How much per year does your car cost you ?

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Has anyone ever worked out how much there car costs them each year including everything ??

IE
cost of car (or rough value lost per year)
TAX
Insurance
Petrol
Maintenance Costs
all cleaning stuff like sponges,wax polish, car shampoo, polishing cloths,etc
ETC
 
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I've not owned it a year, it's only been on the road 2 weeks and I've spent a hideous amount on it, especially for what it is.

Worth it though, when it runs it makes such an awesome noise and is good fun to drive. :)

E: Initially I didn't want to know how much I'd spent, then I put it into excel, I wish I hadn't to be honest. :(
 
chaparral said:
Has anyone ever worked out how much there car costs them each year including everything ??

IE
cost of car (or rough value lost per year)
TAX
Insurance
Petrol
Maintenance Costs
ETC
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cost of car - Bugger all depreciation, is a 20 year old MX5.
TAX - £205
Insurance - £500
Petrol - However many miles I do at ~30mpg.
Maintenance Costs - Since owning it (just under a year), Brakes all round and a set of tyres. Anything else I've spent has been unnecessary really - I've replaced the seats with a pair in better condition, along with a different set of wheels.
 
InvaderGIR said:
I've not owned it a year, it's only been on the road 2 weeks and I've spent a hideous amount on it, especially for what it is.

Worth it though, when it runs it makes such an awesome noise and is good fun to drive. :)

E: Initially I didn't want to know how much I'd spent, then I put it into excel, I wish I hadn't to be honest. :(
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My fault, I kept asking you :D
 
I've spent £2.6k on servicing, repairs and the odd upgrade since I bought it in 2010. I bought it for £6.7k, and it's worth a damn sight less than that now, but that's irrelevant until I sell it. Other than that, tax is £270, insurance was £550 last year and I do about 12k miles a year at an average of 26.5MPG.

Edit: I forgot Fuelly tells me how much I spend on fuel. I spent £3,148 in 2012, covering 13,000 miles.

Pretty reasonable for what it is IMHO
 
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MilanoChris said:
For this thread to be remotely interesting people should list which car it is they own.
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I own/drive a 1988 BMW E30 325i Cabriolet, but I am not going to go into the total cost of things.

I bought it for £400 as a non runner, I taxed it like a ***** for 6 months at £121 (or whatever the 6 month rate was in Feb) and it cost me £50 or so to change my insurance over to it for the remainder of my policy (~5months).
 
IF I worked it out right

I burned around £4400 of petrol in 18months :eek:
14,000 miles at around 17MPG

I guess
cost of car (or rough value lost per year) = payed £3500 for it about 18months ago
TAX is included in petrol price here
Insurance = £500 per year
Petrol = around £2900
Maintenance Costs = around £600
all cleaning stuff like sponges,wax polish, car shampoo, polishing cloths, Auto car wash, etc = most likely around £100
Plus extras (Grom mp3/Bluetooth for car stereo & SS exhaust ) = around £350
 
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Well my Z4 has set me back the following recently:

New starter motor £130
New window regulator £150
Fresh rubber all round £600
Service £130
Complete front suspension rebuild £580
Road tax £240

So yeh, I'm a bit skint :(
 
It's the depreciation that's the killer. I won't be working it out on the Golf as it will just depress me.

Luckily the car in my sig costs very little in essentials (cheap tax, insurance, very little depreciation and I do my own servicing now) although I do like spending money on improving it but it's more of a hobby than a necessity.
 
2010 Honda Insight ES owned a year and a half. Do about 9k miles per year. I do keep track of costs.

I estimate the following over the past year:

cost of car (or rough value lost per year) - £1400
TAX - £10
Insurance £345
Petrol - £1100 ish (average 46mpg)
Maintenance Costs £300 (including main dealer service with free full AA cover, brake fluid change and MOT)
Cleaning etc £60
Total - £3215

This year will probably be a bit pricier. I'm expecting 4 new tyres before winter.
 
My VXR cost me about £6500-7k a year to run (had it for about 10 months).

That included:
Insurance (£1600)
Tax (about £300
Tyres (£500 x2)
Service (£200)
MOT (£35)
Petrol 16k+ miles (£3500+)

I bought the car for £6700 and sold it for £6300.

If i included everything in the original post i bet it would be about £8k+.

I get tax back though on my fuel allowance, though it makes hardly any difference at all.
 
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