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[Marie]

Since i brought it back in NOV 2004.

i have just been through the cars history since i got it, sorted it out into plastic wallets in a folder, put it all into date history. i even have an OOF section at the back

Sad i know but hey anyhow how much do you reckon??
(not including purchase price)

[mantahatch]

Hi
would not like to guess, but just to let you know I bought my first Omega 3 years ago, I am now on second one, I do a low mileage and I have spent about £450 on parts on the 2 cars to date no labour charges yet.

I think £450 for 3 years motoring is not bad. I have excluded MOT's and tyres and purchase costs as that to me is normal.
It is about to go up as I have just bought a non-runner to repair.

Mike

[Marie]

I am talkin everything since i brought her all by the fuel to run it and the lpg kit.

I have 4 figures.....

[Jay w]

I am talkin everything since i brought her all by the fuel to run it and the lpg kit.

I have 4 figures.....

£1500 ?

[Bacon Butty Man]

Since i brought it back in NOV 2004.

i have just been through the cars history since i got it, sorted it out into plastic wallets in a folder, put it all into date history. i even have an OOF section at the back

Sad i know but hey anyhow how much do you reckon??
(not including purchase price)

1900

[Marie]

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[keith2.2]

If it makes you feel better; I bought a pug 306 dt last year to sell on. L-reg with "some history". Paid £600 for it.

Turned out it had earned its keep as a runabout at Luton airport. As such it had to be mechanically perfect 100% of the time.

totalling up the bills...

Eleven

thousand

pounds.

Over its life practically the whole car had been replaced bit by bit. I've never seen anything like it.

Needless to say...made a few quid  

[Marie]

Well
its
Three and a half grand.

and rising..

that works out to be £85 per month. since i have had it

[keith2.2]

Thats a chuff load of dosh, Marie!

Hope it's been worth it, though!

[Marie]

Thats a chuff load of dosh, Marie!

Hope it's been worth it, though!

I dunno. yeh i cant find a car to replace her. and the way i see it the car i replace her with would need stuff doing to it too. so thats why i stick with the omega and cos you guys are very good at fualt diagnosis.
 

[Jay w]

My Mig that i have just sold would have cost me a small fortune in upkeep, TBH i didn't bother totting it up as it would have scared me whitless

[Sipey]

When I got my car a few weeks ago it came with a large ring binder full of history. Total of all bills in the folder (no tyres or petrol) comes to [ch8356]10,674.38p. So that works out to [ch8356]84.72p pcm - thats approx [ch8356]12 pcm more than both my Monaro and Supercharged IS200 in terms of servicing.

However, the miggy will return 27mpg as where my previous cars returned about 12mpg. Isurance on the mig is [ch8356]24pcm v [ch8356]89pcm on the other two. And the mig only cost a shade over [ch8356]1,000 to buy v [ch8356]25,000 (inc modding) for the Monaro and [ch8356]18,000 (inc modding) for the Lexus

[Marie]

so the avarage monthly cost of running a car without tax is around £50 to £80 if you dont pay labour charges.

 A big family car that is.

[Dazzler]

It pays not to do all that adding up Marie, it can be quite depressing

[Kevin Wood]

It pays not to do all that adding up Marie, it can be quite depressing

If you think that's bad try doing it once you've built a kit car.  

Think of it as an investment not a money pit. It's a better car than it was when you bought it, and it will be cheaper to maintain from now on. (Honest)

Kevin