inferno!

thought as much

Jez · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:51

Mate nothing will be much cheaper, you need to either put your foot down or get something VERY cheap to run such as a low end diesel focus. Its not going to be worth it, keep the vectra.

Firestar_3x · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:51

Perhaps you should start a 24 month running costs thread and we can all tell you the costs so you can show her?

iaind · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:52

[TW]Fox;15453382 said:
Guys his running costs are, comparatively speaking, rock bottom. There is nothing huge there at all - even a service on a Focus 1.6 is going to cost £160ish.

It's either convince her to keep the Vectra OR its ecohatchback time, I dont think there is an acceptable or viable middle ground. I cant think of a single performance saloon thats going to be noticeably cheaper to service or put tyres on.

Completely agree, the running costs are very low and nothing's really going to come close. But his relationship is clearly in a bit of trouble at the moment so he needs to do something

Is £800 the best possible price you can get the clutch done for? When I needed clutch/dmf, initial prices were just over 1k, but a bit of time and investigation brought that down to £650ish. Coming home with some flowers and telling her you've somewhere who'll do it for £500, you'll do it after christmas and cycle to work in the meantime. Or something....

SB118 · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:52

£800 for a clutch? It carbon/ceramic or something? :eek:

Would another option be to keep the Vectra and buy her a 600 quid hatchback heap she can run into the ground every 12 months?

[TW]Fox · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:53

SB118 said:
Would another option be to keep the Vectra and buy her a 600 quid hatchback heap she can run into the ground every 12 months?

How on earth does that make any difference to his situation :confused:

BigglesPiP · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:53

Does she drive?

SB118 · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:55

[TW]Fox;15453431 said:
How on earth does that make any difference to his situation

Then when the vectra breaks the family isn't stuck without transport, giving her one less thing to complain about.

Spuderoony · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:55

Firestar_3x said:
Perhaps you should start a 24 month running costs thread and we can all tell you the costs so you can show her?

Yeah, because as we all know women who are prone to making emotional and irrational claims just love to have their argument picked apart by a collection of spreadsheets and graphs. That might tip her to murder!

[TW]Fox · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:56

SB118 said:
Then when the vectra breaks the family isn't stuck without transport, giving her one less thing to complain about.

I dont think thats her issue.

iaind · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:57

Firestar_3x said:
Perhaps you should start a 24 month running costs thread and we can all tell you the costs so you can show her?

Well seeing as diesel mondeo has appeared more than a few times in this thread, 20 months of ownership:

4 tyres - £420
1 service with brake fluid change - £220
DMF and Clutch - £650
Tax - £180 (i think)
Front brake pads - £50

Total - £1520

Fr0dders · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:57

BigglesPiP said:
Does she drive?

no. Half the problem

she has no understanding of the term "enjoyable to drive" and just sees a car as car.

To be honest its just as well, shes the worst sort of woman driver in the passenger seat. Overly panicky and terrible judge of speed / distance. Number of times i've been told "WE"RE GOING TO CRASH" like 45 seconds before we got near the back end of the car in front leaving me enough time to move even the titanic into another lane.

Firestar_3x · 3 Dec 2009 at 20:58

Spuderoony said:
Yeah, because as we all know women who are prone to making emotional and irrational claims just love to have their argument picked apart by a collection of spreadsheets and graphs. That might tip her to murder!

Depends on the woman some listen to reason other don't, presented in the correct way (so not to be argumentative) it could work, she seems to be blinkered by the real term running costs of cars.