Rather than a usual spec me a car thread, I've gone for one with a difference for a bit of fun (although there is some usefulness to it for me), so I set you a maths challenge with a recommendation required at the end. Here's the parameters for a new car:
So the question is, what car would you recommend that I could buy and fuel from the savings I will make in the petrol alone for the next three years on my current car. For the purposes of the exercise assume zero servicing, maintenance, insurance and fueling costs. i.e. only consider purchase price today and fuel costs for three years.
- I currently commute 75 miles every weekday and will do so for the next three years
- I pay £1.07 for a litre of V Power, which my car requires
- I get an average of 19mpg on my commute which, although predominately on the motorway, is quite stop start. My car ranges anything between 10mpg and 22mpg on a decent length journey depending on whether it is urban or steady motorway cruise. (I hope this gives you context as to what to use for a smaller car's fuel consumption in your workings)
So the question is, what car would you recommend that I could buy and fuel from the savings I will make in the petrol alone for the next three years on my current car. For the purposes of the exercise assume zero servicing, maintenance, insurance and fueling costs. i.e. only consider purchase price today and fuel costs for three years.
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