what did your 75/zt cost to buy?

[chrissyboy]

how long have you owned it.... 2 and half years
what did it cost to buy.....£1900

engine size and colour....... 1800 turbo,royal blue
cost in maintenance to date... £800 in gettin the car looking how i wanted it to look

£450, including services
mileage when purchased
43000

mileage now
78000

[stormbind]

Originally Posted by mark d3

service items like tyres,filters etc

I had excluded oil, filters, battery and tyres... and was being argumentative.

But to be honest I don't see a difference in replacing 4 or 5 tyres, and replacing a clutch. Both are expensive.

[burraston2006]

Owned 6 months

Engine 2.0 lt deisel

Colour platinum gold

Cost £1800

Mileage when bought 83000

Mileage now 95000

Cost of bits and pieces £300 to get it through the MoT

[Talago]

Originally Posted by carlpenn

The problem with that though is that some members do their own work whilst others pay a Garage, so teh costs woudn't be 100% accurate, unless you split the two into groups. Though as a rough guide it would be ok.

I would be happy to produce a Spreadsheet if Members are willing to share this sort of info. Would be better to include Saloon / Tourer and anything else to seperate the classes of each vehicle.

Would be very useful. It would need to be split into 2 groups for those who use own garages and those who do own servicing / repairs.
But within each of these it would be good to have sub groups for V6s, 1.8s and diesels.

Might be a lot of work though.

[Carbootboy]

Originally Posted by Tim_Burgess

Anything that wears out through normal usage - tyres, brake linings, filters etc.

I tend to take a fairly phiosophical view to things like clutches, brake rotors etc. as well. After all, the rate that they wear depends on individual driving style and, as I would assume there aren't many on here who have owned the car from new, (go on, prove me wrong) then I think you have to accept it's something you need to factor in to your running costs, as the previous owner might have slipped the clutch all day, or just sat on motorways in 5th gear, it's a gamble.

I bought mine brand new out of the showroom

[ednersand]

Owned 4 months

Engine 2.0 lt deisel automatic

Colour wedgewood blue

Cost £1900

Mileage when bought 103000

Mileage now 107000

Cost of bits and pieces
£150 kenlow fan
£49 aircon regass
£50 service filters diy fitted
£30 oil change
£100 upgrade of clocks to ipk type and t4 program

[topman]

Originally Posted by Talago

Would be very useful. It would need to be split into 2 groups for those who use own garages and those who do own servicing / repairs.

Just to be awkward, what happens if you do some yourself and others at the garage?

[sikelsh]

How long have you owned it?
5 Months

What did it cost to buy?
£950

What Year is it?
1999

Engine size and fuel
2.0 Diesel, Manual

Colour
Wedgwood 1

Cost in maintenance to date
£420.00
(2 Services £150 and about £300 on Mods)

Mileage when purchased
89,000

Mileage now
107,403

[blacknwhite]

How long have you owned it?
5 weeks ago (always fancied one)

Type
2.0ltr Connie CDT

What did it cost to buy?
£790 (seemed like a deal as interior is mint)

What Year is it?
28th Dec 2001 (28th Dec?????)

Engine size and fuel
2.0 Diesel, Manual

Colour
Raven Black with cream leather interior

Cost in maintenance to date and additional parts
Mmm not added it up, but must be around £500 so far. Full service, new chrome bullets, PCV, MAF, chrome washers, Viton O rings, pre-proj "Rover" embossed boot chrome, "proper" rear number plate, chromed lower intake grill, chromed front grill, wheels aligned, two new tyres, 1ltr of T-cut and polish, electric buffer and 3wks of elbow grease on the paintwork. Sparkles now. Re-map soon.

Mileage when purchased
84,000

Mileage now
85,000

[carlpenn]

Originally Posted by topman

Just to be awkward, what happens if you do some yourself and others at the garage?

lol, another point though is it ignores the "How you drive" factor too. Some people will drive really carefully and some will be foot heavy, some brake earlier than others etc etc so technically taking into consdiration all the factors it would not be, as mentioned earlier 100%. I like to slow down nice and early, some will yank on the brakes later, so my Pads last longer and only need replacing once every 2 years, while Tom, **** or Harry brake later and harder, causing quicker wear to Brakes etc Some people have the very bad habit of riding the clutch, others dont, ride teh clutch, it wears out earlier. I know teh op wasnt asking about wear and tear, but to be honest this is a factor that you would really need to take into consideration to give a better "cost" factor per Car class.