How reliable/costly is your daily run

[bodgit]

Every year we get the JD Powers top 100 drivers satisfactory list .
This is just a simple post for you to let other oOplers know how reliable or costly you car has been as sometimes you get people asking for opinions on car A B or C

MY Car 05 Ford C Max 2lt Tdci Ghia
Owned 3yrs 4mths Milage in that time 36000
Actual mileage 56000
Mpg 42-44 local 50+ on a run

Cost of replaced wear and tear items,
Tyres £465 4 front 2 rear
Brakes £133
Intercooler £345
Battery £95
Total £1038 average £26p/mth

Insurance £883 over 3yrs
Full servicing mot £452

Apart from the intercooler and battery going my c max has been totaly reliable. Great car to drive good visabilty and fuel economy and not a bad mid -range burst of overtaking speed. Road holding is fantastic for a car of this size and hieght, never lost it yet in any conditions.
I,ve got three torn discs in my back and one in my neck and the seats in this car are by far the best in any car I,ve driven or been a passenger in. The comfort is so good that this is my second cmax.
I would recommend this car to anyone.

[mikeyscott]

I get 30mpg on mine on run and low 20mpg around town ;)

Other costs, only just bought it. - Volvo S40 T5 - was going to look at a ST3 Ford Focus ST, but wanted more comfort etc. Getting old!

[mikerobinson83]

BMW 323

Mpg = 18.5 around town (i live in the town centre)
40 on a run (this is based from my trip computer)

Cost for parts is yet unknown as we have not had to get any work done in the 3 months we have had it.

Allthough after the ice crazyness that is RWD i have had to get an emergancy tyre (£25 fitted 2nd hand) and will have to replace the other rear in about a month or so hence only gettin a 2nd hand tyre as i will replace both rears new when the next one needs doing.

[Big G]

Mk4 golf TDI
Owned for a smidgen over 3yrs now
mileage when bought 110k
mileage now 179k
Insurance £329 for me (29) and the Mrs (25)

I see 550 miles+ out of a tank full. 620 (52mpg) is the most I've got.
20 miles of country roads to work each way.

Drove to Valencia and back last summer on Holiday so clocked up 3000 miles and it never missed a beat :)

I lost reverse in the 1st few weeks of owning the car and lived without it for a few months. The DMF failed and 60 miles later the diff made a break for freedom out the side of the gearbox housing :(

Some prices may be rough from memory

gearbox off ebay £150
G60 solid flywheel £15
VR6 clutch £69
Poly bushes to replace worn originals £150
discs rear and pads all round £100
service equipment £80
oil every 10k (give or take) £13x6
tyres (can't remember exactly. maybe 2 sets on front 1 on rear) £300 (225/40/18)
3 wheel bearings £60

I cracked a wheel also hitting a rock while passing someone in the lanes. My wheels at the time had been resprayed black and I needed tyres anyway so I sold the 3 + the cracked one on ebay for £60 and bought a new set of silver wheels for £400.

All prices are parts only as I can do all the work myself

[Bungleaio]

My 2006 Impreza WRX

MPG on my last tank was 17, I did a 500mile trip to newcastle and back before christmas and averaged 22.5 The best I ever managed was 30.1 and that involved driving at a steady 50 on the motorway.

I bought it 3 years ago at 12000 miles and it's now on 49000 so I've put about £9000 of fuel in.

What I've spent on it-

£1600 for LPG conversion last July. It should break even in a couple of months.
£1000 on coilovers as the rear shocks failed. It was cheaper to buy the coilovers than to get new shocks from Subaru
About £1200 on servicing, including new front pads twice and one set of front disc's Needs a major service and cambelt in the next couple of weeks so there's another £300+
£70 on a new battery.
£800 on two sets of tyres
£500 pa on insurance
£230 road tax pa (would be £400pa if it had been registered 10 days later)

I also spent another £400 on new wheels and £700 on stiffer anti roll bars, solid drop links and anti lift kit.

It has only ever let me down once when the engine started pissing oil out of one of the inspection plugs on the block, fixed that myself though.

Great car though, it's reasonably quick, handles very well and looks good (imho) when it's clean.

Now I've sorted it's drink problem I'm planning on keeping it for another couple of years at least.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r50/Bungleaio/Car%20wash%20dec%202010/DSC00087.jpg

[Nick Goodall]

Mk4 Golf 2.0 GTi (2003)

11k Miles when we got it, now up to 95k

Repairs:
Waterpump (Failed within warranty and was a known problem - fixed for free)
Fusebox - Water ingress which led to a new one £110 all in
Front pipe & Cat failed causing the Engine management light to come on even though it was fine on emissions, cost £400 all in.

That's the only money i've ever had to spend repairing things but it's had:

2 sets of Discs & Pads all round (2nd set was only recently as they did 40k each). Around £100 all in each time getting a mate to do it.

Servicing every year or 10k without fail for around £90 all in, i've supplied all parts on the major services which are around £150

Cambelt replaced at £150

Averages 30mpg on a usual tank, up to 35mpg if very careful driving daily and no traffic.

It doesn't really get through hardly any oil either but i've heard some people with this engine have had a problem having to put 1-2L oil in between services.

Not bad really, i think it's proved to me why the VAG cars are so well thought of and make good buys even at high mileage!

Seat Leon FR TDi (2008) does 40mpg and all i've had to do since we got it was have all 4 wheels refurbed, couple of tiny door dents taken out and 2 x New tyres & brake fluid service (Overall i've spend £750 on it)

[Stu]

This thread is ace.

[big air]

My Chevy Astro Dayvan,

Gets around 20 mph depending how you drive in:p 4.3 litre engine so not bad 200 bhp and weighs close to 3 tonne.

Nothing breaks as its built like a tank engines go on forever so just service parts which are cheap. Its also fitted with LPG so works out just as cheap to run as a diesel:D

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[mole2k]

2007 Mk5 Golf Sport 1.9TDI

Average 55mpg, long run 65mph, town 40mpg. If I drive carefully and am stuck in slow moving traffic it can average about 75mpg @ 45mph.

Never skipped a beat in the 6months I've owned it so far.

[Bagman]

2007 BMW 330D M Sport Touring.

35mpg knocking about and 45mpg on a run. Though I've had a couple of experimental runs where I've trickled along a quiet motorway at 60mph and been able to get just over 55mpg out of it, though I defy anyone to be able to do that on a regular basis.

1 set of front tyres at 300Euro and 1 full set of winter tyres at 750Euro(!).

Dented alloy put back into shape 30Euro

Replacement bulbs in the sidelights both sides 80 Euro for drivers side and 110 Euro for passenger (don't have a go for not doing it myself it's a minefield in there. For the passenger side they had to take the wheel off to access it properly, I kid you not, I didn't believe them so they showed me why and I can't see another way of getting to it)

Apart from that, no mechanical issues at all. Highly recommended, just not the worlds biggest estate. I think the next car will be a 525d touring. I don't need all the performance and the extra space and economy would be appreciated.

[Battle_axe]

2010 (60 plate) vw fox 1.2

goes well for a first car had it 4 months now and have 9700 miles on it :)

does 58mpg in the town if i drive carefully
but on the run to work i get about 38 (all dual carageway at 75-80mph)

costs so far i had a punture and a new front was £48 this was 16 miles after getting the car :( gutted :(
insurance £2700 a year :( (ha im 18 with only 4 months of no claims)

cons none really other than its black so a pain in the ass to keep clean :( but i have just finnished the polishing and it looks sexy once again :thumbsup:

[tisher]

heres mine on classic insurance 170quid fully comp not cost me a penny on parts been all over europe never missed a beat and I can fix it all myself if anything dos go wrong 28mpg but thinking about lpging it
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac283/vw1998/VWNW2010124.jpg

[Fast Eddie]

80 mpg AVERAGE appeal to anyone? New car for 13k?

PM me tho as there is not many available.................

[SlowOne]

Now I've sorted it's drink problem I'm planning on keeping it for another couple of years at least.Not so much cured it, as put it on meths! It'll drink the same, just cost you less!! Nice car...

Volvo V50 (2005) 7k when I bought it, 96k now.

Insurance about £250/ann fully comp.
Around town 40mpg, on a run 48mpg (on the computer)
Since I had it...
One complete set of discs, two sets of front pads, one set of rears - £300 all in
Two complete sets of tyres - £600 all in IIRC
Faulty headlight washer (leaked all the fluid from the bottle :mad: ) - £140
Servicing has cost a lot, probably £300 a service every 12000 miles until warranty ran out, and that's my only gripe with the car. Now using a local specialist for £180 a service, and no complaints.

It's a nice car, comfortable, quiet, with good ride and handling. It gets a bit flustered when hustled along a broken country lane surface (fine on good surfaces) and after four or five big stops in succession, the brakes get a bit spongy (Milton Keynes last weekend!).

I recently drove a colleague's '09 320d Touring, and was surprised by how pillowy, and disconnected from the driver it felt. Was thinking of changing it, but don't want to drive the cock's car (Audi) and now have no reason to buy a Bimmer. Merc's, Mondeos, Vauxhalls and Toyotas all too big for my needs, and everything else is flawed in some way from my point of view. Just decided not to replace, it, but to run it into the ground. Would recommend it to anyone.

[Fast Eddie]

Look at a Seat Exoe ST

[SlowOne]

Mmmm... If I was going to trade in, I'd rather have an up-to-date car than the last model, but thanks for the suggestion.

[Col]

Prices start at £19k according to various websites as well.

[Richard Lowe]

Look at a Seat Exoe ST
A van with a clattery tractor engine? I'll keep my Golf thanks :p

I don't have any numbers to hand on how much things have cost (I just look the other way and punch my pin number in :woot:) but I'm well pleased with the R32 after 20k miles, to sum up...

Good
Really good high speed cruiser, big lazy V6 means you're in 6th pretty much everywhere.
Pretty much un-stickable even in the wet, puts all it's power down in anything but snow - it could handle another 100+hp no problem.
Comfy ride considering it's on 18" wheels, it doesn't rattle your teeth loose.
Launch control + 4wd + DSG mean's you're going to win most rounds of the traffic light GP :lol:
Exhaust note + pop's and bangs :wub

Bad
It's a lard arse so it's got a bit of a V-Power addiction depending on how you drive it + not as quick as you'd think given the power it has.
The boot's only just big enough to get my racing gear in, it's full of diff!
The exhaust's are as big as they are to let the bricks of CO2 out the back, top tax bracket.
Servicing... bend over.
Gazebo's fall on it :mad:

It needs a new top mount bearing (it's got 48k on it now) but other than that it's been 100% reliable.


Those wheels really suit the car Bungleaio, very nice :thumbsup:

[Sion Wedley]

Heres my baby

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185989_1808011007518_1457236653_1966258_7210293_s. jpg

2008 Astra VXR Nurburgring running 317bhp at stage 3

Its pretty good on fuel. Average 26mpg, town driving 22mpg on a run will do 30mpg. Have got it upto 42mpg average crusing at 55mph.

Cost so far:

Tyres £750

Stage 3 conversion £2200

Servicing £450

and a new gearbox under warranty, would have cost £6000

will need new disks and pads all around soon though

Best car ive owned. Last car was a 296bhp mazda rx8 running a race spec engine which averaged 12mpg. Town driving was doing 9mpg. Repairs in a year cost over £5000.

[bodgit]

Had my cmax 2lt tdci 5 years now and been really pleased with it. Apart from normal wear and tear items only the intercooler has been replaced.
Costs to date £3006 for
break pads all round twice
new discs all round once
8 tyres (6 front)
1 battery
wiper blades
and full servicing costs.
Mot and insurance bring it up to £4548
Too reliable to think about changing even though I have strongly wanted a Bmw for ages.

[cjm_2008]

boring but pretty 2011 polo bluemotion.

37000 miles since bought new in june last year (my commute is 100 miles/day). regularly delivers >530 miles on 42 litres of diesel, and will cruise at 85 all day. awesome little car.

and as it's less than 100g/km co2, I don't pay any road tax.

the only fault is /was the mirror control knob that came off in my hand*.




*FNAAAR.