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[05omegav6]

Apparently the VXR8 is the 9th most expensive new car to maintain over 3years/36k in the UK

http://t.cars.uk.msn.com/features/britains-most-expensive-and-cheapest-cars-to-service

That's three oil changes, 6 sets of tyres, a set of brake pads, and possibly a brake fluid change. There's nothing else on it to do apart from drive it

Oh, and fuel it

Certainly the engine couldn't be any simpler, and I doubt the supercharger on the new one actually requires significant extra attention...

[Nick W]

Don't those figures include the depreciation? Which is the real expense for a lot of expensive cars for the first 3 or 4 years.
Actually, that's true of most cars, not just expensive ones.

[05omegav6]

Nope just scheduled maintenance for the first 3 years and 36k, ninth cheapest came in at £670 ish, against £3.5k for the VXR8 

It doesn't add up, as actually that's 3 oil/filter changes and possibly a brake fluid change whereas the cheapest cars are diesel and on 20k intervals, so might only require one service...

On that basis £670 for an oil and filter change is a bit naughty

[Sir Tigger KC]

How about £5431 for 3 years servicing and maintenance for the Bentley Continental GT....   

[05omegav6]

How about £5431 for 3 years servicing and maintenance for the Bentley Continental GT....   

One for Mr Opti I think ...

That said, the £7.5k to keep a Nissan GTR serviced is mindblowing even at over £100 an hour for main dealer work, that's alot of garage time

[AndyRoid]

There's nothing else on it to do apart from drive it

Don't know about VX, but Nissan have things in the GT-R service schedule such as "optimisation".....which basically translates to the car goes back every so often (at least twice a year) to be set up again like it is brand new.

[05omegav6]

That sounds like the modern version of checking the valve clearances if it were built properly, surely it shouldn't need to have a six monthly check up

[chrisgixer]

Tyres would be pretty short lived I would have thought? Esp the rears. Minimum 350bhp with an LSD

 20" wheels ?

245 30 fronts, 275 30 rear on the new gts. Got to be over a grand a set. Even looking at mid range tyres.

[chrisgixer]

Tax £450

[chrisgixer]

Discs and pads? What, £800 a set?

[aaronjb]

That sounds like the modern version of checking the valve clearances if it were built properly, surely it shouldn't need to have a six monthly check up

If memory serves we are talking about a car where (for the early models at least) they changed the gearbox as a precaution at every clutch change...

[Kevin Wood]

Tax £450

£490 and rising.