What else can you purchase?

Vita · 1 May 2014 at 10:28

Well, I have had my Mondeo ST TDCI for a year now. I thought I'd tally up my costs of fuel and other bits.

Considering I bought a diesel on the basis that I was doing many miles. I still do the odd long trip, but It got me thinking, is a diesel really worth it for me? I don't think I did many miles to warrant a diesel, and a lot of the miles were inner city driving which I don't really get great mpg on. In the year I've had it, it has cost me the following;

2 front tyres at £200
Servicing £100
Maintenance; £150
Fuel; £1,833.02
Mileage done; 11,425.00
Average consumption: 40.00mpg
Insurance: £1100
Tax: £175

So £3,558.02 in the year.

Now 40mpg to me seems rather poor to average over the year. I would have liked 45mpg at least or even 50mpg If I'm being optimistic.

So this then got me thinking, what petrol equivalent could I purchase that would give me similar or even better mpg then my Mondeo? Which is also quicker, more refined and a better car overall, oh and cheaper to run? I can't think of one, and no this isn't a purchase justification thread.

Is there even one? Would a old performance car cost me less to run then a newer diesel? Obviously, depending what the car throws up, it could cost me more either way.

It's just a thought and I would like your opinions on it.

Vita · 1 May 2014 at 11:24

rossk26 said:
It will be impossible to find a petrol car this is quicker with better MPG than the diesel Mondeo.

Having said that, if you don't focus on MPG, then yes there are quicker petrol cars which will be cheaper to run than the diesel Mondeo.

Is it possible that you know of a few? It's not that I am looking to change, I'm just curious. I can't think of many that are in decent nick, as the usual impreza etc are getting on and may cost more to maintain then the cost of saving.

Vita · 1 May 2014 at 11:37

Great post xs2man. Makes much more sense to me now looking at it with those factors. Thank you.

Vita · 1 May 2014 at 12:32

bledd. said:
How come your insurance is so much? Are you 20 or do you live in the Bronx

Bradford. That's why. But that was for last year, this year it has come down to £800ish.

Vita · 1 May 2014 at 13:16

Inner city driving I get an average of around 35mpg/36mpg, this is with the car not even being warmed up to temperature some of the times. The average of 40mpg is there because of my long distance journeys which are twice a month.

I think it's quite poor, and I am not light footed either. On the motorway I can see 50mpg if I do sensible speed.